Current Assets
Prepaid & Other Current
Costco Wholesale Prepaid & Other Current increased by 14.2% to $2.12B in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 10.1%, from $1.93B to $2.12B. Over 5 years (FY 2020 to FY 2025), Prepaid & Other Current shows an upward trend with a 11.7% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementBalance Sheet Statement
SectionCurrent Assets
CategoryLiquidity
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityStable
First reportedQ4 2015
Last reportedQ2 2026Mar 11, 2026
How to read this metric
Significant fluctuations may indicate changes in corporate procurement cycles or shifts in accounting for short-term financial instruments.
Detailed definition
Payments made in advance for services or goods to be received within the next year, alongside other miscellaneous short-...
Peer comparison
Generally a small percentage of current assets; large spikes may warrant investigation into non-recurring items.
Metric ID:
prepaid_and_other_current_assetsHistorical Data
20 periods
| Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | Q2 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $1.22B | $1.31B | $1.50B | $1.55B | $1.56B | $1.50B | $1.59B | $1.83B | $1.76B | $1.71B | $1.67B | $1.97B | $1.78B | $1.73B | $1.75B | $1.93B | $1.82B | $1.78B | $1.86B | $2.12B |
| QoQ Change | — | +7.5% | +14.3% | +3.5% | +0.7% | -4.1% | +6.3% | +14.8% | -4.1% | -2.6% | -2.1% | +17.8% | -9.9% | -2.4% | +1.2% | +9.7% | -5.5% | -2.4% | +4.4% | +14.2% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +28.1% | +14.3% | +6.3% | +17.9% | +12.3% | +14.0% | +5.0% | +7.7% | +1.2% | +1.5% | +4.8% | -2.3% | +2.5% | +2.5% | +5.8% | +10.1% |
Range$1.22B – $2.12B
CAGR+12.3%
Avg YoY Growth+8.2%
Median YoY Growth+6.0%
Current Streak2 quarters growth
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Costco Wholesale's prepaid & other current?
- Costco Wholesale (COST) reported prepaid & other current of $2.12B in Q4 2025.
- How has Costco Wholesale's prepaid & other current changed year-over-year?
- Costco Wholesale's prepaid & other current increased by 10.1% year-over-year, from $1.93B to $2.12B.
- What is the long-term trend for Costco Wholesale's prepaid & other current?
- Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Costco Wholesale's prepaid & other current has grown at a 11.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $1.02B to $1.78B.
- What does prepaid & other current mean?
- Assets representing payments made for future services or miscellaneous short-term holdings.