Costco Wholesale (COST) Other Working Capital Changes (2009 - 2026)

Costco Wholesale has reported Other Working Capital Changes for 18 years, with the latest figure at -$766.0 million in Q1 2026.

• For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Other Working Capital Changes rose 29.01% year-over-year to -$766.0 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Feb 2026 stood at -$970.0 million (up 34.28% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was -$801.0 million, down 8.1% from the prior year.
• Other Working Capital Changes for Q1 2026 stood at -$766.0 million, up from -$873.0 million in the prior quarter.
• The five-year high for Other Working Capital Changes was $999.0 million in Q2 2023, with the low at -$1.1 billion in Q1 2025.
• Historically, Other Working Capital Changes has averaged -$212.9 million across 5 years, with a median of -$324.0 million in 2024.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Other Working Capital Changes tumbled 2122.73% — and 2023, when it jumped 373.46%.
• Costco Wholesale's Other Working Capital Changes stood at -$415.0 million in 2022, then slipped by 27.71% to -$530.0 million in 2023, then gained by 26.23% to -$391.0 million in 2024, then plunged by 123.27% to -$873.0 million in 2025, then grew by 12.26% to -$766.0 million in 2026.
• The last three Other Working Capital Changes figures came in at -$766.0 million (Q1 2026), -$873.0 million (Q4 2025), and $34.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.