Growth Metrics

Costco Wholesale (COST) Debt Ratio (2016 - 2026)

Costco Wholesale filings provide 18 years of Debt Ratio readings, the most recent being 0.07 for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Debt Ratio fell 13.47% to 0.07 in Q1 2026 year-over-year; TTM through Feb 2026 was 0.07, a 13.47% decrease, with the full-year FY2025 number at 0.07, down 12.25% from a year prior.
  • Debt Ratio hit 0.07 in Q1 2026 for Costco Wholesale, down 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.
  • Median Debt Ratio over the past 5 years was 0.09 (2023), compared with a mean of 0.09.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Debt Ratio: grew 6.35% in 2024 and later decreased 25.57% in 2025.
  • Costco Wholesale's Debt Ratio stood at 0.1 in 2022, then dropped by 4.92% to 0.09 in 2023, then dropped by 16.91% to 0.08 in 2024, then dropped by 12.58% to 0.07 in 2025, then fell by 0.63% to 0.07 in 2026.
  • The last three reported values for Debt Ratio were 0.07 (Q1 2026), 0.07 (Q4 2025), and 0.07 (Q3 2025) per Business Quant data.