Costco Wholesale (COST) Accounts Payables (2009 - 2026)

Costco Wholesale (COST) posted Accounts Payables of $20.6 billion for Q1 2026, down 12.19% on a QoQ basis from $23.5 billion in Q4 2025, and up 10.95% year-over-year from $18.6 billion in Q1 2025.

Costco Wholesale (COST) Accounts Payables (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Costco Wholesale's Accounts Payables history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $20.6 billion for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Accounts Payables rose 10.95% year-over-year to $20.6 billion in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Feb 2026 was $20.6 billion (up 10.95% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $19.8 billion, up 1.86% from the prior year.
  • Accounts Payables was $20.6 billion for Q1 2026 at Costco Wholesale, down from $23.5 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Accounts Payables topped out at $23.5 billion in Q4 2025 and bottomed at $16.4 billion in Q1 2023.
  • A 5-year average of $18.9 billion and a median of $18.6 billion in 2025 frame the typical range for Accounts Payables.
  • Peak annual rise in Accounts Payables reached 18.81% in 2022, while the deepest fall reached 6.2% in 2022.
  • Costco Wholesale's Accounts Payables stood at $18.3 billion in 2022, then advanced by 10.95% to $20.4 billion in 2023, then increased by 7.05% to $21.8 billion in 2024, then advanced by 7.89% to $23.5 billion in 2025, then slipped by 12.19% to $20.6 billion in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows COST's Accounts Payables at $20.6 billion in Q1 2026, $23.5 billion in Q4 2025, and $19.8 billion in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Accounts Payables (Qtr)
1 Walmart 862.66 Bn 858.28 Bn 42.63 Bn 62.88 Bn
2 Costco Wholesale 410.89 Bn 392.65 Bn 8.88 Bn 20.65 Bn
3 Target 61.06 Bn 57.53 Bn 7.38 Bn 12.19 Bn
4 Dollar General 25.36 Bn 24.22 Bn 3.32 Bn 4.05 Bn
5 Dollar Tree 22.75 Bn 21.75 Bn 1.83 Bn 1.56 Bn
6 BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings 11.75 Bn 11.72 Bn 1.03 Bn 1.44 Bn
7 Pricesmart 5.65 Bn 5.52 Bn 262.22 Mn 556.67 Mn
8 Bbb Foods 4.68 Bn 4.08 Bn 210.92 Mn 40.41 Mn
9 Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings 4.00 Bn 3.70 Bn 310.92 Mn 169.35 Mn

Historic Data

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Feb 15, 2026 20.65 Bn
Nov 23, 2025 23.51 Bn
Aug 31, 2025 19.78 Bn
May 11, 2025 19.82 Bn
Feb 16, 2025 18.61 Bn
Nov 24, 2024 21.79 Bn
Sep 1, 2024 19.42 Bn
May 12, 2024 18.84 Bn
Feb 18, 2024 17.49 Bn
Nov 26, 2023 20.36 Bn
Sep 3, 2023 17.48 Bn
May 7, 2023 16.85 Bn
Feb 12, 2023 16.41 Bn
Nov 20, 2022 18.35 Bn
Aug 28, 2022 17.85 Bn
May 8, 2022 17.65 Bn
Feb 13, 2022 17.09 Bn
Nov 21, 2021 19.56 Bn
Aug 29, 2021 16.28 Bn
May 9, 2021 15.54 Bn