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Cumulative Cost Basis
Costco Wholesale Cumulative Cost Basis increased by 0.6% to $794.00M in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 4.6%, from $759.00M to $794.00M.
Analysis
StatementBalance Sheet Statement
SectionOther
CategoryCapital Allocation
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityStable
First reportedQ4 2015
Last reportedQ2 2026Mar 11, 2026
How to read this metric
Provides a stable reference point for the scale of the bank's investment activities and historical capital deployment.
Detailed definition
The cumulative cost basis represents the original purchase price or historical cost of assets or liabilities before any...
Peer comparison
Universal accounting concept used by all financial institutions to track historical investment scale.
Metric ID:
cumulative_cost_basisHistorical Data
15 periods
| Q3 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q1 '26 | Q2 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $427.00M | $354.00M | $364.00M | $390.00M | $570.00M | $595.00M | $602.00M | $665.00M | $678.00M | $687.00M | $702.00M | $759.00M | $781.00M | $789.00M | $794.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | -17.1% | +2.8% | +7.1% | +46.2% | +4.4% | +1.2% | +10.5% | +2.0% | +1.3% | +2.2% | +8.1% | +2.9% | +1.0% | +0.6% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | -8.7% | +61.0% | +63.5% | +54.4% | +16.7% | +13.9% | +14.1% | +5.6% | +11.9% | +13.7% | +12.4% | +4.6% |
Range$354.00M – $794.00M
CAGR+19.4%
Avg YoY Growth+21.9%
Median YoY Growth+13.8%
Current Streak13 quarters growth
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Costco Wholesale's cumulative cost basis?
- Costco Wholesale (COST) reported cumulative cost basis of $794.00M in Q4 2025.
- How has Costco Wholesale's cumulative cost basis changed year-over-year?
- Costco Wholesale's cumulative cost basis increased by 4.6% year-over-year, from $759.00M to $794.00M.
- What does cumulative cost basis mean?
- The original total cost of assets or liabilities before any accounting adjustments.