Costco Wholesale (COST) Equity Ratio (2009 - 2026)

Costco Wholesale (COST) reported Equity Ratio of 0.38 for Q1 2026, up 9.83% on a YoY basis from 0.35 in Q1 2025, and up 4.81% quarter-over-quarter from 0.37 in Q4 2025.

Costco Wholesale (COST) Equity Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Costco Wholesale has reported Equity Ratio for 18 years, with the latest figure at 0.38 in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Equity Ratio rose 9.83% year-over-year to 0.38; the trailing twelve-month figure through Feb 2026 stood at 0.38 (up 9.83% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 0.38, up 11.82% from the prior year.
  • Equity Ratio for Q1 2026 stood at 0.38, up from 0.37 in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Equity Ratio was 0.38 in Q1 2026, with the low at 0.31 in Q1 2024.
  • Historically, Equity Ratio has averaged 0.34 across 5 years, with a median of 0.34 in 2023.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Equity Ratio grew 12.87% — and 2024, when it slipped 9.22%.
  • Costco Wholesale's Equity Ratio stood at 0.33 in 2022, then increased by 9.04% to 0.35 in 2023, then decreased by 6.06% to 0.33 in 2024, then grew by 9.86% to 0.37 in 2025, then gained by 4.81% to 0.38 in 2026.
  • The last three Equity Ratio figures came in at 0.38 (Q1 2026), 0.37 (Q4 2025), and 0.38 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Equity Ratio (Qtr)
1 Walmart 948.87 Bn 944.49 Bn 42.63 Bn 0.35
2 Costco Wholesale 430.50 Bn 412.26 Bn 8.88 Bn 0.38
3 Target 57.41 Bn 53.87 Bn 7.38 Bn 0.28
4 Dollar General 24.07 Bn 22.93 Bn 3.32 Bn 0.27
5 Dollar Tree 22.05 Bn 21.05 Bn 1.83 Bn 0.25
6 BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings 11.52 Bn 11.49 Bn 1.03 Bn 0.27
7 Pricesmart 5.32 Bn 5.02 Bn 265.07 Mn 0.55
8 Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings 4.78 Bn 4.48 Bn 310.92 Mn 0.64
9 Bbb Foods 22.39 Mn -214.25 Mn 210.92 Mn -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Feb 15, 2026 0.38
Nov 23, 2025 0.37
Aug 31, 2025 0.38
May 11, 2025 0.36
Feb 16, 2025 0.35
Nov 24, 2024 0.33
Sep 1, 2024 0.34
May 12, 2024 0.32
Feb 18, 2024 0.31
Nov 26, 2023 0.35
Sep 3, 2023 0.36
May 7, 2023 0.35
Feb 12, 2023 0.34
Nov 20, 2022 0.33
Aug 28, 2022 0.32
May 8, 2022 0.32
Feb 13, 2022 0.32
Nov 21, 2021 0.30
Aug 29, 2021 0.31
May 9, 2021 0.30