Costco Wholesale (COST) Profit After Tax (2009 - 2026)
Costco Wholesale's (COST) quarterly Profit After Tax came in at $2.0 billion in Q1 2026, up 13.81% YoY from $1.8 billion in Q1 2025, and up 1.7% on a QoQ basis from $2.0 billion in Q4 2025.
Costco Wholesale (COST) Profit After Tax (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Costco Wholesale (COST) has 18 years of Profit After Tax data on file, last reported at $2.0 billion in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Profit After Tax rose 13.81% year-over-year to $2.0 billion in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Feb 2026 was $8.5 billion (up 12.18% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $8.1 billion, up 9.94% from the prior year.
- Profit After Tax rose to $2.0 billion in Q1 2026, from $2.0 billion in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Profit After Tax ranged from a high of $2.6 billion in Q3 2025 to a low of $1.3 billion in Q2 2023.
- A 5-year average of $1.8 billion and a median of $1.8 billion in 2025 frame the typical range for Profit After Tax.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Profit After Tax jumped 35.94% — and 2023, when it declined 5.1%.
- Tracing COST's Profit After Tax over 5 years: stood at $1.4 billion in 2022, then grew by 16.5% to $1.6 billion in 2023, then advanced by 13.15% to $1.8 billion in 2024, then grew by 11.29% to $2.0 billion in 2025, then rose by 1.7% to $2.0 billion in 2026.
- The last three Profit After Tax figures came in at $2.0 billion (Q1 2026), $2.0 billion (Q4 2025), and $2.6 billion (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | PAT (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walmart | 824.27 Bn | 813.54 Bn | 44.69 Bn | 5.49 Bn |
| 2 | Costco Wholesale | 420.42 Bn | 400.43 Bn | 9.01 Bn | 2.19 Bn |
| 3 | Target | 74.99 Bn | 71.45 Bn | 7.38 Bn | 781.00 Mn |
| 4 | Dollar General | 27.11 Bn | 25.76 Bn | 3.41 Bn | 444.13 Mn |
| 5 | Dollar Tree | 25.75 Bn | 24.74 Bn | 1.83 Bn | 347.30 Mn |
| 6 | BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings | 12.37 Bn | 12.34 Bn | 1.03 Bn | 142.73 Mn |
| 7 | Bbb Foods | 6.05 Bn | 5.36 Bn | 250.62 Mn | 341.79 Mn |
| 8 | Pricesmart | 5.24 Bn | 4.92 Bn | 262.22 Mn | 39.69 Mn |
| 9 | Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings | 4.63 Bn | 4.38 Bn | 275.96 Mn | 56.40 Mn |
Historic Data
Download 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 | 1.94 Bn |
| May 8, 2022 | 1.37 Bn |
| Feb 13, 2022 | 1.32 Bn |
| Nov 21, 2021 | 1.32 Bn |
| Aug 29, 2021 | 1.67 Bn |