Costco Wholesale (COST) Accounts Payable: History & Chart

Costco Wholesale Corporation(COST)

Discount Stores · Issaquah, WA

$902.60-7.58 (-0.83%)

Delayed quote: Sep 9, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT

About Costco Wholesale Corporation

Costco Wholesale Corporation, alongside its group entities, operates membership-based retail warehouses across a broad international scope, spanning the United States, Puerto Rico, Canada, the United Kingdom, Mexico, Japan, South Korea, Australia, Spain, France, Iceland, China, and Taiwan. These outlets provide customers with an extensive array of both well-known branded and proprietary private-label products. Their vast inventory includes household staples, shelf-stable groceries, confectionery, chilled and frozen items, alcoholic beverages, tobacco, and deli selections. Furthermore, the stores stock major appliances, consumer electronics, health and beauty aids, hardware, garden and patio furniture, sporting goods, vehicle tires, toys, seasonal merchandise, office supplies, automotive maintenance products, postage services, event tickets, apparel, small kitchen appliances, home furnishings, domestic textiles, kitchenware, custom-order kiosks, and fine jewelry. Fresh departments offer meat, produce, a service deli, and bakery items. Beyond retail goods, Costco provides in-store amenities such as pharmacies, optical clinics, food courts, hearing aid centers, and tire installation facilities, in addition to managing 636 gas stations. The company also extends its offerings online through business delivery, travel booking, and same-day grocery fulfillment in various countries. As of August 29, 2021, Costco maintained a global network of 815 membership warehouses, with 564 located in the United States and Puerto Rico, 105 in Canada, 39 in Mexico, 30 in Japan, 29 in the United Kingdom, 16 in South Korea, 14 in Taiwan, 12 in Australia, 3 in Spain, and one each in Iceland, France, and China. Digital storefronts facilitate e-commerce operations in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Mexico, South Korea, Taiwan, Japan, and Australia. Founded in 1976, the enterprise was originally known as Costco Companies, Inc. before officially adopting the name Costco Wholesale Corporation in August 1999. Its corporate headquarters are situated in Issaquah, Washington.

Issaquah, WA

341,000 employees

www.costco.com

Consumer Defensive / Discount Stores

Sector: Consumer Defensive
Industry: Discount Stores
CEO: Ron Vachris

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Accounts Payable

The latest quarterly A/P is $22.36 Billion with a QoQ Growth of +8.31%. Accounts Payable (A/P) represents money the company owes to suppliers and vendors for goods and services received but not yet paid for.

Accounts Receivable|Inventory|Current Ratio|Free Cash Flow|Balance Sheet

A/P

COST A/P

$22.36B

Reported quarterly accounts payable; no daily interpolation. Q3 FY2026 (2026-05-10): $22.36B.

