Costco Wholesale Corp (COST)

Cash conversion cycle

Aug 31, 2025 Sep 1, 2024 Aug 31, 2024 Sep 3, 2023 Aug 31, 2023
Days of inventory on hand (DOH) days 27.56 27.75 30.61 25.93 28.59
Days of sales outstanding (DSO) days 4.25 3.90 3.90 3.44 3.44
Number of days of payables days 30.10 28.90 31.88 27.23 30.02
Cash conversion cycle days 1.71 2.75 2.63 2.15 2.01

August 31, 2025 calculation

Cash conversion cycle = DOH + DSO – Number of days of payables
= 27.56 + 4.25 – 30.10
= 1.71


Peer comparison

Aug 31, 2025

Company name
Symbol
Cash conversion cycle
Costco Wholesale Corp
COST
1.71
PriceSmart Inc
PSMT
1.21

See also:

Costco Wholesale Corp Cash Conversion Cycle