Costco Wholesale (COST) Times Interest Earned (2009 - 2026)
Costco Wholesale's (COST) Times Interest Earned stood at 84.47 in fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Aug 30, 2026), up 16.3% from 72.63 a year earlier.
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Costco Wholesale (COST) Times Interest Earned (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Aug 30, 2026), Costco Wholesale's Times Interest Earned came in at 80.59, up 19.5% from FY2025.
- Annual Times Interest Earned has increased for eight straight fiscal years.
- Across earlier fiscal years, Times Interest Earned came in at 67.42 in FY2025 (+22.7%), 54.94 in FY2024 (+8.3%), 50.71 in FY2023 (+2.8%) and 49.32 in FY2022 (+25.7%).
- Quarterly Times Interest Earned has ranged from 43.41 in fiscal Q1 2022 to 87.97 in fiscal Q3 2026 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Times Interest Earned has increased for ten consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 21.6% over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Times Interest Earned in the last five years was growth of 50.2% in fiscal Q2 2022, against a decline of 10.1% in fiscal Q2 2024 at the low end.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Times Interest Earned (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walmart | 936.34 Bn | 892.78 Bn | 49.13 Bn | 68.49 |
| 2 | Costco Wholesale | 443.48 Bn | 366.76 Bn | 12.19 Bn | 84.47 |
| 3 | Sysco | 39.33 Bn | 33.58 Bn | 4.13 Bn | - |
| 4 | Kroger | 38.87 Bn | 25.03 Bn | 7.86 Bn | 323.67 |
| 5 | Dollar General | 29.16 Bn | 23.84 Bn | 3.68 Bn | - |
| 6 | Caseys General Stores | 25.71 Bn | 23.71 Bn | 1.24 Bn | 21.99 |
| 7 | Dollar Tree | 23.91 Bn | 20.53 Bn | 2.10 Bn | - |
| 8 | US Foods Holding | 22.37 Bn | 22.17 Bn | 1.92 Bn | 5.75 |
| 9 | Tractor Supply | 17.05 Bn | 16.22 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 27.31 |
| 10 | Performance Food | 15.11 Bn | 14.90 Bn | 2.17 Bn | 3.18 |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 30, 2026 | 84.47 |
| May 10, 2026 | 87.97 |
| Feb 15, 2026 | 78.97 |
| Nov 23, 2025 | 70.37 |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 72.63 |
| May 11, 2025 | 72.29 |
| Feb 16, 2025 | 64.33 |
| Nov 24, 2024 | 59.35 |
| Sep 1, 2024 | 62.08 |
| May 12, 2024 | 53.59 |
| Feb 18, 2024 | 50.29 |
| Nov 26, 2023 | 52.21 |
| Sep 3, 2023 | 49.66 |
| May 7, 2023 | 46.64 |
| Feb 12, 2023 | 55.97 |
| Nov 20, 2022 | 51.50 |
| Aug 28, 2022 | 52.02 |
| May 8, 2022 | 51.17 |
| Feb 13, 2022 | 50.33 |
| Nov 21, 2021 | 43.41 |
API Access
Costco Wholesale Times Interest Earned 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=times-interest-earned&ticker=COST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "times-interest-earned", "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=times-interest-earned&ticker=COST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();