Costco Wholesale (COST) Purchase of Investments (2009 - 2026)
Costco Wholesale's Purchase of Investments was $308 million in fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Aug 30, 2026), down 32.3% from $455 million a year earlier.
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Costco Wholesale (COST) Purchase of Investments (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Aug 30, 2026), Purchase of Investments at Costco Wholesale came in at $788 million, down 23.3% from FY2025.
- Purchase of Investments has now declined for three consecutive fiscal years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of -10.0% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In earlier fiscal years, Purchase of Investments was $1.03 billion in FY2025 (-30.1%), $1.47 billion in FY2024 (-9.4%), $1.62 billion in FY2023 (+44.7%) and $1.12 billion in FY2022 (-15.8%).
- Quarterly Purchase of Investments has moved between $55 million (fiscal Q2 2026) and $675 million (fiscal Q4 2023) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Purchase of Investments was higher in two of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 22.1%.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Purchase of Investments over five years was fiscal Q2 2024 (growth of 262.9%); the worst was fiscal Q2 2025 (a decline of 81.1%).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Investments Purchased (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walmart | 944.30 Bn | 900.73 Bn | 49.13 Bn | - |
| 2 | Costco Wholesale | 442.04 Bn | 365.32 Bn | 12.19 Bn | 308.00 Mn |
| 3 | Sysco | 39.13 Bn | 33.38 Bn | 4.13 Bn | 46.00 Mn |
| 4 | Kroger | 38.19 Bn | 24.34 Bn | 7.86 Bn | - |
| 5 | Dollar General | 29.40 Bn | 24.07 Bn | 3.68 Bn | - |
| 6 | Caseys General Stores | 25.66 Bn | 23.65 Bn | 1.24 Bn | - |
| 7 | Dollar Tree | 23.48 Bn | 20.11 Bn | 2.10 Bn | - |
| 8 | US Foods Holding | 22.05 Bn | 21.85 Bn | 1.92 Bn | - |
| 9 | Tractor Supply | 17.20 Bn | 16.36 Bn | 1.68 Bn | - |
| 10 | Performance Food | 14.93 Bn | 14.71 Bn | 2.17 Bn | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 30, 2026 | 308.00 Mn |
| May 10, 2026 | 230.00 Mn |
| Feb 15, 2026 | 55.00 Mn |
| Nov 23, 2025 | 195.00 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 455.00 Mn |
| May 11, 2025 | 228.00 Mn |
| Feb 16, 2025 | 98.00 Mn |
| Nov 24, 2024 | 247.00 Mn |
| Sep 1, 2024 | 463.00 Mn |
| May 12, 2024 | 288.00 Mn |
| Feb 18, 2024 | 519.00 Mn |
| Nov 26, 2023 | 200.00 Mn |
| Sep 3, 2023 | 675.00 Mn |
| May 7, 2023 | 551.00 Mn |
| Feb 12, 2023 | 143.00 Mn |
| Nov 20, 2022 | 253.00 Mn |
| Aug 28, 2022 | 533.00 Mn |
| May 8, 2022 | 263.00 Mn |
| Feb 13, 2022 | 67.00 Mn |
| Nov 21, 2021 | 258.00 Mn |
API Access
Costco Wholesale Purchase of Investments 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=purchase-of-investments&ticker=COST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "purchase-of-investments", "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=purchase-of-investments&ticker=COST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();