Costco Gross Margin 2012-2026 | COST
Current and historical gross margin for Costco (COST) over the last 10 years. The current gross profit margin for Costco as of February 28, 2026 is %.
| Costco Gross Margin Historical Data | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | TTM Revenue | TTM Gross Profit | Gross Margin |
| 2026-02-28 | $286.27B | $37.00B | 12.93% |
| 2025-11-30 | $280.39B | $36.10B | 12.88% |
| 2025-08-31 | $275.24B | $35.35B | 12.84% |
| 2025-05-31 | $268.78B | $34.34B | 12.78% |
| 2025-02-28 | $264.09B | $33.47B | 12.67% |
| 2024-11-30 | $258.81B | $32.80B | 12.67% |
| 2024-08-31 | $254.45B | $32.10B | 12.61% |
| 2024-05-31 | $253.70B | $31.71B | 12.50% |
| 2024-02-29 | $248.83B | $30.84B | 12.39% |
| 2023-11-30 | $245.65B | $30.38B | 12.37% |
| 2023-08-31 | $242.29B | $29.70B | 12.26% |
| 2023-05-31 | $235.44B | $28.52B | 12.11% |
| 2023-02-28 | $234.39B | $28.29B | 12.07% |
| 2022-11-30 | $231.03B | $27.83B | 12.05% |
| 2022-08-31 | $226.95B | $27.57B | 12.15% |
| 2022-05-31 | $217.54B | $26.98B | 12.40% |
| 2022-02-28 | $210.22B | $26.60B | 12.65% |
| 2021-11-30 | $203.08B | $25.91B | 12.76% |
| 2021-08-31 | $195.93B | $25.25B | 12.88% |
| 2021-05-31 | $186.64B | $24.29B | 13.01% |
| 2021-02-28 | $178.63B | $23.44B | 13.12% |
| 2020-11-30 | $172.93B | $22.77B | 13.16% |
| 2020-08-31 | $166.76B | $21.82B | 13.09% |
| 2020-05-31 | $160.88B | $21.03B | 13.07% |
| 2020-02-29 | $158.35B | $20.52B | 12.96% |
| 2019-11-30 | $154.67B | $20.18B | 13.05% |
| 2019-08-31 | $152.70B | $19.82B | 12.98% |
| 2019-05-31 | $149.62B | $19.37B | 12.95% |
| 2019-02-28 | $147.24B | $19.09B | 12.97% |
| 2018-11-30 | $144.84B | $18.68B | 12.90% |
| 2018-08-31 | $141.58B | $18.42B | 13.01% |
| 2018-05-31 | $139.47B | $18.29B | 13.11% |
| 2018-02-28 | $135.96B | $17.95B | 13.20% |
| 2017-11-30 | $132.74B | $17.52B | 13.20% |
| 2017-08-31 | $129.03B | $17.14B | 13.29% |
| 2017-05-31 | $123.29B | $16.45B | 13.34% |
| 2017-02-28 | $121.19B | $16.17B | 13.34% |
| 2016-11-30 | $119.60B | $16.03B | 13.40% |
| 2016-08-31 | $118.72B | $15.82B | 13.32% |
| 2016-05-31 | $117.94B | $15.59B | 13.22% |
| 2016-02-29 | $117.27B | $15.40B | 13.13% |
| 2015-11-30 | $116.55B | $15.25B | 13.09% |
| 2015-08-31 | $116.20B | $15.13B | 13.02% |
| 2015-05-31 | $115.94B | $14.94B | 12.88% |
| 2015-02-28 | $115.64B | $14.76B | 12.77% |
| 2014-11-30 | $114.49B | $14.47B | 12.64% |
| 2014-08-31 | $112.64B | $14.18B | 12.59% |
| 2014-05-31 | $109.60B | $13.77B | 12.56% |
| 2014-02-28 | $107.89B | $13.57B | 12.58% |
| 2013-11-30 | $106.46B | $13.41B | 12.60% |
| 2013-08-31 | $105.16B | $13.21B | 12.56% |
| 2013-05-31 | $104.89B | $13.15B | 12.53% |
| 2013-02-28 | $103.13B | $12.88B | 12.49% |
| 2012-11-30 | $101.22B | $12.61B | 12.45% |
| 2012-08-31 | $99.14B | $12.31B | 12.42% |
| 2012-05-31 | $95.10B | $11.80B | 12.41% |
| 2012-02-29 | $93.40B | $11.58B | 12.40% |
| 2011-11-30 | $91.30B | $11.39B | 12.48% |
| 2011-08-31 | $88.92B | $11.18B | 12.57% |
| 2011-05-31 | $84.86B | $10.78B | 12.70% |
| 2011-02-28 | $82.02B | $10.51B | 12.81% |
| 2010-11-30 | $79.89B | $10.22B | 12.79% |
| 2010-08-31 | $77.95B | $9.95B | 12.77% |
| 2010-05-31 | $76.20B | $9.72B | 12.75% |
| 2010-02-28 | $74.23B | $9.46B | 12.75% |
| 2009-11-30 | $72.33B | $9.19B | 12.70% |
| 2009-08-31 | $71.42B | $9.09B | 12.72% |
| 2009-05-31 | $72.14B | $9.02B | 12.51% |
| 2009-02-28 | $72.95B | $9.06B | 12.42% |
| 2008-11-30 | $73.07B | $9.11B | 12.47% |
| 2008-08-31 | $72.48B | $8.98B | 12.39% |
| 2008-05-31 | $69.86B | $8.72B | 12.49% |
| 2008-02-29 | $67.91B | $8.44B | 12.43% |
| 2007-11-30 | $66.06B | $8.17B | 12.37% |
| 2007-08-31 | $64.40B | $7.95B | 12.35% |
| 2007-05-31 | $63.80B | $7.80B | 12.23% |
| 2007-02-28 | $62.42B | $7.67B | 12.29% |
| 2006-11-30 | $61.37B | $7.57B | 12.33% |
| 2006-08-31 | $60.15B | $7.41B | 12.31% |
