COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP /NEW (COST) Payables and obligations
- Other obligations · latest quarter (USD): Value (m); Formula and calculation Total liabilities − borrowing debt − payables − total deferred revenue. Includes accruals, taxes, leases and other obligations; excludes the separately shown balances. Period ending 2026-05-10..
- Payables · latest quarter (USD): Value $22.36B; Formula and calculation Amounts owed to suppliers, reported accounts payable. Period ending 2026-05-10..
- Deferred revenue · latest quarter (USD): Value (m); Formula and calculation Current and noncurrent customer contract obligations; payments received before revenue is earned. Period ending 2026-05-10..
- Other obligations · due within 1 year (USD): Value $8.44B; Formula and calculation Reported other current liabilities. Excludes separately reported debt, payables and current deferred revenue. The saved current-quarter facts do not separately disclose taxes, payroll, leases or accruals. Period ending 2026-05-10..
Payables and obligations
Overview →Financial period ending 2026-05-10; current quote (m). Amounts retain their stated periods and units.
| Metric | Value | Formula and calculation |
|---|---|---|
| Other obligations · latest quarter (USD) | (m) | Total liabilities − borrowing debt − payables − total deferred revenue. Includes accruals, taxes, leases and other obligations; excludes the separately shown balances. Period ending 2026-05-10. Calculation unavailable: missing inputs remain (m). |
| Payables · latest quarter (USD) | $22.36B | Amounts owed to suppliers, reported accounts payable. Period ending 2026-05-10. Reported amount: $22.36B |
| Deferred revenue · latest quarter (USD) | (m) | Current and noncurrent customer contract obligations; payments received before revenue is earned. Period ending 2026-05-10. Calculation unavailable: missing inputs remain (m). |
| Other obligations · due within 1 year (USD) | $8.44B | Reported other current liabilities. Excludes separately reported debt, payables and current deferred revenue. The saved current-quarter facts do not separately disclose taxes, payroll, leases or accruals. Period ending 2026-05-10. Reported amount: $8.44B |
| Other obligations · due after 1 year (USD) | (m) | Reported other noncurrent liabilities minus the noncurrent deferred revenue they include (total customer contract obligations − current portion); a separately reported noncurrent deferred revenue line is not deducted. The saved current-quarter facts do not separately disclose taxes, leases or other accruals. Period ending 2026-05-10. Calculation unavailable: missing inputs remain (m). |
Calculation inputs
| Input | Amount with unit | Raw financial data |
|---|---|---|
| Total reported obligations | 52.92B USD | Liabilities |
| Borrowing debt | (m) | Long-term Debt, Current Maturities · Long-term Debt, Excluding Current Maturities |
| Amounts owed to suppliers | 22.36B USD | Accounts Payable, Current |
| Total deferred revenue | (m) | Deferred Revenue · Deferred Revenue, Current |
| Deferred revenue due within one year | 3.16B USD | Deferred Revenue, Current |
| Deferred revenue due after one year | (m) | Deferred Revenue · Deferred Revenue, Current |
| Reported other obligations due within one year | 8.44B USD | Other Liabilities, Current |
| Reported other noncurrent obligations | 2.66B USD | Other Liabilities, Noncurrent |
| Deferred revenue included in other noncurrent obligations | (m) | Deferred Revenue · Deferred Revenue, Current |
Other obligations breakdown
- Other obligations · due within 1 year (USD)
- $8.44B
- Other obligations · due after 1 year (USD)
- (m)
Bonds and commercial paper are already included in Total debt. Other obligations include taxes, accrued expenses and operating/finance leases. Category amounts below are the issuer’s own tagged balances at the same quarter end; untagged categories are not shown.
| Category | Quarter ending 2026-05-10 |
|---|---|
| Obligation categories | (m) |
These categories are parts of the combined obligations, not additional deductions.
Calculated history
Changes compare with the next older row (previous quarter), unless explicitly labeled otherwise. Rolling 12-month growth compares two successive quarter-end rolling totals; it is not year-over-year growth.
