Costco Wholesale (COST) Tax Provisions (2009 - 2026)
Costco Wholesale's Tax Provisions was $1.01 billion in fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Aug 30, 2026), up 12.3% from $900 million a year earlier.
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Costco Wholesale (COST) Tax Provisions (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Aug 30, 2026), Tax Provisions at Costco Wholesale came in at $3.03 billion, up 11.3% from FY2025.
- Tax Provisions has now increased for seven consecutive fiscal years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 13.6% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In earlier fiscal years, Tax Provisions was $2.72 billion in FY2025 (+14.6%), $2.37 billion in FY2024 (+8.1%), $2.2 billion in FY2023 (+14.0%) and $1.93 billion in FY2022 (+20.2%).
- The fiscal Q4 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Tax Provisions in data going back to fiscal Q2 2009.
- Compared with a year earlier, Tax Provisions has increased for seven straight quarters, with growth averaging 12.8% over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Tax Provisions over five years was fiscal Q1 2022 (growth of 46.9%); the worst was fiscal Q4 2024 (a decline of 5.5%).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Taxes (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walmart | 996.08 Bn | 958.78 Bn | 49.13 Bn | 1.48 Bn |
| 2 | Costco Wholesale | 472.58 Bn | 395.86 Bn | 12.19 Bn | 1.01 Bn |
| 3 | Kroger | 40.51 Bn | 26.67 Bn | 7.86 Bn | 198.00 Mn |
| 4 | Sysco | 38.21 Bn | 30.14 Bn | 4.05 Bn | 161.00 Mn |
| 5 | Dollar General | 30.30 Bn | 24.97 Bn | 3.68 Bn | 175.97 Mn |
| 6 | Dollar Tree | 26.43 Bn | 23.05 Bn | 2.10 Bn | 171.90 Mn |
| 7 | Caseys General Stores | 25.82 Bn | 23.81 Bn | 1.24 Bn | 73.31 Mn |
| 8 | US Foods Holding | 23.58 Bn | 23.38 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 75.00 Mn |
| 9 | Tractor Supply | 19.47 Bn | 18.63 Bn | 1.42 Bn | 63.67 Mn |
| 10 | Performance Food | 17.40 Bn | 17.18 Bn | 2.19 Bn | 43.60 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 30, 2026 | 1.01 Bn |
| May 10, 2026 | 746.00 Mn |
| Feb 15, 2026 | 686.00 Mn |
| Nov 23, 2025 | 582.00 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 900.00 Mn |
| May 11, 2025 | 677.00 Mn |
| Feb 16, 2025 | 634.00 Mn |
| Nov 24, 2024 | 508.00 Mn |
| Sep 1, 2024 | 759.00 Mn |
| May 12, 2024 | 603.00 Mn |
| Feb 18, 2024 | 494.00 Mn |
| Nov 26, 2023 | 517.00 Mn |
| Sep 3, 2023 | 803.00 Mn |
| May 7, 2023 | 469.00 Mn |
| Feb 12, 2023 | 517.00 Mn |
| Nov 20, 2022 | 406.00 Mn |
| Aug 28, 2022 | 638.00 Mn |
| May 8, 2022 | 455.00 Mn |
| Feb 13, 2022 | 481.00 Mn |
| Nov 21, 2021 | 351.00 Mn |
API Access
Costco Wholesale Tax Provisions 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=tax-provisions&ticker=COST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "tax-provisions", "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=tax-provisions&ticker=COST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();