Stock Analysis on Net
Stock Analysis on Net

Costco Wholesale Corp. (NASDAQ:COST)

Common-Size Balance Sheet: Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Quarterly Data

Costco Wholesale Corp., common-size consolidated balance sheet: liabilities and stockholders’ equity (quarterly data)

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Sep 1, 2024 May 12, 2024 Feb 18, 2024 Nov 26, 2023 Sep 3, 2023 May 7, 2023 Feb 12, 2023 Nov 20, 2022 Aug 28, 2022 May 8, 2022 Feb 13, 2022 Nov 21, 2021 Aug 29, 2021 May 9, 2021 Feb 14, 2021 Nov 22, 2020 Aug 30, 2020 May 10, 2020 Feb 16, 2020 Nov 24, 2019 Sep 1, 2019 May 12, 2019 Feb 17, 2019 Nov 25, 2018
Accounts payable 27.81 27.75 26.38 27.61 25.34 25.25 24.54 27.79 27.82 27.64 27.09 30.49 27.47 27.13 26.19 28.25 25.51 20.90 22.70 28.08 25.72 25.90 25.03 29.97
Accrued salaries and benefits 6.87 6.43 7.24 6.07 6.20 6.17 6.71 6.54 6.83 6.41 6.89 6.21 6.90 6.68 7.52 5.96 6.49 6.27 7.00 6.14 7.00 6.60 7.41 6.81
Accrued member rewards 3.49 3.44 3.42 2.99 3.12 3.11 3.02 2.97 2.98 2.86 2.85 2.69 2.82 2.82 2.81 2.41 2.51 2.57 2.55 2.32 2.60 2.65 2.64 2.46
Deferred membership fees 3.58 3.76 3.83 3.34 3.39 3.65 3.61 3.52 3.39 3.53 3.56 3.42 3.45 3.67 3.73 3.30 3.33 3.54 3.82 3.53 3.77 4.02 4.05 3.87
Current portion of long-term debt 0.15 1.59 1.63 1.46 1.57 0.00 0.11 0.11 0.11 0.12 0.00 1.25 1.35 0.16 0.17 0.16 0.17 2.89 1.02 3.31 3.74 3.88 3.97 0.00
Other current liabilities 8.89 9.10 9.81 8.39 9.06 9.33 10.65 9.16 8.74 9.32 9.62 7.92 7.70 8.39 7.95 14.17 6.71 7.85 9.43 7.69 8.35 9.13 9.35 8.18
Current liabilities 50.79% 52.07% 52.30% 49.87% 48.68% 47.50% 48.64% 50.08% 49.87% 49.87% 50.01% 51.98% 49.67% 48.86% 48.37% 54.25% 44.72% 44.03% 46.52% 51.07% 51.18% 52.19% 52.45% 51.29%
Long-term debt, excluding current portion 8.30 8.59 8.84 7.96 7.79 9.73 9.73 9.80 10.11 10.19 10.56 10.39 11.29 13.09 13.70 12.50 13.53 14.69 10.45 9.93 11.29 10.97 11.20 14.79
Long-term operating lease liabilities 3.40 3.51 3.75 3.26 3.52 3.76 3.83 3.79 3.87 3.84 4.10 4.13 4.46 4.61 4.83 4.27 4.60 4.90 5.01 4.75 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Other long-term liabilities 3.69 3.77 3.80 3.45 3.70 3.70 3.69 3.80 3.98 3.97 3.66 3.88 4.07 3.81 3.74 3.55 3.48 3.13 3.16 2.71 3.20 2.97 3.21 3.15
Other liabilities 15.39% 15.87% 16.40% 14.66% 15.01% 17.18% 17.25% 17.39% 17.95% 18.00% 18.32% 18.41% 19.82% 21.51% 22.26% 20.33% 21.61% 22.71% 18.63% 17.39% 14.49% 13.94% 14.41% 17.94%
Total liabilities 66.17% 67.94% 68.70% 64.53% 63.68% 64.69% 65.89% 67.47% 67.82% 67.87% 68.33% 70.38% 69.50% 70.36% 70.63% 74.58% 66.33% 66.75% 65.15% 68.45% 65.67% 66.13% 66.86% 69.24%
Preferred stock $.005 par value; no shares issued and outstanding 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Common stock $.005 par value 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01
Additional paid-in capital 11.21 11.34 11.49 10.16 10.64 10.80 10.66 10.57 10.73 11.39 11.39 11.01 11.86 12.08 12.46 11.17 12.06 12.74 13.34 12.43 14.13 14.42 14.53 13.94
Accumulated other comprehensive loss -2.62 -2.83 -2.78 -2.50 -2.62 -2.52 -2.50 -2.92 -2.85 -2.51 -1.98 -1.89 -1.92 -1.59 -1.75 -1.83 -2.33 -3.24 -2.62 -2.57 -3.16 -3.02 -2.99 -3.04
Retained earnings 25.23 23.54 22.59 27.81 28.29 27.02 25.94 24.86 24.29 22.39 21.36 19.65 19.68 18.27 17.78 15.33 23.18 22.97 23.34 20.97 22.59 21.70 20.83 19.14
Total Costco stockholders’ equity 33.83% 32.06% 31.30% 35.47% 36.32% 35.31% 34.10% 32.52% 32.17% 31.27% 30.78% 28.78% 29.63% 28.78% 28.50% 24.68% 32.91% 32.48% 34.06% 30.84% 33.57% 33.11% 32.38% 30.05%
Noncontrolling interests 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.85 0.88 0.84 0.87 0.86 0.87 0.75 0.76 0.78 0.79 0.71 0.75 0.76 0.76 0.71
Total equity 33.83% 32.06% 31.30% 35.47% 36.32% 35.31% 34.11% 32.53% 32.18% 32.13% 31.67% 29.62% 30.50% 29.64% 29.37% 25.42% 33.67% 33.25% 34.85% 31.55% 34.33% 33.87% 33.14% 30.76%
Total liabilities and equity 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%

Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-09-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-05-12), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-02-18), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-11-26), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-09-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-05-07), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-02-12), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-11-20), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-08-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-05-08), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-02-13), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-11-21), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-08-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-05-09), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-02-14), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-11-22), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-08-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-05-10), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-02-16), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-11-24), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-09-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-05-12), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-02-17), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-11-25).

Balance sheet item Description The company
Current liabilities Total obligations incurred as part of normal operations that are expected to be paid during the following twelve months or within one business cycle, if longer. Costco Wholesale Corp. current liabilities as a percentage of total liabilities and equity decreased from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 and from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024.
Other liabilities Amount of obligation due after one year or beyond the normal operating cycle, if longer. Costco Wholesale Corp. other liabilities as a percentage of total liabilities and equity decreased from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 and from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024.
Total liabilities Sum of the carrying amounts as of the balance sheet date of all liabilities that are recognized. Liabilities are probable future sacrifices of economic benefits arising from present obligations of an entity to transfer assets or provide services to other entities in the future. Costco Wholesale Corp. total liabilities as a percentage of total liabilities and equity decreased from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 and from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024.
Total Costco stockholders’ equity Total of all stockholders’ equity (deficit) items, net of receivables from officers, directors, owners, and affiliates of the entity which are attributable to the parent. The amount of the economic entity stockholders’ equity attributable to the parent excludes the amount of stockholders’ equity which is allocable to that ownership interest in subsidiary equity which is not attributable to the parent (noncontrolling interest, minority interest). This excludes temporary equity and is sometimes called permanent equity. Costco Wholesale Corp. total Costco stockholders’ equity as a percentage of total liabilities and equity increased from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 and from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024.