Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST) quarterly balance sheet — complete assets, liabilities & equity history
| Metric | Q3'26 | Q2'26 | Q1'26 | Q4'25 | Q3'25 | Q2'25 | Q1'25 | Q4'24 | Q3'24 | Q2'24 | Q1'24 | Q4'23 | Q3'23 | Q2'23 | Q1'23 | Q4'22 | Q3'22 | Q2'22 | Q1'22 | Q4'21 |
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| Total Current Assets | 45.18B | 43.13B | 43.41B | 38.38B | 38.15B | 36.9B | 37.52B | 34.25B | 33.29B | 32.15B | 40.08B | 35.88B | 34.29B | 34.33B | 34.15B | 32.7B | 33.01B | 32.56B | 33.85B | 29.5B |
| Cash & Short-Term Investments | 20B | 18.24B | 17.18B | 15.28B | 14.85B | 13.16B | 11.83B | 11.14B | 11.5B | 10.32B | 17.86B | 15.23B | 13.71B | 13.71B | 11.67B | 11.05B | 11.83B | 12.3B | 13.48B | 12.18B |
| Cash Only | 18.95B | 17.38B | 16.22B | 14.16B | 13.84B | 12.36B | 10.91B | 9.91B | 10.4B | 9.1B | 17.01B | 13.7B | 12.49B | 12.97B | 10.86B | 10.2B | 11.19B | 11.82B | 12.75B | 11.26B |
| Short-Term Investments | 1.05B | 857M | 966M | 1.12B | 1.01B | 802M | 920M | 1.24B | 1.09B | 1.23B | 853M | 1.53B | 1.22B | 735M | 817M | 846M | 638M | 477M | 725M | 917M |
| Accounts Receivable | 3.75B | 3.78B | 3.23B | 3.2B | 2.88B | 3.06B | 2.96B | 2.72B | 2.58B | 2.78B | 2.54B | 2.29B | 2.5B | 2.71B | 2.31B | 2.24B | 1.99B | 2.23B | 1.93B | 1.8B |
| Days Sales Outstanding | 4.49 | 4.23 | 4.01 | 3.95 | 3.94 | 3.97 | 3.84 | 3.73 | 3.85 | 3.82 | 3.63 | 3.52 | 4.08 | 3.82 | 3.39 | 3.38 | 3.37 | 3.37 | 3.04 | 3.09 |
| Inventory | 19.42B | 18.99B | 21.14B | 18.12B | 18.61B | 18.75B | 20.98B | 18.65B | 17.43B | 17.07B | 18B | 16.65B | 16.32B | 16.08B | 18.57B | 17.91B | 17.62B | 16.48B | 16.94B | 14.21B |
| Days Inventory Outstanding | 26.22 | 27.76 | 28.18 | 27.41 | 28.53 | 29.94 | 30.76 | 29.03 | 28.32 | 28.81 | 29.87 | 27.63 | 28.85 | 30.06 | 30.93 | 32.14 | 30.9 | 30.84 | 29.06 | 29.36 |
| Other Current Assets | 2.01B | 2.12B | 1.86B | 1.78B | 1.82B | 1.93B | 1.75B | 1.73B | 1.78B | 1.97B | 1.67B | 1.71B | 1.75B | 1.83B | 1.59B | 1.5B | 1.56B | 1.55B | 1.5B | 1.31B |
| Total Non-Current Assets | 41.25B | 40.51B | 39.38B | 38.72B | 37.33B | 36.33B | 35.86B | 35.59B | 34.62B | 34.18B | 33.64B | 33.12B | 32.46B | 32.52B | 31.88B | 31.47B | 30.84B | 30.51B | 30.3B | 29.76B |
| Property, Plant & Equipment | 37.04B | 36.4B | 35.35B | 34.63B | 33.3B | 32.34B | 31.88B | 31.65B | 30.7B | 30.34B | 29.84B | 29.4B | 28.74B | 28.58B | 27.93B | 27.42B | 26.87B | 26.89B | 26.79B | 26.38B |
| Fixed Asset Turnover | 1.92x | 1.94x | 1.92x | 2.54x | 1.93x | 1.98x | 1.96x | 2.56x | 1.92x | 1.94x | 1.95x | 2.72x | 1.87x | 1.96x | 1.97x | 2.66x | 1.96x | 1.93x | 1.89x | 2.39x |
| Goodwill | 0 | 0 | 0 | 994M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 994M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 994M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Intangible Assets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Long-Term Investments | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other Non-Current Assets | 4.21B | 4.1B | 4.03B | 3.09B | 4.03B | 3.99B | 3.99B | 2.94B | 3.92B | 3.84B | 3.8B | 2.72B | 3.73B | 3.94B | 3.95B | 4.05B | 3.97B | 3.62B | 3.51B | 3.38B |
