Costco Wholesale (COST) Interest Expenses (2009 - 2026)
Costco Wholesale (COST) recorded Interest Expenses of $45 million in fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Aug 30, 2026), down 2.2% from $46 million a year earlier.
Costco Wholesale (COST) Interest Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Aug 30, 2026), Costco Wholesale reported Interest Expenses of $145 million, down 5.8% from FY2025.
- Annual Interest Expenses has a five-year compound annual growth rate of -3.2% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Across earlier fiscal years, Interest Expenses came in at $154 million in FY2025 (-8.9%), $169 million in FY2024 (+5.6%), $160 million in FY2023 (+1.3%) and $158 million in FY2022 (-7.6%).
- Quarterly Interest Expenses has ranged from $32 million in fiscal Q3 2026 to $56 million in fiscal Q4 2023 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Interest Expenses has declined for nine consecutive quarters, with an average decline of 7.5% 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.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Int Expense (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walmart | 936.34 Bn | 892.78 Bn | 49.13 Bn | 137.00 Mn |
| 2 | Costco Wholesale | 443.48 Bn | 366.76 Bn | 12.19 Bn | 45.00 Mn |
| 3 | Sysco | 39.33 Bn | 33.58 Bn | 4.13 Bn | - |
| 4 | Kroger | 38.87 Bn | 25.03 Bn | 7.86 Bn | 3.00 Mn |
| 5 | Dollar General | 29.16 Bn | 23.84 Bn | 3.68 Bn | - |
| 6 | Caseys General Stores | 25.71 Bn | 23.71 Bn | 1.24 Bn | 22.06 Mn |
| 7 | Dollar Tree | 23.91 Bn | 20.53 Bn | 2.10 Bn | - |
| 8 | US Foods Holding | 22.37 Bn | 22.17 Bn | 1.92 Bn | 77.00 Mn |
| 9 | Tractor Supply | 17.05 Bn | 16.22 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 17.10 Mn |
| 10 | Performance Food | 15.11 Bn | 14.90 Bn | 2.17 Bn | 101.90 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 30, 2026 | 45.00 Mn |
| 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 |
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_KEY
import 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();