Stock Analysis on Net

Costco Wholesale Corp. (NASDAQ:COST)

Analysis of Solvency Ratios 
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Solvency Ratios (Summary)

Costco Wholesale Corp., solvency ratios (quarterly data)

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Feb 16, 2025 Nov 24, 2024 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
Debt Ratios
Debt to equity 0.23 0.24 0.25 0.32 0.33 0.27 0.26 0.28 0.29 0.30 0.32 0.33 0.34 0.40 0.43 0.46 0.49 0.51 0.42 0.54 0.34 0.43 0.45 0.45 0.47 0.49
Debt to equity (including operating lease liability) 0.32 0.33 0.35 0.43 0.45 0.36 0.35 0.38 0.40 0.42 0.44 0.45 0.48 0.55 0.58 0.62 0.66 0.69 0.56 0.69 0.48 0.58 0.45 0.45 0.47 0.49
Debt to capital 0.19 0.19 0.20 0.24 0.25 0.21 0.20 0.22 0.22 0.23 0.24 0.25 0.26 0.29 0.30 0.32 0.33 0.34 0.29 0.35 0.25 0.30 0.31 0.31 0.32 0.33
Debt to capital (including operating lease liability) 0.24 0.25 0.26 0.30 0.31 0.26 0.26 0.28 0.29 0.30 0.30 0.31 0.32 0.35 0.37 0.38 0.40 0.41 0.36 0.41 0.33 0.37 0.31 0.31 0.32 0.33
Debt to assets 0.08 0.08 0.08 0.10 0.10 0.09 0.09 0.10 0.10 0.10 0.10 0.10 0.11 0.12 0.13 0.13 0.14 0.13 0.14 0.18 0.11 0.13 0.15 0.15 0.15 0.15
Debt to assets (including operating lease liability) 0.11 0.11 0.12 0.14 0.14 0.13 0.13 0.13 0.14 0.14 0.14 0.14 0.15 0.16 0.17 0.18 0.19 0.17 0.18 0.22 0.16 0.18 0.15 0.15 0.15 0.15
Financial leverage 2.86 3.00 2.96 3.12 3.19 2.82 2.75 2.83 2.93 3.08 3.11 3.20 3.25 3.47 3.37 3.47 3.51 4.05 3.04 3.08 2.94 3.24 2.98 3.02 3.09 3.33
Coverage Ratios
Interest coverage 63.12 60.17 58.63 55.49 54.08 54.80 54.04 53.89 54.62 52.73 50.62 48.01 45.54 41.68 40.06 37.81 35.56 36.58 34.54 33.40 33.57 33.16 32.77

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-02-16), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-11-24), 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).

Solvency ratio Description The company
Debt to equity ratio A solvency ratio calculated as total debt divided by total shareholders’ equity. Costco Wholesale Corp. debt to equity ratio improved from Q4 2024 to Q1 2025 and from Q1 2025 to Q2 2025.
Debt to equity (including operating lease liability) ratio A solvency ratio calculated as total debt (including operating lease liability) divided by total shareholders’ equity. Costco Wholesale Corp. debt to equity ratio (including operating lease liability) improved from Q4 2024 to Q1 2025 and from Q1 2025 to Q2 2025.
Debt to capital ratio A solvency ratio calculated as total debt divided by total debt plus shareholders’ equity. Costco Wholesale Corp. debt to capital ratio improved from Q4 2024 to Q1 2025 and from Q1 2025 to Q2 2025.
Debt to capital (including operating lease liability) ratio A solvency ratio calculated as total debt (including operating lease liability) divided by total debt (including operating lease liability) plus shareholders’ equity. Costco Wholesale Corp. debt to capital ratio (including operating lease liability) improved from Q4 2024 to Q1 2025 and from Q1 2025 to Q2 2025.
Debt to assets ratio A solvency ratio calculated as total debt divided by total assets. Costco Wholesale Corp. debt to assets ratio improved from Q4 2024 to Q1 2025 but then slightly deteriorated from Q1 2025 to Q2 2025.
Debt to assets (including operating lease liability) ratio A solvency ratio calculated as total debt (including operating lease liability) divided by total assets. Costco Wholesale Corp. debt to assets ratio (including operating lease liability) improved from Q4 2024 to Q1 2025 but then slightly deteriorated from Q1 2025 to Q2 2025.
Financial leverage ratio A solvency ratio calculated as total assets divided by total shareholders’ equity. Costco Wholesale Corp. financial leverage ratio increased from Q4 2024 to Q1 2025 but then decreased significantly from Q1 2025 to Q2 2025.

