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Costco Wholesale (COST) Short-term Investments (2016 - 2026)

Costco Wholesale's Short-term Investments history spans 18 years, with the latest figure at $857.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • For Q1 2026, Short-term Investments rose 6.86% year-over-year to $857.0 million; the TTM value through Feb 2026 reached $857.0 million, up 6.86%, while the annual FY2025 figure was $1.1 billion, 9.29% down from the prior year.
  • Short-term Investments reached $857.0 million in Q1 2026 per COST's latest filing, down from $966.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Short-term Investments ranged from a high of $1.5 billion in Q3 2023 to a low of $477.0 million in Q1 2022.
  • Average Short-term Investments over 5 years is $962.1 million, with a median of $920.0 million recorded in 2024.
  • Peak YoY movement for Short-term Investments: surged 90.44% in 2023, then tumbled 34.58% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Short-term Investments shows it stood at $817.0 million in 2022, then increased by 4.41% to $853.0 million in 2023, then rose by 7.85% to $920.0 million in 2024, then rose by 5.0% to $966.0 million in 2025, then fell by 11.28% to $857.0 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for COST's Short-term Investments are $857.0 million (Q1 2026), $966.0 million (Q4 2025), and $1.1 billion (Q3 2025).