Costco Wholesale (COST) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026)
Costco Wholesale (COST) recorded Gross Margin of 12.74% in fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Aug 30, 2026), down 0.17 percentage points from 12.91% a year earlier.
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Costco Wholesale (COST) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Aug 30, 2026), Costco Wholesale reported Gross Margin of 12.82%, down 0.02 percentage points from FY2025.
- Annual Gross Margin has a five-year change of -0.06 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Across earlier fiscal years, Gross Margin came in at 12.84% in FY2025 (+0.23 pp), 12.61% in FY2024 (+0.35 pp), 12.26% in FY2023 (+0.11 pp) and 12.15% in FY2022 (-0.74 pp).
- The fiscal Q4 2026 figure is the lowest quarterly Gross Margin since fiscal Q2 2025.
- On a year-over-year basis, Gross Margin rose in six of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.11 percentage points.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Gross Margin in the last five years was a gain of 0.48 percentage points in fiscal Q3 2024, against a drop of 1.08 percentage points in fiscal Q3 2022 at the low end.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Gross Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walmart | 936.41 Bn | 892.84 Bn | 49.13 Bn | 26.14% |
| 2 | Costco Wholesale | 440.73 Bn | 364.01 Bn | 12.19 Bn | 12.74% |
| 3 | Sysco | 39.69 Bn | 33.94 Bn | 4.13 Bn | 18.69% |
| 4 | Kroger | 38.21 Bn | 24.36 Bn | 7.86 Bn | 22.70% |
| 5 | Dollar General | 29.54 Bn | 24.22 Bn | 3.68 Bn | 32.60% |
| 6 | Caseys General Stores | 25.34 Bn | 23.33 Bn | 1.24 Bn | 21.82% |
| 7 | Dollar Tree | 23.81 Bn | 20.43 Bn | 2.10 Bn | 42.91% |
| 8 | US Foods Holding | 22.49 Bn | 22.29 Bn | 1.92 Bn | 18.22% |
| 9 | Tractor Supply | 17.20 Bn | 16.37 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 37.05% |
| 10 | Performance Food | 15.21 Bn | 14.99 Bn | 2.17 Bn | 12.03% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 30, 2026 | 12.74% |
| May 10, 2026 | 12.77% |
| Feb 15, 2026 | 12.76% |
| Nov 23, 2025 | 13.07% |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 12.91% |
| May 11, 2025 | 12.99% |
| Feb 16, 2025 | 12.52% |
| Nov 24, 2024 | 12.94% |
| Sep 1, 2024 | 12.68% |
| May 12, 2024 | 12.55% |
| Feb 18, 2024 | 12.49% |
| Nov 26, 2023 | 12.70% |
| Sep 3, 2023 | 12.31% |
| May 7, 2023 | 12.07% |
| Feb 12, 2023 | 12.38% |
| Nov 20, 2022 | 12.25% |
| Aug 28, 2022 | 11.84% |
| May 8, 2022 | 11.87% |
| Feb 13, 2022 | 12.31% |
| Nov 21, 2021 | 12.73% |
API Access
Costco Wholesale Gross Margin API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=gross-margin&ticker=COST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "gross-margin", "ticker": "COST", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=gross-margin&ticker=COST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();