Growth Metrics

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

Costco Wholesale (COST) has disclosed Equity Ratio for 18 consecutive years, with 0.38 as the latest value for Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Equity Ratio rose 9.83% year-over-year to 0.38, compared with a TTM value of 0.38 through Feb 2026, up 9.83%, and an annual FY2025 reading of 0.38, up 11.82% over the prior year.
  • Equity Ratio was 0.38 for Q1 2026 at Costco Wholesale, up from 0.37 in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Equity Ratio topped out at 0.38 in Q1 2026 and bottomed at 0.31 in Q1 2024.
  • Average Equity Ratio over 5 years is 0.34, with a median of 0.34 recorded in 2023.
  • The sharpest move saw Equity Ratio increased 12.87% in 2023, then dropped 9.22% in 2024.
  • Year by year, Equity Ratio stood at 0.33 in 2022, then grew by 9.04% to 0.35 in 2023, then dropped by 6.06% to 0.33 in 2024, then rose by 9.86% to 0.37 in 2025, then rose by 4.81% to 0.38 in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows Equity Ratio for COST at 0.38 in Q1 2026, 0.37 in Q4 2025, and 0.38 in Q3 2025.