Costco Wholesale (COST) Interest Paid (2009 - 2026)
Costco Wholesale (COST) recorded Interest Paid of $25 million in fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Aug 30, 2026), unchanged from $25 million a year earlier.
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Costco Wholesale (COST) Interest Paid (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Aug 30, 2026), Costco Wholesale reported Interest Paid of $103 million, down 2.8% from FY2025.
- Annual Interest Paid has a five-year compound annual growth rate of -7.1% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Across earlier fiscal years, Interest Paid came in at $106 million in FY2025 (-17.8%), $129 million in FY2024 (+3.2%), $125 million in FY2023 (-13.8%) and $145 million in FY2022 (-2.7%).
- Quarterly Interest Paid has ranged from $8 million in fiscal Q2 2026 to $64 million in fiscal Q1 2022 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Interest Paid rose in two of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 9.3%.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Interest Paid in the last five years was growth of 30.0% in fiscal Q3 2022, against a decline of 35.9% in fiscal Q4 2025 at the low end.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Interest Paid (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walmart | 944.30 Bn | 900.73 Bn | 49.13 Bn | - |
| 2 | Costco Wholesale | 442.04 Bn | 365.32 Bn | 12.19 Bn | 25.00 Mn |
| 3 | Sysco | 39.13 Bn | 33.38 Bn | 4.13 Bn | 149.00 Mn |
| 4 | Kroger | 38.19 Bn | 24.34 Bn | 7.86 Bn | - |
| 5 | Dollar General | 29.40 Bn | 24.07 Bn | 3.68 Bn | - |
| 6 | Caseys General Stores | 25.66 Bn | 23.65 Bn | 1.24 Bn | 22.50 Mn |
| 7 | Dollar Tree | 23.48 Bn | 20.11 Bn | 2.10 Bn | 49.80 Mn |
| 8 | US Foods Holding | 22.05 Bn | 21.85 Bn | 1.92 Bn | 59.00 Mn |
| 9 | Tractor Supply | 17.20 Bn | 16.36 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 30.32 Mn |
| 10 | Performance Food | 14.93 Bn | 14.71 Bn | 2.17 Bn | 62.50 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 30, 2026 | 25.00 Mn |
| May 10, 2026 | 27.00 Mn |
| Feb 15, 2026 | 8.00 Mn |
| Nov 23, 2025 | 43.00 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 25.00 Mn |
| May 11, 2025 | 26.00 Mn |
| Feb 16, 2025 | 11.00 Mn |
| Nov 24, 2024 | 44.00 Mn |
| Sep 1, 2024 | 39.00 Mn |
| May 12, 2024 | 28.00 Mn |
| Feb 18, 2024 | 10.00 Mn |
| Nov 26, 2023 | 52.00 Mn |
| Sep 3, 2023 | 39.00 Mn |
| May 7, 2023 | 24.00 Mn |
| Feb 12, 2023 | 10.00 Mn |
| Nov 20, 2022 | 52.00 Mn |
| Aug 28, 2022 | 43.00 Mn |
| May 8, 2022 | 26.00 Mn |
| Feb 13, 2022 | 12.00 Mn |
| Nov 21, 2021 | 64.00 Mn |
API Access
Costco Wholesale Interest Paid 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-paid&ticker=COST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "interest-paid", "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-paid&ticker=COST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();