Tax
Income Tax
Costco Wholesale Income Tax increased by 17.9% to $686.00M in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 8.2%, from $634.00M to $686.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Income Tax shows an upward trend with a 14.2% CAGR. This is a positive signal — lower values indicate better performance for this metric.
Analysis
StatementIncome Statement
SectionTax
CategoryProfitability
SignalLower is better
VolatilityStable
First reportedQ1 2014
Last reportedQ1 2026
How to read this metric
An increase relative to pre-tax income may signal a higher effective tax rate or changes in tax legislation, while a decrease may indicate tax benefits or lower jurisdictional rates.
Detailed definition
Represents the total provision for income taxes recognized by the company during the reporting period, including both cu...
Peer comparison
Highly dependent on the company's geographic footprint and tax planning strategies compared to peers.
Metric ID:
income_tax_expenseHistorical Data
20 periods
| Q1 '21 | Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $417.00M | $597.00M | $351.00M | $481.00M | $455.00M | $638.00M | $406.00M | $517.00M | $469.00M | $803.00M | $517.00M | $494.00M | $603.00M | $759.00M | $508.00M | $634.00M | $677.00M | $900.00M | $582.00M | $686.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | +43.2% | -41.2% | +37.0% | -5.4% | +40.2% | -36.4% | +27.3% | -9.3% | +71.2% | -35.6% | -4.4% | +22.1% | +25.9% | -33.1% | +24.8% | +6.8% | +32.9% | -35.3% | +17.9% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +9.1% | +6.9% | +15.7% | +7.5% | +3.1% | +25.9% | +27.3% | -4.4% | +28.6% | -5.5% | -1.7% | +28.3% | +12.3% | +18.6% | +14.6% | +8.2% |
Range$351.00M – $900.00M
CAGR+11.0%
Avg YoY Growth+12.1%
Median YoY Growth+10.7%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Costco Wholesale's income tax?
- Costco Wholesale (COST) reported income tax of $686.00M in Q4 2025.
- How has Costco Wholesale's income tax changed year-over-year?
- Costco Wholesale's income tax increased by 8.2% year-over-year, from $634.00M to $686.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Costco Wholesale's income tax?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Costco Wholesale's income tax has grown at a 14.2% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $1.60B to $2.72B.
- What does income tax mean?
- The total amount of income tax the company is required to pay on its earnings.