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Costco Wholesale (COST) Other Working Capital Changes (2016 - 2026)

Costco Wholesale (COST) has disclosed Other Working Capital Changes for 18 consecutive years, with -$766.0 million as the latest value for Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Other Working Capital Changes rose 29.01% year-over-year to -$766.0 million, compared with a TTM value of -$970.0 million through Feb 2026, up 34.28%, and an annual FY2025 reading of -$801.0 million, down 8.1% over the prior year.
  • Other Working Capital Changes was -$766.0 million for Q1 2026 at Costco Wholesale, up from -$873.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Other Working Capital Changes topped out at $999.0 million in Q2 2023 and bottomed at -$1.1 billion in Q1 2025.
  • Average Other Working Capital Changes over 5 years is -$212.9 million, with a median of -$324.0 million recorded in 2024.
  • The sharpest move saw Other Working Capital Changes tumbled 2122.73% in 2022, then surged 373.46% in 2023.
  • Year by year, Other Working Capital Changes stood at -$415.0 million in 2022, then decreased by 27.71% to -$530.0 million in 2023, then rose by 26.23% to -$391.0 million in 2024, then crashed by 123.27% to -$873.0 million in 2025, then rose by 12.26% to -$766.0 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows Other Working Capital Changes for COST at -$766.0 million in Q1 2026, -$873.0 million in Q4 2025, and $34.0 million in Q3 2025.