Costco Wholesale (COST) Cash & Equivalents (2009 - 2026)

Costco Wholesale has reported Cash & Equivalents for 18 years, with the latest figure at $17.4 billion in Q1 2026.

• For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Cash & Equivalents rose 40.68% year-over-year to $17.4 billion; the trailing twelve-month figure through Feb 2026 stood at $17.4 billion (up 40.68% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $14.2 billion, up 42.95% from the prior year.
• Cash & Equivalents for Q1 2026 stood at $17.4 billion, up from $16.2 billion in the prior quarter.
• The five-year high for Cash & Equivalents was $17.4 billion in Q1 2026, with the low at $9.1 billion in Q1 2024.
• Historically, Cash & Equivalents has averaged $12.6 billion across 5 years, with a median of $12.4 billion in 2025.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Cash & Equivalents jumped 56.7% — and 2024, when it sank 35.88%.
• Costco Wholesale's Cash & Equivalents stood at $10.9 billion in 2022, then jumped by 56.7% to $17.0 billion in 2023, then plunged by 35.88% to $10.9 billion in 2024, then jumped by 48.68% to $16.2 billion in 2025, then gained by 7.19% to $17.4 billion in 2026.
• The last three Cash & Equivalents figures came in at $17.4 billion (Q1 2026), $16.2 billion (Q4 2025), and $14.2 billion (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.