Costco Wholesale (COST) Ending Cash Balance (2010 - 2026)
Costco Wholesale (COST) reported Ending Cash Balance of $20.21 billion for fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Aug 30, 2026), up 42.7% from $14.16 billion a year earlier.
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Costco Wholesale (COST) Ending Cash Balance (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Dating back to fiscal Q4 2010, Costco Wholesale's Ending Cash Balance record includes 60 quarters.
- Ending Cash Balance has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 12.4% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- By fiscal year, Ending Cash Balance came in at $14.16 billion in FY2025 (+43.0%), $9.91 billion in FY2024 (-27.7%), $13.7 billion in FY2023 (+34.3%) and $10.2 billion in FY2022 (-9.4%).
- The fiscal Q4 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Ending Cash Balance in data going back to fiscal Q4 2010.
- Year over year, Ending Cash Balance has now increased in each of the last seven quarters, with growth averaging 30.6% over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Ending Cash Balance in five years was fiscal Q1 2024 (growth of 56.7%); the low point was fiscal Q1 2025 (a decline of 35.9%).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Ending Cash Balance (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walmart | 944.30 Bn | 900.73 Bn | 49.13 Bn | 11.99 Bn |
| 2 | Costco Wholesale | 442.04 Bn | 365.32 Bn | 12.19 Bn | 20.21 Bn |
| 3 | Sysco | 39.13 Bn | 33.38 Bn | 4.13 Bn | 2.12 Bn |
| 4 | Kroger | 38.19 Bn | 24.34 Bn | 7.86 Bn | 1.68 Bn |
| 5 | Dollar General | 29.40 Bn | 24.07 Bn | 3.68 Bn | 1.59 Bn |
| 6 | Caseys General Stores | 25.66 Bn | 23.65 Bn | 1.24 Bn | 524.06 Mn |
| 7 | Dollar Tree | 23.48 Bn | 20.11 Bn | 2.10 Bn | 1.10 Bn |
| 8 | US Foods Holding | 22.05 Bn | 21.85 Bn | 1.92 Bn | 56.00 Mn |
| 9 | Tractor Supply | 17.20 Bn | 16.36 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 231.59 Mn |
| 10 | Performance Food | 14.93 Bn | 14.71 Bn | 2.17 Bn | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 30, 2026 | 20.21 Bn |
| May 10, 2026 | 18.95 Bn |
| Feb 15, 2026 | 17.38 Bn |
| Nov 23, 2025 | 16.22 Bn |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 14.16 Bn |
| May 11, 2025 | 13.84 Bn |
| Feb 16, 2025 | 12.36 Bn |
| Nov 24, 2024 | 10.91 Bn |
| Sep 1, 2024 | 9.91 Bn |
| May 12, 2024 | 10.40 Bn |
| Feb 18, 2024 | 9.10 Bn |
| Nov 26, 2023 | 17.01 Bn |
| Sep 3, 2023 | 13.70 Bn |
| May 7, 2023 | 12.49 Bn |
| Feb 12, 2023 | 12.97 Bn |
| Nov 20, 2022 | 10.86 Bn |
| Aug 28, 2022 | 10.20 Bn |
| May 8, 2022 | 11.19 Bn |
| Feb 13, 2022 | 11.82 Bn |
| Nov 21, 2021 | 12.75 Bn |
API Access
Costco Wholesale Ending Cash Balance 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=ending-cash-balance&ticker=COST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ending-cash-balance", "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=ending-cash-balance&ticker=COST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();