Costco Wholesale (COST) Tax Provisions (2009 - 2026)

Costco Wholesale (COST) has reported Tax Provisions for 18 consecutive years, with $746.0 million the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

• For the quarter ending Q2 2026, Tax Provisions rose 10.19% year-over-year to $746.0 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through May 2026 stood at $2.9 billion (up 13.03% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $2.7 billion, up 14.58% from the prior year.
• Tax Provisions advanced to $746.0 million in Q2 2026 per COST's latest filing, from $686.0 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.
• Historically, Tax Provisions has averaged $604.2 million across 5 years, with a median of $592.5 million in 2024.
• The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Tax Provisions soared 38.22% in 2022, then fell 5.48% in 2024.
• Over 5 years, Tax Provisions stood at $406.0 million in 2022, then advanced 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 climbed by 28.18% to $746.0 million in 2026.
• According to Business Quant data, Tax Provisions over the past three periods registered $746.0 million, $686.0 million, and $582.0 million for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.