Growth Metrics

Costco Wholesale (COST) Cash from Investing Activities (2016 - 2025)

Historic Cash from Investing Activities for Costco Wholesale (COST) over the last 17 years, with Q4 2025 value amounting to -$1.4 billion.

  • Costco Wholesale's Cash from Investing Activities fell 4192.89% to -$1.4 billion in Q4 2025 from the same period last year, while for Nov 2025 it was -$5.7 billion, marking a year-over-year decrease of 1384.25%. This contributed to the annual value of -$5.3 billion for FY2025, which is 2045.82% down from last year.
  • Per Costco Wholesale's latest filing, its Cash from Investing Activities stood at -$1.4 billion for Q4 2025, which was down 4192.89% from -$2.0 billion recorded in Q3 2025.
  • Costco Wholesale's Cash from Investing Activities' 5-year high stood at -$355.0 million during Q1 2021, with a 5-year trough of -$2.0 billion in Q3 2025.
  • In the last 5 years, Costco Wholesale's Cash from Investing Activities had a median value of -$1.1 billion in 2021 and averaged -$1.1 billion.
  • Its Cash from Investing Activities has fluctuated over the past 5 years, first skyrocketed by 6537.37% in 2023, then plummeted by 16912.57% in 2024.
  • Over the past 5 years, Costco Wholesale's Cash from Investing Activities (Quarter) stood at -$912.0 million in 2021, then fell by 15.9% to -$1.1 billion in 2022, then soared by 65.37% to -$366.0 million in 2023, then tumbled by 169.13% to -$985.0 million in 2024, then plummeted by 41.93% to -$1.4 billion in 2025.
  • Its last three reported values are -$1.4 billion in Q4 2025, -$2.0 billion for Q3 2025, and -$1.3 billion during Q2 2025.