Growth Metrics

Costco Wholesale (COST) Payables (2016 - 2026)

Costco Wholesale filings provide 18 years of Payables readings, the most recent being $20.6 billion for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Payables rose 10.95% to $20.6 billion in Q1 2026 year-over-year; TTM through Feb 2026 was $20.6 billion, a 10.95% increase, with the full-year FY2025 number at $19.8 billion, up 1.86% from a year prior.
  • Payables hit $20.6 billion in Q1 2026 for Costco Wholesale, down from $23.5 billion in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Payables ranged from a high of $23.5 billion in Q4 2025 to a low of $16.4 billion in Q1 2023.
  • Median Payables over the past 5 years was $18.6 billion (2025), compared with a mean of $18.9 billion.
  • The widest YoY moves for Payables: up 18.81% in 2022, down 6.2% in 2022.
  • Costco Wholesale's Payables stood at $18.3 billion in 2022, then increased by 10.95% to $20.4 billion in 2023, then increased by 7.05% to $21.8 billion in 2024, then increased by 7.89% to $23.5 billion in 2025, then fell by 12.19% to $20.6 billion in 2026.
  • The last three reported values for Payables were $20.6 billion (Q1 2026), $23.5 billion (Q4 2025), and $19.8 billion (Q3 2025) per Business Quant data.