Costco Wholesale (COST) Times Interest Earned (2009 - 2026)
Costco Wholesale's (COST) Times Interest Earned stood at 87.97 in fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended May 10, 2026), up 21.7% from 72.29 a year earlier and up 11.4% from the prior quarter.
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Costco Wholesale (COST) Times Interest Earned (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Costco Wholesale's Times Interest Earned came in at 76.88 as of May 10, 2026, up 19.7% year-over-year; for FY2025 (ended Aug 31, 2025), it was 67.42, up 22.7% from FY2024.
- Annual Times Interest Earned has increased for seven straight fiscal years.
- Across earlier fiscal years, Times Interest Earned came in at 54.94 in FY2024 (+8.3%), 50.71 in FY2023 (+2.8%), 49.32 in FY2022 (+25.7%) and 39.23 in FY2021 (+15.5%).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure is the highest quarterly Times Interest Earned in data going back to fiscal Q2 2009.
- On a year-over-year basis, Times Interest Earned has increased for nine consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 22.7% 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.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three fiscal quarters came in at 78.97 (Q2 2026), 70.37 (Q1 2026) and 72.63 (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Times Interest Earned (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walmart | 824.47 Bn | 787.18 Bn | 49.13 Bn | 68.49 |
| 2 | Costco Wholesale | 403.75 Bn | 333.05 Bn | 9.01 Bn | 87.97 |
| 3 | Sysco | 37.36 Bn | 31.61 Bn | 4.13 Bn | - |
| 4 | Kroger | 34.63 Bn | 20.79 Bn | 7.86 Bn | 323.67 |
| 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 | 21.99 |
| 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 | 5.75 |
| 9 | Tractor Supply | 16.33 Bn | 15.49 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 27.31 |
| 10 | Performance Food | 14.29 Bn | 14.07 Bn | 2.17 Bn | 3.18 |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Aug 29, 2021 | 43.75 |
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();