Costco Wholesale (COST) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026)
Costco Wholesale's (COST) quarterly Tax Rate came in at 25.21% in Q1 2026, down 97.0% YoY from 840.38% in Q1 2025, and up 11.89% on a QoQ basis from 22.53% in Q4 2025.
Costco Wholesale (COST) Tax Rate (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Costco Wholesale (COST) has 18 years of Tax Rate data on file, last reported at 25.21% in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Tax Rate fell 97.0% year-over-year to 25.21% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Feb 2026 was 24.97% (up 24.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 25.13%, up 77.0% from the prior year.
- Tax Rate advanced to 25.21% in Q1 2026, from 22.53% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Tax Rate ranged from a high of 27.1% in Q3 2023 to a low of 22.03% in Q4 2024.
- A 5-year average of 24.99% and a median of 25.36% in 2022 frame the typical range for Tax Rate.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Tax Rate slumped 399 bps — and 2025, when it soared 409 bps.
- Tracing COST's Tax Rate over 5 years: stood at 22.94% in 2022, then grew by 7 bps to 24.55% in 2023, then retreated by 10 bps to 22.03% in 2024, then increased by 2 bps to 22.53% in 2025, then gained by 12 bps to 25.21% in 2026.
- The last three Tax Rate figures came in at 25.21% (Q1 2026), 22.53% (Q4 2025), and 25.64% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
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Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Tax Rate (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walmart | 828.54 Bn | 817.81 Bn | 44.69 Bn | 23.20% |
| 2 | Costco Wholesale | 414.96 Bn | 394.96 Bn | 9.01 Bn | 25.39% |
| 3 | Target | 72.00 Bn | 68.46 Bn | 7.38 Bn | 24.39% |
| 4 | Dollar General | 26.64 Bn | 25.29 Bn | 3.41 Bn | 24.89% |
| 5 | Dollar Tree | 25.25 Bn | 24.24 Bn | 1.83 Bn | 24.89% |
| 6 | BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings | 11.76 Bn | 11.73 Bn | 1.03 Bn | 27.01% |
| 7 | Bbb Foods | 5.91 Bn | 5.23 Bn | 250.62 Mn | -3.61% |
| 8 | Pricesmart | 5.12 Bn | 4.80 Bn | 262.22 Mn | 28.01% |
| 9 | Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings | 4.56 Bn | 4.31 Bn | 275.96 Mn | 24.32% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| May 10, 2026 | 25.39% |
| May 10, 2026 | 25.39% |
| May 10, 2026 | 25.39% |
| Feb 15, 2026 | 25.21% |
| Feb 15, 2026 | 25.21% |
| Feb 15, 2026 | 25.21% |
| Nov 23, 2025 | 22.53% |
| Nov 23, 2025 | 22.53% |
| Nov 23, 2025 | 22.53% |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 25.64% |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 25.64% |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 25.64% |
| May 11, 2025 | 26.24% |
| May 11, 2025 | 26.24% |
| May 11, 2025 | 26.24% |
| Feb 16, 2025 | 26.18% |
| Feb 16, 2025 | 26.18% |
| Feb 16, 2025 | 26.18% |
| Nov 24, 2024 | 22.03% |
| Nov 24, 2024 | 22.03% |