Costco Wholesale (COST) Change in Account Payables (2009 - 2026)

Costco Wholesale has reported Change in Account Payables for 18 years, with the latest figure at -$3.1 billion in Q1 2026.

• For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Change in Account Payables fell 0.92% year-over-year to -$3.1 billion; the trailing twelve-month figure through Feb 2026 stood at $1.6 billion (up 7.93% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $404.0 million, down 79.15% from the prior year.
• Change in Account Payables for Q1 2026 stood at -$3.1 billion, down from $3.8 billion in the prior quarter.
• The five-year high for Change in Account Payables was $3.8 billion in Q4 2025, with the low at -$3.1 billion in Q1 2026.
• Historically, Change in Account Payables has averaged $70.2 million across 5 years, with a median of $490.0 million in 2023.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Change in Account Payables surged 486.04% — and 2025, when it tumbled 135.84%.
• Costco Wholesale's Change in Account Payables stood at $487.0 million in 2022, then surged by 486.04% to $2.9 billion in 2023, then dropped by 8.86% to $2.6 billion in 2024, then surged by 46.79% to $3.8 billion in 2025, then slumped by 180.85% to -$3.1 billion in 2026.
• The last three Change in Account Payables figures came in at -$3.1 billion (Q1 2026), $3.8 billion (Q4 2025), and -$200.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.