Growth Metrics

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

Costco Wholesale's Debt to Equity history spans 18 years, with the latest figure at $0.18 for Q1 2026.

  • For Q1 2026, Debt to Equity fell 21.22% year-over-year to $0.18; the TTM value through Feb 2026 reached $0.18, down 21.22%, while the annual FY2025 figure was $0.2, 21.53% down from the prior year.
  • Debt to Equity reached $0.18 in Q1 2026 per COST's latest filing, down from $0.19 in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Debt to Equity ranged from a high of $0.33 in Q1 2024 to a low of $0.18 in Q1 2026.
  • Average Debt to Equity over 5 years is $0.26, with a median of $0.27 recorded in 2023.
  • Peak YoY movement for Debt to Equity: increased 15.88% in 2024, then plummeted 33.6% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Debt to Equity shows it 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.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for COST's Debt to Equity are $0.18 (Q1 2026), $0.19 (Q4 2025), and $0.2 (Q3 2025).