Costco Wholesale (COST) Retained Earnings (2009 - 2026)

Costco Wholesale (COST) has reported Retained Earnings for 18 consecutive years, with $26.5 billion the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

• For the quarter ending Q2 2026, Retained Earnings rose 26.77% year-over-year to $26.5 billion; the trailing twelve-month figure through May 2026 stood at $26.5 billion (up 26.77% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $22.7 billion, up 28.55% from the prior year.
• Retained Earnings advanced to $26.5 billion in Q2 2026 per COST's latest filing, from $25.1 billion in the prior quarter.
• Across five years, Retained Earnings topped out at $26.5 billion in Q2 2026 and bottomed at $13.5 billion in Q1 2022.
• Historically, Retained Earnings has averaged $19.0 billion across 5 years, with a median of $18.4 billion in 2023.
• The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Retained Earnings jumped 37.97% in 2022, then slipped 13.62% in 2024.
• Over 5 years, Retained Earnings stood at $16.4 billion in 2022, then rose by 24.9% to $20.5 billion in 2023, then decreased by 8.78% to $18.7 billion in 2024, then increased by 27.64% to $23.9 billion in 2025, then gained by 10.95% to $26.5 billion in 2026.
• According to Business Quant data, Retained Earnings over the past three periods registered $26.5 billion, $25.1 billion, and $23.9 billion for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.