Costco Wholesale (COST) Gross Profit (2009 - 2026)
Costco Wholesale's Gross Profit came in at $12.19 billion for fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Aug 30, 2026), up 9.7% from $11.12 billion a year earlier.
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Costco Wholesale (COST) Gross Profit (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Aug 30, 2026), Costco Wholesale's Gross Profit was $38.88 billion, up 10.0% from FY2025.
- Gross Profit has increased in each of the last 17 fiscal years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 9.0% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Going back by fiscal year, Gross Profit was $35.35 billion in FY2025 (+10.1%), $32.1 billion in FY2024 (+8.0%), $29.7 billion in FY2023 (+7.7%) and $27.57 billion in FY2022 (+9.2%).
- The fiscal Q4 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Gross Profit in data going back to fiscal Q2 2009.
- Year-over-year, Gross Profit has increased for 64 consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 10.1% over the last eight quarters.
- Over the past five years, the year-over-year growth in Gross Profit ranged from 3.7% (fiscal Q3 2023) to 13.9% (fiscal Q4 2023).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walmart | 936.34 Bn | 892.78 Bn | 49.13 Bn |
| 2 | Costco Wholesale | 443.48 Bn | 366.76 Bn | 12.19 Bn |
| 3 | Sysco | 39.33 Bn | 33.58 Bn | 4.13 Bn |
| 4 | Kroger | 38.87 Bn | 25.03 Bn | 7.86 Bn |
| 5 | Dollar General | 29.16 Bn | 23.84 Bn | 3.68 Bn |
| 6 | Caseys General Stores | 25.71 Bn | 23.71 Bn | 1.24 Bn |
| 7 | Dollar Tree | 23.91 Bn | 20.53 Bn | 2.10 Bn |
| 8 | US Foods Holding | 22.37 Bn | 22.17 Bn | 1.92 Bn |
| 9 | Tractor Supply | 17.05 Bn | 16.22 Bn | 1.68 Bn |
| 10 | Performance Food | 15.11 Bn | 14.90 Bn | 2.17 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 30, 2026 | 12.19 Bn |
| May 10, 2026 | 9.01 Bn |
| Feb 15, 2026 | 8.88 Bn |
| Nov 23, 2025 | 8.80 Bn |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 11.12 Bn |
| May 11, 2025 | 8.21 Bn |
| Feb 16, 2025 | 7.98 Bn |
| Nov 24, 2024 | 8.04 Bn |
| Sep 1, 2024 | 10.11 Bn |
| May 12, 2024 | 7.34 Bn |
| Feb 18, 2024 | 7.30 Bn |
| Nov 26, 2023 | 7.34 Bn |
| Sep 3, 2023 | 9.72 Bn |
| May 7, 2023 | 6.47 Bn |
| Feb 12, 2023 | 6.84 Bn |
| Nov 20, 2022 | 6.67 Bn |
| Aug 28, 2022 | 8.53 Bn |
| May 8, 2022 | 6.24 Bn |
| Feb 13, 2022 | 6.39 Bn |
| Nov 21, 2021 | 6.41 Bn |
API Access
Costco Wholesale Gross Profit 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-profit&ticker=COST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "gross-profit", "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-profit&ticker=COST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();