Discontinued — last reported Q2 '20
Taxes Paid
SupplementalCostco Wholesale Taxes Paid increased by 3.0% to $239.00M in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 40.4%, from $401.00M to $239.00M. Over 2 years (FY 2022 to FY 2025), Taxes Paid shows an upward trend with a 22.6% CAGR. This increase may warrant attention — for this metric, lower values are generally preferred.
Analysis
How to read this metric
Significant divergence from income statement tax expense can signal timing differences, tax credits, or the impact of international tax strategies.
Detailed definition
The actual amount of cash disbursed to tax authorities for corporate income taxes during the period, as opposed to the a...
Peer comparison
Global corporations often have complex cash tax profiles due to varying international tax jurisdictions and repatriation activities.
cf_income_taxes_paidHistorical Data
| Q2 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $867.00M | $206.00M | $469.00M | $1.12B | $136.00M | $214.00M | $636.00M | $1.44B | $0.00 | $210.00M | $1.20B | $1.45B | $401.00M | $798.00M | $1.65B | $232.00M | $239.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | -76.2% | +127.7% | +139.0% | -87.9% | +57.4% | +197.2% | +126.9% | -100.0% | — | +470.0% | +21.1% | -72.3% | +99.0% | +106.5% | -85.9% | +3.0% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | +29.3% | — | +3.9% | +35.6% | +28.7% | -100.0% | -1.9% | +88.2% | +0.4% | +91.0% | -33.3% | +13.7% | — | -40.4% |
Taxes Paid at Other Companies
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Costco Wholesale's taxes paid?
- Costco Wholesale (COST) reported taxes paid of $239.00M in Q4 2025.
- How has Costco Wholesale's taxes paid changed year-over-year?
- Costco Wholesale's taxes paid decreased by 40.4% year-over-year, from $401.00M to $239.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Costco Wholesale's taxes paid?
- Over 2 years (2022 to 2025), Costco Wholesale's taxes paid has grown at a 22.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $1.94B to $2.92B.
- What does taxes paid mean?
- The actual amount of cash the company sent to the government for taxes this year.