Costco Wholesale (COST) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026)
Costco Wholesale's (COST) quarterly Debt Ratio came in at 0.07 in Q1 2026, down 13.47% YoY from 0.08 in Q1 2025, and down 0.63% on a QoQ basis from 0.07 in Q4 2025.
Costco Wholesale (COST) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Costco Wholesale (COST) has 18 years of Debt Ratio data on file, last reported at 0.07 in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Debt Ratio fell 13.47% year-over-year to 0.07 in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Feb 2026 was 0.07 (down 13.47% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 0.07, down 12.25% from the prior year.
- Debt Ratio slipped to 0.07 in Q1 2026, from 0.07 in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Debt Ratio ranged from a high of 0.11 in Q1 2022 to a low of 0.07 in Q1 2026.
- A 5-year average of 0.09 and a median of 0.09 in 2023 frame the typical range for Debt Ratio.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Debt Ratio advanced 6.35% — and 2025, when it fell 25.57%.
- Tracing COST's Debt Ratio over 5 years: stood at 0.1 in 2022, then declined by 4.92% to 0.09 in 2023, then declined by 16.91% to 0.08 in 2024, then decreased by 12.58% to 0.07 in 2025, then dropped by 0.63% to 0.07 in 2026.
- The last three Debt Ratio figures came in at 0.07 (Q1 2026), 0.07 (Q4 2025), and 0.07 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
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Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Debt Ratio (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walmart | 828.54 Bn | 817.81 Bn | 44.69 Bn | 0.16 |
| 2 | Costco Wholesale | 414.96 Bn | 394.96 Bn | 9.01 Bn | 0.07 |
| 3 | Target | 72.00 Bn | 68.46 Bn | 7.38 Bn | 0.27 |
| 4 | Dollar General | 26.64 Bn | 25.29 Bn | 3.41 Bn | 0.14 |
| 5 | Dollar Tree | 25.25 Bn | 24.24 Bn | 1.83 Bn | 0.21 |
| 6 | BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings | 11.76 Bn | 11.73 Bn | 1.03 Bn | 0.10 |
| 7 | Bbb Foods | 5.91 Bn | 5.23 Bn | 250.62 Mn | - |
| 8 | Pricesmart | 5.12 Bn | 4.80 Bn | 262.22 Mn | 0.10 |
| 9 | Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings | 4.56 Bn | 4.31 Bn | 275.96 Mn | 0.00 |
Historic Data
Download 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 |