Costco Wholesale (COST) Total Debt (2009 - 2026)
Costco Wholesale (COST) reported Total Debt of $6.16 billion for fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Aug 30, 2026), up 6.5% from $5.79 billion a year earlier.
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Costco Wholesale (COST) Total Debt (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Dating back to fiscal Q4 2009, Costco Wholesale's Total Debt record includes 69 quarters.
- Total Debt has a five-year compound annual growth rate of -3.8% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- By fiscal year, Total Debt came in at $5.79 billion in FY2025 (-1.8%), $5.9 billion in FY2024 (-8.7%), $6.46 billion in FY2023 (-1.5%) and $6.56 billion in FY2022 (-12.5%).
- The fiscal Q4 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Total Debt since fiscal Q3 2024.
- Year over year, Total Debt gained in 1 of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 6.3%.
- The high point for year-over-year Total Debt in five years was fiscal Q4 2026 (growth of 6.5%); the low point was fiscal Q1 2025 (a decline of 17.3%).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Total Debt (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walmart | 938.89 Bn | 895.32 Bn | 49.13 Bn | 50.41 Bn |
| 2 | Costco Wholesale | 441.44 Bn | 364.72 Bn | 12.19 Bn | 6.16 Bn |
| 3 | Sysco | 39.34 Bn | 33.59 Bn | 4.13 Bn | 13.52 Bn |
| 4 | Kroger | 38.49 Bn | 24.64 Bn | 7.86 Bn | 17.00 Bn |
| 5 | Dollar General | 29.44 Bn | 24.12 Bn | 3.68 Bn | 4.57 Bn |
| 6 | Caseys General Stores | 25.45 Bn | 23.44 Bn | 1.24 Bn | 2.43 Bn |
| 7 | Dollar Tree | 23.97 Bn | 20.59 Bn | 2.10 Bn | 2.93 Bn |
| 8 | US Foods Holding | 22.39 Bn | 22.19 Bn | 1.92 Bn | 5.41 Bn |
| 9 | Tractor Supply | 17.17 Bn | 16.33 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 2.15 Bn |
| 10 | Performance Food | 15.18 Bn | 14.97 Bn | 2.17 Bn | 5.01 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 30, 2026 | 6.16 Bn |
| May 10, 2026 | 5.67 Bn |
| Feb 15, 2026 | 5.69 Bn |
| Nov 23, 2025 | 5.67 Bn |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 5.79 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 |
API Access
Costco Wholesale Total Debt 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=total-debt&ticker=COST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "total-debt", "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=total-debt&ticker=COST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();