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Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST) Working Capital

Annual Working Capital:

$1.27B+$2.49B(+204.43%)
August 31, 2025

Summary

  • As of today, COST annual working capital is $1.27 billion, with the most recent change of +$2.49 billion (+204.43%) on August 31, 2025.
  • During the last 3 years, COST annual working capital has risen by +$574.00 million (+82.23%).
  • COST annual working capital is now -61.17% below its all-time high of $3.28 billion, reached on August 30, 2020.

Performance

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Quarterly Working Capital:

$1.27B+$700.00M(+122.38%)
August 31, 2025

Summary

  • As of today, COST quarterly working capital is $1.27 billion, with the most recent change of +$700.00 million (+122.38%) on August 31, 2025.
  • Over the past year, COST quarterly working capital has increased by +$2.49 billion (+204.43%).
  • COST quarterly working capital is now -61.59% below its all-time high of $3.31 billion, reached on November 30, 2023.

Performance

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Working Capital Formula

Working Capital = Current Assets − Current Liabilities

COST Working Capital Trends

PeriodPeriodAnnualAnnualQuarterlyQuarterly
1Y1 Year+204.4%+204.4%
3Y3 Years+82.2%+82.2%
5Y5 Years-61.2%-61.2%

COST Working Capital Highs & Lows

PeriodPeriodAnnual vs HighAnnual vs HighAnnual vs LowAnnual vs LowQuarter. vs HighQuarter. vs HighQuarter. vs LowQuarter. vs Low
3Y3-Year-44.6%+204.4%-61.6%+150.0%
5Y5-Year-61.2%+204.4%-61.6%+150.0%
All-TimeAll-Time-61.2%+204.4%-61.6%+130.7%

