Growth Metrics

Costco Wholesale (COST) Change in Account Payables (2016 - 2026)

Costco Wholesale's Change in Account Payables history spans 18 years, with the latest figure at -$3.1 billion for Q1 2026.

  • For Q1 2026, Change in Account Payables fell 0.92% year-over-year to -$3.1 billion; the TTM value through Feb 2026 reached $1.6 billion, up 7.93%, while the annual FY2025 figure was $404.0 million, 79.15% down from the prior year.
  • Change in Account Payables reached -$3.1 billion in Q1 2026 per COST's latest filing, down from $3.8 billion in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Change in Account Payables ranged from a high of $3.8 billion in Q4 2025 to a low of -$3.1 billion in Q1 2026.
  • Average Change in Account Payables over 5 years is $70.2 million, with a median of $490.0 million recorded in 2023.
  • Peak YoY movement for Change in Account Payables: soared 486.04% in 2023, then plummeted 135.84% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Change in Account Payables shows it stood at $487.0 million in 2022, then skyrocketed by 486.04% to $2.9 billion in 2023, then fell by 8.86% to $2.6 billion in 2024, then skyrocketed by 46.79% to $3.8 billion in 2025, then plummeted by 180.85% to -$3.1 billion in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for COST's Change in Account Payables are -$3.1 billion (Q1 2026), $3.8 billion (Q4 2025), and -$200.0 million (Q3 2025).