Costco Wholesale (COST) Operating Income (2009 - 2026)
Costco Wholesale's (COST) quarterly Operating Income came in at $2.6 billion in Q1 2026, up 12.52% YoY from $2.3 billion in Q1 2025, and up 5.81% on a QoQ basis from $2.5 billion in Q4 2025.
Costco Wholesale (COST) Operating Income (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Costco Wholesale (COST) has 18 years of Operating Income data on file, last reported at $2.6 billion in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Operating Income rose 12.52% year-over-year to $2.6 billion in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Feb 2026 was $10.9 billion (up 12.19% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $10.4 billion, up 11.83% from the prior year.
- Operating Income improved to $2.6 billion in Q1 2026, from $2.5 billion in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Operating Income ranged from a high of $3.3 billion in Q3 2025 to a low of $1.7 billion in Q2 2023.
- A 5-year average of $2.3 billion and a median of $2.2 billion in 2024 frame the typical range for Operating Income.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Operating Income jumped 35.22% — and 2023, when it declined 6.25%.
- Tracing COST's Operating Income over 5 years: stood at $1.8 billion in 2022, then climbed by 13.31% to $2.0 billion in 2023, then climbed by 10.69% to $2.2 billion in 2024, then rose by 12.16% to $2.5 billion in 2025, then advanced by 5.81% to $2.6 billion in 2026.
- The last three Operating Income figures came in at $2.6 billion (Q1 2026), $2.5 billion (Q4 2025), and $3.3 billion (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
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Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Op. Inc (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walmart | 816.70 Bn | 805.97 Bn | 44.69 Bn | 7.49 Bn |
| 2 | Costco Wholesale | 420.18 Bn | 400.18 Bn | 9.01 Bn | 2.82 Bn |
| 3 | Target | 74.39 Bn | 70.86 Bn | 7.38 Bn | 1.14 Bn |
| 4 | Dollar General | 26.99 Bn | 25.64 Bn | 3.41 Bn | 638.52 Mn |
| 5 | Dollar Tree | 25.56 Bn | 24.56 Bn | 1.83 Bn | 473.30 Mn |
| 6 | BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings | 12.17 Bn | 12.14 Bn | 1.03 Bn | 207.91 Mn |
| 7 | Bbb Foods | 5.99 Bn | 5.30 Bn | 250.62 Mn | 332.65 Mn |
| 8 | Pricesmart | 5.14 Bn | 4.82 Bn | 262.22 Mn | 65.64 Mn |
| 9 | Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings | 4.66 Bn | 4.41 Bn | 275.96 Mn | 69.56 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| May 10, 2026 | 2.82 Bn |
| Feb 15, 2026 | 2.61 Bn |
| Nov 23, 2025 | 2.46 Bn |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 3.34 Bn |
| May 11, 2025 | 2.53 Bn |
| Feb 16, 2025 | 2.32 Bn |
| Nov 24, 2024 | 2.20 Bn |
| Sep 1, 2024 | 3.04 Bn |
| May 12, 2024 | 2.20 Bn |
| Feb 18, 2024 | 2.06 Bn |
| Nov 26, 2023 | 1.98 Bn |
| Sep 3, 2023 | 2.78 Bn |
| May 7, 2023 | 1.68 Bn |
| Feb 12, 2023 | 1.90 Bn |
| Nov 20, 2022 | 1.75 Bn |
| Aug 28, 2022 | 2.50 Bn |
| May 8, 2022 | 1.79 Bn |
| Feb 13, 2022 | 1.81 Bn |
| Nov 21, 2021 | 1.69 Bn |
| Aug 29, 2021 | 2.28 Bn |