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

Costco Wholesale (COST) has disclosed Operating Expenses for 18 consecutive years, with $6.3 billion as the latest value for Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Operating Expenses rose 10.75% year-over-year to $6.3 billion, compared with a TTM value of $26.1 billion through Feb 2026, up 9.87%, and an annual FY2025 reading of $25.0 billion, up 9.45% over the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses was $6.3 billion for Q1 2026 at Costco Wholesale, down from $6.3 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Operating Expenses topped out at $7.8 billion in Q3 2025 and bottomed at $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.
  • The sharpest move saw Operating Expenses grew 14.96% in 2023, then grew 1.84% in 2024.
  • Year by year, 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.
  • Business Quant data shows Operating Expenses for COST at $6.3 billion in Q1 2026, $6.3 billion in Q4 2025, and $7.8 billion in Q3 2025.