Costco Wholesale (COST) Profit After Tax (2009 - 2026)

Costco Wholesale (COST) posted Profit After Tax of $2.0 billion for Q1 2026, up 1.7% on a QoQ basis from $2.0 billion in Q4 2025, and up 13.81% year-over-year from $1.8 billion in Q1 2025.

Costco Wholesale (COST) Profit After Tax (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Costco Wholesale's Profit After Tax history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $2.0 billion for 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 was $2.0 billion for Q1 2026 at Costco Wholesale, up from $2.0 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Profit After Tax topped out at $2.6 billion in Q3 2025 and bottomed at $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 decreased 5.1%.
  • Costco Wholesale's Profit After Tax stood at $1.4 billion in 2022, then rose by 16.5% to $1.6 billion in 2023, then grew by 13.15% to $1.8 billion in 2024, then rose by 11.29% to $2.0 billion in 2025, then advanced by 1.7% to $2.0 billion in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows COST's Profit After Tax at $2.0 billion in Q1 2026, $2.0 billion in Q4 2025, and $2.6 billion in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) PAT (Qtr)
1 Walmart 862.66 Bn 858.28 Bn 42.63 Bn 5.33 Bn
2 Costco Wholesale 410.89 Bn 392.65 Bn 8.88 Bn 2.04 Bn
3 Target 61.06 Bn 57.53 Bn 7.38 Bn 781.00 Mn
4 Dollar General 25.36 Bn 24.22 Bn 3.32 Bn 426.30 Mn
5 Dollar Tree 22.75 Bn 21.75 Bn 1.83 Bn 347.30 Mn
6 BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings 11.75 Bn 11.72 Bn 1.03 Bn 142.73 Mn
7 Pricesmart 5.65 Bn 5.52 Bn 262.22 Mn 39.69 Mn
8 Bbb Foods 4.68 Bn 4.08 Bn 210.92 Mn 325.23 Mn
9 Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings 4.00 Bn 3.70 Bn 310.92 Mn 85.55 Mn

Historic Data

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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
May 9, 2021 1.22 Bn