Costco Wholesale (COST) Profit After Tax (2009 - 2026)
Costco Wholesale's Profit After Tax was $2.19 billion in fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended May 10, 2026), up 15.2% from $1.9 billion a year earlier and up 7.7% from the prior quarter.
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Costco Wholesale (COST) Profit After Tax (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Costco Wholesale's Profit After Tax was $8.84 billion through May 10, 2026, up 12.7% year-over-year; for FY2025 (ended Aug 31, 2025), it was $8.1 billion, up 9.9% from FY2024.
- Profit After Tax has now increased for nine consecutive fiscal years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 14.8% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier fiscal years, Profit After Tax was $7.37 billion in FY2024 (+17.1%), $6.29 billion in FY2023 (+6.4%), $5.92 billion in FY2022 (+16.5%) and $5.08 billion in FY2021 (+25.1%).
- Quarterly Profit After Tax has moved between $1.3 billion (fiscal Q3 2023) and $2.61 billion (fiscal Q4 2025) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Profit After Tax has increased for 12 straight quarters, with growth averaging 11.1% over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Profit After Tax over five years was fiscal Q2 2022 (growth of 35.9%); the worst was fiscal Q3 2023 (a decline of 5.1%).
- Per Business Quant data, COST's Profit After Tax in the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026 was $2.04 billion (Q2 2026), $2 billion (Q1 2026) and $2.61 billion (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | PAT (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walmart | 827.17 Bn | 789.87 Bn | 49.13 Bn | 6.53 Bn |
| 2 | Costco Wholesale | 408.32 Bn | 337.62 Bn | 9.01 Bn | 2.19 Bn |
| 3 | Sysco | 37.11 Bn | 31.36 Bn | 4.13 Bn | 551.00 Mn |
| 4 | Kroger | 34.86 Bn | 21.01 Bn | 7.86 Bn | 642.00 Mn |
| 5 | Dollar General | 26.24 Bn | 20.91 Bn | 3.68 Bn | 550.32 Mn |
| 6 | Caseys General Stores | 22.83 Bn | 20.83 Bn | 1.24 Bn | 273.72 Mn |
| 7 | Dollar Tree | 21.05 Bn | 17.67 Bn | 2.10 Bn | 514.50 Mn |
| 8 | US Foods Holding | 20.97 Bn | 20.76 Bn | 1.92 Bn | 275.00 Mn |
| 9 | Tractor Supply | 16.22 Bn | 15.39 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 360.72 Mn |
| 10 | Performance Food | 14.65 Bn | 14.43 Bn | 2.17 Bn | 162.30 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| May 10, 2026 | 2.19 Bn |
| Feb 15, 2026 | 2.04 Bn |
| Nov 23, 2025 | 2.00 Bn |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 2.61 Bn |
| May 11, 2025 | 1.90 Bn |
| Feb 16, 2025 | 1.79 Bn |
| Nov 24, 2024 | 1.80 Bn |
| Sep 1, 2024 | 2.35 Bn |
| May 12, 2024 | 1.68 Bn |
| Feb 18, 2024 | 1.74 Bn |
| Nov 26, 2023 | 1.59 Bn |
| Sep 3, 2023 | 2.16 Bn |
| May 7, 2023 | 1.30 Bn |
| Feb 12, 2023 | 1.47 Bn |
| Nov 20, 2022 | 1.36 Bn |
| Aug 28, 2022 | 1.88 Bn |
| May 8, 2022 | 1.37 Bn |
| Feb 13, 2022 | 1.32 Bn |
| Nov 21, 2021 | 1.35 Bn |
| Aug 29, 2021 | 1.69 Bn |
API Access
Costco Wholesale Profit After Tax 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=profit-after-tax&ticker=COST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "profit-after-tax", "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=profit-after-tax&ticker=COST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();