Growth Metrics

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

Costco Wholesale's Equity Ratio history spans 18 years, with the latest figure at 0.38 for Q1 2026.

  • For Q1 2026, Equity Ratio rose 9.83% year-over-year to 0.38; the TTM value through Feb 2026 reached 0.38, up 9.83%, while the annual FY2025 figure was 0.38, 11.82% up from the prior year.
  • Equity Ratio reached 0.38 in Q1 2026 per COST's latest filing, up from 0.37 in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Equity Ratio ranged from a high of 0.38 in Q1 2026 to a low of 0.31 in Q1 2024.
  • Average Equity Ratio over 5 years is 0.34, with a median of 0.34 recorded in 2023.
  • Peak YoY movement for Equity Ratio: increased 12.87% in 2023, then dropped 9.22% in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Equity Ratio shows it 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.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for COST's Equity Ratio are 0.38 (Q1 2026), 0.37 (Q4 2025), and 0.38 (Q3 2025).