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

Costco Wholesale's Retained Earnings history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $25.1 billion for Q1 2026.

• Quarterly Retained Earnings rose 27.07% year-over-year to $25.1 billion in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Feb 2026 was $25.1 billion (up 27.07% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $22.7 billion, up 28.55% from the prior year.
• Retained Earnings was $25.1 billion for Q1 2026 at Costco Wholesale, up from $23.9 billion in the prior quarter.
• Across five years, Retained Earnings topped out at $25.1 billion in Q1 2026 and bottomed at -$2.2 billion in Q4 2024.
• A 5-year average of $11.6 billion and a median of $15.0 billion in 2024 frame the typical range for Retained Earnings.
• Peak annual rise in Retained Earnings reached 1672.5% in 2022, while the deepest fall reached 115.27% in 2022.
• Costco Wholesale's Retained Earnings stood at -$1.9 billion in 2022, then jumped by 1164.88% to $20.5 billion in 2023, then slumped by 110.5% to -$2.2 billion in 2024, then soared by 1209.15% to $23.9 billion in 2025, then grew by 5.25% to $25.1 billion in 2026.
• Business Quant data shows COST's Retained Earnings at $25.1 billion in Q1 2026, $23.9 billion in Q4 2025, and $22.7 billion in Q3 2025.