Costco Wholesale (COST) Receivables (2009 - 2026)
Costco Wholesale (COST) recorded Receivables of $3.96 billion in fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Aug 30, 2026), up 23.6% from $3.2 billion a year earlier.
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Costco Wholesale (COST) Receivables (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Starting with fiscal Q4 2009, Costco Wholesale's Receivables history includes 69 quarters.
- Annual Receivables has increased for seven straight fiscal years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 17.0% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Across earlier fiscal years, Receivables came in at $3.2 billion in FY2025 (+17.7%), $2.72 billion in FY2024 (+19.1%), $2.29 billion in FY2023 (+2.0%) and $2.24 billion in FY2022 (+24.3%).
- The fiscal Q4 2026 figure is the highest quarterly Receivables in data going back to fiscal Q4 2009.
- On a year-over-year basis, Receivables has increased for 22 consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 17.8% over the last eight quarters.
- Across the past five years, year-over-year growth in Receivables ran from 2.0% in fiscal Q4 2023 to 30.4% in fiscal Q3 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Receivables (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walmart | 939.21 Bn | 895.64 Bn | 49.13 Bn | 11.08 Bn |
| 2 | Costco Wholesale | 442.79 Bn | 366.07 Bn | 12.19 Bn | 3.96 Bn |
| 3 | Sysco | 39.25 Bn | 33.50 Bn | 4.13 Bn | 11.37 Bn |
| 4 | Kroger | 38.69 Bn | 24.84 Bn | 7.86 Bn | 2.19 Bn |
| 5 | Dollar General | 29.43 Bn | 24.11 Bn | 3.68 Bn | - |
| 6 | Caseys General Stores | 25.52 Bn | 23.52 Bn | 1.24 Bn | 245.84 Mn |
| 7 | Dollar Tree | 24.03 Bn | 20.66 Bn | 2.10 Bn | - |
| 8 | US Foods Holding | 22.42 Bn | 22.21 Bn | 1.92 Bn | 2.48 Bn |
| 9 | Tractor Supply | 17.08 Bn | 16.25 Bn | 1.68 Bn | - |
| 10 | Performance Food | 15.15 Bn | 14.93 Bn | 2.17 Bn | 3.05 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 30, 2026 | 3.96 Bn |
| May 10, 2026 | 3.75 Bn |
| Feb 15, 2026 | 3.78 Bn |
| Nov 23, 2025 | 3.23 Bn |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 3.20 Bn |
| May 11, 2025 | 2.88 Bn |
| Feb 16, 2025 | 3.06 Bn |
| Nov 24, 2024 | 2.96 Bn |
| Sep 1, 2024 | 2.72 Bn |
| May 12, 2024 | 2.58 Bn |
| Feb 18, 2024 | 2.78 Bn |
| Nov 26, 2023 | 2.54 Bn |
| Sep 3, 2023 | 2.29 Bn |
| May 7, 2023 | 2.50 Bn |
| Feb 12, 2023 | 2.71 Bn |
| Nov 20, 2022 | 2.31 Bn |
| Aug 28, 2022 | 2.24 Bn |
| May 8, 2022 | 1.99 Bn |
| Feb 13, 2022 | 2.23 Bn |
| Nov 21, 2021 | 1.93 Bn |
API Access
Costco Wholesale Receivables 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=receivables&ticker=COST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "receivables", "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=receivables&ticker=COST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();