Costco Wholesale (COST) Current Assets (2009 - 2026)
Costco Wholesale's Current Assets came in at $45.18 billion for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended May 10, 2026), up 18.4% from $38.15 billion a year earlier and up 4.7% from the prior quarter.
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Costco Wholesale (COST) Current Assets (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025 (ended Aug 31, 2025), Costco Wholesale's Current Assets was $38.38 billion, up 12.1% from FY2024.
- Current Assets carries a five-year compound annual growth rate of 6.4% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by fiscal year, Current Assets was $34.25 billion in FY2024 (-4.6%), $35.88 billion in FY2023 (+9.7%), $32.7 billion in FY2022 (+10.8%) and $29.51 billion in FY2021 (+4.9%).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Current Assets in data going back to fiscal Q4 2009.
- Year-over-year, Current Assets has increased for six consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 10.2% over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Current Assets over five years came in fiscal Q2 2022 (growth of 23.8%), and the weakest in fiscal Q1 2025 (a decline of 6.4%).
- Business Quant data shows COST's Current Assets at $43.13 billion (Q2 2026), $43.41 billion (Q1 2026) and $38.38 billion (Q4 2025) in the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Current Assets (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walmart | 824.47 Bn | 787.18 Bn | 49.13 Bn | 88.70 Bn |
| 2 | Costco Wholesale | 403.75 Bn | 333.05 Bn | 9.01 Bn | 45.18 Bn |
| 3 | Sysco | 37.36 Bn | 31.61 Bn | 4.13 Bn | 13.44 Bn |
| 4 | Kroger | 34.63 Bn | 20.79 Bn | 7.86 Bn | 12.93 Bn |
| 5 | Dollar General | 26.38 Bn | 21.06 Bn | 3.68 Bn | 8.78 Bn |
| 6 | Caseys General Stores | 22.49 Bn | 20.48 Bn | 1.24 Bn | 1.39 Bn |
| 7 | Dollar Tree | 21.40 Bn | 18.02 Bn | 2.10 Bn | 3.74 Bn |
| 8 | US Foods Holding | 19.94 Bn | 19.74 Bn | 1.92 Bn | 4.45 Bn |
| 9 | Tractor Supply | 16.33 Bn | 15.49 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 4.25 Bn |
| 10 | Performance Food | 14.29 Bn | 14.07 Bn | 2.17 Bn | 7.81 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| May 10, 2026 | 45.18 Bn |
| Feb 15, 2026 | 43.13 Bn |
| Nov 23, 2025 | 43.41 Bn |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 38.38 Bn |
| May 11, 2025 | 38.15 Bn |
| Feb 16, 2025 | 36.90 Bn |
| Nov 24, 2024 | 37.52 Bn |
| Sep 1, 2024 | 34.25 Bn |
| May 12, 2024 | 33.29 Bn |
| Feb 18, 2024 | 32.15 Bn |
| Nov 26, 2023 | 40.08 Bn |
| Sep 3, 2023 | 35.88 Bn |
| May 7, 2023 | 34.29 Bn |
| Feb 12, 2023 | 34.33 Bn |
| Nov 20, 2022 | 34.15 Bn |
| Aug 28, 2022 | 32.70 Bn |
| May 8, 2022 | 33.01 Bn |
| Feb 13, 2022 | 32.57 Bn |
| Nov 21, 2021 | 33.85 Bn |
| Aug 29, 2021 | 29.51 Bn |
API Access
Costco Wholesale Current Assets API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=current-assets&ticker=COST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "current-assets", "ticker": "COST", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=current-assets&ticker=COST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();