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

Costco Wholesale has reported Capital Expenditures for 18 years, with the latest figure at $2.6 billion in Q1 2026.

• For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Capital Expenditures rose 332.45% year-over-year to $2.6 billion; the trailing twelve-month figure through Feb 2026 stood at $8.1 billion (up 578.23% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $5.5 billion, up 2608.37% from the prior year.
• Capital Expenditures for Q1 2026 stood at $2.6 billion, up from $258.0 million in the prior quarter.
• The five-year high for Capital Expenditures was $5.4 billion in Q3 2025, with the low at -$2.9 billion in Q3 2024.
• Historically, Capital Expenditures has averaged $702.4 million across 5 years, with a median of $723.0 million in 2022.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Capital Expenditures sank 244.67% — and 2024, when it soared 931.07%.
• Costco Wholesale's Capital Expenditures stood at $1.1 billion in 2022, then slumped by 80.79% to $203.0 million in 2023, then surged by 522.66% to $1.3 billion in 2024, then slumped by 79.59% to $258.0 million in 2025, then jumped by 891.09% to $2.6 billion in 2026.
• The last three Capital Expenditures figures came in at $2.6 billion (Q1 2026), $258.0 million (Q4 2025), and $5.4 billion (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.