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

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

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

Costco Wholesale's Total Debt history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $5.7 billion for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Total Debt fell 1.16% year-over-year to $5.7 billion in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Feb 2026 was $5.7 billion (down 1.16% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $5.7 billion, down 3.12% from the prior year.
  • Total Debt was $5.7 billion for Q1 2026 at Costco Wholesale, roughly flat from $5.7 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Total Debt topped out at $6.9 billion in Q4 2023 and bottomed at $5.7 billion in Q4 2025.
  • A 5-year average of $6.3 billion and a median of $6.5 billion in 2023 frame the typical range for Total Debt.
  • Peak annual rise in Total Debt reached 6.37% in 2024, while the deepest fall reached 17.29% in 2024.
  • Costco Wholesale's Total Debt stood at $6.5 billion in 2022, then increased by 6.16% to $6.9 billion in 2023, then retreated by 17.29% to $5.7 billion in 2024, then fell by 1.38% to $5.7 billion in 2025, then gained by 0.39% to $5.7 billion in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows COST's Total Debt at $5.7 billion in Q1 2026, $5.7 billion in Q4 2025, and $5.7 billion in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Total Debt (Qtr)
1 Walmart 862.66 Bn 858.28 Bn 42.63 Bn 47.56 Bn
2 Costco Wholesale 410.89 Bn 392.65 Bn 8.88 Bn 5.69 Bn
3 Target 61.06 Bn 57.53 Bn 7.38 Bn 15.42 Bn
4 Dollar General 25.36 Bn 24.22 Bn 3.32 Bn 4.58 Bn
5 Dollar Tree 22.75 Bn 21.75 Bn 1.83 Bn 2.93 Bn
6 BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings 11.75 Bn 11.72 Bn 1.03 Bn 774.17 Mn
7 Pricesmart 5.65 Bn 5.52 Bn 262.22 Mn 117.81 Mn
8 Bbb Foods 4.68 Bn 4.08 Bn 210.92 Mn 19.33 Mn
9 Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings 4.00 Bn 3.70 Bn 310.92 Mn 1.54 Mn

Historic Data

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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 7.72 Bn