Growth Metrics

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

Costco Wholesale filings provide 18 years of Tax Provisions readings, the most recent being $686.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Tax Provisions rose 8.2% to $686.0 million in Q1 2026 year-over-year; TTM through Feb 2026 was $2.8 billion, a 13.62% increase, with the full-year FY2025 number at $2.7 billion, up 14.58% from a year prior.
  • Tax Provisions hit $686.0 million in Q1 2026 for Costco Wholesale, up from $582.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Tax Provisions ranged from a high of $900.0 million in Q3 2025 to a low of $406.0 million in Q4 2022.
  • Median Tax Provisions over the past 5 years was $582.0 million (2025), compared with a mean of $595.8 million.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Tax Provisions: skyrocketed 38.22% in 2022 and later dropped 5.48% in 2024.
  • Costco Wholesale's 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.
  • The last three reported values for Tax Provisions were $686.0 million (Q1 2026), $582.0 million (Q4 2025), and $900.0 million (Q3 2025) per Business Quant data.