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

Costco Wholesale has reported Tax Provisions for 18 years, with the latest figure at $686.0 million in Q1 2026.

• For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Tax Provisions rose 8.2% year-over-year to $686.0 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Feb 2026 stood at $2.8 billion (up 13.62% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $2.7 billion, up 14.58% from the prior year.
• Tax Provisions for Q1 2026 stood at $686.0 million, up from $582.0 million in the prior quarter.
• The five-year high for Tax Provisions was $900.0 million in Q3 2025, with the low at $406.0 million in Q4 2022.
• Historically, Tax Provisions has averaged $595.8 million across 5 years, with a median of $582.0 million in 2025.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Tax Provisions surged 38.22% — and 2024, when it declined 5.48%.
• Costco Wholesale's Tax Provisions stood at $406.0 million in 2022, then rose by 27.34% to $517.0 million in 2023, then fell by 1.74% to $508.0 million in 2024, then advanced by 14.57% to $582.0 million in 2025, then gained by 17.87% to $686.0 million in 2026.
• The last three Tax Provisions figures came in at $686.0 million (Q1 2026), $582.0 million (Q4 2025), and $900.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.