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Costco Wholesale (COST) Change in Inventory (2016 - 2025)

Historic Change in Inventory for Costco Wholesale (COST) over the last 17 years, with Q4 2025 value amounting to $3.2 billion.

  • Costco Wholesale's Change in Inventory rose 2424.24% to $3.2 billion in Q4 2025 from the same period last year, while for Nov 2025 it was $57.0 million, marking a year-over-year decrease of 9823.26%. This contributed to the annual value of -$559.0 million for FY2025, which is 12703.09% down from last year.
  • Per Costco Wholesale's latest filing, its Change in Inventory stood at $3.2 billion for Q4 2025, which was up 2424.24% from -$584.0 million recorded in Q3 2025.
  • Over the past 5 years, Costco Wholesale's Change in Inventory peaked at $3.2 billion during Q4 2025, and registered a low of -$2.6 billion during Q1 2023.
  • In the last 5 years, Costco Wholesale's Change in Inventory had a median value of $364.5 million in 2021 and averaged $337.6 million.
  • Per our database at Business Quant, Costco Wholesale's Change in Inventory surged by 247058.82% in 2022 and then crashed by 49041.1% in 2023.
  • Quarter analysis of 5 years shows Costco Wholesale's Change in Inventory stood at $2.8 billion in 2021, then plummeted by 73.3% to $737.0 million in 2022, then soared by 87.79% to $1.4 billion in 2023, then skyrocketed by 83.6% to $2.5 billion in 2024, then increased by 24.24% to $3.2 billion in 2025.
  • Its Change in Inventory stands at $3.2 billion for Q4 2025, versus -$584.0 million for Q3 2025 and -$337.0 million for Q2 2025.