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Costco Wholesale (COST) Capital Expenditures (2016 - 2026)

Costco Wholesale's Capital Expenditures history spans 18 years, with the latest figure at $2.6 billion for Q1 2026.

  • For Q1 2026, Capital Expenditures rose 332.45% year-over-year to $2.6 billion; the TTM value through Feb 2026 reached $8.1 billion, up 578.23%, while the annual FY2025 figure was $5.5 billion, 2608.37% up from the prior year.
  • Capital Expenditures reached $2.6 billion in Q1 2026 per COST's latest filing, up from $258.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Capital Expenditures ranged from a high of $5.4 billion in Q3 2025 to a low of -$2.9 billion in Q3 2024.
  • Average Capital Expenditures over 5 years is $702.4 million, with a median of $723.0 million recorded in 2022.
  • Peak YoY movement for Capital Expenditures: plummeted 244.67% in 2023, then skyrocketed 931.07% in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Capital Expenditures shows it stood at $1.1 billion in 2022, then tumbled by 80.79% to $203.0 million in 2023, then skyrocketed by 522.66% to $1.3 billion in 2024, then tumbled by 79.59% to $258.0 million in 2025, then soared by 891.09% to $2.6 billion in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for COST's Capital Expenditures are $2.6 billion (Q1 2026), $258.0 million (Q4 2025), and $5.4 billion (Q3 2025).