Costco Wholesale COST
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At close: Aug 21, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Costco Wholesale (COST) Cash & Current Investments (2009 - 2026)

Costco Wholesale's (COST) quarterly Cash & Current Investments came in at $18.2 billion in Q1 2026, up 38.62% YoY from $13.2 billion in Q1 2025, and up 6.15% on a QoQ basis from $17.2 billion in Q4 2025.

Costco Wholesale (COST) Cash & Current Investments (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Costco Wholesale (COST) has 18 years of Cash & Current Investments data on file, last reported at $18.2 billion in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Cash & Current Investments rose 38.62% year-over-year to $18.2 billion in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Feb 2026 was $18.2 billion (up 38.62% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $15.3 billion, up 37.15% from the prior year.
  • Cash & Current Investments advanced to $18.2 billion in Q1 2026, from $17.2 billion in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Cash & Current Investments ranged from a high of $18.2 billion in Q1 2026 to a low of $10.3 billion in Q1 2024.
  • A 5-year average of $13.6 billion and a median of $13.2 billion in 2025 frame the typical range for Cash & Current Investments.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Cash & Current Investments surged 53.04% — and 2024, when it plunged 33.79%.
  • Tracing COST's Cash & Current Investments over 5 years: stood at $11.7 billion in 2022, then surged by 53.04% to $17.9 billion in 2023, then sank by 33.79% to $11.8 billion in 2024, then soared by 45.29% to $17.2 billion in 2025, then gained by 6.15% to $18.2 billion in 2026.
  • The last three Cash & Current Investments figures came in at $18.2 billion (Q1 2026), $17.2 billion (Q4 2025), and $15.3 billion (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Cash & Current Investments (Qtr)
1 Walmart 824.27 Bn 813.54 Bn 44.69 Bn 10.73 Bn
2 Costco Wholesale 420.42 Bn 400.43 Bn 9.01 Bn 20.00 Bn
3 Target 74.99 Bn 71.45 Bn 7.38 Bn 3.53 Bn
4 Dollar General 27.11 Bn 25.76 Bn 3.41 Bn 1.35 Bn
5 Dollar Tree 25.75 Bn 24.74 Bn 1.83 Bn 1.01 Bn
6 BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings 12.37 Bn 12.34 Bn 1.03 Bn 27.83 Mn
7 Bbb Foods 6.05 Bn 5.36 Bn 250.62 Mn 237.19 Mn
8 Pricesmart 5.24 Bn 4.92 Bn 262.22 Mn 322.19 Mn
9 Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings 4.63 Bn 4.38 Bn 275.96 Mn 249.66 Mn

Historic Data

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May 10, 2026 20.00 Bn
Feb 15, 2026 18.24 Bn
Nov 23, 2025 17.18 Bn
Aug 31, 2025 15.28 Bn
May 11, 2025 14.85 Bn
Feb 16, 2025 13.16 Bn
Nov 24, 2024 11.83 Bn
Sep 1, 2024 11.14 Bn
May 12, 2024 11.50 Bn
Feb 18, 2024 10.32 Bn
Nov 26, 2023 17.86 Bn
Sep 3, 2023 15.23 Bn
May 7, 2023 13.71 Bn
Feb 12, 2023 13.71 Bn
Nov 20, 2022 11.67 Bn
Aug 28, 2022 11.05 Bn
May 8, 2022 11.83 Bn
Feb 13, 2022 12.30 Bn
Nov 21, 2021 13.48 Bn
Aug 29, 2021 12.18 Bn