COST Working Capital History

DateAnnualQuarterly
Aug 2025
$1.27B(+204.4%)
$1.27B(+122.4%)
May 2025
-
$572.00M(+660.8%)
Feb 2025
-
-$102.00M(+86.7%)
Nov 2024
-
-$766.00M(+37.1%)
Aug 2024
-$1.22B(-153.0%)
-$1.22B(+41.2%)
May 2024
-
-$2.07B(+18.5%)
Feb 2024
-
-$2.54B(-176.8%)
Nov 2023
-
$3.31B(+44.3%)
Aug 2023
-
$2.30B(-11.0%)
Aug 2023
$2.30B(+228.9%)
-
Apr 2023
-
$2.58B(+42.3%)
Feb 2023
-
$1.81B(+67.5%)
Nov 2022
-
$1.08B(+55.2%)
Aug 2022
$698.00M(+990.6%)
$698.00M(-40.0%)
Apr 2022
-
$1.16B(+14.0%)
Feb 2022
-
$1.02B(+100.8%)
Nov 2021
-
$508.00M(+693.8%)
Aug 2021
$64.00M(-98.0%)
$64.00M(+197.0%)
Apr 2021
-
-$66.00M(+74.2%)
Feb 2021
-
-$256.00M(+55.2%)
Nov 2020
-
-$571.00M(-117.4%)
Aug 2020
$3.28B(+1221.0%)
$3.28B(+32.4%)
May 2020
-
$2.48B(+145.5%)
Feb 2020
-
$1.01B(+166.7%)
Nov 2019
-
$378.00M(+52.4%)
Aug 2019
$248.00M(-31.7%)
$248.00M(+145.3%)
May 2019
-
-$547.00M(+31.8%)
Feb 2019
-
-$802.00M(-266.7%)
Nov 2018
-
$481.00M(+32.5%)
Aug 2018
$363.00M(+303.9%)
$363.00M(+28.7%)
May 2018
-
$282.00M(+2114.3%)
Feb 2018
-
-$14.00M(+97.0%)
Nov 2017
-
-$463.00M(-160.1%)
Aug 2017
-$178.00M(+50.1%)
-$178.00M(+95.7%)
Apr 2017
-
-$4.14B(-195.6%)
Feb 2017
-
-$1.40B(-136.9%)
Nov 2016
-
-$591.00M(-65.5%)
Aug 2016
-$357.00M(-147.0%)
-$357.00M(+21.9%)
Apr 2016
-
-$457.00M(-576.0%)
Feb 2016
-
$96.00M(-83.0%)
Nov 2015
-
$565.00M(-25.6%)
Aug 2015
$759.00M(-76.1%)
$759.00M(-15.5%)
May 2015
-
$898.00M(+570.2%)
Feb 2015
-
-$191.00M(-106.1%)
Nov 2014
-
$3.14B(-1.2%)
Aug 2014
$3.18B(+23.0%)
$3.18B(+11.6%)
May 2014
-
$2.85B(+3.5%)
Feb 2014
-
$2.75B(+8.3%)
Nov 2013
-
$2.54B(-1.7%)
Aug 2013
$2.58B(+104.0%)
$2.58B(+9.7%)
May 2013
-
$2.35B(+14.0%)
Feb 2013
-
$2.06B(+62.6%)
Nov 2012
-
$1.27B(+0.3%)
Aug 2012
$1.27B(-23.6%)
$1.27B(-43.1%)
Apr 2012
-
$2.23B(+14.0%)
Feb 2012
-
$1.95B(+16.0%)
Nov 2011
-
$1.68B(+1.6%)
Aug 2011
$1.66B(+0.7%)
$1.66B(+5.1%)
Apr 2011
-
$1.57B(-34.2%)
Feb 2011
-
$2.39B(+16.3%)
Nov 2010
-
$2.06B(+25.0%)
Aug 2010
$1.65B(+55.8%)
$1.65B(-11.9%)
Apr 2010
-
$1.87B(+14.2%)
Feb 2010
-
$1.64B(+21.9%)
Nov 2009
-
$1.34B(+27.1%)
Aug 2009
$1.06B(+79.6%)
$1.06B(+27.5%)
May 2009
-
$828.00M(+19.5%)
Feb 2009
-
$693.00M(+23.3%)
Nov 2008
-
$562.00M(-4.4%)
Aug 2008
$587.88M(-20.8%)
$587.88M(+6.3%)
May 2008
-
$552.95M(+10.5%)
Feb 2008
-
$500.32M(-17.7%)
Nov 2007
-
$608.15M(-18.1%)
Aug 2007
$742.40M
$742.40M(-32.7%)
May 2007
-
$1.10B(+383.9%)
Feb 2007
-
-$388.74M(-370.6%)
DateAnnualQuarterly
Nov 2006
-
-$82.60M(-120.0%)
Aug 2006
$412.89M(-72.1%)
$412.89M(-51.7%)
Apr 2006
-
$854.83M(-28.9%)
Feb 2006
-
$1.20B(-13.4%)
Nov 2005
-
$1.39B(-6.1%)
Aug 2005
$1.48B(+34.5%)
$1.48B(0.0%)
Jul 2005
-
$1.48B(-13.0%)
Apr 2005
-
$1.70B(+6.9%)
Feb 2005
-
$1.59B(+17.6%)
Nov 2004
-
$1.35B(+22.9%)
Aug 2004
$1.10B(+56.8%)
$1.10B(+1.6%)
Apr 2004
-
$1.08B(+18.5%)
Feb 2004
-
$912.13M(+36.5%)
Nov 2003
-
$668.04M(-4.6%)
Aug 2003
$700.43M(+287.4%)
$700.43M(+44.9%)
May 2003
-
$483.43M(+57.0%)
Feb 2003
-
$307.99M(+73.1%)
Nov 2002
-
$177.90M(-1.6%)
Aug 2002
$180.81M(+178.7%)
$180.81M(+217.3%)
May 2002
-
$56.98M(+123.2%)
Feb 2002
-
-$245.72M(+23.6%)
Nov 2001
-
-$321.77M(-40.1%)
Aug 2001
-$229.73M(-449.4%)
-$229.73M(-18.2%)
May 2001
-
