Costco Wholesale (COST) Other Accumulated Expenses (2009 - 2026)
Costco Wholesale (COST) posted Other Accumulated Expenses of $7.43 billion for fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Aug 30, 2026), up 14.0% from $6.51 billion a year earlier.
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Costco Wholesale (COST) Other Accumulated Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Since fiscal Q4 2009, Costco Wholesale has reported Other Accumulated Expenses for 69 quarters.
- Annual Other Accumulated Expenses has increased for six consecutive fiscal years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 10.2% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In prior fiscal years, Costco Wholesale's Other Accumulated Expenses was $6.51 billion in FY2025 (+3.2%), $6.31 billion in FY2024 (+0.9%), $6.25 billion in FY2023 (+11.5%) and $5.61 billion in FY2022 (+23.0%).
- Quarterly Other Accumulated Expenses has run from a low of $5.08 billion in fiscal Q1 2022 to a high of $8.52 billion in fiscal Q2 2026 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Other Accumulated Expenses has increased in each of the last nine quarters, with growth averaging 12.4% over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Other Accumulated Expenses in the past five years was fiscal Q2 2022, with growth of 39.0%; the weakest was fiscal Q1 2022, with a decline of 40.5%.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walmart | 951.18 Bn | 913.88 Bn | 49.13 Bn |
| 2 | Costco Wholesale | 444.74 Bn | 368.02 Bn | 12.19 Bn |
| 3 | Kroger | 39.45 Bn | 25.60 Bn | 7.86 Bn |
| 4 | Sysco | 38.98 Bn | 33.23 Bn | 4.13 Bn |
| 5 | Dollar General | 29.28 Bn | 23.95 Bn | 3.68 Bn |
| 6 | Caseys General Stores | 25.84 Bn | 23.84 Bn | 1.24 Bn |
| 7 | Dollar Tree | 23.52 Bn | 20.14 Bn | 2.10 Bn |
| 8 | US Foods Holding | 21.84 Bn | 21.63 Bn | 1.92 Bn |
| 9 | Tractor Supply | 17.44 Bn | 16.61 Bn | 1.68 Bn |
| 10 | Performance Food | 14.79 Bn | 14.57 Bn | 2.17 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 30, 2026 | 7.43 Bn |
| May 10, 2026 | 8.44 Bn |
| Feb 15, 2026 | 8.52 Bn |
| Nov 23, 2025 | 7.42 Bn |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 6.51 Bn |
| May 11, 2025 | 7.43 Bn |
| Feb 16, 2025 | 7.92 Bn |
| Nov 24, 2024 | 6.58 Bn |
| Sep 1, 2024 | 6.31 Bn |
| May 12, 2024 | 6.18 Bn |
| Feb 18, 2024 | 6.50 Bn |
| Nov 26, 2023 | 6.19 Bn |
| Sep 3, 2023 | 6.25 Bn |
| May 7, 2023 | 6.23 Bn |
| Feb 12, 2023 | 7.12 Bn |
| Nov 20, 2022 | 6.05 Bn |
| Aug 28, 2022 | 5.61 Bn |
| May 8, 2022 | 5.95 Bn |
| Feb 13, 2022 | 6.07 Bn |
| Nov 21, 2021 | 5.08 Bn |
API Access
Costco Wholesale Other Accumulated Expenses API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=other-accumulated-expenses&ticker=COST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "other-accumulated-expenses", "ticker": "COST", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=other-accumulated-expenses&ticker=COST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();