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

Costco Wholesale has reported Change in Inventory for 18 years, with the latest figure at -$2.4 billion in Q1 2026.

• For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Change in Inventory fell 8.95% year-over-year to -$2.4 billion; the trailing twelve-month figure through Feb 2026 stood at -$138.0 million (down 106.88% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was -$559.0 million, down 127.03% from the prior year.
• Change in Inventory for Q1 2026 stood at -$2.4 billion, down from $3.2 billion in the prior quarter.
• The five-year high for Change in Inventory was $3.2 billion in Q4 2025, with the low at -$2.6 billion in Q1 2023.
• Historically, Change in Inventory has averaged $135.7 million across 5 years, with a median of $368.0 million in 2023.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Change in Inventory soared 2470.59% — and 2023, when it slumped 490.41%.
• Costco Wholesale's Change in Inventory stood at $737.0 million in 2022, then jumped by 87.79% to $1.4 billion in 2023, then jumped by 83.6% to $2.5 billion in 2024, then climbed by 24.24% to $3.2 billion in 2025, then plunged by 175.2% to -$2.4 billion in 2026.
• The last three Change in Inventory figures came in at -$2.4 billion (Q1 2026), $3.2 billion (Q4 2025), and -$584.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.