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

Costco Wholesale's Other Working Capital Changes history spans 18 years, with the latest figure at -$766.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • For Q1 2026, Other Working Capital Changes rose 29.01% year-over-year to -$766.0 million; the TTM value through Feb 2026 reached -$970.0 million, up 34.28%, while the annual FY2025 figure was -$801.0 million, 8.1% down from the prior year.
  • Other Working Capital Changes reached -$766.0 million in Q1 2026 per COST's latest filing, up from -$873.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Other Working Capital Changes ranged from a high of $999.0 million in Q2 2023 to a low of -$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.
  • Peak YoY movement for Other Working Capital Changes: tumbled 2122.73% in 2022, then surged 373.46% in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Other Working Capital Changes shows it 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.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for COST's Other Working Capital Changes are -$766.0 million (Q1 2026), -$873.0 million (Q4 2025), and $34.0 million (Q3 2025).