Solvency ratio Description The company
Interest coverage ratio A solvency ratio calculated as EBIT divided by interest payments. Costco Wholesale Corp. interest coverage ratio improved from Q4 2024 to Q1 2025 and from Q1 2025 to Q2 2025.

Debt to Equity

Costco Wholesale Corp., debt to equity calculation (quarterly data)

Microsoft Excel
Feb 16, 2025 Nov 24, 2024 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
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Current portion of long-term debt 98 97 103 1,077 1,080 1,080 1,081 76 71 73 77 799 799 92 95 96 95 1,497 500 1,700 1,699 1,699 1,698
Long-term debt, excluding current portion 5,755 5,745 5,794 5,834 5,865 5,866 5,377 6,497 6,506 6,472 6,484 6,507 6,658 6,667 6,692 7,495 7,522 7,529 7,514 7,598 5,099 5,107 5,124 4,799 4,794 6,480
Total debt 5,853 5,842 5,897 6,911 6,945 6,946 6,458 6,497 6,582 6,543 6,557 6,584 6,658 7,466 7,491 7,587 7,617 7,625 7,609 9,095 5,599 6,807 6,823 6,498 6,492 6,480
 
Total Costco stockholders’ equity 25,577 24,451 23,622 21,771 20,760 26,147 25,058 23,568 22,794 21,471 20,642 19,968 19,418 18,463 17,564 16,482 15,652 14,860 18,284 16,802 16,614 15,861 15,243 14,486 13,858 13,167
Solvency Ratio
Debt to equity1 0.23 0.24 0.25 0.32 0.33 0.27 0.26 0.28 0.29 0.30 0.32 0.33 0.34 0.40 0.43 0.46 0.49 0.51 0.42 0.54 0.34 0.43 0.45 0.45 0.47 0.49
Benchmarks
Debt to Equity, Competitors2
Target Corp. 1.06 1.16 1.19 1.28 1.34 1.40 1.44 1.49 1.43 1.34 1.07 0.92 0.86 0.85 0.88 0.95 1.14 1.28 0.97 1.01 0.97 1.12
Walmart Inc. 0.56 0.62 0.56 0.70 0.63 0.68 0.58 0.71 0.65 0.68 0.51 0.52 0.58 0.62 0.60 0.62 0.69 0.85 0.73 0.82 0.81 0.85

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-02-16), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-11-24), 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).

1 Q2 2025 Calculation
Debt to equity = Total debt ÷ Total Costco stockholders’ equity
= 5,853 ÷ 25,577 = 0.23

2 Click competitor name to see calculations.

Solvency ratio Description The company
Debt to equity ratio A solvency ratio calculated as total debt divided by total shareholders’ equity. Costco Wholesale Corp. debt to equity ratio improved from Q4 2024 to Q1 2025 and from Q1 2025 to Q2 2025.

