Costco Wholesale (COST) Exchange Rate Effect (2009 - 2026)
Costco Wholesale (COST) posted Exchange Rate Effect of $70.0 million for Q1 2026, up 204.48% on a QoQ basis from -$67.0 million in Q4 2025, and up 294.44% year-over-year from $17.7 million in Q1 2025.
Costco Wholesale (COST) Exchange Rate Effect (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Costco Wholesale's Exchange Rate Effect history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $70.0 million for Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Exchange Rate Effect rose 294.44% year-over-year to $70.0 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Feb 2026 was $126.0 million (up 236.96% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $6.0 million, down 85.0% from the prior year.
- Exchange Rate Effect was $70.0 million for Q1 2026 at Costco Wholesale, up from -$67.0 million in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Exchange Rate Effect topped out at $104.0 million in Q2 2025 and bottomed at -$142.0 million in Q2 2022.
- A 5-year average of -$10.7 million and a median of -$26.5 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Exchange Rate Effect.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Exchange Rate Effect jumped 441.67% — and 2024, when it plunged 3700.0%.
- Costco Wholesale's Exchange Rate Effect stood at -$37.0 million in 2022, then climbed by 21.62% to -$29.0 million in 2023, then sank by 179.31% to -$81.0 million in 2024, then grew by 17.28% to -$67.0 million in 2025, then soared by 204.48% to $70.0 million in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows COST's Exchange Rate Effect at $70.0 million in Q1 2026, -$67.0 million in Q4 2025, and $19.0 million in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Exchange Rate Effect (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walmart | 862.66 Bn | 858.28 Bn | 42.63 Bn | -331.00 Mn |
| 2 | Costco Wholesale | 410.89 Bn | 392.65 Bn | 8.88 Bn | 70.00 Mn |
| 3 | Target | 61.06 Bn | 57.53 Bn | 7.38 Bn | - |
| 4 | Dollar General | 25.36 Bn | 24.22 Bn | 3.32 Bn | - |
| 5 | Dollar Tree | 22.75 Bn | 21.75 Bn | 1.83 Bn | -200,000.00 |
| 6 | BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings | 11.75 Bn | 11.72 Bn | 1.03 Bn | - |
| 7 | Pricesmart | 5.65 Bn | 5.52 Bn | 262.22 Mn | 4.61 Mn |
| 8 | Bbb Foods | 4.68 Bn | 4.08 Bn | 210.92 Mn | 71,918.61 |
| 9 | Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings | 4.00 Bn | 3.70 Bn | 310.92 Mn | - |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Feb 15, 2026 | 70.00 Mn |
| Feb 15, 2026 | 70.00 Mn |
| Nov 23, 2025 | -67.00 Mn |
| Nov 23, 2025 | -67.00 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 19.00 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 19.00 Mn |
| May 11, 2025 | 104.00 Mn |
| May 11, 2025 | 104.00 Mn |
| Feb 16, 2025 | -36.00 Mn |
| Feb 16, 2025 | -36.00 Mn |
| Nov 24, 2024 | -81.00 Mn |
| Nov 24, 2024 | -81.00 Mn |
| Sep 1, 2024 | 63.00 Mn |
| Sep 1, 2024 | 63.00 Mn |
| May 12, 2024 | -38.00 Mn |
| May 12, 2024 | -38.00 Mn |
| Feb 18, 2024 | 15.00 Mn |
| Feb 18, 2024 | 15.00 Mn |
| Sep 3, 2023 | -29.00 Mn |
| Sep 3, 2023 | -29.00 Mn |