Costco Wholesale (COST) Short-term Investments (2009 - 2026)
Costco Wholesale (COST) posted Short-term Investments of $1.09 billion for fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Aug 30, 2026), down 2.6% from $1.12 billion a year earlier.
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Costco Wholesale (COST) Short-term Investments (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Since fiscal Q4 2009, Costco Wholesale has reported Short-term Investments for 69 quarters.
- Annual Short-term Investments has declined for three consecutive fiscal years, though with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 3.6% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In prior fiscal years, Costco Wholesale's Short-term Investments was $1.12 billion in FY2025 (-9.3%), $1.24 billion in FY2024 (-19.3%), $1.53 billion in FY2023 (+81.3%) and $846 million in FY2022 (-7.7%).
- 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 increased in four of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 3.8%.
- 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%.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walmart | 960.94 Bn | 923.64 Bn | 49.13 Bn |
| 2 | Costco Wholesale | 451.34 Bn | 374.62 Bn | 12.19 Bn |
| 3 | Sysco | 40.22 Bn | 34.47 Bn | 4.13 Bn |
| 4 | Kroger | 40.09 Bn | 26.25 Bn | 7.86 Bn |
| 5 | Dollar General | 30.69 Bn | 25.37 Bn | 3.68 Bn |
| 6 | Caseys General Stores | 26.38 Bn | 24.37 Bn | 1.24 Bn |
| 7 | Dollar Tree | 24.59 Bn | 21.21 Bn | 2.10 Bn |
| 8 | US Foods Holding | 22.53 Bn | 22.33 Bn | 1.92 Bn |
| 9 | Tractor Supply | 18.12 Bn | 17.29 Bn | 1.68 Bn |
| 10 | Performance Food | 15.28 Bn | 15.06 Bn | 2.17 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 30, 2026 | 1.09 Bn |
| 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 |
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();