Growth Metrics

Costco Wholesale (COST) Cash & Equivalents (2016 - 2026)

Costco Wholesale filings provide 18 years of Cash & Equivalents readings, the most recent being $17.4 billion for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Cash & Equivalents rose 40.68% to $17.4 billion in Q1 2026 year-over-year; TTM through Feb 2026 was $17.4 billion, a 40.68% increase, with the full-year FY2025 number at $14.2 billion, up 42.95% from a year prior.
  • Cash & Equivalents hit $17.4 billion in Q1 2026 for Costco Wholesale, up from $16.2 billion in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Cash & Equivalents ranged from a high of $17.4 billion in Q1 2026 to a low of $9.1 billion in Q1 2024.
  • Median Cash & Equivalents over the past 5 years was $12.4 billion (2025), compared with a mean of $12.6 billion.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Cash & Equivalents: soared 56.7% in 2023 and later plummeted 35.88% in 2024.
  • Costco Wholesale's Cash & Equivalents stood at $10.9 billion in 2022, then soared by 56.7% to $17.0 billion in 2023, then crashed by 35.88% to $10.9 billion in 2024, then soared by 48.68% to $16.2 billion in 2025, then rose by 7.19% to $17.4 billion in 2026.
  • The last three reported values for Cash & Equivalents were $17.4 billion (Q1 2026), $16.2 billion (Q4 2025), and $14.2 billion (Q3 2025) per Business Quant data.