| 2006-05-31 | $57.00B | $7.07B | 12.41% |
| 2006-02-28 | $55.71B | $6.92B | 12.41% |
| 2005-11-30 | $54.31B | $6.76B | 12.45% |
| 2005-08-31 | $52.95B | $6.61B | 12.47% |
| 2005-05-31 | $51.38B | $6.45B | 12.56% |
| 2005-02-28 | $50.28B | $6.32B | 12.57% |
| 2004-11-30 | $49.17B | $6.16B | 12.54% |
| 2004-08-31 | $48.11B | $6.02B | 12.51% |
| 2004-05-31 | $46.66B | $5.81B | 12.45% |
| 2004-02-29 | $45.30B | $5.64B | 12.44% |
| 2003-11-30 | $43.87B | $5.46B | 12.45% |
| 2003-08-31 | $42.55B | $5.31B | 12.48% |
| 2003-05-31 | $41.15B | $5.15B | 12.52% |
| 2003-02-28 | $40.23B | $5.00B | 12.43% |
| 2002-11-30 | $39.50B | $4.90B | 12.40% |
| 2002-08-31 | $38.76B | $4.78B | 12.33% |
| 2002-05-31 | $37.60B | $4.59B | 12.20% |
| 2002-02-28 | $36.70B | $4.45B | 12.12% |
| 2001-11-30 | $35.63B | $4.31B | 12.09% |
| 2001-08-31 | $34.80B | $4.20B | 12.07% |
| 2001-05-31 | $34.25B | $4.11B | 12.00% |
| 2001-02-28 | $33.43B | $4.03B | 12.05% |
| 2000-11-30 | $32.86B | $3.94B | 12.00% |
| 2000-08-31 | $32.17B | $3.84B | 11.94% |
| 2000-05-31 | $30.39B | $3.64B | 11.97% |
| 2000-02-29 | $29.55B | $3.54B | 11.98% |
| 1999-11-30 | $28.40B | $3.40B | 11.97% |
| 1999-08-31 | $27.46B | $3.29B | 11.97% |
| 1999-05-31 | $26.35B | $3.15B | 11.94% |
| 1999-02-28 | $25.64B | $3.06B | 11.93% |
| 1998-11-30 | $24.84B | $2.95B | 11.87% |
| 1998-08-31 | $24.27B | $2.89B | 11.90% |
| 1998-05-31 | $23.48B | $2.78B | 11.84% |
| 1998-02-28 | $22.98B | $2.71B | 11.80% |
| 1997-11-30 | $22.42B | $2.64B | 11.75% |
| 1997-08-31 | $21.87B | $2.56B | 11.70% |
| 1997-05-31 | $21.14B | $2.46B | 11.62% |
| 1997-02-28 | $20.62B | $2.39B | 11.57% |
| 1996-11-30 | $20.07B | $2.30B | 11.46% |
| 1996-08-31 | $19.57B | $2.22B | 11.35% |
| 1996-05-31 | $19.40B | $2.18B | 11.22% |
| 1996-02-29 | $18.98B | $2.12B | 11.14% |
| 1995-11-30 | $18.60B | $2.07B | 11.11% |
| 1995-08-31 | $18.25B | $2.02B | 11.08% |
| 1995-05-31 | $17.32B | $1.90B | 10.99% |
| 1995-02-28 | $17.04B | $1.88B | 11.04% |
| 1994-11-30 | $16.84B | $1.86B | 11.06% |
| 1994-08-31 | $16.49B | $1.83B | 11.07% |
| 1994-05-31 | $13.15B | $-1.19B | -9.01% |
| 1994-02-28 | $12.95B | $-1.21B | -9.33% |
| 1993-11-30 | $12.67B | $-1.23B | -9.72% |
| 1993-08-31 | $12.49B | $-1.26B | -10.07% |
| 1993-05-31 | $12.43B | $2.90B | 23.29% |
| 1993-02-28 | $10.72B | $4.23B | 39.42% |
| 1992-11-30 | $8.46B | $5.34B | 63.14% |
| Sector | Industry | Market Cap | Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|
| Retail/Wholesale | Retail - Discount & Variety | $442.974B | $275.235B |
| Costco Wholesale Corporation sells high volumes of foods and general merchandise at discounted prices through membership warehouses. The company also operates e-commerce websites in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Mexico, Korea, Taiwan, Japan and Australia. The company's warehouses offer an array of low-priced nationally branded and select private labeled products in a wide range of merchandise categories. Costco offers three types of memberships to its customers: Business, Gold Star, and Executive. Costco generates revenue from two sources: 1) Store sales and 2) Membership fees. Costco offers myriad varieties of food products as well as a vast range of household and lifestyle products, stationeries and appliances. The company also sells gasoline to customers at cheap prices and offers merchandise in the following categories: Food and Sundries, Hardlines, Fresh Foods, Softlines, Ancillary. | |||
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|---|---|---|---|
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| Dollar General (DG) | United States | $25.487B | 16.90 |
| Burlington Stores (BURL) | United States | $20.968B | 33.78 |
| Dollar Tree (DLTR) | United States | $19.641B | 17.16 |
| PriceSmart (PSMT) | United States | $4.852B | 30.97 |
| Sears Holdings (SHLDQ) | United States | $0.000B | 0.00 |