Discontinued — last reported Q4 '25
Total Current Liabilities
Current LiabilitiesCostco Wholesale Total Current Liabilities increased by 12.7% to $41.81B in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 9.2%, from $38.29B to $41.81B. Over 5 years (FY 2020 to FY 2025), Total Current Liabilities shows an upward trend with a 5.1% CAGR. This increase may warrant attention — for this metric, lower values are generally preferred.
Analysis
How to read this metric
An increase may indicate growing operational scale or rising short-term debt, while a decrease suggests the company is clearing its immediate obligations.
Detailed definition
The sum of all financial obligations and debts that a company is required to settle within one fiscal year or operating...
Peer comparison
Peer technology firms like Alphabet or Apple maintain current liabilities relative to their cash reserves to ensure high liquidity ratios.
total_current_liabilitiesHistorical Data
| 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 | $27.98B | $29.44B | $33.34B | $31.55B | $31.85B | $32.00B | $33.07B | $32.52B | $31.71B | $33.58B | $36.77B | $34.69B | $35.36B | $35.46B | $38.29B | $37.00B | $37.58B | $37.11B | $41.81B |
| QoQ Change | — | +5.2% | +13.3% | -5.4% | +1.0% | +0.5% | +3.3% | -1.7% | -2.5% | +5.9% | +9.5% | -5.7% | +1.9% | +0.3% | +8.0% | -3.4% | +1.6% | -1.3% | +12.7% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +13.8% | +8.7% | -0.8% | +3.1% | -0.4% | +5.0% | +11.2% | +6.7% | +11.5% | +5.6% | +4.1% | +6.7% | +6.3% | +4.6% | +9.2% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Costco Wholesale's total current liabilities?
- Costco Wholesale (COST) reported total current liabilities of $41.81B in Q4 2025.
- How has Costco Wholesale's total current liabilities changed year-over-year?
- Costco Wholesale's total current liabilities increased by 9.2% year-over-year, from $38.29B to $41.81B.
- What is the long-term trend for Costco Wholesale's total current liabilities?
- Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Costco Wholesale's total current liabilities has grown at a 5.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $32.67B to $41.81B.
- What does total current liabilities mean?
- The total amount of money the company owes to others that must be paid within the next 12 months.