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

Costco Wholesale (COST) has disclosed Capital Expenditures for 18 consecutive years, with -$1.3 billion as the latest value for Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Capital Expenditures fell 158.76% year-over-year to -$1.3 billion, compared with a TTM value of -$2.0 billion through Feb 2026, down 128.32%, and an annual FY2025 reading of $193.0 million, down 95.9% over the prior year.
  • Capital Expenditures was -$1.3 billion for Q1 2026 at Costco Wholesale, down from $1.5 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Capital Expenditures topped out at $4.5 billion in Q3 2024 and bottomed at -$3.3 billion in Q3 2025.
  • Average Capital Expenditures over 5 years is $503.6 million, with a median of $820.0 million recorded in 2023.
  • Peak annual rise in Capital Expenditures hit 3823.73% in 2025, while the deepest fall reached 173.72% in 2025.
  • Year by year, Capital Expenditures stood at $1.1 billion in 2022, then tumbled by 80.79% to $203.0 million in 2023, then grew by 0.49% to $204.0 million in 2024, then skyrocketed by 648.04% to $1.5 billion in 2025, then crashed by 184.6% to -$1.3 billion in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows Capital Expenditures for COST at -$1.3 billion in Q1 2026, $1.5 billion in Q4 2025, and -$3.3 billion in Q3 2025.