Supplemental
Taxes Paid
Costco Wholesale Taxes Paid increased by 325.1% to $1.02B in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 27.3%, from $798.00M to $1.02B. 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
StatementCash Flow Statement
SectionSupplemental
CategoryProfitability
SignalLower is better
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ1 2014
Last reportedQ4 2025
How to read this metric
High cash taxes relative to earnings may indicate limited tax planning opportunities or specific jurisdictional tax requirements.
Detailed definition
The actual cash outflow for income taxes during the period, which may differ from the tax expense reported on the income...
Peer comparison
Comparable across peers in the same tax jurisdictions; useful for calculating effective cash tax rates.
Metric ID:
income_taxes_paidHistorical Data
18 periods
| Q1 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $867.00M | $206.00M | $469.00M | $1.12B | $144.00M | $214.00M | $636.00M | $1.44B | $0.00 | $210.00M | $1.20B | $1.45B | $401.00M | $798.00M | $1.65B | $70.00M | $239.00M | $1.02B |
| QoQ Change | — | -76.2% | +127.7% | +139.0% | -87.2% | +48.6% | +197.2% | +126.9% | -100.0% | — | +470.0% | +21.1% | -72.3% | +99.0% | +106.5% | -95.8% | +241.4% | +325.1% |
| 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% | +27.3% |
Range$0.00 – $1.65B
CAGR+3.8%
Avg YoY Growth+11.0%
Median YoY Growth+13.7%
Current Streak2 quarters growth
Taxes Paid at Other Companies
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Costco Wholesale's taxes paid?
- Costco Wholesale (COST) reported taxes paid of $1.02B in Q4 2025.
- How has Costco Wholesale's taxes paid changed year-over-year?
- Costco Wholesale's taxes paid increased by 27.3% year-over-year, from $798.00M to $1.02B.
- 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 cash paid to tax authorities during the period.