Costco Wholesale (COST) Change in Inventory (2009 - 2026)

Costco Wholesale (COST) has reported Change in Inventory for 18 consecutive years, with $457.0 million the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

• For the quarter ending Q2 2026, Change in Inventory rose 235.61% year-over-year to $457.0 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through May 2026 stood at $656.0 million (down 48.02% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was -$559.0 million, down 127.03% from the prior year.
• Change in Inventory improved to $457.0 million in Q2 2026 per COST's latest filing, from -$2.4 billion in the prior quarter.
• Across five years, Change in Inventory topped out at $3.2 billion in Q4 2025 and bottomed at -$2.6 billion in Q1 2023.
• Historically, Change in Inventory has averaged $153.6 million across 5 years, with a median of $369.0 million in 2022.
• The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Change in Inventory jumped 2470.59% in 2022, then tumbled 490.41% in 2023.
• Over 5 years, Change in Inventory stood at $737.0 million in 2022, then soared by 87.79% to $1.4 billion in 2023, then soared by 83.6% to $2.5 billion in 2024, then increased by 24.24% to $3.2 billion in 2025, then plunged by 85.52% to $457.0 million in 2026.
• According to Business Quant data, Change in Inventory over the past three periods registered $457.0 million, -$2.4 billion, and $3.2 billion for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.