+193.79% over 10Y

Current A/P

$22.36B

$22.36 Billion

QoQ Growth

+8.31%

vs. $20.65B prior quarter

Historical Data

Quarters of data available

Quarterly A/P History

Period	A/P	QoQ Growth	YoY Growth
Q3 FY2026Period end 2026-05-10	$22.36B	+8.31%	+12.83%
Q2 FY2026Period end 2026-02-15	$20.65B	-12.19%	+10.95%
Q1 FY2026Period end 2025-11-23	$23.51B	+18.85%	+7.89%
Q4 FY2025Period end 2025-08-31	$19.78B	-0.19%	+1.86%
Q3 FY2025Period end 2025-05-11	$19.82B	+6.50%	+5.18%
Q2 FY2025Period end 2025-02-16	$18.61B	-14.61%	+6.38%
Q1 FY2025Period end 2024-11-24	$21.79B	+12.21%	+7.05%
Q4 FY2024Period end 2024-09-01	$19.42B	+3.06%	+11.09%
Q3 FY2024Period end 2024-05-12	$18.84B	+7.72%	N/A
Q2 FY2024Period end 2024-02-18	$17.49B	-14.06%	N/A
Q1 FY2024Period end 2023-11-26	$20.36B	+16.44%	N/A
Q4 FY2023Period end 2023-08-31	$17.48B	N/A	N/A
Q3 FY2023Period end 2023-05-07	$16.85B	+2.72%	N/A
Q2 FY2023Period end 2023-02-12	$16.41B	-10.58%	N/A
Q1 FY2023Period end 2022-11-20	$18.35B	+2.80%	N/A
Q4 FY2022Period end 2022-08-31	$17.85B	N/A	N/A
Q3 FY2022Period end 2022-05-08	$17.65B	+3.29%	N/A
Q2 FY2022Period end 2022-02-13	$17.09B	-12.64%	N/A
Q1 FY2022Period end 2021-11-21	$19.56B	+20.17%	N/A
Q4 FY2021Period end 2021-08-31	$16.28B	N/A	N/A
Q3 FY2021Period end 2021-05-09	$15.54B	+8.03%	N/A
Q2 FY2021Period end 2021-02-14	$14.38B	-15.46%	N/A
Q1 FY2021Period end 2020-11-22	$17.01B	+20.05%	N/A
Q4 FY2020Period end 2020-08-31	$14.17B	N/A	N/A
Q3 FY2020Period end 2020-05-10	$10.81B	-2.34%	-4.57%
Q2 FY2020Period end 2020-02-16	$11.07B	-23.32%	+3.37%
Q1 FY2020Period end 2019-11-24	$14.44B	+23.64%	+9.95%
Q4 FY2019Period end 2019-08-31	$11.68B	+3.07%	+3.93%
Q3 FY2019Period end 2019-05-12	$11.33B	+5.79%	+5.85%
Q2 FY2019Period end 2019-02-17	$10.71B	-18.44%	+6.46%
Q1 FY2019Period end 2018-11-25	$13.13B	+16.87%	+9.51%
Q4 FY2018Period end 2018-08-31	$11.24B	+4.97%	+16.95%
Q3 FY2018Period end 2018-05-13	$10.71B	+6.40%	N/A
Q2 FY2018Period end 2018-02-18	$10.06B	-16.10%	N/A
Q1 FY2018Period end 2017-11-26	$11.99B	+24.81%	N/A
Q4 FY2017Period end 2017-08-31	$9.61B	N/A	N/A
Q3 FY2017Period end 2017-05-07	$9.43B	+7.54%	N/A
Q2 FY2017Period end 2017-02-12	$8.76B	-20.35%	N/A
Q1 FY2017Period end 2016-11-20	$11.00B	+44.55%	N/A
Q4 FY2016Period end 2016-08-31	$7.61B	N/A	N/A
Q3 FY2016Period end 2016-05-08	$8.83B	+7.37%	N/A
Q2 FY2016Period end 2016-02-14	$8.22B	-20.77%	N/A
Q1 FY2016Period end 2015-11-22	$10.38B	+15.17%	N/A
Q4 FY2015Period end 2015-08-31	$9.01B	N/A	N/A
Q3 FY2015Period end 2015-05-10	$8.89B	+7.14%	+6.39%
Q2 FY2015Period end 2015-02-15	$8.30B	-15.14%	+7.72%
Q1 FY2015Period end 2014-11-23	$9.78B	+15.22%	+6.35%
