Costco Wholesale (COST) Operating Income (2009 - 2026)

Costco Wholesale has reported Operating Income for 18 years, with the latest figure at $2.6 billion in Q1 2026.

• For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Operating Income rose 12.52% year-over-year to $2.6 billion; the trailing twelve-month figure through Feb 2026 stood at $10.9 billion (up 12.19% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $10.4 billion, up 11.83% from the prior year.
• Operating Income for Q1 2026 stood at $2.6 billion, up from $2.5 billion in the prior quarter.
• The five-year high for Operating Income was $3.3 billion in Q3 2025, with the low at $1.7 billion in Q2 2023.
• Historically, Operating Income has averaged $2.3 billion across 5 years, with a median of $2.2 billion in 2024.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Operating Income jumped 35.22% — and 2023, when it declined 6.25%.
• Costco Wholesale's Operating Income 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.