Costco Wholesale Corp /New (COST) Other Working Capital Changes (2009 - 2026)
Costco Wholesale's Other Working Capital Changes came in at $811 million for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended May 10, 2026), up 27.7% from $635 million a year earlier.
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Costco Wholesale Corp /New (COST) Other Working Capital Changes (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to May 10, 2026, Costco Wholesale reported Other Working Capital Changes of -$794 million; for FY2025 (ended Aug 31, 2025), it was -$801 million.
- Going back by fiscal year, Other Working Capital Changes was -$741 million in FY2024, -$172 million in FY2023, -$549 million in FY2022 and -$1.06 billion in FY2021.
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Other Working Capital Changes since fiscal Q3 2023.
- Business Quant data shows COST's Other Working Capital Changes at -$766 million (Q2 2026), -$873 million (Q1 2026) and $34 million (Q4 2025) in the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026.
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| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| May 10, 2026 | 811.00 Mn |
| Feb 15, 2026 | -766.00 Mn |
| Nov 23, 2025 | -873.00 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 34.00 Mn |
| May 11, 2025 | 635.00 Mn |
| Feb 16, 2025 | -1.08 Bn |
| Nov 24, 2024 | -391.00 Mn |
| Sep 1, 2024 | -324.00 Mn |
| May 12, 2024 | 318.00 Mn |
| Feb 18, 2024 | -205.00 Mn |
| Nov 26, 2023 | -530.00 Mn |
| Sep 3, 2023 | -458.00 Mn |
| May 7, 2023 | 999.00 Mn |
| Feb 12, 2023 | -298.00 Mn |
| Nov 20, 2022 | -415.00 Mn |
| Aug 28, 2022 | -32.00 Mn |
| May 8, 2022 | 211.00 Mn |
| Feb 13, 2022 | -445.00 Mn |
| Nov 21, 2021 | -283.00 Mn |
| Aug 29, 2021 | -113.00 Mn |
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Costco Wholesale Corp /New Other Working Capital Changes API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=other-working-capital-changes&ticker=COST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "other-working-capital-changes", "ticker": "COST", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=other-working-capital-changes&ticker=COST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();