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

Costco Wholesale (COST) has disclosed Short-term Investments for 18 consecutive years, with $857.0 million as the latest value for Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Short-term Investments rose 6.86% year-over-year to $857.0 million, compared with a TTM value of $857.0 million through Feb 2026, up 6.86%, and an annual FY2025 reading of $1.1 billion, down 9.29% over the prior year.
  • Short-term Investments was $857.0 million for Q1 2026 at Costco Wholesale, down from $966.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Short-term Investments topped out at $1.5 billion in Q3 2023 and bottomed at $477.0 million in Q1 2022.
  • Average Short-term Investments over 5 years is $982.4 million, with a median of $943.0 million recorded in 2024.
  • The sharpest move saw Short-term Investments surged 81.32% in 2023, then tumbled 34.58% in 2025.
  • Year by year, Short-term Investments 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.
  • Business Quant data shows Short-term Investments for COST at $857.0 million in Q1 2026, $966.0 million in Q4 2025, and $1.1 billion in Q3 2025.