Growth Metrics

Costco Wholesale (COST) Invested Capital (2016 - 2026)

Costco Wholesale filings provide 18 years of Invested Capital readings, the most recent being $32.1 billion for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Invested Capital rose 25.45% to $32.1 billion in Q1 2026 year-over-year; TTM through Feb 2026 was $32.1 billion, a 25.45% increase, with the full-year FY2025 number at $29.2 billion, up 23.06% from a year prior.
  • Invested Capital hit $32.1 billion in Q1 2026 for Costco Wholesale, up from $30.3 billion in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Invested Capital ranged from a high of $32.1 billion in Q1 2026 to a low of $20.7 billion in Q3 2022.
  • Median Invested Capital over the past 5 years was $25.1 billion (2023), compared with a mean of $25.4 billion.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Invested Capital: fell 19.09% in 2022 and later increased 26.36% in 2023.
  • Costco Wholesale's Invested Capital stood at $21.5 billion in 2022, then grew by 26.36% to $27.2 billion in 2023, then dropped by 10.2% to $24.5 billion in 2024, then rose by 23.93% to $30.3 billion in 2025, then grew by 5.89% to $32.1 billion in 2026.
  • The last three reported values for Invested Capital were $32.1 billion (Q1 2026), $30.3 billion (Q4 2025), and $29.2 billion (Q3 2025) per Business Quant data.