Costco Wholesale (COST) Restructuring Costs (2009 - 2021)

Costco Wholesale (COST) has reported Restructuring Costs for 13 consecutive years, with $35.0 million the latest figure, recorded in Q3 2021.

• For the quarter ending Q3 2021, Restructuring Costs rose 34.62% year-over-year to $35.0 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Aug 2021 stood at $76.0 million (up 38.18% YoY), and the FY2021 full-year result was $76.0 million, up 38.18% from the prior year.
• Restructuring Costs climbed to $35.0 million in Q3 2021 per COST's latest filing, from $10.0 million in the prior quarter.
• Across five years, Restructuring Costs topped out at $41.0 million in Q3 2019 and bottomed at $7.0 million in Q1 2020.
• Historically, Restructuring Costs has averaged $18.2 million across 5 years, with a median of $15.0 million in 2017.
• The sharpest annual moves came in 2018 and 2019: Restructuring Costs tumbled 46.67% in 2018, then surged 75.0% in 2019.
• Over 5 years, Restructuring Costs stood at $17.0 million in 2017, then rose by 29.41% to $22.0 million in 2018, then tumbled by 36.36% to $14.0 million in 2019, then soared by 57.14% to $22.0 million in 2020, then jumped by 59.09% to $35.0 million in 2021.
• According to Business Quant data, Restructuring Costs over the past three periods registered $35.0 million, $10.0 million, and $9.0 million for Q3 2021, Q2 2021, and Q1 2021 respectively.