Growth Metrics

Costco Wholesale (COST) Inventory (2016 - 2026)

Costco Wholesale's Inventory history spans 18 years, with the latest figure at $19.0 billion for Q1 2026.

  • For Q1 2026, Inventory rose 1.26% year-over-year to $19.0 billion; the TTM value through Feb 2026 reached $19.0 billion, up 1.26%, while the annual FY2025 figure was $18.1 billion, 2.85% down from the prior year.
  • Inventory reached $19.0 billion in Q1 2026 per COST's latest filing, down from $21.1 billion in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Inventory ranged from a high of $21.1 billion in Q4 2025 to a low of $16.1 billion in Q1 2023.
  • Average Inventory over 5 years is $18.1 billion, with a median of $18.0 billion recorded in 2023.
  • Peak YoY movement for Inventory: grew 26.1% in 2022, then fell 7.37% in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Inventory shows it stood at $18.6 billion in 2022, then dropped by 3.07% to $18.0 billion in 2023, then grew by 16.54% to $21.0 billion in 2024, then grew by 0.77% to $21.1 billion in 2025, then decreased by 10.17% to $19.0 billion in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for COST's Inventory are $19.0 billion (Q1 2026), $21.1 billion (Q4 2025), and $18.1 billion (Q3 2025).