Costco Operating Expenses 2012-2026 | COST

Costco annual/quarterly operating expenses history and growth rate from 2012 to 2026. Operating expenses can be defined as the sum of all operating expenses for the given industry.
  • Costco operating expenses for the quarter ending May 31, 2026 were $67.712B, a 11.6% increase year-over-year.
  • Costco operating expenses for the twelve months ending May 31, 2026 were $282.362B, a 9.15% increase year-over-year.
  • Costco annual operating expenses for 2025 were $264.852B, a 8.03% increase from 2024.
  • Costco annual operating expenses for 2024 were $245.168B, a 4.69% increase from 2023.
  • Costco annual operating expenses for 2023 were $234.176B, a 6.85% increase from 2022.
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Costco Annual Operating Expenses
(Millions of US $)
2025 $264,852
2024 $245,168
2023 $234,176
2022 $219,161
2021 $189,221
2020 $161,326
2019 $147,966
2018 $137,096
2017 $124,914
2016 $115,047
2015 $112,575
2014 $109,420
2013 $102,103
2012 $96,378
2011 $86,476
Costco Quarterly Operating Expenses
(Millions of US $)
2026-05-31 $67,712
2026-02-28 $66,991
2025-11-30 $64,844
2025-08-31 $82,815
2025-05-31 $60,675
2025-02-28 $61,407
2024-11-30 $59,955
2024-08-31 $76,655
2024-05-31 $56,318
2024-02-29 $56,380
2023-11-30 $55,815
2023-08-31 $76,158
2023-05-31 $51,969
2023-02-28 $53,363
2022-11-30 $52,686
2022-08-31 $69,594
2022-05-31 $50,805
2022-02-28 $50,092
2021-11-30 $48,670
2021-08-31 $60,400
2021-05-31 $43,614
2021-02-28 $43,429
2020-11-30 $41,778
2020-08-31 $51,454
2020-05-31 $36,087
2020-02-29 $37,806
2019-11-30 $35,979
2019-08-31 $46,035
2019-05-31 $33,618
2019-02-28 $34,193
2018-11-30 $34,120
2018-08-31 $42,965
2018-05-31 $31,294
2018-02-28 $31,979
2017-11-30 $30,858
2017-08-31 $40,850
2017-05-31 $27,892
2017-02-28 $28,922
2016-11-30 $27,250
2016-08-31 $35,369
2016-05-31 $25,911
2016-02-29 $27,314
2015-11-30 $26,453
2015-08-31 $34,622
2015-05-31 $25,280
2015-02-28 $26,577
2014-11-30 $26,096
2014-08-31 $34,432
2014-05-31 $25,057
2014-02-28 $25,582
2013-11-30 $24,349
2013-08-31 $31,533
2013-05-31 $23,361
2013-02-28 $24,133
2012-11-30 $23,076
2012-08-31 $31,269
2012-05-31 $21,701
2012-02-29 $22,323
2011-11-30 $21,085
2011-08-31 $27,416
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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