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Costco Wholesale (COST) Operating Expenses (2016 - 2025)

Historic Operating Expenses for Costco Wholesale (COST) over the last 17 years, with Q4 2025 value amounting to $6.3 billion.

  • Costco Wholesale's Operating Expenses rose 834.76% to $6.3 billion in Q4 2025 from the same period last year, while for Nov 2025 it was $25.5 billion, marking a year-over-year increase of 925.4%. This contributed to the annual value of $25.0 billion for FY2025, which is 945.2% up from last year.
  • Latest data reveals that Costco Wholesale reported Operating Expenses of $6.3 billion as of Q4 2025, which was up 834.76% from $7.8 billion recorded in Q3 2025.
  • Over the past 5 years, Costco Wholesale's Operating Expenses peaked at $7.8 billion during Q3 2025, and registered a low of $4.2 billion during Q2 2021.
  • Moreover, its 5-year median value for Operating Expenses was $5.3 billion (2023), whereas its average is $5.5 billion.
  • As far as peak fluctuations go, Costco Wholesale's Operating Expenses surged by 1626.67% in 2021, and later skyrocketed by 184.46% in 2024.
  • Over the past 5 years, Costco Wholesale's Operating Expenses (Quarter) stood at $4.7 billion in 2021, then increased by 4.22% to $4.9 billion in 2022, then rose by 8.97% to $5.4 billion in 2023, then rose by 9.11% to $5.8 billion in 2024, then rose by 8.35% to $6.3 billion in 2025.
  • Its Operating Expenses stands at $6.3 billion for Q4 2025, versus $7.8 billion for Q3 2025 and $5.7 billion for Q2 2025.