Costco Wholesale (COST) Capital Expenditures (2009 - 2026)
Costco Wholesale's Capital Expenditures was $2.21 billion in fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Aug 30, 2026), up 12.3% from $1.97 billion a year earlier.
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Costco Wholesale (COST) Capital Expenditures (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Aug 30, 2026), Capital Expenditures at Costco Wholesale came in at $6.44 billion, up 17.0% from FY2025.
- Capital Expenditures has now increased for six consecutive fiscal years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 12.4% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In earlier fiscal years, Capital Expenditures was $5.5 billion in FY2025 (+16.7%), $4.71 billion in FY2024 (+9.0%), $4.32 billion in FY2023 (+11.1%) and $3.89 billion in FY2022 (+8.4%).
- The fiscal Q4 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Capital Expenditures in data going back to fiscal Q2 2009.
- Compared with a year earlier, Capital Expenditures has increased for 11 straight quarters, with growth averaging 16.8% over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Capital Expenditures over five years was fiscal Q3 2024 (growth of 29.5%); the worst was fiscal Q3 2022 (a decline of 16.9%).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Capex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walmart | 961.60 Bn | 918.03 Bn | 49.13 Bn | 7.50 Bn |
| 2 | Costco Wholesale | 451.41 Bn | 374.69 Bn | 12.19 Bn | 2.21 Bn |
| 3 | Kroger | 41.07 Bn | 27.22 Bn | 7.86 Bn | - |
| 4 | Sysco | 40.11 Bn | 34.36 Bn | 4.13 Bn | 239.00 Mn |
| 5 | Dollar General | 30.55 Bn | 25.23 Bn | 3.68 Bn | 406.85 Mn |
| 6 | Caseys General Stores | 26.34 Bn | 24.34 Bn | 1.24 Bn | 194.40 Mn |
| 7 | Dollar Tree | 24.96 Bn | 21.58 Bn | 2.10 Bn | 246.30 Mn |
| 8 | US Foods Holding | 22.77 Bn | 22.57 Bn | 1.92 Bn | 76.00 Mn |
| 9 | Tractor Supply | 18.16 Bn | 17.32 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 233.10 Mn |
| 10 | Performance Food | 15.22 Bn | 15.00 Bn | 2.17 Bn | 118.20 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 30, 2026 | 2.21 Bn |
| May 10, 2026 | 1.41 Bn |
| Feb 15, 2026 | 1.29 Bn |
| Nov 23, 2025 | 1.53 Bn |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 1.97 Bn |
| May 11, 2025 | 1.13 Bn |
| Feb 16, 2025 | 1.14 Bn |
| Nov 24, 2024 | 1.26 Bn |
| Sep 1, 2024 | 1.58 Bn |
| May 12, 2024 | 1.06 Bn |
| Feb 18, 2024 | 1.03 Bn |
| Nov 26, 2023 | 1.04 Bn |
| Sep 3, 2023 | 1.56 Bn |
| May 7, 2023 | 820.00 Mn |
| Feb 12, 2023 | 890.00 Mn |
| Nov 20, 2022 | 1.06 Bn |
| Aug 28, 2022 | 1.26 Bn |
| May 8, 2022 | 854.00 Mn |
| Feb 13, 2022 | 723.00 Mn |
| Nov 21, 2021 | 1.06 Bn |
API Access
Costco Wholesale Capital Expenditures API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=capital-expenditures&ticker=COST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "capital-expenditures", "ticker": "COST", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=capital-expenditures&ticker=COST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();