| Total Assets | 86.43B | 83.64B | 82.79B | 77.1B | 75.48B | 73.22B | 73.39B | 69.83B | 67.91B | 66.32B | 73.72B | 68.99B | 66.75B | 66.85B | 66.03B | 64.17B | 63.85B | 63.08B | 64.15B | 59.27B |
| Asset Turnover | 0.83x | 0.84x | 0.84x | 1.13x | 0.85x | 0.87x | 0.87x | 1.16x | 0.87x | 0.83x | 0.81x | 1.16x | 0.80x | 0.83x | 0.84x | 1.13x | 0.83x | 0.82x | 0.82x | 1.08x |
| Asset Growth % | 14.5% | 14.22% | 12.81% | 10.41% | 11.15% | 10.41% | -0.46% | 1.21% | 1.74% | -0.79% | 11.66% | 7.52% | 4.54% | 5.98% | 2.93% | 8.26% | 11.49% | 14.86% | 6.53% | 6.68% |
| Total Current Liabilities | 42.18B | 40.76B | 41.8B | 37.11B | 37.58B | 37B | 38.29B | 35.46B | 35.36B | 34.69B | 36.77B | 33.58B | 31.71B | 32.52B | 33.07B | 32B | 31.84B | 31.55B | 33.34B | 29.44B |
| Accounts Payable | 22.36B | 20.65B | 23.51B | 19.78B | 19.82B | 18.61B | 21.79B | 19.42B | 18.84B | 17.49B | 20.36B | 17.48B | 16.85B | 16.41B | 18.35B | 17.85B | 17.65B | 17.09B | 19.56B | 16.28B |
| Days Payables Outstanding | 29.36 | 30.55 | 31.08 | 29.56 | 29.35 | 30.44 | 31.99 | 30.79 | 29.82 | 31.09 | 32.62 | 28.77 | 29.61 | 30.14 | 30.69 | 32.12 | 31.48 | 33.82 | 33.43 | 33.13 |
| Short-Term Debt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 103M | 1.08B | 1.08B | 1.08B | 1.08B | 0 | 76M | 71M | 73M | 77M | 0 | 799M | 799M |
| Deferred Revenue (Current) | 3.16B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other Current Liabilities | 11.44B | 11.65B | 10.41B | 9.44B | 10.36B | 10.75B | 9.27B | 8.71B | 8.74B | 9.04B | 8.65B | 8.59B | 8.66B | 9.53B | 8.37B | 7.79B | 8.2B | 8.31B | 7.27B | 6.6B |
| Current Ratio | 1.07x | 1.06x | 1.04x | 1.03x | 1.02x | 1.00x | 0.98x | 0.97x | 0.94x | 0.93x | 1.09x | 1.07x | 1.08x | 1.06x | 1.03x | 1.02x | 1.04x | 1.03x | 1.02x | 1.00x |
| Quick Ratio | 0.61x | 0.59x | 0.53x | 0.55x | 0.52x | 0.49x | 0.43x | 0.44x | 0.45x | 0.43x | 0.60x | 0.57x | 0.57x | 0.56x | 0.47x | 0.46x | 0.48x | 0.51x | 0.51x | 0.52x |
| Cash Conversion Cycle | 1.34 | 1.45 | 1.12 | 1.8 | 3.13 | 3.46 | 2.61 | 1.97 | 2.34 | 1.54 | 0.88 | 2.38 | 3.32 | 3.73 | 3.63 | 3.4 | 2.8 | 0.4 | -1.33 | -0.69 |
| Total Non-Current Liabilities | 10.8B | 10.79B | 10.68B | 10.83B | 10.78B | 10.65B | 10.65B | 10.74B | 10.78B | 10.88B | 10.81B | 10.35B | 11.47B | 11.53B | 11.48B | 11.52B | 11.49B | 11.56B | 11.81B | 11.75B |
| Long-Term Debt | 5.67B | 5.69B | 5.67B | 5.71B | 5.72B | 5.75B | 5.75B | 5.79B | 5.83B | 5.87B | 5.87B | 5.38B | 6.5B | 6.51B | 6.47B | 6.48B | 6.51B | 6.66B | 6.67B | 6.69B |
| Capital Lease Obligations | 2.47B | 2.48B | 2.44B | 2.46B | 2.46B | 2.28B | 2.29B | 2.38B | 2.39B | 2.49B | 2.4B | 2.43B | 2.51B | 2.56B | 2.5B | 2.48B | 2.45B | 2.59B | 2.65B | 2.64B |