| Period ending | Other obligations | Payables | Deferred revenue | Short-term obligations | Long-term obligations | Total reported obligations (USD) | Borrowing debt (USD) | Deferred revenue due within one year (USD) | Deferred revenue due after one year (USD) | Reported other noncurrent obligations (USD) | Deferred revenue included in other noncurrent obligations (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-10 | (m) | $22.36B | (m) | $8.44B | (m) | $52.92B | (m) | $3.16B | (m) | $2.66B | (m) |
| 2026-02-15 | (m) | $20.65B | (m) | $8.52B | (m) | $51.55B | (m) | $3.13B | (m) | $2.62B | (m) |
| 2025-11-23 | (m) | $23.51B | (m) | $7.42B | (m) | $52.49B | (m) | $2.99B | (m) | $2.58B | (m) |
| 2025-08-31 | (m) | $19.78B | (m) | $6.59B | (m) | $47.94B | (m) | $2.85B | (m) | $2.65B | (m) |
| 2025-05-11 | (m) | $19.82B | (m) | $7.43B | (m) | $48.36B | (m) | $2.93B | (m) | $2.60B | (m) |
| 2025-02-16 | (m) | $18.61B | (m) | $7.92B | (m) | $47.65B | (m) | $2.82B | (m) | $2.61B | (m) |
| 2024-11-24 | (m) | $21.79B | (m) | $6.58B | (m) | $48.94B | (m) | $2.68B | (m) | $2.61B | (m) |
| 2024-09-01 | (m) | $19.42B | (m) | $6.21B | (m) | $46.21B | (m) | $2.50B | (m) | $2.58B | (m) |
| 2024-05-12 | (m) | $18.84B | (m) | $6.18B | (m) | $46.14B | (m) | $2.55B | (m) | $2.56B | (m) |
| 2024-02-18 | (m) | $17.49B | (m) | $6.50B | (m) | $45.56B | (m) | $2.54B | (m) | $2.52B | (m) |
| 2023-11-26 | (m) | $20.36B | (m) | $6.19B | (m) | $47.58B | (m) | $2.46B | (m) | $2.54B | (m) |
| 2023-09-03 | (m) | $17.48B | (m) | $6.25B | (m) | $43.94B | (m) | $2.34B | (m) | $2.55B | (m) |
| 2023-05-07 | (m) | $16.85B | (m) | $6.23B | (m) | $43.18B | (m) | $2.44B | (m) | $2.47B | (m) |
| 2023-02-12 | (m) | $16.41B | (m) | $7.12B | (m) | $44.05B | (m) | $2.41B | (m) | $2.47B | (m) |
| 2022-11-20 | (m) | $18.35B | (m) | $6.05B | (m) | $44.55B | (m) | $2.32B | (m) | $2.51B | (m) |
| 2022-08-28 | (m) | $17.85B | (m) | $5.61B | (m) | $43.52B | (m) | $2.17B | (m) | $2.56B | (m) |
| 2022-05-08 | (m) | $17.65B | (m) | $5.95B | (m) | $43.34B | (m) | $2.25B | (m) | $2.54B | (m) |
| 2022-02-13 | (m) | $17.09B | (m) | $6.07B | (m) | $43.10B | (m) | $2.24B | (m) | $2.31B | (m) |
| 2021-11-21 | (m) | $19.56B | (m) | $5.08B | (m) | $45.15B | (m) | $2.19B | (m) | $2.49B | (m) |
| 2021-08-29 | (m) | $16.28B | (m) | $4.56B | (m) | $41.19B | (m) | $2.04B | (m) | $2.42B | (m) |
| 2021-05-09 | (m) | $15.54B | (m) | $4.81B | (m) | $40.30B | (m) | $2.10B | (m) | $2.18B | (m) |
| 2021-02-14 | (m) | $14.38B | (m) | $4.37B | (m) | $38.79B | (m) | $2.05B | (m) | $2.05B | (m) |
| 2020-11-22 | (m) | $17.01B | (m) | $8.54B | (m) | $44.91B | (m) | $1.99B | (m) | $2.14B | (m) |
| 2020-08-30 | (m) | $14.17B | (m) | $3.73B | (m) | $36.85B | (m) | $1.85B | (m) | $1.94B | (m) |
| 2020-05-10 | (m) | $10.81B | (m) | $4.06B | (m) | $34.53B | (m) | $1.83B | (m) | $1.62B | (m) |
| 2020-02-16 | (m) | $11.07B | (m) | $4.60B | (m) | $31.78B | (m) | $1.86B | (m) | $1.54B | (m) |
| 2019-11-24 | (m) | $14.44B | (m) | $3.96B | (m) | $35.21B | (m) | $1.82B | (m) | $1.39B | (m) |
| 2019-09-01 | (m) | $11.68B | (m) | $3.79B | (m) | $29.82B | (m) | $1.71B | (m) | $1.46B | (m) |
| 2019-05-12 | (m) | $11.33B | (m) | $3.99B | (m) | $28.93B | (m) | $1.76B | (m) | $1.30B | (m) |
| 2019-02-17 | (m) | $10.71B | (m) | $4.00B | (m) | $28.62B | (m) | $1.74B | (m) | $1.37B | (m) |
| 2018-11-25 | (m) | $13.13B | (m) | $3.59B | (m) | $30.34B | (m) | $1.70B | (m) | $1.38B | (m) |
| 2018-09-02 | (m) | $11.24B | (m) | $3.01B | (m) | $27.73B | (m) | $1.62B | (m) | $1.31B | (m) |
| 2018-05-13 | (m) | $10.71B | (m) | $3.29B | (m) | $27.16B | (m) | $1.68B | (m) | $1.25B | (m) |
| 2018-02-18 | (m) | $10.06B | (m) | $3.18B | (m) | $26.65B | (m) | $1.66B | (m) | $1.23B | (m) |
| 2017-11-26 | (m) | $11.99B | (m) | $3.01B | (m) | $28.02B | (m) | $1.59B | (m) | $1.18B | (m) |
