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Costco Wholesale (COST) Share-based Compensation (2016 - 2026)

Costco Wholesale's Share-based Compensation history spans 18 years, with the latest figure at $166.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • For Q1 2026, Share-based Compensation rose 9.93% year-over-year to $166.0 million; the TTM value through Feb 2026 reached $898.0 million, up 5.4%, while the annual FY2025 figure was $860.0 million, 5.13% up from the prior year.
  • Share-based Compensation reached $166.0 million in Q1 2026 per COST's latest filing, down from $486.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Share-based Compensation ranged from a high of $486.0 million in Q4 2025 to a low of $90.0 million in Q2 2022.
  • Average Share-based Compensation over 5 years is $202.4 million, with a median of $136.0 million recorded in 2024.
  • Peak YoY movement for Share-based Compensation: rose 14.84% in 2023, then decreased 7.48% in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Share-based Compensation shows it stood at $402.0 million in 2022, then grew 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, then crashed by 65.84% to $166.0 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for COST's Share-based Compensation are $166.0 million (Q1 2026), $486.0 million (Q4 2025), and $140.0 million (Q3 2025).