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

Costco Wholesale filings provide 18 years of Debt to Equity readings, the most recent being $0.18 for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Debt to Equity fell 21.22% to $0.18 in Q1 2026 year-over-year; TTM through Feb 2026 was $0.18, a 21.22% decrease, with the full-year FY2025 number at $0.2, down 21.53% from a year prior.
  • Debt to Equity hit $0.18 in Q1 2026 for Costco Wholesale, 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.
  • Median Debt to Equity over the past 5 years was $0.27 (2023), compared with a mean of $0.26.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Debt to Equity: rose 15.88% in 2024 and later tumbled 33.6% in 2025.
  • Costco Wholesale's 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.
  • The last three reported values for Debt to Equity were $0.18 (Q1 2026), $0.19 (Q4 2025), and $0.2 (Q3 2025) per Business Quant data.