Costco Wholesale (COST) Non Operating Interest Expenses (2009 - 2026)
Costco Wholesale (COST) reported Non Operating Interest Expenses of $32 million for 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.
Costco Wholesale (COST) Non Operating Interest Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended May 10, 2026, Costco Wholesale's Non Operating Interest Expenses came in at $146 million, down 7.0% year-over-year; for FY2025 (ended Aug 31, 2025), it was $154 million, down 8.9% from FY2024.
- Non Operating Interest Expenses has a five-year compound annual growth rate of -0.8% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By fiscal year, Non Operating 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 ranks as the lowest quarterly Non Operating Interest Expenses since fiscal Q3 2017.
- Year over year, Non Operating Interest Expenses has now declined in each of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 8.8% over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Non Operating Interest Expenses in five years was fiscal Q2 2024 (growth of 20.6%); the low point was fiscal Q3 2025 (a decline of 14.6%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026 came in at $33 million (Q2 2026), $35 million (Q1 2026) and $46 million (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Non Operating Interest Expenses (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
| 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 |
Costco Wholesale Non Operating 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=non-operating-interest-expenses&ticker=COST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "non-operating-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=non-operating-interest-expenses&ticker=COST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();