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

Costco Wholesale has reported Retained Earnings for 18 years, with the latest figure at -$1.6 billion in Q1 2026.

• For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Retained Earnings fell 108.12% year-over-year to -$1.6 billion; the trailing twelve-month figure through Feb 2026 stood at -$1.6 billion (down 108.12% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was -$1.8 billion, up 3.17% from the prior year.
• Retained Earnings for Q1 2026 stood at -$1.6 billion, down from $23.9 billion in the prior quarter.
• The five-year high for Retained Earnings was $23.9 billion in Q4 2025, with the low at -$2.2 billion in Q4 2024.
• Historically, Retained Earnings has averaged $6.9 billion across 5 years, with a median of -$1.6 billion in 2022.
• The largest YoY upside for Retained Earnings was 1470.71% in 2022 against a maximum downside of 115.31% in 2022.
• Costco Wholesale's Retained Earnings stood at -$1.9 billion in 2022, then surged by 1164.88% to $20.5 billion in 2023, then plunged by 110.5% to -$2.2 billion in 2024, then jumped by 1209.15% to $23.9 billion in 2025, then sank by 106.73% to -$1.6 billion in 2026.
• The last three Retained Earnings figures came in at -$1.6 billion (Q1 2026), $23.9 billion (Q4 2025), and -$1.8 billion (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.