TTM
4.9%
YoY change
+0.09pp
Trough year (1993)
1.1%
Peak year (2025)
4.9%
Latest annual
4.9%
EBITDA Margin history chart for Costco (COST) from 1985 to 2025
Latest: 4.9%
EBITDA Margin change chart for Costco (COST) from 1985 to 2025
Latest: +0.09pp
EBITDA Margin history table for Costco (COST) from 1985 to 2025
| 2025 | 4.9% | +0.09pp | ||
| 2024 | 4.8% | +0.35pp | ||
| 2023 | 4.4% | +0.06pp | ||
| 2022 | 4.4% | -0.04pp | ||
| 2021 | 4.4% | +0.10pp | ||
| 2020 | 4.3% | +0.11pp | ||
| 2019 | 4.2% | -0.07pp | ||
| 2018 | 4.3% | -0.03pp | ||
| 2017 | 4.3% | +0.08pp | ||
| 2016 | 4.2% | +0.04pp | ||
| 2015 | 4.2% | +0.33pp | ||
| 2014 | 3.9% | -0.04pp | ||
| 2013 | 3.9% | +0.09pp | ||
| 2012 | 3.8% | +0.03pp | ||
| 2011 | 3.8% | -0.03pp | ||
| 2010 | 3.8% | +0.21pp | ||
| 2009 | 3.6% | -0.23pp | ||
| 2008 | 3.8% | +0.44pp | ||
| 2007 | 3.4% | -0.19pp | ||
| 2006 | 3.6% | -0.16pp | ||
| 2005 | 3.7% | -0.07pp | ||
| 2004 | 3.8% | +0.16pp | ||
| 2003 | 3.6% | -0.16pp | ||
| 2002 | 3.8% | +0.08pp | ||
| 2001 | 3.7% | -0.30pp | ||
| 2000 | 4.0% | +0.06pp | ||
| 1999 | 4.0% | -0.10pp | ||
| 1998 | 4.1% | +0.57pp | ||
| 1997 | 3.5% | +0.15pp | ||
| 1996 | 3.3% | +1.85pp | ||
| 1995 | 1.5% | -1.76pp | ||
| 1994 | 3.3% | +2.14pp | ||
| 1993 | 1.1% | -0.06pp | ||
| 1992 | 1.2% | -0.29pp | ||
| 1991 | 1.5% | -0.45pp | ||
| 1990 | 1.9% | +0.06pp | ||
| 1989 | 1.8% | +0.04pp | ||
| 1988 | 1.8% | -2.35pp | ||
| 1987 | 4.2% | -0.07pp | ||
| 1986 | 4.2% | +1.53pp | ||
| 1985 | 2.7% | — |
- 20254.9%+0.09pp
- 20244.8%+0.35pp
- 20234.4%+0.06pp
- 20224.4%-0.04pp
- 20214.4%+0.10pp
- 20204.3%+0.11pp
- 20194.2%-0.07pp
- 20184.3%-0.03pp
- 20174.3%+0.08pp
- 20164.2%+0.04pp
- 20154.2%+0.33pp
- 20143.9%-0.04pp
- 20133.9%+0.09pp
- 20123.8%+0.03pp
- 20113.8%-0.03pp
- 20103.8%+0.21pp
- 20093.6%-0.23pp
- 20083.8%+0.44pp
- 20073.4%-0.19pp
- 20063.6%-0.16pp
- 20053.7%-0.07pp
- 20043.8%+0.16pp
- 20033.6%-0.16pp
- 20023.8%+0.08pp
- 20013.7%-0.30pp
- 20004.0%+0.06pp
- 19994.0%-0.10pp
- 19984.1%+0.57pp
- 19973.5%+0.15pp
- 19963.3%+1.85pp
- 19951.5%-1.76pp
- 19943.3%+2.14pp
- 19931.1%-0.06pp
- 19921.2%-0.29pp
- 19911.5%-0.45pp
- 19901.9%+0.06pp
- 19891.8%+0.04pp
- 19881.8%-2.35pp
- 19874.2%-0.07pp
- 19864.2%+1.53pp
- 19852.7%—
EBITDA Margin values are taken from Costco's reported income statements (quarterly 10-Q and annual 10-K filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission). Each row shows the period end date and the filing date. YoY compares each figure to the same period one year earlier. Amounts are in USD as filed.
About EBITDA Margin at Costco (COST)
According to Costco's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported EBITDA margin is 4.9%. EBITDA margin is EBITDA divided by revenue — earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization as a percentage of sales. By stripping out non-cash charges and capital-structure effects, it approximates operating cash profitability and is widely used to compare companies with different asset bases and leverage.
Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .
In 2025, Costco (COST) EBITDA margin totalled 4.87% – expanded 0.1 percentage points year-over-year.
2025 marks the peak EBITDA margin at 4.87%, with the historical low of 1.11% recorded in 1993.
Costco EBITDA Margin by Year
Costco EBITDA Margin 2025: 4.9%
Costco posted EBITDA margin of 4.87% in 2025, expanded 0.1 percentage points from 2024. This figure represents the highest annual value in the available history.
Costco EBITDA Margin 2024: 4.8%
In 2024, Costco reported EBITDA margin of 4.77%, expanded 0.3 percentage points from 2023.
Costco EBITDA Margin 2023: 4.4%
Costco EBITDA margin in 2023 was 4.43%, expanded 0.1 percentage points from 2022.
Costco EBITDA Margin 2022: 4.4%
2022's EBITDA margin for Costco came in at 4.36%, contracted 0.0 percentage points from 2021.
Costco EBITDA Margin 2021: 4.4%
Costco EBITDA margin in 2021 was 4.41%.
See more financial history for Costco (COST).
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