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Costco Wholesale (COST) Operating Expenses (2016 - 2026)

Costco Wholesale's Operating Expenses history spans 18 years, with the latest figure at $6.3 billion for Q1 2026.

  • For Q1 2026, Operating Expenses rose 10.75% year-over-year to $6.3 billion; the TTM value through Feb 2026 reached $26.1 billion, up 9.87%, while the annual FY2025 figure was $25.0 billion, 9.45% up from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses reached $6.3 billion in Q1 2026 per COST's latest filing, down from $6.3 billion in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Operating Expenses ranged from a high of $7.8 billion in Q3 2025 to a low of $4.4 billion in Q2 2022.
  • Average Operating Expenses over 5 years is $5.7 billion, with a median of $5.7 billion recorded in 2025.
  • Peak YoY movement for Operating Expenses: grew 14.96% in 2023, then grew 1.84% in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Operating Expenses shows it stood at $4.9 billion in 2022, then grew by 8.97% to $5.4 billion in 2023, then increased by 9.11% to $5.8 billion in 2024, then grew by 8.35% to $6.3 billion in 2025, then fell by 0.98% to $6.3 billion in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for COST's Operating Expenses are $6.3 billion (Q1 2026), $6.3 billion (Q4 2025), and $7.8 billion (Q3 2025).