Costco Wholesale (COST) Cash from Investing Activities (2009 - 2026)

Costco Wholesale has reported Cash from Investing Activities for 18 years, with the latest figure at -$1.2 billion in Q1 2026.

• For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Cash from Investing Activities fell 14.48% year-over-year to -$1.2 billion; the trailing twelve-month figure through Feb 2026 stood at -$5.9 billion (down 25.9% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was -$5.3 billion, down 20.46% from the prior year.
• Cash from Investing Activities for Q1 2026 stood at -$1.2 billion, up from -$1.4 billion in the prior quarter.
• The five-year high for Cash from Investing Activities was -$366.0 million in Q4 2023, with the low at -$2.0 billion in Q3 2025.
• Historically, Cash from Investing Activities has averaged -$1.2 billion across 5 years, with a median of -$1.2 billion in 2026.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Cash from Investing Activities soared 65.37% — and 2024, when it slumped 169.13%.
• Costco Wholesale's Cash from Investing Activities stood at -$1.1 billion in 2022, then jumped by 65.37% to -$366.0 million in 2023, then tumbled by 169.13% to -$985.0 million in 2024, then sank by 41.93% to -$1.4 billion in 2025, then increased by 16.31% to -$1.2 billion in 2026.
• The last three Cash from Investing Activities figures came in at -$1.2 billion (Q1 2026), -$1.4 billion (Q4 2025), and -$2.0 billion (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.