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

Costco Wholesale's Change in Inventory history spans 18 years, with the latest figure at -$2.4 billion for Q1 2026.

  • For Q1 2026, Change in Inventory fell 8.95% year-over-year to -$2.4 billion; the TTM value through Feb 2026 reached -$138.0 million, down 106.88%, while the annual FY2025 figure was -$559.0 million, 127.03% down from the prior year.
  • Change in Inventory reached -$2.4 billion in Q1 2026 per COST's latest filing, down from $3.2 billion in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Change in Inventory ranged from a high of $3.2 billion in Q4 2025 to a low of -$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.
  • Peak YoY movement for Change in Inventory: skyrocketed 2470.59% in 2022, then plummeted 490.41% in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Change in Inventory shows it 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.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for COST's Change in Inventory are -$2.4 billion (Q1 2026), $3.2 billion (Q4 2025), and -$584.0 million (Q3 2025).