Debt to Equity (including Operating Lease Liability)

Costco Wholesale Corp., debt to equity (including operating lease liability) calculation (quarterly data)

Microsoft Excel
Feb 16, 2025 Nov 24, 2024 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
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Current portion of long-term debt 98 97 103 1,077 1,080 1,080 1,081 76 71 73 77 799 799 92 95 96 95 1,497 500 1,700 1,699 1,699 1,698
Long-term debt, excluding current portion 5,755 5,745 5,794 5,834 5,865 5,866 5,377 6,497 6,506 6,472 6,484 6,507 6,658 6,667 6,692 7,495 7,522 7,529 7,514 7,598 5,099 5,107 5,124 4,799 4,794 6,480
Total debt 5,853 5,842 5,897 6,911 6,945 6,946 6,458 6,497 6,582 6,543 6,557 6,584 6,658 7,466 7,491 7,587 7,617 7,625 7,609 9,095 5,599 6,807 6,823 6,498 6,492 6,480
Long-term operating lease liabilities 2,284 2,288 2,375 2,386 2,488 2,401 2,426 2,507 2,557 2,503 2,482 2,452 2,588 2,649 2,642 2,641 2,651 2,574 2,558 2,535 2,446 2,442
Total debt (including operating lease liability) 8,137 8,130 8,272 9,297 9,433 9,347 8,884 9,004 9,139 9,046 9,039 9,036 9,246 10,115 10,133 10,228 10,268 10,199 10,167 11,630 8,045 9,249 6,823 6,498 6,492 6,480
 
Total Costco stockholders’ equity 25,577 24,451 23,622 21,771 20,760 26,147 25,058 23,568 22,794 21,471 20,642 19,968 19,418 18,463 17,564 16,482 15,652 14,860 18,284 16,802 16,614 15,861 15,243 14,486 13,858 13,167
Solvency Ratio
Debt to equity (including operating lease liability)1 0.32 0.33 0.35 0.43 0.45 0.36 0.35 0.38 0.40 0.42 0.44 0.45 0.48 0.55 0.58 0.62 0.66 0.69 0.56 0.69 0.48 0.58 0.45 0.45 0.47 0.49
Benchmarks
Debt to Equity (including Operating Lease Liability), Competitors2
Target Corp. 1.30 1.41 1.44 1.52 1.57 1.62 1.67 1.73 1.67 1.58 1.26 1.11 1.03 1.00 1.03 1.11 1.31 1.48 1.16 1.20 1.15 1.30
Walmart Inc. 0.73 0.79 0.73 0.88 0.81 0.88 0.77 0.90 0.84 0.87 0.69 0.70 0.76 0.80 0.78 0.84 0.92 1.11 0.97 1.06 1.06 1.11

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-02-16), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-11-24), 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).

1 Q2 2025 Calculation
Debt to equity (including operating lease liability) = Total debt (including operating lease liability) ÷ Total Costco stockholders’ equity
= 8,137 ÷ 25,577 = 0.32

2 Click competitor name to see calculations.

Solvency ratio Description The company
Debt to equity (including operating lease liability) ratio A solvency ratio calculated as total debt (including operating lease liability) divided by total shareholders’ equity. Costco Wholesale Corp. debt to equity ratio (including operating lease liability) improved from Q4 2024 to Q1 2025 and from Q1 2025 to Q2 2025.

Debt to Capital

Costco Wholesale Corp., debt to capital calculation (quarterly data)

