Costco Wholesale (COST) Income Taxes Paid (2009 - 2026)
Costco Wholesale's Income Taxes Paid was $1.1 billion in fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Aug 30, 2026), down 13.0% from $1.27 billion a year earlier.
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Costco Wholesale (COST) Income Taxes Paid (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Aug 30, 2026), Income Taxes Paid at Costco Wholesale came in at $2.84 billion, down 2.7% from FY2025.
- Income Taxes Paid shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 13.2% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In earlier fiscal years, Income Taxes Paid was $2.92 billion in FY2025 (+25.8%), $2.32 billion in FY2024 (+3.8%), $2.23 billion in FY2023 (+15.2%) and $1.94 billion in FY2022 (+27.0%).
- Quarterly Income Taxes Paid has moved between $206 million (fiscal Q1 2022) and $1.27 billion (fiscal Q4 2025) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Income Taxes Paid was higher in four of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 42.7%.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Income Taxes Paid over five years was fiscal Q3 2022 (growth of 482.1%); the worst was fiscal Q3 2024 (a decline of 68.8%).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Taxes Paid (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walmart | 951.18 Bn | 913.88 Bn | 49.13 Bn | - |
| 2 | Costco Wholesale | 444.74 Bn | 368.02 Bn | 12.19 Bn | 1.10 Bn |
| 3 | Kroger | 39.45 Bn | 25.60 Bn | 7.86 Bn | - |
| 4 | Sysco | 38.98 Bn | 33.23 Bn | 4.13 Bn | 76.00 Mn |
| 5 | Dollar General | 29.28 Bn | 23.95 Bn | 3.68 Bn | - |
| 6 | Caseys General Stores | 25.84 Bn | 23.84 Bn | 1.24 Bn | 751,000.00 |
| 7 | Dollar Tree | 23.52 Bn | 20.14 Bn | 2.10 Bn | 94.80 Mn |
| 8 | US Foods Holding | 21.84 Bn | 21.63 Bn | 1.92 Bn | 17.00 Mn |
| 9 | Tractor Supply | 17.44 Bn | 16.61 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 170.34 Mn |
| 10 | Performance Food | 14.79 Bn | 14.57 Bn | 2.17 Bn | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 30, 2026 | 1.10 Bn |
| May 10, 2026 | 719.00 Mn |
| Feb 15, 2026 | 777.00 Mn |
| Nov 23, 2025 | 239.00 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 1.27 Bn |
| May 11, 2025 | 850.00 Mn |
| Feb 16, 2025 | 397.00 Mn |
| Nov 24, 2024 | 401.00 Mn |
| Sep 1, 2024 | 870.00 Mn |
| May 12, 2024 | 252.00 Mn |
| Feb 18, 2024 | 987.00 Mn |
| Nov 26, 2023 | 210.00 Mn |
| Sep 3, 2023 | 791.00 Mn |
| May 7, 2023 | 807.00 Mn |
| Feb 12, 2023 | 422.00 Mn |
| Nov 20, 2022 | 214.00 Mn |
| Aug 28, 2022 | 819.00 Mn |
| May 8, 2022 | 652.00 Mn |
| Feb 13, 2022 | 263.00 Mn |
| Nov 21, 2021 | 206.00 Mn |
API Access
Costco Wholesale Income Taxes Paid 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=income-taxes-paid&ticker=COST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "income-taxes-paid", "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=income-taxes-paid&ticker=COST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();