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

Costco Wholesale filings provide 18 years of Operating Expenses readings, the most recent being $6.3 billion for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Operating Expenses rose 10.75% to $6.3 billion in Q1 2026 year-over-year; TTM through Feb 2026 was $26.1 billion, a 9.87% increase, with the full-year FY2025 number at $25.0 billion, up 9.45% from a year prior.
  • Operating Expenses hit $6.3 billion in Q1 2026 for Costco Wholesale, 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.
  • Median Operating Expenses over the past 5 years was $5.7 billion (2025), compared with a mean of $5.7 billion.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Operating Expenses: increased 14.96% in 2023 and later increased 1.84% in 2024.
  • Costco Wholesale's Operating Expenses 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.
  • The last three reported values for Operating Expenses were $6.3 billion (Q1 2026), $6.3 billion (Q4 2025), and $7.8 billion (Q3 2025) per Business Quant data.