Microsoft Excel
Feb 16, 2025 Nov 24, 2024 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
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Current portion of long-term debt 98 97 103 1,077 1,080 1,080 1,081 76 71 73 77 799 799 92 95 96 95 1,497 500 1,700 1,699 1,699 1,698
Long-term debt, excluding current portion 5,755 5,745 5,794 5,834 5,865 5,866 5,377 6,497 6,506 6,472 6,484 6,507 6,658 6,667 6,692 7,495 7,522 7,529 7,514 7,598 5,099 5,107 5,124 4,799 4,794 6,480
Total debt 5,853 5,842 5,897 6,911 6,945 6,946 6,458 6,497 6,582 6,543 6,557 6,584 6,658 7,466 7,491 7,587 7,617 7,625 7,609 9,095 5,599 6,807 6,823 6,498 6,492 6,480
Total Costco stockholders’ equity 25,577 24,451 23,622 21,771 20,760 26,147 25,058 23,568 22,794 21,471 20,642 19,968 19,418 18,463 17,564 16,482 15,652 14,860 18,284 16,802 16,614 15,861 15,243 14,486 13,858 13,167
Total capital 31,430 30,293 29,519 28,682 27,705 33,093 31,516 30,065 29,376 28,014 27,199 26,552 26,076 25,929 25,055 24,069 23,269 22,485 25,893 25,897 22,213 22,668 22,066 20,984 20,350 19,647
Solvency Ratio
Debt to capital1 0.19 0.19 0.20 0.24 0.25 0.21 0.20 0.22 0.22 0.23 0.24 0.25 0.26 0.29 0.30 0.32 0.33 0.34 0.29 0.35 0.25 0.30 0.31 0.31 0.32 0.33
Benchmarks
Debt to Capital, Competitors2
Target Corp. 0.51 0.54 0.54 0.56 0.57 0.58 0.59 0.60 0.59 0.57 0.52 0.48 0.46 0.46 0.47 0.49 0.53 0.56 0.49 0.50 0.49 0.53
Walmart Inc. 0.36 0.38 0.36 0.41 0.39 0.41 0.37 0.42 0.40 0.40 0.34 0.34 0.37 0.38 0.38 0.38 0.41 0.46 0.42 0.45 0.45 0.46

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-02-16), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-11-24), 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).

1 Q2 2025 Calculation
Debt to capital = Total debt ÷ Total capital
= 5,853 ÷ 31,430 = 0.19

2 Click competitor name to see calculations.

Solvency ratio Description The company
Debt to capital ratio A solvency ratio calculated as total debt divided by total debt plus shareholders’ equity. Costco Wholesale Corp. debt to capital ratio improved from Q4 2024 to Q1 2025 and from Q1 2025 to Q2 2025.

Debt to Capital (including Operating Lease Liability)

Costco Wholesale Corp., debt to capital (including operating lease liability) calculation (quarterly data)

Microsoft Excel
Feb 16, 2025 Nov 24, 2024 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
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Current portion of long-term debt 98 97 103 1,077 1,080 1,080 1,081 76 71 73 77 799 799 92 95 96 95 1,497 500 1,700 1,699 1,699 1,698
Long-term debt, excluding current portion 5,755 5,745 5,794 5,834 5,865 5,866 5,377 6,497 6,506 6,472 6,484 6,507 6,658 6,667 6,692 7,495 7,522 7,529 7,514 7,598 5,099 5,107 5,124 4,799 4,794 6,480
Total debt 5,853 5,842 5,897 6,911 6,945 6,946 6,458 6,497 6,582 6,543 6,557 6,584 6,658 7,466 7,491 7,587 7,617 7,625 7,609 9,095 5,599 6,807 6,823 6,498 6,492 6,480
Long-term operating lease liabilities 2,284 2,288 2,375 2,386 2,488 2,401 2,426 2,507 2,557 2,503 2,482 2,452 2,588 2,649 2,642 2,641 2,651 2,574 2,558 2,535 2,446 2,442
Total debt (including operating lease liability) 8,137 8,130 8,272 9,297 9,433 9,347 8,884 9,004 9,139 9,046 9,039 9,036 9,246 10,115 10,133 10,228 10,268 10,199 10,167 11,630 8,045 9,249 6,823 6,498 6,492 6,480
Total Costco stockholders’ equity 25,577 24,451 23,622 21,771 20,760 26,147 25,058 23,568 22,794 21,471 20,642 19,968 19,418 18,463 17,564 16,482 15,652 14,860 18,284 16,802 16,614 15,861 15,243 14,486 13,858 13,167
Total capital (including operating lease liability) 33,714 32,581 31,894 31,068 30,193 35,494 33,942 32,572 31,933 30,517 29,681 29,004 28,664 28,578 27,697 26,710 25,920 25,059 28,451 28,432 24,659 25,110 22,066 20,984 20,350 19,647
Solvency Ratio
Debt to capital (including operating lease liability)1 0.24 0.25 0.26 0.30 0.31 0.26 0.26 0.28 0.29 0.30 0.30 0.31 0.32 0.35 0.37 0.38 0.40 0.41 0.36 0.41 0.33 0.37 0.31 0.31 0.32 0.33
Benchmarks
Debt to Capital (including Operating Lease Liability), Competitors2
Target Corp. 0.56 0.58 0.59 0.60 0.61 0.62 0.63 0.63 0.62 0.61 0.56 0.53 0.51 0.50 0.51 0.53 0.57 0.60 0.54 0.55 0.54 0.57
Walmart Inc. 0.42 0.44 0.42 0.47 0.45 0.47 0.43 0.48 0.46 0.46 0.41 0.41 0.43 0.45 0.44 0.46 0.48 0.53 0.49 0.51 0.52 0.53