| Deferred Tax Liabilities | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other Non-Current Liabilities | 2.66B | 2.62B | 2.58B | 2.65B | 2.6B | 2.61B | 2.61B | 2.58B | 2.56B | 2.52B | 2.54B | 2.55B | 2.47B | 2.47B | 2.51B | 2.56B | 2.54B | 2.31B | 2.49B | 2.42B |
| Total Liabilities | 52.97B | 51.55B | 52.49B | 47.94B | 48.36B | 47.65B | 48.94B | 46.21B | 46.14B | 45.56B | 47.58B | 43.94B | 43.18B | 44.05B | 44.55B | 43.52B | 43.34B | 43.1B | 45.15B | 41.19B |
| Total Debt | 8.14B | 8.16B | 8.1B | 8.17B | 8.18B | 8.04B | 8.03B | 8.27B | 9.3B | 9.43B | 9.35B | 8.88B | 9B | 9.14B | 9.05B | 9.04B | 9.04B | 9.25B | 10.12B | 10.13B |
| Net Debt | -10.81B | -9.22B | -8.12B | -5.99B | -5.66B | -4.32B | -2.87B | -1.63B | -1.11B | 338M | -7.66B | -4.82B | -3.49B | -3.83B | -1.81B | -1.16B | -2.16B | -2.57B | -2.64B | -1.13B |
| Debt / Equity | 0.24x | 0.25x | 0.27x | 0.28x | 0.30x | 0.31x | 0.33x | 0.35x | 0.43x | 0.45x | 0.36x | 0.35x | 0.38x | 0.40x | 0.42x | 0.44x | 0.44x | 0.46x | 0.53x | 0.56x |
| Debt / EBITDA | 2.38x | 2.55x | 2.65x | 1.99x | 2.65x | 2.80x | 2.93x | 2.21x | 3.43x | 3.66x | 3.76x | 2.56x | 4.19x | 3.85x | 4.12x | 2.92x | 4.07x | 4.11x | 4.76x | 3.58x |
| Net Debt / EBITDA | -3.17x | -2.88x | -2.65x | -1.46x | -1.84x | -1.51x | -1.05x | -0.44x | -0.41x | 0.13x | -3.08x | -1.39x | -1.62x | -1.61x | -0.82x | -0.38x | -0.97x | -1.14x | -1.24x | -0.40x |
| Interest Coverage | 92.81x | 83.67x | 74.80x | 77.30x | 74.71x | 68.28x | 63.32x | 64.53x | 56.71x | 55.56x | 56.42x | 53.91x | 50.19x | 59.32x | 53.06x | 53.42x | 53.20x | 51.03x | 44.49x | 45.06x |
| Total Equity | 33.51B | 32.09B | 30.3B | 29.16B | 27.13B | 25.58B | 24.45B | 23.62B | 21.77B | 20.76B | 26.15B | 25.06B | 23.57B | 22.8B | 21.48B | 20.65B | 20.51B | 19.98B | 19B | 18.08B |
| Equity Growth % | 23.54% | 25.45% | 23.93% | 23.46% | 24.59% | 23.2% | -6.49% | -5.73% | -7.64% | -8.94% | 21.75% | 21.36% | 14.92% | 14.13% | 13.03% | 14.21% | 20.85% | 23.85% | 24.11% | -3.35% |
| Book Value per Share | 75.40 | 72.18 | 68.17 | 65.58 | 60.99 | 57.49 | 54.95 | 53.09 | 48.94 | 46.68 | 58.84 | 56.38 | 53.05 | 51.29 | 48.31 | 46.43 | 46.11 | 44.90 | 42.73 | 40.68 |
| Total Shareholders' Equity | 33.51B | 32.09B | 30.3B | 29.16B | 27.13B | 25.58B | 24.45B | 23.62B | 21.77B | 20.76B | 26.15B | 25.06B | 23.57B | 22.79B | 21.47B | 20.64B | 19.97B | 19.42B | 18.46B | 17.56B |
| Common Stock | 2M | 2M | 2M | 2M | 2M | 2M | 2M | 2M | 2M | 2M | 2M | 2M | 2M | 2M | 2M | 2M | 4M | 4M | 4M | 4M |
| Retained Earnings | 26.48B | 25.12B | 23.87B | 22.65B | 20.89B | 19.77B | 18.7B | 17.62B | 15.99B | 14.98B | 20.5B | 19.52B | 18.04B | 17.34B | 16.41B | 15.59B | 14.29B | 13.47B | 12.61B | 11.67B |
| Treasury Stock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Accumulated OCI | -1.66B | -1.61B | -1.98B | -1.77B | -1.92B | -2.24B | -2.15B | -1.83B | -1.92B | -1.84B | -1.84B | -1.8B | -1.68B | -1.67B | -1.93B | -1.83B | -1.6B | -1.25B | -1.21B | -1.14B |
| Minority Interest | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5M | 5M | 5M | 5M | 545M | 558M | 537M | 514M |