Growth Metrics

Costco Wholesale (COST) Share-based Compensation (2016 - 2025)

Historic Share-based Compensation for Costco Wholesale (COST) over the last 17 years, with Q4 2025 value amounting to $486.0 million.

  • Costco Wholesale's Share-based Compensation rose 496.76% to $486.0 million in Q4 2025 from the same period last year, while for Nov 2025 it was $883.0 million, marking a year-over-year increase of 549.58%. This contributed to the annual value of $860.0 million for FY2025, which is 513.45% up from last year.
  • Latest data reveals that Costco Wholesale reported Share-based Compensation of $486.0 million as of Q4 2025, which was up 496.76% from $140.0 million recorded in Q3 2025.
  • In the past 5 years, Costco Wholesale's Share-based Compensation registered a high of $486.0 million during Q4 2025, and its lowest value of $87.0 million during Q2 2021.
  • Its 5-year average for Share-based Compensation is $199.3 million, with a median of $131.5 million in 2023.
  • As far as peak fluctuations go, Costco Wholesale's Share-based Compensation skyrocketed by 1484.38% in 2023, and later plummeted by 748.3% in 2024.
  • Costco Wholesale's Share-based Compensation (Quarter) stood at $388.0 million in 2021, then increased by 3.61% to $402.0 million in 2022, then rose by 10.45% to $444.0 million in 2023, then increased by 4.28% to $463.0 million in 2024, then rose by 4.97% to $486.0 million in 2025.
  • Its Share-based Compensation was $486.0 million in Q4 2025, compared to $140.0 million in Q3 2025 and $106.0 million in Q2 2025.