Costco Wholesale (COST) Total Debt (2009 - 2026)
Costco Wholesale (COST) reported Total Debt of $5.67 billion for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended May 10, 2026), down 0.8% from $5.72 billion a year earlier and down 0.3% from the prior quarter.
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Costco Wholesale (COST) Total Debt (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025 (ended Aug 31, 2025), Costco Wholesale posted Total Debt of $5.71 billion, down 3.1% from FY2024.
- Total Debt has declined for five consecutive fiscal years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of -5.6% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By fiscal year, Total Debt came in at $5.9 billion in FY2024 (-8.7%), $6.46 billion in FY2023 (-1.5%), $6.56 billion in FY2022 (-12.5%) and $7.49 billion in FY2021 (-1.6%).
- Five-year quarterly Total Debt spans a low of $5.67 billion in fiscal Q1 2026 and a high of $7.49 billion in fiscal Q4 2021.
- Year over year, Total Debt has now declined in each of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 8.4% over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Total Debt in five years was fiscal Q3 2024 (growth of 6.4%); the low point was fiscal Q1 2025 (a decline of 17.3%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026 came in at $5.69 billion (Q2 2026), $5.67 billion (Q1 2026) and $5.71 billion (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Total Debt (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walmart | 824.47 Bn | 787.18 Bn | 49.13 Bn | 50.41 Bn |
| 2 | Costco Wholesale | 403.75 Bn | 333.05 Bn | 9.01 Bn | 5.67 Bn |
| 3 | Sysco | 37.36 Bn | 31.61 Bn | 4.13 Bn | 13.52 Bn |
| 4 | Kroger | 34.63 Bn | 20.79 Bn | 7.86 Bn | 17.00 Bn |
| 5 | Dollar General | 26.38 Bn | 21.06 Bn | 3.68 Bn | 4.57 Bn |
| 6 | Caseys General Stores | 22.49 Bn | 20.48 Bn | 1.24 Bn | 2.43 Bn |
| 7 | Dollar Tree | 21.40 Bn | 18.02 Bn | 2.10 Bn | 2.93 Bn |
| 8 | US Foods Holding | 19.94 Bn | 19.74 Bn | 1.92 Bn | 5.41 Bn |
| 9 | Tractor Supply | 16.33 Bn | 15.49 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 2.15 Bn |
| 10 | Performance Food | 14.29 Bn | 14.07 Bn | 2.17 Bn | 5.01 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| May 10, 2026 | 5.67 Bn |
| 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 |
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();