Costco Wholesale (COST) Liabilities and Shareholders Equity (2009 - 2026)
Costco Wholesale (COST) reported Liabilities and Shareholders Equity of $89.05 billion for fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Aug 30, 2026), up 15.5% from $77.1 billion a year earlier.
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Costco Wholesale (COST) Liabilities and Shareholders Equity (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Dating back to fiscal Q4 2009, Costco Wholesale's Liabilities and Shareholders Equity record includes 69 quarters.
- Liabilities and Shareholders Equity has increased for 17 consecutive fiscal years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 8.5% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- By fiscal year, Liabilities and Shareholders Equity came in at $77.1 billion in FY2025 (+10.4%), $69.83 billion in FY2024 (+1.2%), $68.99 billion in FY2023 (+7.5%) and $64.17 billion in FY2022 (+8.3%).
- The fiscal Q4 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Liabilities and Shareholders Equity in data going back to fiscal Q4 2009.
- Year over year, Liabilities and Shareholders Equity has now increased in each of the last seven quarters, with growth averaging 11.1% over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Liabilities and Shareholders Equity in five years was fiscal Q4 2026 (growth of 15.5%); the low point was fiscal Q2 2024 (a decline of 0.8%).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Liabilities and Shareholders Equity (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walmart | 936.34 Bn | 892.78 Bn | 49.13 Bn | 293.91 Bn |
| 2 | Costco Wholesale | 443.48 Bn | 366.76 Bn | 12.19 Bn | 89.05 Bn |
| 3 | Sysco | 39.33 Bn | 33.58 Bn | 4.13 Bn | 28.40 Bn |
| 4 | Kroger | 38.87 Bn | 25.03 Bn | 7.86 Bn | 49.49 Bn |
| 5 | Dollar General | 29.16 Bn | 23.84 Bn | 3.68 Bn | 32.17 Bn |
| 6 | Caseys General Stores | 25.71 Bn | 23.71 Bn | 1.24 Bn | 9.12 Bn |
| 7 | Dollar Tree | 23.91 Bn | 20.53 Bn | 2.10 Bn | 14.03 Bn |
| 8 | US Foods Holding | 22.37 Bn | 22.17 Bn | 1.92 Bn | 14.34 Bn |
| 9 | Tractor Supply | 17.05 Bn | 16.22 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 12.16 Bn |
| 10 | Performance Food | 15.11 Bn | 14.90 Bn | 2.17 Bn | 18.85 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 30, 2026 | 89.05 Bn |
| May 10, 2026 | 86.43 Bn |
| Feb 15, 2026 | 83.64 Bn |
| Nov 23, 2025 | 82.79 Bn |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 77.10 Bn |
| May 11, 2025 | 75.48 Bn |
| Feb 16, 2025 | 73.22 Bn |
| Nov 24, 2024 | 73.39 Bn |
| Sep 1, 2024 | 69.83 Bn |
| May 12, 2024 | 67.91 Bn |
| Feb 18, 2024 | 66.32 Bn |
| Nov 26, 2023 | 73.72 Bn |
| Sep 3, 2023 | 68.99 Bn |
| May 7, 2023 | 66.75 Bn |
| Feb 12, 2023 | 66.85 Bn |
| Nov 20, 2022 | 66.03 Bn |
| Aug 28, 2022 | 64.17 Bn |
| May 8, 2022 | 63.85 Bn |
| Feb 13, 2022 | 63.08 Bn |
| Nov 21, 2021 | 64.15 Bn |
API Access
Costco Wholesale Liabilities and Shareholders Equity 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=liabilities-and-shareholders-equity&ticker=COST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "liabilities-and-shareholders-equity", "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=liabilities-and-shareholders-equity&ticker=COST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();