Current Liabilities
Accrued Liabilities, Current
Costco Wholesale Accrued Liabilities, Current increased by 4.5% to $2.83B in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 13.7%, from $2.49B to $2.83B. Over 5 years (FY 2020 to FY 2025), Accrued Liabilities, Current shows an upward trend with a 14.0% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementBalance Sheet Statement
SectionCurrent Liabilities
CategoryLiquidity
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ2 2025
Last reportedQ1 2026
How to read this metric
An increase may reflect growing operational scale or timing differences in payments, while a decrease suggests efficient settlement of short-term obligations.
Detailed definition
This represents obligations for expenses that have been incurred but not yet invoiced or paid by the end of the reportin...
Peer comparison
Standard operational metric across all industries; levels correlate with company size and payroll cycles.
Metric ID:
current_liabilities_accrued_liabilities_currentHistorical Data
20 periods
| Q1 '21 | Q2 '21 | 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $1.62B | $1.67B | $1.73B | $1.80B | $1.83B | $1.91B | $1.96B | $2.02B | $2.08B | $2.15B | $2.21B | $2.27B | $2.34B | $2.44B | $2.44B | $2.49B | $2.58B | $2.68B | $2.71B | $2.83B |
| QoQ Change | — | +3.3% | +3.3% | +4.2% | +1.7% | +4.5% | +2.5% | +2.9% | +3.0% | +3.6% | +2.7% | +2.8% | +3.1% | +4.1% | +0.4% | +1.9% | +3.7% | +3.6% | +1.3% | +4.5% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +13.0% | +14.4% | +13.5% | +12.1% | +13.6% | +12.5% | +12.7% | +12.5% | +12.7% | +13.3% | +10.7% | +9.8% | +10.4% | +9.9% | +11.0% | +13.7% |
Range$1.62B – $2.83B
CAGR+12.5%
Avg YoY Growth+12.2%
Median YoY Growth+12.6%
Current Streak19+ quarters growth
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Costco Wholesale's accrued liabilities, current?
- Costco Wholesale (COST) reported accrued liabilities, current of $2.83B in Q4 2025.
- How has Costco Wholesale's accrued liabilities, current changed year-over-year?
- Costco Wholesale's accrued liabilities, current increased by 13.7% year-over-year, from $2.49B to $2.83B.
- What is the long-term trend for Costco Wholesale's accrued liabilities, current?
- Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Costco Wholesale's accrued liabilities, current has grown at a 14.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $1.39B to $2.68B.
- What does accrued liabilities, current mean?
- Money owed for services or expenses that have been incurred but not yet paid.