Costco Wholesale Corporation
COST Consumer Defensive Discount Stores
Costco Wholesale Corporation’s revenue for fiscal 2026 (year ended August 2026) was $303.2 billion, up 10.1% from fiscal 2025. In the quarter to August 2026, revenue grew 11.1%, EPS grew 14.8%, free cash flow grew 30.7% and total debt rose 6.46%, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Member of the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100; revenue growth for ten consecutive years, operating cash flow growth for three.
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Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST) Total debt
Costco Wholesale Corporation's total debt at the end of fiscal 2026 was $6.2B, up 6.46% from $5.8B in fiscal 2025. Over the past ten years it has ranged from $5.2B (fiscal 2016) to $7.6B (fiscal 2020); the current reading is higher than 42% of that period. Costco Wholesale Corporation ranks 3rd of 10 Discount Stores companies by total debt.
Total debt, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Total debt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | $6.2B | 6.46% |
| FY2025 | $5.8B | (1.85%) |
| FY2024 | $5.9B | (8.69%) |
| FY2023 | $6.5B | (1.51%) |
| FY2022 | $6.6B | (12.47%) |
| FY2021 | $7.5B | (1.55%) |
| FY2020 | $7.6B | 11.52% |
| FY2019 | $6.8B | 3.74% |
| FY2018 | $6.6B | (1.34%) |
| FY2017 | $6.7B | 29.16% |
Quarterly newest first
| Period | Total debt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 2026 | $6.2B | 8.68% |
| May 2026 | $5.7B | (0.32%) |
| Feb 2026 | $5.7B | 0.39% |
| Nov 2025 | $5.7B | (2.11%) |
| 46 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
Total debt against peers
| Company | Total debt |
|---|---|
| WMT Walmart Inc. compare | $56.4B |
| TGT Target Corporation compare | $15.4B |
| COST Costco Wholesale Corporation | $6.2B |
| DG Dollar General Corporation compare | $4.6B |
| DLTR Dollar Tree, Inc. compare | $2.9B |
| TBBB BBB Foods Inc. compare | $834.7M |
| BJ BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. compare | $629.2M |
| PSMT PriceSmart, Inc. compare | $183.1M |
| OLLI Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc. compare | $2.2M |
What Total debt is
Total Debt tells an investor how much a company has borrowed in all, whether the money is due within a year or later.
Long Term Debt (Total) + Current Part of Debt
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