Growth Metrics

Costco Wholesale (COST) Tax Provisions (2016 - 2026)

Costco Wholesale (COST) has disclosed Tax Provisions for 18 consecutive years, with $686.0 million as the latest value for Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Tax Provisions rose 8.2% year-over-year to $686.0 million, compared with a TTM value of $2.8 billion through Feb 2026, up 13.62%, and an annual FY2025 reading of $2.7 billion, up 14.58% over the prior year.
  • Tax Provisions was $686.0 million for Q1 2026 at Costco Wholesale, up from $582.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Tax Provisions topped out at $900.0 million in Q3 2025 and bottomed at $406.0 million in Q4 2022.
  • Average Tax Provisions over 5 years is $595.8 million, with a median of $582.0 million recorded in 2025.
  • The sharpest move saw Tax Provisions soared 38.22% in 2022, then fell 5.48% in 2024.
  • Year by year, Tax Provisions stood at $406.0 million in 2022, then increased by 27.34% to $517.0 million in 2023, then decreased by 1.74% to $508.0 million in 2024, then grew by 14.57% to $582.0 million in 2025, then rose by 17.87% to $686.0 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows Tax Provisions for COST at $686.0 million in Q1 2026, $582.0 million in Q4 2025, and $900.0 million in Q3 2025.