Costco Wholesale Corp (COST)
Quick ratio
| Aug 31, 2025 | May 31, 2025 | Feb 28, 2025 | Nov 30, 2024 | Sep 1, 2024 | Aug 31, 2024 | May 31, 2024 | May 12, 2024 | Feb 29, 2024 | Feb 18, 2024 | Nov 30, 2023 | Nov 26, 2023 | Sep 3, 2023 | Aug 31, 2023 | May 31, 2023 | May 7, 2023 | Feb 28, 2023 | Feb 12, 2023 | Nov 30, 2022 | Nov 20, 2022 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash | US$ in thousands | 14,161,000 | 13,836,000 | 12,356,000 | 10,907,000 | 9,906,000 | 9,906,000 | 10,404,000 | 10,404,000 | 9,095,000 | 9,095,000 | 17,011,000 | 17,011,000 | 13,700,000 | 13,700,000 | 12,493,000 | 12,493,000 | 12,970,000 | 12,970,000 | 10,856,000 | 10,856,000 |
| Short-term investments | US$ in thousands | 1,123,000 | 1,014,000 | 802,000 | 920,000 | 1,238,000 | 1,238,000 | 1,095,000 | 1,095,000 | 1,226,000 | 1,226,000 | 853,000 | 853,000 | 1,534,000 | 1,534,000 | 1,215,000 | 1,215,000 | 735,000 | 735,000 | 817,000 | 817,000 |
| Receivables | US$ in thousands | 3,203,000 | 2,875,000 | 3,060,000 | 2,963,000 | 2,721,000 | 2,721,000 | 2,583,000 | 2,583,000 | 2,779,000 | 2,779,000 | 2,542,000 | 2,542,000 | 2,285,000 | 2,285,000 | 2,502,000 | 2,502,000 | 2,714,000 | 2,714,000 | 2,312,000 | 2,312,000 |
| Total current liabilities | US$ in thousands | 37,108,000 | 37,579,000 | 36,999,000 | 38,289,000 | 35,464,000 | 35,464,000 | 35,361,000 | 35,361,000 | 34,688,000 | 34,688,000 | 36,768,000 | 36,768,000 | 33,583,000 | 33,583,000 | 31,708,000 | 31,708,000 | 32,516,000 | 32,516,000 | 33,067,000 | 33,067,000 |
| Quick ratio | 0.50 | 0.47 | 0.44 | 0.39 | 0.39 | 0.39 | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.38 | 0.38 | 0.55 | 0.55 | 0.52 | 0.52 | 0.51 | 0.51 | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.42 | 0.42 |
August 31, 2025 calculation
Quick ratio = (Cash + Short-term investments + Receivables) ÷ Total current liabilities
= ($14,161,000K
+ $1,123,000K
+ $3,203,000K)
÷ $37,108,000K
= 0.50