Costco Wholesale (COST) Interest Expenses (2009 - 2026)
Costco Wholesale (COST) recorded Interest Expenses of $32 million in fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended May 10, 2026), down 8.6% from $35 million a year earlier and down 3.0% from the prior quarter.
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Costco Wholesale (COST) Interest Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Costco Wholesale's Interest Expenses came in at $146 million as of May 10, 2026, down 7.0% year-over-year; for FY2025 (ended Aug 31, 2025), it came in at $154 million, down 8.9% from FY2024.
- Annual Interest Expenses has a five-year compound annual growth rate of -0.8% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier fiscal years, Interest Expenses came in at $169 million in FY2024 (+5.6%), $160 million in FY2023 (+1.3%), $158 million in FY2022 (-7.6%) and $171 million in FY2021 (+6.9%).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure is the lowest quarterly Interest Expenses since fiscal Q3 2017.
- On a year-over-year basis, Interest Expenses has declined for eight consecutive quarters, with an average decline of 8.8% over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Interest Expenses in the last five years was growth of 20.6% in fiscal Q2 2024, against a decline of 14.6% in fiscal Q3 2025 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three fiscal quarters came in at $33 million (Q2 2026), $35 million (Q1 2026) and $46 million (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Int Expense (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walmart | 824.47 Bn | 787.18 Bn | 49.13 Bn | 137.00 Mn |
| 2 | Costco Wholesale | 403.75 Bn | 333.05 Bn | 9.01 Bn | 32.00 Mn |
| 3 | Sysco | 37.36 Bn | 31.61 Bn | 4.13 Bn | - |
| 4 | Kroger | 34.63 Bn | 20.79 Bn | 7.86 Bn | 3.00 Mn |
| 5 | Dollar General | 26.38 Bn | 21.06 Bn | 3.68 Bn | - |
| 6 | Caseys General Stores | 22.49 Bn | 20.48 Bn | 1.24 Bn | 22.06 Mn |
| 7 | Dollar Tree | 21.40 Bn | 18.02 Bn | 2.10 Bn | - |
| 8 | US Foods Holding | 19.94 Bn | 19.74 Bn | 1.92 Bn | 77.00 Mn |
| 9 | Tractor Supply | 16.33 Bn | 15.49 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 17.10 Mn |
| 10 | Performance Food | 14.29 Bn | 14.07 Bn | 2.17 Bn | 101.90 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| May 10, 2026 | 32.00 Mn |
| Feb 15, 2026 | 33.00 Mn |
| Nov 23, 2025 | 35.00 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 46.00 Mn |
| May 11, 2025 | 35.00 Mn |
| Feb 16, 2025 | 36.00 Mn |
| Nov 24, 2024 | 37.00 Mn |
| Sep 1, 2024 | 49.00 Mn |
| May 12, 2024 | 41.00 Mn |
| Feb 18, 2024 | 41.00 Mn |
| Nov 26, 2023 | 38.00 Mn |
| Sep 3, 2023 | 56.00 Mn |
| May 7, 2023 | 36.00 Mn |
| Feb 12, 2023 | 34.00 Mn |
| Nov 20, 2022 | 34.00 Mn |
| Aug 28, 2022 | 48.00 Mn |
| May 8, 2022 | 35.00 Mn |
| Feb 13, 2022 | 36.00 Mn |
| Nov 21, 2021 | 39.00 Mn |
| Aug 29, 2021 | 52.00 Mn |
API Access
Costco Wholesale Interest Expenses API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=interest-expenses&ticker=COST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "interest-expenses", "ticker": "COST", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=interest-expenses&ticker=COST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();