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-02-16), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-11-24), 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).

1 Q2 2025 Calculation
Debt to capital (including operating lease liability) = Total debt (including operating lease liability) ÷ Total capital (including operating lease liability)
= 8,137 ÷ 33,714 = 0.24

2 Click competitor name to see calculations.

Solvency ratio Description The company
Debt to capital (including operating lease liability) ratio A solvency ratio calculated as total debt (including operating lease liability) divided by total debt (including operating lease liability) plus shareholders’ equity. Costco Wholesale Corp. debt to capital ratio (including operating lease liability) improved from Q4 2024 to Q1 2025 and from Q1 2025 to Q2 2025.

Debt to Assets

Costco Wholesale Corp., debt to assets calculation (quarterly data)

Microsoft Excel
Feb 16, 2025 Nov 24, 2024 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
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Current portion of long-term debt 98 97 103 1,077 1,080 1,080 1,081 76 71 73 77 799 799 92 95 96 95 1,497 500 1,700 1,699 1,699 1,698
Long-term debt, excluding current portion 5,755 5,745 5,794 5,834 5,865 5,866 5,377 6,497 6,506 6,472 6,484 6,507 6,658 6,667 6,692 7,495 7,522 7,529 7,514 7,598 5,099 5,107 5,124 4,799 4,794 6,480
Total debt 5,853 5,842 5,897 6,911 6,945 6,946 6,458 6,497 6,582 6,543 6,557 6,584 6,658 7,466 7,491 7,587 7,617 7,625 7,609 9,095 5,599 6,807 6,823 6,498 6,492 6,480
 
Total assets 73,224 73,386 69,831 67,911 66,323 73,723 68,994 66,752 66,848 66,027 64,166 63,852 63,078 64,149 59,268 57,274 54,918 60,217 55,556 51,732 48,782 51,431 45,400 43,752 42,799 43,814
Solvency Ratio
Debt to assets1 0.08 0.08 0.08 0.10 0.10 0.09 0.09 0.10 0.10 0.10 0.10 0.10 0.11 0.12 0.13 0.13 0.14 0.13 0.14 0.18 0.11 0.13 0.15 0.15 0.15 0.15
Benchmarks
Debt to Assets, Competitors2
Target Corp. 0.27 0.29 0.29 0.28 0.30 0.31 0.30 0.30 0.29 0.28 0.25 0.23 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.30 0.32 0.27 0.27 0.28 0.31
Walmart Inc. 0.18 0.20 0.19 0.21 0.20 0.20 0.18 0.21 0.21 0.21 0.17 0.18 0.19 0.20 0.19 0.20 0.22 0.25 0.23 0.24 0.24 0.25

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-02-16), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-11-24), 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).

1 Q2 2025 Calculation
Debt to assets = Total debt ÷ Total assets
= 5,853 ÷ 73,224 = 0.08

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Solvency ratio Description The company
Debt to assets ratio A solvency ratio calculated as total debt divided by total assets. Costco Wholesale Corp. debt to assets ratio improved from Q4 2024 to Q1 2025 but then slightly deteriorated from Q1 2025 to Q2 2025.

