Discontinued — last reported Q4 '25
Net Change in Cash
OtherCostco Wholesale Net Change in Cash decreased by 47.7% to $2.06B in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 105.4%, from $1.00B to $2.06B.
Analysis
How to read this metric
An increase suggests the company is accumulating liquidity, while a decrease indicates it spent more on operations, investments, or debt/shareholder returns than it brought in. For mature tech firms, a decrease often signals aggressive capital expenditure or heavy share repurchases rather than operational weakness.
Detailed definition
The total change in a company's cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash over a specific reporting period. It is the...
Peer comparison
At large-cap technology peers, this figure is often highly influenced by the timing of multi-billion dollar acquisitions, the scale of data center infrastructure investment, and the pace of share buyback programs.
cf_net_change_in_cashHistorical Data
| Q2 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q4 '25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | -$2.05B | $1.49B | $561.00M | -$65.00M | -$2.20B | $653.00M | $2.77B | $2.29B | $3.31B | -$4.61B | -$3.30B | $1.00B | $2.45B | $3.93B | $2.06B |
| QoQ Change | — | +172.8% | -62.4% | -111.6% | <-999% | +129.6% | +323.7% | -17.2% | +44.6% | -239.1% | +28.4% | +130.4% | +144.8% | +60.4% | -47.7% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | +96.8% | — | -56.3% | +393.2% | >999% | +407.0% | -266.4% | -243.9% | -69.8% | +153.2% | +219.2% | +105.4% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Costco Wholesale's net change in cash?
- Costco Wholesale (COST) reported net change in cash of $2.06B in Q4 2025.
- How has Costco Wholesale's net change in cash changed year-over-year?
- Costco Wholesale's net change in cash increased by 105.4% year-over-year, from $1.00B to $2.06B.
- What does net change in cash mean?
- The total amount of money a company gained or lost across all its activities during the year.