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Costco Wholesale (COST) Change in Inventory (2016 - 2026)

Costco Wholesale (COST) has disclosed Change in Inventory for 18 consecutive years, with -$2.4 billion as the latest value for Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Change in Inventory fell 8.95% year-over-year to -$2.4 billion, compared with a TTM value of -$138.0 million through Feb 2026, down 106.88%, and an annual FY2025 reading of -$559.0 million, down 127.03% over the prior year.
  • Change in Inventory was -$2.4 billion for Q1 2026 at Costco Wholesale, down from $3.2 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.
  • Average Change in Inventory over 5 years is $135.7 million, with a median of $368.0 million recorded in 2023.
  • The sharpest move saw Change in Inventory skyrocketed 2470.59% in 2022, then plummeted 490.41% in 2023.
  • Year by year, 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 plummeted by 175.2% to -$2.4 billion in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows Change in Inventory for COST at -$2.4 billion in Q1 2026, $3.2 billion in Q4 2025, and -$584.0 million in Q3 2025.