Costco Wholesale (COST) Inventory (2009 - 2026)

Costco Wholesale (COST) has reported Inventory for 18 consecutive years, with $19.4 billion the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

• For the quarter ending Q2 2026, Inventory rose 4.36% year-over-year to $19.4 billion; the trailing twelve-month figure through May 2026 stood at $19.4 billion (up 4.36% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $18.1 billion, down 2.85% from the prior year.
• Inventory improved to $19.4 billion in Q2 2026 per COST's latest filing, from $19.0 billion in the prior quarter.
• Across five years, Inventory topped out at $21.1 billion in Q4 2025 and bottomed at $16.1 billion in Q1 2023.
• Historically, Inventory has averaged $18.2 billion across 5 years, with a median of $18.1 billion in 2023.
• The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Inventory gained 26.1% in 2022, then fell 7.37% in 2023.
• Over 5 years, Inventory stood at $18.6 billion in 2022, then retreated by 3.07% to $18.0 billion in 2023, then gained by 16.54% to $21.0 billion in 2024, then gained by 0.77% to $21.1 billion in 2025, then fell by 8.15% to $19.4 billion in 2026.
• According to Business Quant data, Inventory over the past three periods registered $19.4 billion, $19.0 billion, and $21.1 billion for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.