Costco Wholesale (COST) Total Current Liabilities (2009 - 2026)
Costco Wholesale's Total Current Liabilities came in at $42.13 billion for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended May 10, 2026), up 12.1% from $37.58 billion a year earlier and up 3.3% from the prior quarter.
Costco Wholesale (COST) Total Current Liabilities (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025 (ended Aug 31, 2025), Costco Wholesale's Total Current Liabilities was $37.11 billion, up 4.6% from FY2024.
- Total Current Liabilities has increased in each of the last nine fiscal years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 8.4% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by fiscal year, Total Current Liabilities was $35.46 billion in FY2024 (+5.6%), $33.58 billion in FY2023 (+5.0%), $32 billion in FY2022 (+8.7%) and $29.44 billion in FY2021 (+18.5%).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Total Current Liabilities in data going back to fiscal Q4 2009.
- Year-over-year, Total Current Liabilities has increased for 12 consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 7.3% over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Total Current Liabilities over five years came in fiscal Q2 2022 (growth of 18.8%), and the weakest in fiscal Q1 2023 (a decline of 0.8%).
- Business Quant data shows COST's Total Current Liabilities at $40.76 billion (Q2 2026), $41.81 billion (Q1 2026) and $37.11 billion (Q4 2025) in the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Total Current Liabilities (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walmart | 824.47 Bn | 787.18 Bn | 49.13 Bn | 115.63 Bn |
| 2 | Costco Wholesale | 403.75 Bn | 333.05 Bn | 9.01 Bn | 42.13 Bn |
| 3 | Sysco | 37.36 Bn | 31.61 Bn | 4.13 Bn | 10.52 Bn |
| 4 | Kroger | 34.63 Bn | 20.79 Bn | 7.86 Bn | 18.42 Bn |
| 5 | Dollar General | 26.38 Bn | 21.06 Bn | 3.68 Bn | 7.27 Bn |
| 6 | Caseys General Stores | 22.49 Bn | 20.48 Bn | 1.24 Bn | 1.36 Bn |
| 7 | Dollar Tree | 21.40 Bn | 18.02 Bn | 2.10 Bn | 3.30 Bn |
| 8 | US Foods Holding | 19.94 Bn | 19.74 Bn | 1.92 Bn | 3.91 Bn |
| 9 | Tractor Supply | 16.33 Bn | 15.49 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 3.19 Bn |
| 10 | Performance Food | 14.29 Bn | 14.07 Bn | 2.17 Bn | 5.16 Bn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| May 10, 2026 | 42.13 Bn |
| Feb 15, 2026 | 40.76 Bn |
| Nov 23, 2025 | 41.81 Bn |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 37.11 Bn |
| May 11, 2025 | 37.58 Bn |
| Feb 16, 2025 | 37.00 Bn |
| Nov 24, 2024 | 38.29 Bn |
| Sep 1, 2024 | 35.46 Bn |
| May 12, 2024 | 35.36 Bn |
| Feb 18, 2024 | 34.69 Bn |
| Nov 26, 2023 | 36.77 Bn |
| Sep 3, 2023 | 33.58 Bn |
| May 7, 2023 | 31.71 Bn |
| Feb 12, 2023 | 32.52 Bn |
| Nov 20, 2022 | 33.07 Bn |
| Aug 28, 2022 | 32.00 Bn |
| May 8, 2022 | 31.85 Bn |
| Feb 13, 2022 | 31.55 Bn |
| Nov 21, 2021 | 33.34 Bn |
| Aug 29, 2021 | 29.44 Bn |
Costco Wholesale Total Current Liabilities 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=total-current-liabilities&ticker=COST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "total-current-liabilities", "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=total-current-liabilities&ticker=COST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();