Costco Wholesale (COST) Payables (2009 - 2026)
Costco Wholesale's Payables came in at $22.36 billion for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended May 10, 2026), up 12.8% from $19.82 billion a year earlier and up 8.3% from the prior quarter.
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Costco Wholesale (COST) Payables (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025 (ended Aug 31, 2025), Costco Wholesale's Payables was $19.78 billion, up 1.9% from FY2024.
- Payables carries a five-year compound annual growth rate of 6.9% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by fiscal year, Payables was $19.42 billion in FY2024 (+11.1%), $17.48 billion in FY2023 (-2.0%), $17.85 billion in FY2022 (+9.6%) and $16.28 billion in FY2021 (+14.9%).
- The five-year range for quarterly Payables is $16.28 billion (fiscal Q4 2021) to $23.51 billion (fiscal Q1 2026).
- Year-over-year, Payables has increased for 11 consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 7.9% over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Payables over five years came in fiscal Q2 2022 (growth of 18.8%), and the weakest in fiscal Q1 2023 (a decline of 6.2%).
- Business Quant data shows COST's Payables at $20.65 billion (Q2 2026), $23.51 billion (Q1 2026) and $19.78 billion (Q4 2025) in the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Payables (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walmart | 824.47 Bn | 787.18 Bn | 49.13 Bn | 78.75 Bn |
| 2 | Costco Wholesale | 403.75 Bn | 333.05 Bn | 9.01 Bn | 22.36 Bn |
| 3 | Sysco | 37.36 Bn | 31.61 Bn | 4.13 Bn | 6.64 Bn |
| 4 | Kroger | 34.63 Bn | 20.79 Bn | 7.86 Bn | 10.78 Bn |
| 5 | Dollar General | 26.38 Bn | 21.06 Bn | 3.68 Bn | 4.35 Bn |
| 6 | Caseys General Stores | 22.49 Bn | 20.48 Bn | 1.24 Bn | 853.66 Mn |
| 7 | Dollar Tree | 21.40 Bn | 18.02 Bn | 2.10 Bn | 1.63 Bn |
| 8 | US Foods Holding | 19.94 Bn | 19.74 Bn | 1.92 Bn | 2.96 Bn |
| 9 | Tractor Supply | 16.33 Bn | 15.49 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 1.76 Bn |
| 10 | Performance Food | 14.29 Bn | 14.07 Bn | 2.17 Bn | 3.69 Bn |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| May 10, 2026 | 22.36 Bn |
| Feb 15, 2026 | 20.65 Bn |
| Nov 23, 2025 | 23.51 Bn |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 19.78 Bn |
| May 11, 2025 | 19.82 Bn |
| Feb 16, 2025 | 18.61 Bn |
| Nov 24, 2024 | 21.79 Bn |
| Sep 1, 2024 | 19.42 Bn |
| May 12, 2024 | 18.84 Bn |
| Feb 18, 2024 | 17.49 Bn |
| Nov 26, 2023 | 20.36 Bn |
| Sep 3, 2023 | 17.48 Bn |
| May 7, 2023 | 16.85 Bn |
| Feb 12, 2023 | 16.41 Bn |
| Nov 20, 2022 | 18.35 Bn |
| Aug 28, 2022 | 17.85 Bn |
| May 8, 2022 | 17.65 Bn |
| Feb 13, 2022 | 17.09 Bn |
| Nov 21, 2021 | 19.56 Bn |
| Aug 29, 2021 | 16.28 Bn |
API Access
Costco Wholesale Payables 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=payables&ticker=COST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "payables", "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=payables&ticker=COST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();