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

Costco Wholesale (COST) posted Tax Provisions of $686.0 million for Q1 2026, up 17.87% on a QoQ basis from $582.0 million in Q4 2025, and up 8.2% year-over-year from $634.0 million in Q1 2025.

Costco Wholesale (COST) Tax Provisions (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Costco Wholesale's Tax Provisions history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $686.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Tax Provisions rose 8.2% year-over-year to $686.0 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Feb 2026 was $2.8 billion (up 13.62% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $2.7 billion, up 14.58% from 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.
  • A 5-year average of $595.8 million and a median of $582.0 million in 2025 frame the typical range for Tax Provisions.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Tax Provisions surged 38.22% — and 2024, when it decreased 5.48%.
  • Costco Wholesale's 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 17.87% to $686.0 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows COST's Tax Provisions at $686.0 million in Q1 2026, $582.0 million in Q4 2025, and $900.0 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Taxes (Qtr)
1 Walmart 862.66 Bn 858.28 Bn 42.63 Bn 1.66 Bn
2 Costco Wholesale 410.89 Bn 392.65 Bn 8.88 Bn 686.00 Mn
3 Target 61.06 Bn 57.53 Bn 7.38 Bn 252.00 Mn
4 Dollar General 25.36 Bn 24.22 Bn 3.32 Bn 119.17 Mn
5 Dollar Tree 22.75 Bn 21.75 Bn 1.83 Bn 115.10 Mn
6 BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings 11.75 Bn 11.72 Bn 1.03 Bn 52.82 Mn
7 Pricesmart 5.65 Bn 5.52 Bn 262.22 Mn 15.45 Mn
8 Bbb Foods 4.68 Bn 4.08 Bn 210.92 Mn -7.69 Mn
9 Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings 4.00 Bn 3.70 Bn 310.92 Mn 19.07 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
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
Aug 29, 2021 597.00 Mn
May 9, 2021 417.00 Mn