Costco Wholesale (COST) Short-Term Debt issuances (2009 - 2026)
Costco Wholesale's Short-Term Debt issuances was $94 million in fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Aug 30, 2026), down 53.0% from $200 million a year earlier.
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Costco Wholesale (COST) Short-Term Debt issuances (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Aug 30, 2026), Short-Term Debt issuances at Costco Wholesale came in at $553 million, down 32.2% from FY2025.
- Short-Term Debt issuances shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 68.3% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In earlier fiscal years, Short-Term Debt issuances was $816 million in FY2025 (-12.1%), $928 million in FY2024 (+1.2%), $917 million in FY2023 and $53 million in FY2022 (+29.3%).
- The fiscal Q4 2026 figure marks the lowest quarterly Short-Term Debt issuances since fiscal Q1 2023.
- Compared with a year earlier, Short-Term Debt issuances was higher in two of the last seven quarters, with an average decline of 15.1%.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Short-Term Debt issuances over five years was fiscal Q1 2024 (growth of 396.6%); the worst was fiscal Q4 2026 (a decline of 53.0%).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ST Debt Issuance (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walmart | 999.02 Bn | 955.46 Bn | 49.13 Bn | - |
| 2 | Costco Wholesale | 473.50 Bn | 396.78 Bn | 12.19 Bn | 94.00 Mn |
| 3 | Kroger | 41.27 Bn | 27.43 Bn | 7.86 Bn | - |
| 4 | Sysco | 37.80 Bn | 29.72 Bn | 4.05 Bn | - |
| 5 | Dollar General | 30.21 Bn | 24.89 Bn | 3.68 Bn | - |
| 6 | Dollar Tree | 26.28 Bn | 22.90 Bn | 2.10 Bn | - |
| 7 | Caseys General Stores | 25.54 Bn | 23.53 Bn | 1.24 Bn | - |
| 8 | US Foods Holding | 23.79 Bn | 23.59 Bn | 1.90 Bn | - |
| 9 | Tractor Supply | 19.46 Bn | 18.61 Bn | 1.42 Bn | - |
| 10 | Performance Food | 17.57 Bn | 17.36 Bn | 2.19 Bn | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 30, 2026 | 94.00 Mn |
| May 10, 2026 | 323.00 Mn |
| Feb 15, 2026 | 136.00 Mn |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 200.00 Mn |
| May 11, 2025 | 246.00 Mn |
| Feb 16, 2025 | 237.00 Mn |
| Nov 24, 2024 | 133.00 Mn |
| Sep 1, 2024 | 300.00 Mn |
| May 12, 2024 | 245.00 Mn |
| Feb 18, 2024 | 239.00 Mn |
| Nov 26, 2023 | 144.00 Mn |
| Sep 3, 2023 | 250.00 Mn |
| May 7, 2023 | 188.00 Mn |
| Feb 12, 2023 | 450.00 Mn |
| Nov 20, 2022 | 29.00 Mn |
| Aug 28, 2022 | -122.00 Mn |
| May 8, 2022 | 95.00 Mn |
| Aug 28, 2016 | 4.00 Mn |
| May 8, 2016 | 3.00 Mn |
| Feb 14, 2016 | 16.00 Mn |
API Access
Costco Wholesale Short-Term Debt issuances 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=short-term-debt-issuances&ticker=COST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "short-term-debt-issuances", "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=short-term-debt-issuances&ticker=COST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();