Costco Wholesale (COST) Payables (2009 - 2026)

Costco Wholesale's Payables history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $20.6 billion for Q1 2026.

• Quarterly Payables rose 10.95% year-over-year to $20.6 billion in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Feb 2026 was $20.6 billion (up 10.95% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $19.8 billion, up 1.86% from the prior year.
• Payables was $20.6 billion for Q1 2026 at Costco Wholesale, down from $23.5 billion in the prior quarter.
• Across five years, Payables topped out at $23.5 billion in Q4 2025 and bottomed at $16.4 billion in Q1 2023.
• A 5-year average of $18.9 billion and a median of $18.6 billion in 2025 frame the typical range for Payables.
• Peak annual rise in Payables reached 18.81% in 2022, while the deepest fall reached 6.2% in 2022.
• Costco Wholesale's Payables stood at $18.3 billion in 2022, then advanced by 10.95% to $20.4 billion in 2023, then increased by 7.05% to $21.8 billion in 2024, then advanced by 7.89% to $23.5 billion in 2025, then slipped by 12.19% to $20.6 billion in 2026.
• Business Quant data shows COST's Payables at $20.6 billion in Q1 2026, $23.5 billion in Q4 2025, and $19.8 billion in Q3 2025.