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

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

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

Costco Wholesale has reported Profit After Tax for 18 years, with the latest figure at $2.0 billion in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Profit After Tax rose 13.81% year-over-year to $2.0 billion; the trailing twelve-month figure through Feb 2026 stood at $8.5 billion (up 12.18% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $8.1 billion, up 9.94% from the prior year.
  • Profit After Tax for Q1 2026 stood at $2.0 billion, up from $2.0 billion in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Profit After Tax was $2.6 billion in Q3 2025, with the low at $1.3 billion in Q2 2023.
  • Historically, Profit After Tax has averaged $1.8 billion across 5 years, with a median of $1.8 billion in 2025.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Profit After Tax jumped 35.94% — and 2023, when it declined 5.1%.
  • Costco Wholesale's Profit After Tax 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 948.87 Bn 944.49 Bn 42.63 Bn 5.49 Bn
2 Costco Wholesale 430.50 Bn 412.26 Bn 8.88 Bn 2.04 Bn
3 Target 57.41 Bn 53.87 Bn 7.38 Bn 781.00 Mn
4 Dollar General 24.07 Bn 22.93 Bn 3.32 Bn 426.30 Mn
5 Dollar Tree 22.05 Bn 21.05 Bn 1.83 Bn 347.30 Mn
6 BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings 11.52 Bn 11.49 Bn 1.03 Bn 142.73 Mn
7 Pricesmart 5.32 Bn 5.02 Bn 265.07 Mn 49.09 Mn
8 Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings 4.78 Bn 4.48 Bn 310.92 Mn 85.55 Mn
9 Bbb Foods 22.39 Mn -214.25 Mn 210.92 Mn 325.23 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 1.81 Bn
May 8, 2022 1.37 Bn
Feb 13, 2022 1.32 Bn
Nov 21, 2021 1.35 Bn
Aug 29, 2021 1.74 Bn
May 9, 2021 1.23 Bn