-$194.44M(-27.4%)
Feb 2001
-
-$152.63M(-63.6%)
Nov 2000
-
-$93.28M(-241.8%)
Aug 2000
$65.76M(-85.4%)
$65.76M(-86.5%)
Apr 2000
-
$485.40M(+8.7%)
Feb 2000
-
$446.58M(+1.1%)
Nov 1999
-
$441.63M(-1.8%)
Aug 1999
$449.68M(+4.3%)
$449.68M(+7.2%)
Apr 1999
-
$419.37M(+9.7%)
Feb 1999
-
$382.43M(+23.0%)
Nov 1998
-
$310.81M(-27.9%)
Aug 1998
$431.29M(+195.6%)
$431.29M(+20.5%)
May 1998
-
$357.99M(+48.9%)
Feb 1998
-
$240.49M(+80.9%)
Nov 1997
-
$132.96M(-8.9%)
Aug 1997
$145.90M(+157.3%)
$146.00M(+320.9%)
May 1997
-
-$66.10M(+34.3%)
Feb 1997
-
-$100.60M(-931.4%)
Nov 1996
-
$12.10M(-78.7%)
Aug 1996
$56.71M(+504.5%)
$56.70M(-26.6%)
May 1996
-
$77.20M(+253.5%)
Feb 1996
-
-$50.30M(-11.8%)
Nov 1995
-
-$45.00M(-578.7%)
Aug 1995
$9.38M(+108.3%)
$9.40M(+105.1%)
May 1995
-
-$182.80M(-42.8%)
Feb 1995
-
-$128.00M(+5.0%)
Nov 1994
-
-$134.70M(-19.2%)
Aug 1994
-$113.01M(-186.5%)
-$113.00M(-79.7%)
May 1994
-
-$62.90M(+16.8%)
Feb 1994
-
-$75.60M(-68.0%)
Nov 1993
-
-$45.00M(-134.4%)
Aug 1993
$130.72M(-53.6%)
$130.70M(+229.2%)
May 1993
-
-$101.20M(-26.0%)
Feb 1993
-
-$80.30M(-11.7%)
Nov 1992
-
-$71.90M(-136.5%)
Aug 1992
$281.59M(+1863.4%)
-$30.40M(-184.2%)
May 1992
-
$36.10M(-73.8%)
Feb 1992
-
$137.70M(-18.5%)
Nov 1991
-
$169.00M(-0.5%)
Aug 1991
-
$169.80M(-25.0%)
May 1991
-
$226.30M(+4.9%)
Feb 1991
-
$215.70M(+339.4%)
Nov 1990
-
-$90.10M(-593.1%)
Aug 1990
$14.34M(-86.1%)
-$13.00M(-417.1%)
May 1990
-
$4.10M(-82.9%)
Feb 1990
-
$24.00M(-47.8%)
Nov 1989
-
$46.00M(-42.4%)
Aug 1989
$103.25M(-50.5%)
$79.80M(-64.0%)
Aug 1988
$208.58M(-6.2%)
$221.40M(-0.4%)
Aug 1987
$222.30M(+199.6%)
$222.30M(+199.6%)
Aug 1986
$74.20M(-22.0%)
$74.20M(-22.0%)
Aug 1985
$95.10M(+13.1%)
$95.10M(+13.1%)
Aug 1984
$84.10M
$84.10M

FAQ

  • What is Costco Wholesale Corporation annual working capital?
  • What is the all-time high annual working capital for Costco Wholesale Corporation?
  • What is Costco Wholesale Corporation annual working capital year-on-year change?
  • What is Costco Wholesale Corporation quarterly working capital?
  • What is the all-time high quarterly working capital for Costco Wholesale Corporation?
  • What is Costco Wholesale Corporation quarterly working capital year-on-year change?

What is Costco Wholesale Corporation annual working capital?

The current annual working capital of COST is $1.27B

What is the all-time high annual working capital for Costco Wholesale Corporation?

Costco Wholesale Corporation all-time high annual working capital is $3.28B

What is Costco Wholesale Corporation annual working capital year-on-year change?

Over the past year, COST annual working capital has changed by +$2.49B (+204.43%)

What is Costco Wholesale Corporation quarterly working capital?

The current quarterly working capital of COST is $1.27B

What is the all-time high quarterly working capital for Costco Wholesale Corporation?

Costco Wholesale Corporation all-time high quarterly working capital is $3.31B

What is Costco Wholesale Corporation quarterly working capital year-on-year change?

Over the past year, COST quarterly working capital has changed by +$2.49B (+204.43%)
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