Costco Wholesale (COST) Short-term Investments (2009 - 2026)
Costco Wholesale (COST) posted Short-term Investments of $1.05 billion for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended May 10, 2026), up 3.6% from $1.01 billion a year earlier and up 22.5% from the prior quarter.
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Costco Wholesale (COST) Short-term Investments (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025 (ended Aug 31, 2025), Costco Wholesale's Short-term Investments came in at $1.12 billion, down 9.3% from FY2024.
- Annual Short-term Investments shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 1.8% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior fiscal years, Costco Wholesale's Short-term Investments was $1.24 billion in FY2024 (-19.3%), $1.53 billion in FY2023 (+81.3%), $846 million in FY2022 (-7.7%) and $917 million in FY2021 (-10.8%).
- Quarterly Short-term Investments has run from a low of $477 million in fiscal Q2 2022 to a high of $1.53 billion in fiscal Q4 2023 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Short-term Investments has increased in each of the last three quarters, with an average decline of 5.9% over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Short-term Investments in the past five years was fiscal Q3 2023, with growth of 90.4%; the weakest was fiscal Q2 2025, with a decline of 34.6%.
- According to Business Quant data, Short-term Investments for the three prior fiscal quarters was $857 million (Q2 2026), $966 million (Q1 2026) and $1.12 billion (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walmart | 827.17 Bn | 789.87 Bn | 49.13 Bn |
| 2 | Costco Wholesale | 408.32 Bn | 337.62 Bn | 9.01 Bn |
| 3 | Sysco | 37.11 Bn | 31.36 Bn | 4.13 Bn |
| 4 | Kroger | 34.86 Bn | 21.01 Bn | 7.86 Bn |
| 5 | Dollar General | 26.24 Bn | 20.91 Bn | 3.68 Bn |
| 6 | Caseys General Stores | 22.83 Bn | 20.83 Bn | 1.24 Bn |
| 7 | Dollar Tree | 21.05 Bn | 17.67 Bn | 2.10 Bn |
| 8 | US Foods Holding | 20.97 Bn | 20.76 Bn | 1.92 Bn |
| 9 | Tractor Supply | 16.22 Bn | 15.39 Bn | 1.68 Bn |
| 10 | Performance Food | 14.65 Bn | 14.43 Bn | 2.17 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| May 10, 2026 | 1.05 Bn |
| Feb 15, 2026 | 857.00 Mn |
| Nov 23, 2025 | 966.00 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 1.12 Bn |
| May 11, 2025 | 1.01 Bn |
| Feb 16, 2025 | 802.00 Mn |
| Nov 24, 2024 | 920.00 Mn |
| Sep 1, 2024 | 1.24 Bn |
| May 12, 2024 | 1.10 Bn |
| Feb 18, 2024 | 1.23 Bn |
| Nov 26, 2023 | 853.00 Mn |
| Sep 3, 2023 | 1.53 Bn |
| May 7, 2023 | 1.22 Bn |
| Feb 12, 2023 | 735.00 Mn |
| Nov 20, 2022 | 817.00 Mn |
| Aug 28, 2022 | 846.00 Mn |
| May 8, 2022 | 638.00 Mn |
| Feb 13, 2022 | 477.00 Mn |
| Nov 21, 2021 | 725.00 Mn |
| Aug 29, 2021 | 917.00 Mn |
API Access
Costco Wholesale Short-term 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=short-term-investments&ticker=COST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "short-term-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=short-term-investments&ticker=COST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();