Costco Wholesale COST
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$902.52 -0.08 (-0.01%)
As of: Sep 10, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

Costco Wholesale (COST) Capital Expenditures (2009 - 2026)

Costco Wholesale's (COST) quarterly Capital Expenditures came in at $1.4 billion in Q2 2026, up 24.93% on a YoY basis from $1.1 billion in Q2 2025, and up 9.62% quarter-over-quarter from $1.3 billion in Q1 2026.

Analysis

Costco Wholesale (COST) Capital Expenditures (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Costco Wholesale (COST) has reported Capital Expenditures for 18 consecutive years, with $1.4 billion the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q2 2026, Capital Expenditures rose 24.93% year-over-year to $1.4 billion; the trailing twelve-month figure through May 2026 stood at $6.2 billion (up 21.24% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $5.5 billion, up 16.73% from the prior year.
  • Capital Expenditures rose to $1.4 billion in Q2 2026 per COST's latest filing, from $1.3 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Capital Expenditures topped out at $2.0 billion in Q3 2025 and bottomed at $723.0 million in Q1 2022.
  • Historically, Capital Expenditures has averaged $1.2 billion across 5 years, with a median of $1.1 billion in 2025.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Capital Expenditures decreased 16.93% in 2022, then grew 29.51% in 2024.
  • Over 5 years, Capital Expenditures stood at $1.1 billion in 2022, then decreased by 1.61% to $1.0 billion in 2023, then advanced by 21.54% to $1.3 billion in 2024, then advanced by 20.73% to $1.5 billion in 2025, then declined by 7.4% to $1.4 billion in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Capital Expenditures over the past three periods registered $1.4 billion, $1.3 billion, and $1.5 billion for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Capital Expenditures (Qtr)
1 Costco Wholesale 400.60 Bn 380.60 Bn 9.01 Bn 1.41 Bn
2 BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings 11.43 Bn 11.40 Bn 1.11 Bn 177.34 Mn
3 Pricesmart 5.13 Bn 4.81 Bn 262.22 Mn 55.73 Mn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
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
Aug 29, 2021 1.09 Bn