Costco Wholesale Quick Ratio (COST) starting from the fourth quarter 2026 to fourth quarter 2025, Financial Strength Trends, Rankings, Financial Ratios - CSIMarket
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Costco Wholesale Corp  (NASDAQ: COST)
    Sector • Retail    Industry • Wholesale
   Industry • Wholesale
   Sector • Retail

Costco Wholesale's Quick Ratio

COST's quarterly Quick Ratio and Cash & cash equivalent, Current Liabilities growth


Costco Wholesale's Cash & cash equivalent grew by 16.05 % in the Q4 2026 sequentially, faster than Current Liabilities, this led to improvement in Costco Wholesale's Quick Ratio to 0.53, above Costco Wholesale Corp average Quick Ratio.

Within Wholesale industry 3 other companies have achieved higher Quick Ratio than Costco Wholesale in fourth quarter 2026. While Quick Ratio total ranking has improved so far during the Q4 2026 to 2480, from total ranking in the third quarter 2026 at 2535.

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COST Quick Ratio (Aug 30 2026)
Q4
(May 10 2026)
Q3
(Feb 15 2026)
Q2
(Nov 23 2025)
Q1
(Aug 31 2025)
Q4
Y / Y Current Liabilities Change 18.44 %
Y / Y Cash & cash equivalent Change 51.83 %
Quick Ratio MRQ 0.53
COST's Total Ranking # 2480
Seq. Current Liabilities Change 4.34 %
Seq. Cash & cash equivalent Change 16.05 %



Quick Ratio fourth quarter 2026 Company Ranking
Within: No.
Wholesale Industry # 4
Retail Sector # 35
Overall Market # 2480


Quick Ratio Statistics
High Average Low
0.65 0.44 0.29
(Feb 12 2012)   (Feb. 26, 2007)




Financial Statements
Costco Wholesale's Current Liabilities $ 43,952 Millions Visit COST's Balance sheet
Costco Wholesale's Cash & cash equivalent $ 23,205 Millions Visit COST's Balance sheet
Source of COST's Sales Visit COST's Sales by Geography


Cumulative Costco Wholesale's Quick Ratio

COST's Quick Ratio for the trailling 12 Months

COST Quick Ratio

(Aug 30 2026)
12 Months
(May 10 2026)
12 Months
(Feb 15 2026)
12 Months
(Nov 23 2025)
12 Months
(Aug 31 2025)
12 Months
Y / Y Current Liabilities TTM Growth 23.98 %
Y / Y Cash & cash equivalent TTM Growth 41.66 %
Quick Ratio TTM 0.48
Total Ranking TTM # 3672
Seq. Current Liabilities TTM Growth 4.23 %
Seq. Cash & cash equivalent TTM Growth 10.93 %


On the trailing twelve months basis COST Cash & cash equivalent soared by 51.83 % in Q4 2026 year on year, faster than Current Liabilities, this led to increase in in Costco Wholesale's Quick Ratio to 0.48, above COST average Quick Ratio.
Quick Ratio is the average cumulative value over the last four quarters.

Among companies operating within Wholesale industry 18 other companies have achieved higher Quick Ratio than Costco Wholesale. While Quick Ratio total ranking has deteriorated compared to the previous twelve months ending in the third quarter 2026 from 3646 to 3672.

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How much Cash & cash equivalents COST´s has?
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TTM Quick Ratio Company Ranking
Within: No.
Within the Wholesale Industry # 19
Retail Sector # 131
Within the Market # 3672


trailing twelve months Quick Ratio Statistics
High Average Low
0.43 0.33 0.24
(Nov 22 2020)   (Feb. 26, 2007)




Companies with similar Quick Ratio in the quarter ending Aug 30 2026, within Wholesale Industry Quick RatioAug 30 2026 MRQ Cash & cash equivalentAug 30 2026 MRQ Current Liabilities
Latch Inc   0.59 $ 17.620  Millions$ 29.623  Millions
Costco Wholesale Corp  0.53 $ 23,205.000  Millions$ 43,952.000  Millions
Pricesmart Inc   0.45 $ 384.201  Millions$ 854.792  Millions
Sysco Corporation  0.35 $ 3,699.000  Millions$ 10,525.000  Millions
W w Grainger Inc   0.32 $ 768.000  Millions$ 2,376.000  Millions
Resideo Technologies Inc   0.26 $ 229.000  Millions$ 882.000  Millions
ADI GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION INC.  0.22 $ 208.000  Millions$ 965.000  Millions
Domino s Pizza Inc   0.12 $ 229.035  Millions$ 1,879.450  Millions

Date modified: 2026-10-08T15:08:02+00:00



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