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

Costco Wholesale's Inventory Average history spans 18 years, with the latest figure at $20.1 billion for Q1 2026.

  • For Q1 2026, Inventory Average rose 1.0% year-over-year to $20.1 billion; the TTM value through Feb 2026 reached $20.1 billion, up 1.0%, while the annual FY2025 figure was $18.4 billion, 4.15% up from the prior year.
  • Inventory Average reached $20.1 billion in Q1 2026 per COST's latest filing, 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.
  • Average Inventory Average over 5 years is $18.0 billion, with a median of $17.8 billion recorded in 2022.
  • Peak YoY movement for Inventory Average: grew 26.04% in 2022, then fell 7.19% in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Inventory Average shows it 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.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for COST's Inventory Average are $20.1 billion (Q1 2026), $19.6 billion (Q4 2025), and $18.4 billion (Q3 2025).