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Costco Wholesale (COST) Debt to Equity (2016 - 2026)

Costco Wholesale (COST) has disclosed Debt to Equity for 18 consecutive years, with $0.18 as the latest value for Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Debt to Equity fell 21.22% year-over-year to $0.18, compared with a TTM value of $0.18 through Feb 2026, down 21.22%, and an annual FY2025 reading of $0.2, down 21.53% over the prior year.
  • Debt to Equity was $0.18 for Q1 2026 at Costco Wholesale, down from $0.19 in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Debt to Equity topped out at $0.33 in Q1 2024 and bottomed at $0.18 in Q1 2026.
  • Average Debt to Equity over 5 years is $0.26, with a median of $0.27 recorded in 2023.
  • The sharpest move saw Debt to Equity increased 15.88% in 2024, then plummeted 33.6% in 2025.
  • Year by year, Debt to Equity stood at $0.3 in 2022, then dropped by 12.81% to $0.27 in 2023, then dropped by 11.55% to $0.23 in 2024, then fell by 20.42% to $0.19 in 2025, then dropped by 5.19% to $0.18 in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows Debt to Equity for COST at $0.18 in Q1 2026, $0.19 in Q4 2025, and $0.2 in Q3 2025.