What is Costco Wholesale's SG&A?

Costco Wholesale (COST) reported SG&A of $6.19B in Q1 2026.

How has Costco Wholesale's SG&A changed year-over-year?

Costco Wholesale's SG&A increased by 9.1% year-over-year, from $5.68B to $6.19B.

What is the long-term trend for Costco Wholesale's SG&A?

Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Costco Wholesale's SG&A has grown at a 7.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $18.54B to $24.97B.

Combined selling expenses (sales force, marketing, distribution) and general & administrative costs (management, legal, accounting, facilities) — the broadest opex category.

Costco Wholesale COST SG&A

SG&A at other companies

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$5.56B+21.2%

Walmart WMT

$37.2B+8.9%

Dollar TreeDLTR

$1.38B+9.0%

BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc.BJ

$806.01M+5.9%

Murphy USAMUSA

$56.6M-5.8%

Albertsons CompaniesACI

$6B+24.1%

Segments

By segment

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United States$14.31B+8.7%

Other International$2.29B+12.1%

Canada$2.2B+11.3%

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$70.5B+11.6%

Gross profit$9.0B+9.7%

Operating income$2.8B+11.3%

Net income$2.2B+15.2%

EPS (diluted)$4.93+15.2%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$18.9B+36.9%

Total debt$8.1B-2.7%

Total equity$33.5B+23.5%

Total assets$86.4B+14.5%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$11.1B+17.6%

CapEx$4.2B+19.7%

Free cash flow$6.9B+16.3%

Valuation

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Market cap$404.88B-8.0%

Enterprise value$394.07B-9.3%

P/E45.8×-10.3×

P/S1.4×-0.3×

Profitability

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Gross margin12.9%+0.1pp

Operating margin3.8%+0.1pp

Net margin3%+0.1pp

FCF margin3.8%—

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity29.2%-2.9pp

Debt / equity0.2×-0.1×

Current ratio1.1×+0.1×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Costco Wholesale in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpense.

The official record: Costco Wholesale’s 10-Q, filed June 3, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Costco Wholesale's SG&A?: Costco Wholesale (COST) reported SG&A of $6.19B in Q1 2026.
How has Costco Wholesale's SG&A changed year-over-year?: Costco Wholesale's SG&A increased by 9.1% year-over-year, from $5.68B to $6.19B.
What is the long-term trend for Costco Wholesale's SG&A?: Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Costco Wholesale's SG&A has grown at a 7.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $18.54B to $24.97B.
What does SG&A mean?: Combined selling expenses (sales force, marketing, distribution) and general & administrative costs (management, legal, accounting, facilities) — the broadest opex category.