Costco Wholesale (COST) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026)

Costco Wholesale has reported Debt Ratio for 18 years, with the latest figure at 0.07 in Q1 2026.

• For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Debt Ratio fell 13.47% year-over-year to 0.07; the trailing twelve-month figure through Feb 2026 stood at 0.07 (down 13.47% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 0.07, down 12.25% from the prior year.
• Debt Ratio for Q1 2026 stood at 0.07, down from 0.07 in the prior quarter.
• The five-year high for Debt Ratio was 0.11 in Q1 2022, with the low at 0.07 in Q1 2026.
• Historically, Debt Ratio has averaged 0.09 across 5 years, with a median of 0.09 in 2023.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Debt Ratio advanced 6.35% — and 2025, when it fell 25.57%.
• Costco Wholesale's Debt Ratio 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.