Costco Wholesale (COST) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026)
Costco Wholesale's Debt Ratio was 0.07 in fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended May 10, 2026), down 13.4% from 0.08 a year earlier and down 3.5% from the prior quarter.
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Costco Wholesale (COST) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
From fiscal Q4 2009 onward, Costco Wholesale has reported Debt Ratio for 68 quarters.
- Debt Ratio has now declined for eight consecutive fiscal years.
- In earlier fiscal years, Debt Ratio was 0.08 in FY2024 (-9.8%), 0.09 in FY2023 (-8.4%), 0.10 in FY2022 (-19.1%) and 0.13 in FY2021 (-7.7%).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure marks the lowest quarterly Debt Ratio since fiscal Q1 2013.
- Compared with a year earlier, Debt Ratio has declined for eight straight quarters, with an average decline of 16.1% over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Debt Ratio over five years was fiscal Q2 2024 (growth of 6.4%); the worst was fiscal Q3 2025 (a decline of 25.6%).
- Per Business Quant data, COST's Debt Ratio in the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026 was 0.07 (Q2 2026), 0.07 (Q1 2026) and 0.07 (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Debt Ratio (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walmart | 824.47 Bn | 787.18 Bn | 49.13 Bn | 0.17 |
| 2 | Costco Wholesale | 403.75 Bn | 333.05 Bn | 9.01 Bn | 0.07 |
| 3 | Sysco | 37.36 Bn | 31.61 Bn | 4.13 Bn | 0.48 |
| 4 | Kroger | 34.63 Bn | 20.79 Bn | 7.86 Bn | 0.34 |
| 5 | Dollar General | 26.38 Bn | 21.06 Bn | 3.68 Bn | 0.14 |
| 6 | Caseys General Stores | 22.49 Bn | 20.48 Bn | 1.24 Bn | 0.27 |
| 7 | Dollar Tree | 21.40 Bn | 18.02 Bn | 2.10 Bn | 0.21 |
| 8 | US Foods Holding | 19.94 Bn | 19.74 Bn | 1.92 Bn | 0.38 |
| 9 | Tractor Supply | 16.33 Bn | 15.49 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 0.18 |
| 10 | Performance Food | 14.29 Bn | 14.07 Bn | 2.17 Bn | 0.27 |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| May 10, 2026 | 0.07 |
| Feb 15, 2026 | 0.07 |
| Nov 23, 2025 | 0.07 |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 0.07 |
| May 11, 2025 | 0.08 |
| Feb 16, 2025 | 0.08 |
| Nov 24, 2024 | 0.08 |
| Sep 1, 2024 | 0.08 |
| May 12, 2024 | 0.10 |
| Feb 18, 2024 | 0.10 |
| Nov 26, 2023 | 0.09 |
| Sep 3, 2023 | 0.09 |
| May 7, 2023 | 0.10 |
| Feb 12, 2023 | 0.10 |
| Nov 20, 2022 | 0.10 |
| Aug 28, 2022 | 0.10 |
| May 8, 2022 | 0.10 |
| Feb 13, 2022 | 0.11 |
| Nov 21, 2021 | 0.12 |
| Aug 29, 2021 | 0.13 |
API Access
Costco Wholesale Debt Ratio API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=debt-ratio&ticker=COST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "debt-ratio", "ticker": "COST", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=debt-ratio&ticker=COST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();