Growth Metrics

Costco Wholesale (COST) Inventory (2016 - 2026)

Costco Wholesale filings provide 18 years of Inventory readings, the most recent being $19.0 billion for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Inventory rose 1.26% to $19.0 billion in Q1 2026 year-over-year; TTM through Feb 2026 was $19.0 billion, a 1.26% increase, with the full-year FY2025 number at $18.1 billion, down 2.85% from a year prior.
  • Inventory hit $19.0 billion in Q1 2026 for Costco Wholesale, 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.
  • Median Inventory over the past 5 years was $18.0 billion (2023), compared with a mean of $18.1 billion.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Inventory: increased 26.1% in 2022 and later dropped 7.37% in 2023.
  • Costco Wholesale's Inventory 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.
  • The last three reported values for Inventory were $19.0 billion (Q1 2026), $21.1 billion (Q4 2025), and $18.1 billion (Q3 2025) per Business Quant data.