Investing
Investment Purchases
Costco Wholesale Investment Purchases 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), Investment Purchases shows an upward trend with a 5.4% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementCash Flow Statement
SectionInvesting
CategoryLiquidity
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ1 2014
Last reportedQ2 2026Mar 11, 2026
How to read this metric
An increase may indicate a strategy to earn interest on excess cash, while a decrease may suggest a need for cash for operations or debt repayment.
Detailed definition
This metric captures the cash outflow for the purchase of marketable securities, such as stocks, bonds, or other financi...
Peer comparison
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Metric ID:
purchases_of_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 investment purchases?
- Costco Wholesale (COST) reported investment purchases of $250.00M in Q4 2025.
- How has Costco Wholesale's investment purchases changed year-over-year?
- Costco Wholesale's investment purchases decreased by 27.5% year-over-year, from $345.00M to $250.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Costco Wholesale's investment purchases?
- Over 2 years (2021 to 2023), Costco Wholesale's investment purchases has grown at a 5.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $1.46B to $1.62B.
- What does investment purchases mean?
- Cash used to buy financial assets or securities.