Investing
Payments to Acquire Short-Term Investments
Costco Wholesale Payments to Acquire Short-Term Investments increased by 28.2% to $250.00M in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 27.5%, from $345.00M to $250.00M. Over 2 years (FY 2021 to FY 2023), Payments to Acquire Short-Term Investments shows an upward trend with a 5.4% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementCash Flow Statement
SectionInvesting
CategoryCapital Allocation
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityVolatile
First reportedQ1 2014
Last reportedQ2 2026Mar 11, 2026
How to read this metric
High levels of investment indicate strong cash reserves and a conservative treasury management strategy, while low levels may suggest cash is being deployed elsewhere.
Detailed definition
This represents the cash outflow used to purchase short-term financial instruments, such as treasury bills or money mark...
Peer comparison
Standard for companies with significant cash balances; peers will show similar activity based on their liquidity management policies.
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investing_payments_to_acquire_short_term_investmentsHistorical Data
18 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 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q1 '26 | Q2 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $802.00M | $0.00 | $258.00M | $325.00M | $588.00M | $0.00 | $253.00M | $396.00M | $947.00M | $26.00M | $200.00M | $719.00M | $1.01B | $247.00M | $345.00M | $573.00M | $195.00M | $250.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | -100.0% | — | +26.0% | +80.9% | -100.0% | — | +56.5% | +139.1% | -97.3% | +669.2% | +259.5% | +40.1% | -75.5% | +39.7% | +66.1% | -66.0% | +28.2% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -26.7% | — | -1.9% | +21.8% | +61.1% | — | -20.9% | +81.6% | +6.3% | +23.5% | -52.0% | -43.1% | -21.1% | -27.5% |
Range$0.00 – $1.01B
CAGR-24.0%
Avg YoY Growth+0.1%
Median YoY Growth-11.4%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Costco Wholesale's payments to acquire short-term investments?
- Costco Wholesale (COST) reported payments to acquire short-term investments of $250.00M in Q4 2025.
- How has Costco Wholesale's payments to acquire short-term investments changed year-over-year?
- Costco Wholesale's payments to acquire short-term investments decreased by 27.5% year-over-year, from $345.00M to $250.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Costco Wholesale's payments to acquire short-term investments?
- Over 2 years (2021 to 2023), Costco Wholesale's payments to acquire short-term investments has grown at a 5.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $1.46B to $1.62B.
- What does payments to acquire short-term investments mean?
- Cash spent on buying short-term, liquid financial investments.