Debt to Assets (including Operating Lease Liability)

Costco Wholesale Corp., debt to assets (including operating lease liability) calculation (quarterly data)

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Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Current portion of long-term debt 98 97 103 1,077 1,080 1,080 1,081 76 71 73 77 799 799 92 95 96 95 1,497 500 1,700 1,699 1,699 1,698
Long-term debt, excluding current portion 5,755 5,745 5,794 5,834 5,865 5,866 5,377 6,497 6,506 6,472 6,484 6,507 6,658 6,667 6,692 7,495 7,522 7,529 7,514 7,598 5,099 5,107 5,124 4,799 4,794 6,480
Total debt 5,853 5,842 5,897 6,911 6,945 6,946 6,458 6,497 6,582 6,543 6,557 6,584 6,658 7,466 7,491 7,587 7,617 7,625 7,609 9,095 5,599 6,807 6,823 6,498 6,492 6,480
Long-term operating lease liabilities 2,284 2,288 2,375 2,386 2,488 2,401 2,426 2,507 2,557 2,503 2,482 2,452 2,588 2,649 2,642 2,641 2,651 2,574 2,558 2,535 2,446 2,442
Total debt (including operating lease liability) 8,137 8,130 8,272 9,297 9,433 9,347 8,884 9,004 9,139 9,046 9,039 9,036 9,246 10,115 10,133 10,228 10,268 10,199 10,167 11,630 8,045 9,249 6,823 6,498 6,492 6,480
 
Total assets 73,224 73,386 69,831 67,911 66,323 73,723 68,994 66,752 66,848 66,027 64,166 63,852 63,078 64,149 59,268 57,274 54,918 60,217 55,556 51,732 48,782 51,431 45,400 43,752 42,799 43,814
Solvency Ratio
Debt to assets (including operating lease liability)1 0.11 0.11 0.12 0.14 0.14 0.13 0.13 0.13 0.14 0.14 0.14 0.14 0.15 0.16 0.17 0.18 0.19 0.17 0.18 0.22 0.16 0.18 0.15 0.15 0.15 0.15
Benchmarks
Debt to Assets (including Operating Lease Liability), Competitors2
Target Corp. 0.33 0.35 0.35 0.34 0.35 0.36 0.35 0.34 0.34 0.34 0.30 0.28 0.30 0.30 0.29 0.29 0.34 0.37 0.32 0.32 0.33 0.36
Walmart Inc. 0.24 0.25 0.24 0.27 0.25 0.26 0.24 0.26 0.26 0.27 0.23 0.24 0.26 0.27 0.25 0.27 0.29 0.32 0.31 0.32 0.32 0.32

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-02-16), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-11-24), 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).

1 Q2 2025 Calculation
Debt to assets (including operating lease liability) = Total debt (including operating lease liability) ÷ Total assets
= 8,137 ÷ 73,224 = 0.11

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Solvency ratio Description The company
Debt to assets (including operating lease liability) ratio A solvency ratio calculated as total debt (including operating lease liability) divided by total assets. Costco Wholesale Corp. debt to assets ratio (including operating lease liability) improved from Q4 2024 to Q1 2025 but then slightly deteriorated from Q1 2025 to Q2 2025.

