Costco Wholesale (COST) Other Accumulated Expenses (2009 - 2026)
Costco Wholesale (COST) posted Other Accumulated Expenses of $8.44 billion for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended May 10, 2026), up 13.5% from $7.43 billion a year earlier but down 1.0% from the prior quarter.
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Costco Wholesale (COST) Other Accumulated Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025 (ended Aug 31, 2025), Costco Wholesale's Other Accumulated Expenses came in at $6.59 billion, up 4.4% from FY2024.
- Annual Other Accumulated Expenses has increased for five consecutive fiscal years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 12.1% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior fiscal years, Costco Wholesale's Other Accumulated Expenses was $6.31 billion in FY2024 (+0.9%), $6.25 billion in FY2023 (+11.5%), $5.61 billion in FY2022 (+23.0%) and $4.56 billion in FY2021 (+22.3%).
- Quarterly Other Accumulated Expenses has run from a low of $4.56 billion in fiscal Q4 2021 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 eight quarters, with growth averaging 10.9% 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%.
- According to Business Quant data, Other Accumulated Expenses for the three prior fiscal quarters was $8.52 billion (Q2 2026), $7.42 billion (Q1 2026) and $6.59 billion (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walmart | 827.17 Bn | 789.87 Bn | 49.13 Bn |
| 2 | Costco Wholesale | 408.32 Bn | 337.62 Bn | 9.01 Bn |
| 3 | Sysco | 37.11 Bn | 31.36 Bn | 4.13 Bn |
| 4 | Kroger | 34.86 Bn | 21.01 Bn | 7.86 Bn |
| 5 | Dollar General | 26.24 Bn | 20.91 Bn | 3.68 Bn |
| 6 | Caseys General Stores | 22.83 Bn | 20.83 Bn | 1.24 Bn |
| 7 | Dollar Tree | 21.05 Bn | 17.67 Bn | 2.10 Bn |
| 8 | US Foods Holding | 20.97 Bn | 20.76 Bn | 1.92 Bn |
| 9 | Tractor Supply | 16.22 Bn | 15.39 Bn | 1.68 Bn |
| 10 | Performance Food | 14.65 Bn | 14.43 Bn | 2.17 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| May 10, 2026 | 8.44 Bn |
| Feb 15, 2026 | 8.52 Bn |
| Nov 23, 2025 | 7.42 Bn |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 6.59 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 |
| Aug 29, 2021 | 4.56 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();