Costco Wholesale (COST) Total Debt (2009 - 2026)

Costco Wholesale (COST) reported Total Debt of $5.7 billion for Q1 2026, down 1.16% on a YoY basis from $5.8 billion in Q1 2025, and little changed quarter-over-quarter from $5.7 billion in Q4 2025.

Costco Wholesale (COST) Total Debt (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Costco Wholesale has reported Total Debt for 18 years, with the latest figure at $5.7 billion in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Total Debt fell 1.16% year-over-year to $5.7 billion; the trailing twelve-month figure through Feb 2026 stood at $5.7 billion (down 1.16% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $5.7 billion, down 3.12% from the prior year.
  • Total Debt for Q1 2026 stood at $5.7 billion, roughly flat from $5.7 billion in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Total Debt was $6.9 billion in Q4 2023, with the low at $5.7 billion in Q4 2025.
  • Historically, Total Debt has averaged $6.3 billion across 5 years, with a median of $6.5 billion in 2023.
  • The largest YoY upside for Total Debt was 6.37% in 2024 against a maximum downside of 17.29% in 2024.
  • Costco Wholesale's Total Debt stood at $6.5 billion in 2022, then climbed by 6.16% to $6.9 billion in 2023, then declined by 17.29% to $5.7 billion in 2024, then dropped by 1.38% to $5.7 billion in 2025, then increased by 0.39% to $5.7 billion in 2026.
  • The last three Total Debt figures came in at $5.7 billion (Q1 2026), $5.7 billion (Q4 2025), and $5.7 billion (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Total Debt (Qtr)
1 Walmart 948.87 Bn 944.49 Bn 42.63 Bn 47.56 Bn
2 Costco Wholesale 430.50 Bn 412.26 Bn 8.88 Bn 5.69 Bn
3 Target 57.41 Bn 53.87 Bn 7.38 Bn 15.42 Bn
4 Dollar General 24.07 Bn 22.93 Bn 3.32 Bn 4.58 Bn
5 Dollar Tree 22.05 Bn 21.05 Bn 1.83 Bn 2.93 Bn
6 BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings 11.52 Bn 11.49 Bn 1.03 Bn 774.17 Mn
7 Pricesmart 5.32 Bn 5.02 Bn 265.07 Mn 163.15 Mn
8 Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings 4.78 Bn 4.48 Bn 310.92 Mn 569,000.00
9 Bbb Foods 22.39 Mn -214.25 Mn 210.92 Mn 11.83 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Feb 15, 2026 5.69 Bn
Nov 23, 2025 5.67 Bn
Aug 31, 2025 5.71 Bn
May 11, 2025 5.72 Bn
Feb 16, 2025 5.76 Bn
Nov 24, 2024 5.75 Bn
Sep 1, 2024 5.90 Bn
May 12, 2024 6.91 Bn
Feb 18, 2024 6.95 Bn
Nov 26, 2023 6.95 Bn
Sep 3, 2023 6.46 Bn
May 7, 2023 6.50 Bn
Feb 12, 2023 6.58 Bn
Nov 20, 2022 6.54 Bn
Aug 28, 2022 6.56 Bn
May 8, 2022 6.58 Bn
Feb 13, 2022 6.66 Bn
Nov 21, 2021 7.47 Bn
Aug 29, 2021 7.49 Bn
May 9, 2021 7.59 Bn