Costco Wholesale (COST) Other Working Capital Changes (2009 - 2026)
Costco Wholesale (COST) posted Other Working Capital Changes of -$110 million for fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Aug 30, 2026), compared with -$34 million a year earlier.
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Costco Wholesale (COST) Other Working Capital Changes (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Aug 30, 2026), Costco Wholesale's Other Working Capital Changes came in at $718 million, down 10.4% from FY2025.
- Annual Other Working Capital Changes shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of -7.4% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In prior fiscal years, Costco Wholesale's Other Working Capital Changes was $801 million in FY2025 (+8.1%), $741 million in FY2024 (+330.8%), $172 million in FY2023 (-68.7%) and $549 million in FY2022 (-48.1%).
- Quarterly Other Working Capital Changes has run from a low of -$999 million in fiscal Q3 2023 to a high of $1.08 billion in fiscal Q2 2025 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Other Working Capital Changes increased in two of the last four quarters, with growth averaging 123.6%.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Other Working Capital Changes in the past five years was fiscal Q2 2025, with growth of 426.3%; the weakest was fiscal Q4 2022, with a decline of 71.7%.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walmart | 936.41 Bn | 892.84 Bn | 49.13 Bn |
| 2 | Costco Wholesale | 440.73 Bn | 364.01 Bn | 12.19 Bn |
| 3 | Sysco | 39.69 Bn | 33.94 Bn | 4.13 Bn |
| 4 | Kroger | 38.21 Bn | 24.36 Bn | 7.86 Bn |
| 5 | Dollar General | 29.54 Bn | 24.22 Bn | 3.68 Bn |
| 6 | Caseys General Stores | 25.34 Bn | 23.33 Bn | 1.24 Bn |
| 7 | Dollar Tree | 23.81 Bn | 20.43 Bn | 2.10 Bn |
| 8 | US Foods Holding | 22.49 Bn | 22.29 Bn | 1.92 Bn |
| 9 | Tractor Supply | 17.20 Bn | 16.37 Bn | 1.68 Bn |
| 10 | Performance Food | 15.21 Bn | 14.99 Bn | 2.17 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 30, 2026 | -110.00 Mn |
| 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 |
API Access
Costco Wholesale Other Working Capital Changes API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
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();