Costco Wholesale (COST) Short-term Investments (2009 - 2026)

Costco Wholesale has reported Short-term Investments for 18 years, with the latest figure at $857.0 million in Q1 2026.

• For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Short-term Investments rose 6.86% year-over-year to $857.0 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Feb 2026 stood at $857.0 million (up 6.86% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $1.1 billion, down 9.29% from the prior year.
• Short-term Investments for Q1 2026 stood at $857.0 million, down from $966.0 million in the prior quarter.
• The five-year high for Short-term Investments was $1.5 billion in Q3 2023, with the low at $477.0 million in Q1 2022.
• Historically, Short-term Investments has averaged $962.1 million across 5 years, with a median of $920.0 million in 2024.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Short-term Investments jumped 90.44% — and 2025, when it plunged 34.58%.
• Costco Wholesale's Short-term Investments stood at $817.0 million in 2022, then rose by 4.41% to $853.0 million in 2023, then gained by 7.85% to $920.0 million in 2024, then gained by 5.0% to $966.0 million in 2025, then dropped by 11.28% to $857.0 million in 2026.
• The last three Short-term Investments figures came in at $857.0 million (Q1 2026), $966.0 million (Q4 2025), and $1.1 billion (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.