Costco Wholesale (COST) Other Operating Expenses (2009 - 2021)
Costco Wholesale's Other Operating Expenses came in at $35 million for fiscal Q4 2021 (quarter ended Aug 29, 2021), up 34.6% from $26 million a year earlier.
Costco Wholesale (COST) Other Operating Expenses (2009 - 2021) Analysis & Trends
For FY2021 (ended Aug 29, 2021), Costco Wholesale's Other Operating Expenses was $76 million, up 38.2% from FY2020.
- Other Operating Expenses carries a five-year compound annual growth rate of -0.5% (FY2016 to FY2021).
- Going back by fiscal year, Other Operating Expenses was $55 million in FY2020 (-36.0%), $86 million in FY2019 (+26.5%), $68 million in FY2018 (-17.1%) and $82 million in FY2017 (+5.1%).
- The fiscal Q4 2021 figure represents the highest quarterly Other Operating Expenses since fiscal Q4 2019.
- Year-over-year, Other Operating Expenses has increased for four consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 0.9% over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Other Operating Expenses over five years came in fiscal Q3 2019 (growth of 75.0%), and the weakest in fiscal Q3 2018 (a decline of 46.7%).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walmart | 824.47 Bn | 787.18 Bn | 49.13 Bn |
| 2 | Costco Wholesale | 403.75 Bn | 333.05 Bn | 9.01 Bn |
| 3 | Sysco | 37.36 Bn | 31.61 Bn | 4.13 Bn |
| 4 | Kroger | 34.63 Bn | 20.79 Bn | 7.86 Bn |
| 5 | Dollar General | 26.38 Bn | 21.06 Bn | 3.68 Bn |
| 6 | Caseys General Stores | 22.49 Bn | 20.48 Bn | 1.24 Bn |
| 7 | Dollar Tree | 21.40 Bn | 18.02 Bn | 2.10 Bn |
| 8 | US Foods Holding | 19.94 Bn | 19.74 Bn | 1.92 Bn |
| 9 | Tractor Supply | 16.33 Bn | 15.49 Bn | 1.68 Bn |
| 10 | Performance Food | 14.29 Bn | 14.07 Bn | 2.17 Bn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 29, 2021 | 35.00 Mn |
| May 9, 2021 | 10.00 Mn |
| Feb 14, 2021 | 9.00 Mn |
| Nov 22, 2020 | 22.00 Mn |
| Aug 30, 2020 | 26.00 Mn |
| May 10, 2020 | 8.00 Mn |
| Feb 16, 2020 | 7.00 Mn |
| Nov 24, 2019 | 14.00 Mn |
| Sep 1, 2019 | 41.00 Mn |
| May 12, 2019 | 14.00 Mn |
| Feb 17, 2019 | 9.00 Mn |
| Nov 25, 2018 | 22.00 Mn |
| Sep 2, 2018 | 31.00 Mn |
| May 13, 2018 | 8.00 Mn |
| Feb 18, 2018 | 12.00 Mn |
| Nov 26, 2017 | 17.00 Mn |
| Sep 3, 2017 | 30.00 Mn |
| May 7, 2017 | 15.00 Mn |
| Feb 12, 2017 | 15.00 Mn |
| Nov 20, 2016 | 22.00 Mn |
Costco Wholesale Other Operating 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-operating-expenses&ticker=COST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "other-operating-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-operating-expenses&ticker=COST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();