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

Costco Wholesale (COST) posted Cash & Equivalents of $17.4 billion for Q1 2026, up 7.19% on a QoQ basis from $16.2 billion in Q4 2025, and up 40.68% year-over-year from $12.4 billion in Q1 2025.

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

Costco Wholesale's Cash & Equivalents history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $17.4 billion for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Cash & Equivalents rose 40.68% year-over-year to $17.4 billion in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Feb 2026 was $17.4 billion (up 40.68% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $14.2 billion, up 42.95% from the prior year.
  • Cash & Equivalents was $17.4 billion for Q1 2026 at Costco Wholesale, up from $16.2 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Cash & Equivalents topped out at $17.4 billion in Q1 2026 and bottomed at $9.1 billion in Q1 2024.
  • A 5-year average of $12.6 billion and a median of $12.4 billion in 2025 frame the typical range for Cash & Equivalents.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Cash & Equivalents jumped 56.7% — and 2024, when it plunged 35.88%.
  • Costco Wholesale's Cash & Equivalents stood at $10.9 billion in 2022, then soared by 56.7% to $17.0 billion in 2023, then slumped by 35.88% to $10.9 billion in 2024, then soared by 48.68% to $16.2 billion in 2025, then climbed by 7.19% to $17.4 billion in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows COST's Cash & Equivalents at $17.4 billion in Q1 2026, $16.2 billion in Q4 2025, and $14.2 billion in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Cash & Equiv. (Qtr)
1 Walmart 862.66 Bn 858.28 Bn 42.63 Bn 10.73 Bn
2 Costco Wholesale 410.89 Bn 392.65 Bn 8.88 Bn 17.38 Bn
3 Target 61.06 Bn 57.53 Bn 7.38 Bn 3.53 Bn
4 Dollar General 25.36 Bn 24.22 Bn 3.32 Bn 1.14 Bn
5 Dollar Tree 22.75 Bn 21.75 Bn 1.83 Bn 1.01 Bn
6 BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings 11.75 Bn 11.72 Bn 1.03 Bn 27.83 Mn
7 Pricesmart 5.65 Bn 5.52 Bn 262.22 Mn 10.36 Mn
8 Bbb Foods 4.68 Bn 4.08 Bn 210.92 Mn -
9 Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings 4.00 Bn 3.70 Bn 310.92 Mn 259.68 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Feb 15, 2026 17.38 Bn
Nov 23, 2025 16.22 Bn
Aug 31, 2025 14.16 Bn
May 11, 2025 13.84 Bn
Feb 16, 2025 12.36 Bn
Nov 24, 2024 10.91 Bn
Sep 1, 2024 9.91 Bn
May 12, 2024 10.40 Bn
Feb 18, 2024 9.10 Bn
Nov 26, 2023 17.01 Bn
Sep 3, 2023 13.70 Bn
May 7, 2023 12.49 Bn
Feb 12, 2023 12.97 Bn
Nov 20, 2022 10.86 Bn
Aug 28, 2022 10.20 Bn
May 8, 2022 11.19 Bn
Feb 13, 2022 11.82 Bn
Nov 21, 2021 12.75 Bn
Aug 29, 2021 11.26 Bn
May 9, 2021 10.23 Bn