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Costco Wholesale (COST) Inventory Average (2016 - 2026)

Costco Wholesale filings provide 18 years of Inventory Average readings, the most recent being $20.1 billion for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Inventory Average rose 1.0% to $20.1 billion in Q1 2026 year-over-year; TTM through Feb 2026 was $20.1 billion, a 1.0% increase, with the full-year FY2025 number at $18.4 billion, up 4.15% from a year prior.
  • Inventory Average hit $20.1 billion in Q1 2026 for Costco Wholesale, up from $19.6 billion in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Inventory Average ranged from a high of $20.1 billion in Q1 2026 to a low of $16.2 billion in Q2 2023.
  • Median Inventory Average over the past 5 years was $17.8 billion (2022), compared with a mean of $18.0 billion.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Inventory Average: increased 26.04% in 2022 and later dropped 7.19% in 2023.
  • Costco Wholesale's Inventory Average stood at $18.2 billion in 2022, then decreased by 5.01% to $17.3 billion in 2023, then grew by 14.35% to $19.8 billion in 2024, then fell by 0.93% to $19.6 billion in 2025, then rose by 2.23% to $20.1 billion in 2026.
  • The last three reported values for Inventory Average were $20.1 billion (Q1 2026), $19.6 billion (Q4 2025), and $18.4 billion (Q3 2025) per Business Quant data.