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

Costco Wholesale (COST) has disclosed Change in Account Payables for 18 consecutive years, with -$3.1 billion as the latest value for Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Change in Account Payables fell 0.92% year-over-year to -$3.1 billion, compared with a TTM value of $1.6 billion through Feb 2026, up 7.93%, and an annual FY2025 reading of $404.0 million, down 79.15% over the prior year.
  • Change in Account Payables was -$3.1 billion for Q1 2026 at Costco Wholesale, down from $3.8 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Change in Account Payables topped out at $3.8 billion in Q4 2025 and bottomed at -$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.
  • The sharpest move saw Change in Account Payables soared 486.04% in 2023, then plummeted 135.84% in 2025.
  • Year by year, Change in Account Payables 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.
  • Business Quant data shows Change in Account Payables for COST at -$3.1 billion in Q1 2026, $3.8 billion in Q4 2025, and -$200.0 million in Q3 2025.