Costco Wholesale (COST) Cash & Current Investments (2009 - 2026)
Costco Wholesale (COST) reported Cash & Current Investments of $20 billion for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended May 10, 2026), up 34.7% from $14.85 billion a year earlier and up 9.6% from the prior quarter.
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Costco Wholesale (COST) Cash & Current Investments (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025 (ended Aug 31, 2025), Costco Wholesale posted Cash & Current Investments of $15.28 billion, up 37.2% from FY2024.
- Cash & Current Investments has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 2.8% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By fiscal year, Cash & Current Investments came in at $11.14 billion in FY2024 (-26.8%), $15.23 billion in FY2023 (+37.9%), $11.05 billion in FY2022 (-9.2%) and $12.18 billion in FY2021 (-8.5%).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Cash & Current Investments in data going back to fiscal Q2 2009.
- Year over year, Cash & Current Investments has now increased in each of the last six quarters, with growth averaging 19.0% over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Cash & Current Investments in five years was fiscal Q1 2024 (growth of 53.0%); the low point was fiscal Q1 2025 (a decline of 33.8%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026 came in at $18.24 billion (Q2 2026), $17.18 billion (Q1 2026) and $15.28 billion (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cash & Current Investments (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walmart | 827.17 Bn | 789.87 Bn | 49.13 Bn | 11.53 Bn |
| 2 | Costco Wholesale | 408.32 Bn | 337.62 Bn | 9.01 Bn | 20.00 Bn |
| 3 | Sysco | 37.11 Bn | 31.36 Bn | 4.13 Bn | 1.79 Bn |
| 4 | Kroger | 34.86 Bn | 21.01 Bn | 7.86 Bn | 1.68 Bn |
| 5 | Dollar General | 26.24 Bn | 20.91 Bn | 3.68 Bn | 1.59 Bn |
| 6 | Caseys General Stores | 22.83 Bn | 20.83 Bn | 1.24 Bn | 524.06 Mn |
| 7 | Dollar Tree | 21.05 Bn | 17.67 Bn | 2.10 Bn | 1.06 Bn |
| 8 | US Foods Holding | 20.97 Bn | 20.76 Bn | 1.92 Bn | 56.00 Mn |
| 9 | Tractor Supply | 16.22 Bn | 15.39 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 231.59 Mn |
| 10 | Performance Food | 14.65 Bn | 14.43 Bn | 2.17 Bn | 92.40 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |
API Access
Costco Wholesale Cash & Current Investments 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=cash-and-current-investments&ticker=COST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "cash-and-current-investments", "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=cash-and-current-investments&ticker=COST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();