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Costco Wholesale Corporation COST

Consumer Defensive  —  Discount Stores
915.68 5.34 0.59% as of 1 Oct
Market cap
$403.5B
P/E
44.1×
S&P 500 Member Nasdaq 100 Member Cash Flow Champion (3y) Revenue Champion (10y)
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Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST) Debt to equity

Costco Wholesale Corporation's debt to equity at the end of the quarter to 31 August 2026 was 0.2×. Over the past ten years it has ranged from 0.2× (fiscal 2026) to 0.6× (fiscal 2017) — the current reading is the lowest in ten years. That is below the Discount Stores industry median of 0.4× and below the Consumer Defensive sector median of 0.3×.

Debt to equity, annual

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Annual

Period Debt to equity Change
FY2026 0.2× (12.15%)
FY2025 0.2× (21.51%)
FY2024 0.2× (3.14%)
FY2023 0.3× (18.86%)
FY2022 0.3× (23.36%)
FY2021 0.4× 1.87%
FY2020 0.4× (7.08%)
FY2019 0.4× (12.77%)
FY2018 0.5× (16.59%)
FY2017 0.6× 43.78%

Quarterly

Period Debt to equity Change
Aug 2026 0.2× 1.71%
May 2026 0.2× (4.57%)
Feb 2026 0.2× (5.19%)
Nov 2025 0.2× (4.54%)
46 more quarters

Against its own ten years

Low 0.2× High 0.6×
Ten-year median 0.4×
Current reading's percentile 8

Debt to equity against peers

Company Debt to equity
OLLI Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc. compare 0.0×
PSMT PriceSmart, Inc. compare 0.1×
COST Costco Wholesale Corporation 0.2×
BJ BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. compare 0.3×
DG Dollar General Corporation compare 0.5×
WMT Walmart Inc. compare 0.5×
DLTR Dollar Tree, Inc. compare 0.9×
TGT Target Corporation compare 0.9×
TBBB BBB Foods Inc. compare 2.4×
Discount Stores industry median 0.4×
Consumer Defensive sector median 0.3×
Market median 0.2×

What Debt to equity is

Debt to Equity Ratio shows how much a company relies on borrowed money compared with the money its shareholders have in the business.

(Long Term Debt (Total) + Current Part of Debt) ÷ Shareholders Equity (Total)

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