Costco Wholesale UK Limited
Registered as COSTCO WHOLESALE UK LIMITED. Company number 02635489. 17 payment practices reports on file, the latest for the period ending 15 February 2026, filed 1 June 2026.
35days on average to pay
- Within 30 days
- 31 to 60 days
- Over 60 days
In the reporting period from 1 September 2025 to 15 February 2026, Costco Wholesale UK Limited reported that it took an average of 35 days to pay its suppliers' invoices. It paid 43% of invoices within 30 days, 55% in 31 to 60 days and 2% after more than 60 days. It said 6% of invoices were not paid within the agreed terms.
That average is faster than 39% of the 6,220 companies whose latest report covers a period ending since May 2025. A year earlier, in the period to 25 February 2025, the average was 33 days, so it is 2 days slower now.
Average days to pay, report by report
Bars are labelled with the month the period ended. The dashed line marks 30 days.
Every report filed
| Period | Filed | Average days | Within 30 days | 31 to 60 | Over 60 | Not within terms | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 to Feb 2026 | 1 Jun 2026 | 35 | 43% | 55% | 2% | 6% | Report |
| Feb to Aug 2025 | 20 Oct 2025 | 35 | 42% | 56% | 2% | 4% | Report |
| Sep 2024 to Feb 2025 | 11 Apr 2025 | 33 | 48% | 50% | 2% | 6% | Report |
| Feb to Sep 2024 | 14 Oct 2024 | 34 | 44% | 54% | 2% | 4% | Report |
| Sep 2023 to Feb 2024 | 28 Mar 2024 | 32 | 47% | 52% | 1% | 4% | Report |
| Mar to Sep 2023 | 5 Oct 2023 | 35 | 50% | 48% | 1% | 3% | Report |
| Aug 2022 to Mar 2023 | 24 Mar 2023 | 35 | 42% | 57% | 1% | 4% | Report |
| Mar to Aug 2022 | 30 Sep 2022 | 34 | 44% | 54% | 2% | 5% | Report |
| Aug 2021 to Mar 2022 | 25 Mar 2022 | 34 | 43% | 55% | 2% | 3% | Report |
| Mar to Aug 2021 | 29 Sep 2021 | 34 | 44% | 55% | 1% | 3% | Report |
| Aug 2020 to Mar 2021 | 26 Mar 2021 | 34 | 43% | 55% | 2% | 5% | Report |
| Mar to Aug 2020 | 28 Sep 2020 | 32 | 48% | 50% | 1% | 4% | Report |
| Sep 2019 to Mar 2020 | 30 Mar 2020 | 35 | 40% | 58% | 2% | 4% | Report |
| Mar to Sep 2019 | 24 Sep 2019 | 34 | 44% | 54% | 2% | 5% | Report |
| Sep 2018 to Mar 2019 | 22 Mar 2019 | 31 | 49% | 49% | 2% | 6% | Report |
| Mar to Sep 2018 | 24 Sep 2018 | 34 | 41% | 57% | 2% | 5% | Report |
| Sep 2017 to Mar 2018 | 26 Mar 2018 | 34 | 43% | 55% | 2% | 5% | Report |
Source: the company's filings on Check payment practices. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are as filed. We do not change them.