Financial Leverage

Costco Wholesale Corp., financial leverage calculation (quarterly data)

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Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Total assets 73,224 73,386 69,831 67,911 66,323 73,723 68,994 66,752 66,848 66,027 64,166 63,852 63,078 64,149 59,268 57,274 54,918 60,217 55,556 51,732 48,782 51,431 45,400 43,752 42,799 43,814
Total Costco stockholders’ equity 25,577 24,451 23,622 21,771 20,760 26,147 25,058 23,568 22,794 21,471 20,642 19,968 19,418 18,463 17,564 16,482 15,652 14,860 18,284 16,802 16,614 15,861 15,243 14,486 13,858 13,167
Solvency Ratio
Financial leverage1 2.86 3.00 2.96 3.12 3.19 2.82 2.75 2.83 2.93 3.08 3.11 3.20 3.25 3.47 3.37 3.47 3.51 4.05 3.04 3.08 2.94 3.24 2.98 3.02 3.09 3.33
Benchmarks
Financial Leverage, Competitors2
Target Corp. 3.88 3.98 4.12 4.49 4.44 4.49 4.75 5.05 4.95 4.72 4.20 3.94 3.46 3.37 3.55 3.80 3.82 4.01 3.62 3.79 3.51 3.65
Walmart Inc. 3.01 3.13 3.01 3.26 3.21 3.38 3.17 3.43 3.19 3.20 2.94 2.98 2.96 3.02 3.12 3.08 3.15 3.41 3.17 3.35 3.34 3.44

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-02-16), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-11-24), 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).

1 Q2 2025 Calculation
Financial leverage = Total assets ÷ Total Costco stockholders’ equity
= 73,224 ÷ 25,577 = 2.86

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Solvency ratio Description The company
Financial leverage ratio A solvency ratio calculated as total assets divided by total shareholders’ equity. Costco Wholesale Corp. financial leverage ratio increased from Q4 2024 to Q1 2025 but then decreased significantly from Q1 2025 to Q2 2025.

Interest Coverage

Costco Wholesale Corp., interest coverage calculation (quarterly data)

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Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Net income attributable to Costco 1,788 1,798 2,354 1,681 1,743 1,589 2,160 1,302 1,466 1,364 1,868 1,353 1,299 1,324 1,670 1,220 951 1,166 1,389 838 931 844 1,097 906 889 767
Add: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest 10 19 21 21 24 13 20 15 15 14 16 12 13 10 12 10
Add: Income tax expense 634 508 759 603 494 517 803 469 517 406 638 455 481 351 597 417 348 239 465 311 330 202 382 207 314 158
Add: Interest expense 36 37 49 41 41 38 56 36 34 34 48 35 36 39 52 40 40 39 51 37 34 38 45 35 34 36
Earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) 2,458 2,343 3,162 2,325 2,278 2,144 3,019 1,807 2,017 1,804 2,564 1,862 1,837 1,735 2,343 1,690 1,359 1,459 1,920 1,200 1,311 1,096 1,537 1,158 1,249 971
Solvency Ratio
Interest coverage1 63.12 60.17 58.63 55.49 54.08 54.80 54.04 53.89 54.62 52.73 50.62 48.01 45.54 41.68 40.06 37.81 35.56 36.58 34.54 33.40 33.57 33.16 32.77
Benchmarks
Interest Coverage, Competitors2
Target Corp. 14.45 12.52 11.55 9.69 8.80 7.58 8.15 10.70 13.46 18.76 22.16 21.38 9.43 9.08 6.68 5.92 10.51 8.47 9.78
Walmart Inc. 8.83 10.58 9.14 9.94 9.35 8.19 9.00 7.63 11.00 10.43 10.38 7.37 8.59 9.31 9.88 11.98 10.50 9.08 8.74

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-02-16), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-11-24), 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).

1 Q2 2025 Calculation
Interest coverage = (EBITQ2 2025 + EBITQ1 2025 + EBITQ4 2024 + EBITQ3 2024) ÷ (Interest expenseQ2 2025 + Interest expenseQ1 2025 + Interest expenseQ4 2024 + Interest expenseQ3 2024)
= (2,458 + 2,343 + 3,162 + 2,325) ÷ (36 + 37 + 49 + 41) = 63.12

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Solvency ratio Description The company
Interest coverage ratio A solvency ratio calculated as EBIT divided by interest payments. Costco Wholesale Corp. interest coverage ratio improved from Q4 2024 to Q1 2025 and from Q1 2025 to Q2 2025.