Costco Wholesale (COST) Selling, General & Administrative (2009 - 2026)
Costco Wholesale (COST) reported Selling, General & Administrative of $6.19 billion for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended May 10, 2026), up 9.1% from $5.68 billion a year earlier but down 1.3% from the prior quarter.
Costco Wholesale (COST) Selling, General & Administrative (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended May 10, 2026, Costco Wholesale's Selling, General & Administrative came in at $26.58 billion, up 9.6% year-over-year; for FY2025 (ended Aug 31, 2025), it was $24.97 billion, up 9.5% from FY2024.
- Selling, General & Administrative has increased for 16 consecutive fiscal years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 8.8% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By fiscal year, Selling, General & Administrative came in at $22.81 billion in FY2024 (+5.7%), $21.59 billion in FY2023 (+9.2%), $19.78 billion in FY2022 (+6.7%) and $18.54 billion in FY2021 (+13.1%).
- Five-year quarterly Selling, General & Administrative spans a low of $4.45 billion in fiscal Q3 2022 and a high of $7.78 billion in fiscal Q4 2025.
- Year over year, Selling, General & Administrative has now increased in each of the last 63 quarters, with growth averaging 8.5% over the last eight quarters.
- Over the past five years, the year-over-year growth in Selling, General & Administrative ranged from 1.8% (fiscal Q4 2024) to 15.0% (fiscal Q4 2023).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026 came in at $6.27 billion (Q2 2026), $6.33 billion (Q1 2026) and $7.78 billion (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | SG&A (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walmart | 827.17 Bn | 789.87 Bn | 49.13 Bn | 39.75 Bn |
| 2 | Costco Wholesale | 408.32 Bn | 337.62 Bn | 9.01 Bn | 6.19 Bn |
| 3 | Sysco | 37.11 Bn | 31.36 Bn | 4.13 Bn | - |
| 4 | Kroger | 34.86 Bn | 21.01 Bn | 7.86 Bn | - |
| 5 | Dollar General | 26.24 Bn | 20.91 Bn | 3.68 Bn | 2.91 Bn |
| 6 | Caseys General Stores | 22.83 Bn | 20.83 Bn | 1.24 Bn | - |
| 7 | Dollar Tree | 21.05 Bn | 17.67 Bn | 2.10 Bn | 1.43 Bn |
| 8 | US Foods Holding | 20.97 Bn | 20.76 Bn | 1.92 Bn | 1.48 Bn |
| 9 | Tractor Supply | 16.22 Bn | 15.39 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 1.02 Bn |
| 10 | Performance Food | 14.65 Bn | 14.43 Bn | 2.17 Bn | - |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| May 10, 2026 | 6.19 Bn |
| Feb 15, 2026 | 6.27 Bn |
| Nov 23, 2025 | 6.33 Bn |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 7.78 Bn |
| May 11, 2025 | 5.68 Bn |
| Feb 16, 2025 | 5.66 Bn |
| Nov 24, 2024 | 5.85 Bn |
| Sep 1, 2024 | 7.07 Bn |
| May 12, 2024 | 5.15 Bn |
| Feb 18, 2024 | 5.24 Bn |
| Nov 26, 2023 | 5.36 Bn |
| Sep 3, 2023 | 6.94 Bn |
| May 7, 2023 | 4.79 Bn |
| Feb 12, 2023 | 4.94 Bn |
| Nov 20, 2022 | 4.92 Bn |
| Aug 28, 2022 | 6.04 Bn |
| May 8, 2022 | 4.45 Bn |
| Feb 13, 2022 | 4.58 Bn |
| Nov 21, 2021 | 4.72 Bn |
| Aug 29, 2021 | 5.67 Bn |
Costco Wholesale Selling, General & Administrative API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=selling-general-and-administrative&ticker=COST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "selling-general-and-administrative", "ticker": "COST", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=selling-general-and-administrative&ticker=COST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();