Costco Wholesale (COST) Tax Provisions (2009 - 2026)
Costco Wholesale's (COST) quarterly Tax Provisions came in at $686.0 million in Q1 2026, up 8.2% YoY from $634.0 million in Q1 2025, and up 17.87% on a QoQ basis from $582.0 million in Q4 2025.
Costco Wholesale (COST) Tax Provisions (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Costco Wholesale (COST) has 18 years of Tax Provisions data on file, last reported at $686.0 million in 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 improved to $686.0 million in Q1 2026, 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.
- 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 declined 5.48%.
- Tracing COST's Tax Provisions over 5 years: 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.
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Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Taxes (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walmart | 828.54 Bn | 817.81 Bn | 44.69 Bn | 1.66 Bn |
| 2 | Costco Wholesale | 414.96 Bn | 394.96 Bn | 9.01 Bn | 746.00 Mn |
| 3 | Target | 72.00 Bn | 68.46 Bn | 7.38 Bn | 252.00 Mn |
| 4 | Dollar General | 26.64 Bn | 25.29 Bn | 3.41 Bn | 147.15 Mn |
| 5 | Dollar Tree | 25.25 Bn | 24.24 Bn | 1.83 Bn | 115.10 Mn |
| 6 | BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings | 11.76 Bn | 11.73 Bn | 1.03 Bn | 52.82 Mn |
| 7 | Bbb Foods | 5.91 Bn | 5.23 Bn | 250.62 Mn | -11.92 Mn |
| 8 | Pricesmart | 5.12 Bn | 4.80 Bn | 262.22 Mn | 15.45 Mn |
| 9 | Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings | 4.56 Bn | 4.31 Bn | 275.96 Mn | 18.12 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| May 10, 2026 | 746.00 Mn |
| 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 |