Costco Wholesale (COST) Share-based Compensation (2009 - 2026)

Costco Wholesale has reported Share-based Compensation for 18 years, with the latest figure at $166.0 million in Q1 2026.

• For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Share-based Compensation rose 9.93% year-over-year to $166.0 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Feb 2026 stood at $898.0 million (up 5.4% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $860.0 million, up 5.13% from the prior year.
• Share-based Compensation for Q1 2026 stood at $166.0 million, down from $486.0 million in the prior quarter.
• The five-year high for Share-based Compensation was $486.0 million in Q4 2025, with the low at $90.0 million in Q2 2022.
• Historically, Share-based Compensation has averaged $202.4 million across 5 years, with a median of $136.0 million in 2024.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Share-based Compensation increased 14.84% — and 2024, when it dropped 7.48%.
• Costco Wholesale's Share-based Compensation stood at $402.0 million in 2022, then increased by 10.45% to $444.0 million in 2023, then rose by 4.28% to $463.0 million in 2024, then grew by 4.97% to $486.0 million in 2025, then plunged by 65.84% to $166.0 million in 2026.
• The last three Share-based Compensation figures came in at $166.0 million (Q1 2026), $486.0 million (Q4 2025), and $140.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.