Costco Wholesale (COST) Interest Expenses (2009 - 2026)

Costco Wholesale (COST) posted Interest Expenses of $33.0 million for Q1 2026, down 23.26% on a QoQ basis from $43.0 million in Q4 2025, and down 8.33% year-over-year from $36.0 million in Q1 2025.

Costco Wholesale (COST) Interest Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Costco Wholesale's Interest Expenses history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $33.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Interest Expenses fell 8.33% year-over-year to $33.0 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Feb 2026 was $157.0 million (down 83.71% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $1.1 billion, up 10.18% from the prior year.
  • Interest Expenses was $33.0 million for Q1 2026 at Costco Wholesale, down from $43.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Interest Expenses topped out at $843.0 million in Q3 2024 and bottomed at $33.0 million in Q1 2026.
  • A 5-year average of $89.9 million and a median of $41.0 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Interest Expenses.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Interest Expenses surged 1039.19% — and 2025, when it slumped 94.54%.
  • Costco Wholesale's Interest Expenses stood at $52.0 million in 2022, then changed by 0.0% to $52.0 million in 2023, then dropped by 15.38% to $44.0 million in 2024, then dropped by 2.27% to $43.0 million in 2025, then fell by 23.26% to $33.0 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows COST's Interest Expenses at $33.0 million in Q1 2026, $43.0 million in Q4 2025, and $46.0 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Interest Expense (Qtr)
1 Walmart 862.66 Bn 858.28 Bn 42.63 Bn 574.00 Mn
2 Costco Wholesale 410.89 Bn 392.65 Bn 8.88 Bn 33.00 Mn
3 Target 61.06 Bn 57.53 Bn 7.38 Bn 117.00 Mn
4 Dollar General 25.36 Bn 24.22 Bn 3.32 Bn 510.00 Mn
5 Dollar Tree 22.75 Bn 21.75 Bn 1.83 Bn 2.90 Mn
6 BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings 11.75 Bn 11.72 Bn 1.03 Bn 12.37 Mn
7 Pricesmart 5.65 Bn 5.52 Bn 262.22 Mn 3.85 Mn
8 Bbb Foods 4.68 Bn 4.08 Bn 210.92 Mn -26.04 Mn
9 Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings 4.00 Bn 3.70 Bn 310.92 Mn -103.17 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Feb 15, 2026 33.00 Mn
Feb 15, 2026 33.00 Mn
Nov 23, 2025 43.00 Mn
Nov 23, 2025 43.00 Mn
Aug 31, 2025 46.00 Mn
Aug 31, 2025 46.00 Mn
May 11, 2025 35.00 Mn
May 11, 2025 35.00 Mn
Feb 16, 2025 36.00 Mn
Feb 16, 2025 36.00 Mn
Nov 24, 2024 44.00 Mn
Nov 24, 2024 44.00 Mn
Sep 1, 2024 843.00 Mn
Sep 1, 2024 843.00 Mn
May 12, 2024 41.00 Mn
May 12, 2024 41.00 Mn
Feb 18, 2024 41.00 Mn
Feb 18, 2024 41.00 Mn
Nov 26, 2023 52.00 Mn
Nov 26, 2023 52.00 Mn