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

Costco Wholesale (COST) posted Cash & Current Investments of $18.2 billion for Q1 2026, up 6.15% on a QoQ basis from $17.2 billion in Q4 2025, and up 38.62% year-over-year from $13.2 billion in Q1 2025.

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

Costco Wholesale's Cash & Current Investments history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $18.2 billion for 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 was $18.2 billion for Q1 2026 at Costco Wholesale, up from $17.2 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Cash & Current Investments topped out at $18.2 billion in Q1 2026 and bottomed at $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 tumbled 33.79%.
  • Costco Wholesale's Cash & Current Investments stood at $11.7 billion in 2022, then jumped by 53.04% to $17.9 billion in 2023, then tumbled by 33.79% to $11.8 billion in 2024, then surged by 45.29% to $17.2 billion in 2025, then climbed by 6.15% to $18.2 billion in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows COST's Cash & Current Investments at $18.2 billion in Q1 2026, $17.2 billion in Q4 2025, and $15.3 billion in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Cash & Current Investments (Qtr)
1 Walmart 891.77 Bn 881.04 Bn 42.63 Bn 10.73 Bn
2 Costco Wholesale 423.06 Bn 404.82 Bn 8.88 Bn 18.24 Bn
3 Target 63.69 Bn 60.16 Bn 7.38 Bn 3.53 Bn
4 Dollar General 27.35 Bn 26.21 Bn 3.32 Bn 1.14 Bn
5 Dollar Tree 24.47 Bn 23.47 Bn 1.83 Bn 1.01 Bn
6 BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings 12.30 Bn 12.27 Bn 1.03 Bn 27.83 Mn
7 Pricesmart 5.66 Bn 5.54 Bn 262.22 Mn 124.10 Mn
8 Bbb Foods 4.72 Bn 4.12 Bn 210.92 Mn 155.37 Mn
9 Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings 4.12 Bn 3.82 Bn 310.92 Mn 296.31 Mn

Historic Data

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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
May 9, 2021 11.13 Bn