Costco Wholesale Balance Sheet Health
Financial Health criteria checks 6/6
Costco Wholesale has a total shareholder equity of $30.3B and total debt of $5.7B, which brings its debt-to-equity ratio to 18.9%. Its total assets and total liabilities are $82.8B and $52.5B respectively. Costco Wholesale's EBIT is $10.7B making its interest coverage ratio -31. It has cash and short-term investments of $17.2B.
Key information
18.93%
Debt to equity ratio
US$5.74b
Debt
| Interest coverage ratio | -31x |
| Cash | US$17.18b |
| Equity | US$30.30b |
| Total liabilities | US$52.49b |
| Total assets | US$82.79b |
Recent financial health updates
Recent updates
Costco: Sell The New Year Rally
Jan 22Is There Now An Opportunity In Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ:COST)?
Jan 05
Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ:COST) Yearly Results: Here's What Analysts Are Forecasting For This Year
Sep 29Does Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ:COST) Deserve A Spot On Your Watchlist?
Jul 25
We Like Costco Wholesale's (NASDAQ:COST) Returns And Here's How They're Trending
Jul 14Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ:COST) Shares Could Be 32% Above Their Intrinsic Value Estimate
May 30Costco Wholesale Corporation's (NASDAQ:COST) Popularity With Investors Is Under Threat From Overpricing
May 06Costco: Incredible Value For Members, A Premium For Investors
Apr 28Costco: Profitable Like Heck, Valuation Like Shrek (Ugly)
Mar 24Costco's Selloff Is Finally Here - Is It A Buy Now?
Mar 18Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ:COST) Second-Quarter Results Just Came Out: Here's What Analysts Are Forecasting For This Year
Mar 15Costco: Overvalued After Strong Bull Run (Rating Downgrade)
Mar 10Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ:COST) Could Easily Take On More Debt
Mar 08Costco's Q2 Preview: Investors Debate On Stock-Split, Special Dividend, And Fee Hike
Mar 04Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ:COST) Ticks All The Boxes When It Comes To Earnings Growth
Feb 25Costco: Risks With The Momentum Trade Into Q2 Earnings
Feb 23Costco's Price Looks Similar To Walmart In 1999
Jan 22Costco: If It Ain't Broke, Why Fix It? Consistency Is Key
Jan 09As Costco's Q1 Earnings Approach, Let's Understand The Mindset Of Its Shareholders
Dec 09Costco Is A Great Place To Shop, But Not To Invest
Nov 11Costco: Still Cheap With Room For Warehouse Growth
Oct 29Costco Is Running Out Of Gold, Here's What That Means For The Wholesaler
Oct 18Costco's Buying Opportunity Has Long Left The Station
Oct 12
Narrative update from Goran Damchevski
Membership Fee Increase and E-comm Will Improve Costco’s ProfitabilityBeginning September 1, 2024 Costco increased its membership fees by 8.3% from $120 to $130 for the Executive package and from $60Costco Is A Phenomenal Company, But It's An Overpriced Investment
Oct 01Costco: Value For Customers But Not For Investors
Sep 23Costco: Price May Have Gotten Ahead Of Itself (Rating Downgrade)
Sep 07Consumer Behavior Driving Costco's Results: Worth Half Its Current Value
Aug 25Costco: Fundamentals Align With Technicals - And It's Not Bullish (Technical Analysis)
Aug 12How Costco's Membership Fee Hike Makes A New Special (And Higher) Dividend Likely
Jul 29Costco Reminds Me Of Coca-Cola's Major Top In 1998
Jul 21Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: COST's short term assets ($43.4B) exceed its short term liabilities ($41.8B).
Long Term Liabilities: COST's short term assets ($43.4B) exceed its long term liabilities ($10.7B).
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: COST has more cash than its total debt.
Reducing Debt: COST's debt to equity ratio has reduced from 48% to 18.9% over the past 5 years.
Debt Coverage: COST's debt is well covered by operating cash flow (257.4%).
Interest Coverage: COST earns more interest than it pays, so coverage of interest payments is not a concern.
Balance Sheet
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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2026/02/18 02:21 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2026/02/17 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2025/11/23 |
| Annual Earnings | 2025/08/31 |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
Costco Wholesale Corporation is covered by 61 analysts. 30 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
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| Christopher Graja | Argus Research Company |
| Peter Benedict | Baird |
| Meredith Adler | Barclays |