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Costco Wholesale (COST) Retained Earnings (2016 - 2026)

Costco Wholesale's Retained Earnings history spans 18 years, with the latest figure at -$1.6 billion for Q1 2026.

  • For Q1 2026, Retained Earnings fell 108.12% year-over-year to -$1.6 billion; the TTM value through Feb 2026 reached -$1.6 billion, down 108.12%, while the annual FY2025 figure was -$1.8 billion, 3.17% up from the prior year.
  • Retained Earnings reached -$1.6 billion in Q1 2026 per COST's latest filing, down from $23.9 billion in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Retained Earnings ranged from a high of $23.9 billion in Q4 2025 to a low of -$2.2 billion in Q4 2024.
  • Average Retained Earnings over 5 years is $6.9 billion, with a median of -$1.6 billion recorded in 2022.
  • The largest YoY upside for Retained Earnings was 1470.71% in 2022 against a maximum downside of 115.31% in 2022.
  • A 5-year view of Retained Earnings shows it stood at -$1.9 billion in 2022, then skyrocketed by 1164.88% to $20.5 billion in 2023, then crashed by 110.5% to -$2.2 billion in 2024, then soared by 1209.15% to $23.9 billion in 2025, then tumbled by 106.73% to -$1.6 billion in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for COST's Retained Earnings are -$1.6 billion (Q1 2026), $23.9 billion (Q4 2025), and -$1.8 billion (Q3 2025).