Q4 FY2014Period end 2014-08-31	$8.49B	+1.55%	+7.86%
Q3 FY2014Period end 2014-05-11	$8.36B	+8.49%	+7.36%
Q2 FY2014Period end 2014-02-16	$7.71B	-16.22%	+3.57%
Q1 FY2014Period end 2013-11-24	$9.20B	+16.86%	+4.24%
Q4 FY2013Period end 2013-08-31	$7.87B	+1.08%	+7.79%
Q3 FY2013Period end 2013-05-12	$7.79B	+4.66%	N/A
Q2 FY2013Period end 2013-02-17	$7.44B	-15.68%	N/A
Q1 FY2013Period end 2012-11-25	$8.82B	+20.84%	N/A
Q4 FY2012Period end 2012-08-31	$7.30B	N/A	N/A
Q3 FY2012Period end 2012-05-06	$7.30B	+15.28%	N/A
Q2 FY2012Period end 2012-02-12	$6.33B	-16.39%	N/A
Q1 FY2012Period end 2011-11-20	$7.58B	+15.77%	N/A
Q4 FY2011Period end 2011-08-31	$6.54B	N/A	N/A
Q3 FY2011Period end 2011-05-08	$6.80B	+13.90%	N/A
Q2 FY2011Period end 2011-02-13	$5.97B	-17.14%	N/A
Q1 FY2011Period end 2010-11-21	$7.21B	+21.15%	N/A
Q4 FY2010Period end 2010-08-31	$5.95B	N/A	N/A
Q3 FY2010Period end 2010-05-09	$5.97B	+6.73%	N/A
Q2 FY2010Period end 2010-02-14	$5.60B	-11.38%	N/A
Q1 FY2010Period end 2009-11-22	$6.32B	+15.91%	N/A
Q4 FY2009Period end 2009-08-31	$5.45B	N/A	N/A
Q3 FY2009Period end 2009-05-10	$5.37B	+7.40%	-6.13%
Q2 FY2009Period end 2009-02-15	$5.00B	-14.49%	-6.34%
Q1 FY2009Period end 2008-11-23	$5.85B	+11.91%	-5.21%
Q4 FY2008Period end 2008-08-31	$5.22B	-8.67%	+1.95%
Q3 FY2008Period end 2008-05-11	$5.72B	+7.16%	+10.25%
Q2 FY2008Period end 2008-02-17	$5.34B	-13.46%	+7.59%
Q1 FY2008Period end 2007-11-25	$6.17B	+20.36%	+11.38%
Q4 FY2007Period end 2007-08-31	$5.12B	-1.23%	+11.87%
Q3 FY2007Period end 2007-05-13	$5.19B	+4.58%	N/A
Q2 FY2007Period end 2007-02-18	$4.96B	-10.40%	N/A
Q1 FY2007Period end 2006-11-26	$5.54B	+20.88%	N/A
Q4 FY2006Period end 2006-08-31	$4.58B	N/A	N/A
Q3 FY2006Period end 2006-05-07	$4.44B	+1.02%	N/A
Q2 FY2006Period end 2006-02-12	$4.39B	-9.57%	N/A
Q1 FY2006Period end 2005-11-20	$4.86B	+15.03%	N/A
Q4 FY2005Period end 2005-08-31	$4.22B	N/A	N/A
Q3 FY2005Period end 2005-05-08	$4.13B	+3.39%	N/A
Q2 FY2005Period end 2005-02-13	$4.00B	-10.52%	N/A
Q1 FY2005Period end 2004-11-21	$4.47B	+24.13%	N/A
Q4 FY2004Period end 2004-08-31	$3.60B	N/A	N/A
Q3 FY2004Period end 2004-05-09	$3.56B	+8.85%	+23.28%
Q2 FY2004Period end 2004-02-15	$3.27B	-15.92%	+13.87%
Q1 FY2004Period end 2003-11-23	$3.89B	+24.12%	+19.90%
Q4 FY2003Period end 2003-08-31	$3.13B	+8.52%	+8.57%
Q3 FY2003Period end 2003-05-11	$2.89B	+0.54%	N/A
Q2 FY2003Period end 2003-02-16	$2.87B	-11.46%	N/A
Q1 FY2003Period end 2002-11-24	$3.24B	+12.38%	N/A
Q4 FY2002Period end 2002-08-31	$2.88B	N/A	N/A

Growth uses unique fiscal quarters. Missing or ambiguous prior periods render N/A.

Data as of May 10, 2026