| 2017-09-03 | (m) | $9.61B | (m) | $2.64B | (m) | $25.27B | (m) | $1.50B | (m) | $1.20B | (m) |
| 2017-05-07 | (m) | $9.43B | (m) | $5.89B | (m) | $25.45B | (m) | (m) | (m) | $1.23B | (m) |
| 2017-02-12 | (m) | $8.76B | (m) | $2.69B | (m) | $22.92B | (m) | (m) | (m) | $1.24B | (m) |
| 2016-11-20 | (m) | $11.00B | (m) | $2.19B | (m) | $24.30B | (m) | (m) | (m) | $1.21B | (m) |
| 2016-08-28 | (m) | $7.61B | $365.00M | $2.00B | (m) | $20.83B | (m) | (m) | (m) | $1.20B | (m) |
| 2016-05-08 | (m) | $8.83B | (m) | $2.30B | (m) | $22.13B | (m) | (m) | (m) | $1.21B | (m) |
| 2016-02-14 | (m) | $8.22B | (m) | $2.28B | (m) | $21.15B | (m) | (m) | (m) | $835.00M | (m) |
| 2015-11-22 | (m) | $10.38B | (m) | $2.04B | (m) | $24.37B | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2015-08-30 | (m) | $9.01B | $299.00M | $1.70B | (m) | $22.60B | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2015-05-10 | (m) | $8.89B | (m) | $1.86B | (m) | $22.68B | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2015-02-15 | (m) | $8.30B | (m) | $3.81B | (m) | $23.18B | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2014-11-23 | (m) | $9.78B | (m) | $1.52B | (m) | $22.04B | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2014-08-31 | (m) | $8.49B | $250.00M | $1.22B | (m) | $20.51B | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2014-05-11 | (m) | $8.36B | (m) | $1.74B | (m) | $20.68B | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2014-02-16 | (m) | $7.71B | (m) | $1.47B | (m) | $19.86B | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2013-11-24 | (m) | $9.20B | (m) | $1.32B | (m) | $20.91B | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2013-09-01 | (m) | $7.87B | $204.00M | $1.09B | (m) | $19.27B | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2013-05-12 | (m) | $7.79B | (m) | $1.45B | (m) | $19.36B | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2013-02-17 | (m) | $7.44B | (m) | $1.16B | (m) | $18.81B | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2012-11-25 | (m) | $8.82B | (m) | $1.15B | (m) | $16.49B | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2012-09-02 | (m) | $7.30B | $159.00M | $965.00M | (m) | $14.62B | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2012-05-06 | (m) | $7.30B | (m) | $1.80B | (m) | $14.65B | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2012-02-12 | (m) | $6.33B | (m) | $1.82B | (m) | $14.69B | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2011-11-20 | (m) | $7.58B | (m) | $1.67B | (m) | $15.56B | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2011-08-28 | (m) | $6.54B | $141.00M | $1.54B | (m) | $14.19B | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2011-05-08 | (m) | $6.80B | (m) | $1.81B | (m) | $14.43B | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2011-02-13 | (m) | $5.97B | (m) | $1.69B | (m) | $13.59B | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2010-11-21 | (m) | $7.21B | (m) | $1.41B | (m) | $14.34B | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2010-08-29 | (m) | $5.95B | $77.00M | $1.33B | (m) | $12.88B | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2010-05-09 | (m) | $5.97B | (m) | $1.48B | (m) | $12.93B | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2010-02-14 | (m) | $5.60B | (m) | $1.35B | (m) | $12.62B | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2009-11-22 | (m) | $6.32B | (m) | $1.23B | (m) | $13.05B | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2009-08-30 | (m) | $5.45B | (m) | $1.19B | (m) | $11.88B | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
(m) means missing inputs. Historical market-based ratios use the saved close on or immediately before period ending and that period’s reported shares; current quotes are not substituted. Five-year projections repeat historical CAGR, not analyst forecasts.
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