Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST)

Solvency & Capital Structure

Total Debt

$8.23B

Net Debt

-$11.76B

Costco Wholesale Corporation currently has $8.23B in total debt. Net debt is -$11.76B after cash offsets. This 'Net Cash' position indicates exceptional financial strength.

Financial Fundamentals

COST • Quarterly Data • 5Y View

Date	Total Debt ($B)	Cash & Inv. ($B)	Net Debt ($B)	Total Assets	Debt/Assets
2026-05-10	8.23	20.00	-11.76Net Cash	86.43	9.5%
2026-02-15	8.34	18.24	-9.90Net Cash	83.64	10.0%
2025-11-23	8.17	17.18	-9.01Net Cash	82.79	9.9%
2025-08-31	8.17	15.28	-7.11Net Cash	77.10	10.6%
2025-05-11	8.36	14.85	-6.49Net Cash	75.48	11.1%
2025-02-16	8.14	13.16	-5.02Net Cash	73.22	11.1%
2024-11-24	8.13	11.83	-3.70Net Cash	73.39	11.1%
2024-09-01	8.27	11.14	-2.87Net Cash	69.83	11.8%
2024-05-12	9.30	11.50	-2.20Net Cash	67.91	13.7%
2024-02-18	9.43	10.32	-0.89Net Cash	66.32	14.2%
2023-11-26	9.35	17.86	-8.52Net Cash	73.72	12.7%
2023-08-31	8.88	15.23	-6.35Net Cash	68.99	12.9%
2023-05-07	9.00	13.71	-4.70Net Cash	66.75	13.5%
2023-02-12	9.14	13.71	-4.57Net Cash	66.85	13.7%
2022-11-20	9.05	11.67	-2.63Net Cash	66.03	13.7%
2022-08-31	9.04	11.05	-2.01Net Cash	64.17	14.1%
2022-05-08	9.04	11.83	-2.79Net Cash	63.85	14.2%
2022-02-13	9.25	12.30	-3.05Net Cash	63.08	14.7%
2021-11-21	10.12	13.48	-3.36Net Cash	64.15	15.8%
2021-08-31	10.13	12.18	-2.04Net Cash	59.27	17.1%
2021-05-09	10.23	11.13	-0.90Net Cash	57.27	17.9%
2021-02-14	10.27	9.25	1.01	54.92	18.7%
2020-11-22	10.20	14.42	-4.22Net Cash	60.22	16.9%
2020-08-31	10.17	13.30	-3.14Net Cash	55.56	18.3%
2020-05-10	11.63	11.77	-0.14Net Cash	51.73	22.5%
2020-02-16	8.04	8.71	-0.67Net Cash	48.78	16.5%
2019-11-24	9.25	10.02	-0.77Net Cash	51.43	18.0%
2019-08-31	6.82	9.44	-2.62Net Cash	45.40	15.0%
2019-05-12	6.50	8.17	-1.67Net Cash	43.75	14.9%
2019-02-17	6.49	7.12	-0.63Net Cash	42.80	15.2%
2018-11-25	6.48	7.95	-1.47Net Cash	43.81	14.8%
2018-08-31	6.58	7.26	-0.68Net Cash	40.83	16.1%
2018-05-13	6.49	7.04	-0.55Net Cash	39.60	16.4%
2018-02-18	6.50	5.83	0.68	38.70	16.8%
2017-11-26	6.48	6.88	-0.41Net Cash	39.38	16.5%
2017-08-31	6.66	5.78	0.88	36.35	18.3%
2017-05-07	3.98	5.72	-1.75Net Cash	35.63	11.2%
2017-02-12	5.07	5.96	-0.89Net Cash	35.63	14.2%
2016-11-20	5.09	6.12	-1.02Net Cash	36.53	13.9%
2016-08-31	5.16	4.73	0.43	33.16	15.6%
2016-05-08	5.11	6.02	-0.91Net Cash	33.87	15.1%
2016-02-14	4.97	4.86	0.12	32.39	15.4%
2015-11-22	6.13	6.28	-0.16Net Cash	35.45	17.3%
2015-08-31	6.13	6.42	-0.28Net Cash	33.02	18.6%
2015-05-10	6.03	6.80	-0.78Net Cash	33.49	18.0%
2015-02-15	5.03	7.45	-2.42Net Cash	33.60	15.0%
2014-11-23	5.03	7.62	-2.58Net Cash	34.61	14.5%
2014-08-31	5.09	7.32	-2.22Net Cash	33.02	15.4%
2014-05-11	4.99	7.28	-2.29Net Cash	32.70	15.2%
2014-02-16	4.99	6.48	-1.50Net Cash	31.57	15.8%
2013-11-24	4.99	6.44	-1.45Net Cash	32.32	15.4%
2013-08-31	5.00	6.12	-1.13Net Cash	30.28	16.5%
2013-05-12	4.89	6.51	-1.62Net Cash	30.01	16.3%
2013-02-17	4.87	5.65	-0.78Net Cash	29.09	16.7%
2012-11-25	1.38	5.58	-4.20Net Cash	29.32	4.7%
2012-08-31	1.38	4.85	-3.47Net Cash	27.14	5.1%
2012-05-06	1.37	5.98	-4.60Net Cash	27.84	4.9%
2012-02-12	2.28	5.79	-3.50Net Cash	27.51	8.3%
2011-11-20	2.26	5.92	-3.65Net Cash	28.00	8.1%
2011-08-31	2.15	5.61	-3.46Net Cash	26.76	8.0%
2011-05-08	2.15	6.21	-4.07Net Cash	26.97	8.0%
2011-02-13	2.15	5.38	-3.23Net Cash	25.72	8.3%
2010-11-21	2.17	5.28	-3.12Net Cash	26.04	8.3%
2010-08-31	2.17	4.75	-2.58Net Cash	23.82	9.1%
2010-05-09	2.16	5.27	-3.10Net Cash	23.90	9.0%
2010-02-14	2.23	4.72	-2.49Net Cash	23.37	9.5%
2009-11-22	2.21	4.19	-1.97Net Cash	23.48	9.4%
2009-08-31	2.23	3.73	-1.50Net Cash	21.98	10.1%
2009-05-10	2.24	3.67	-1.43Net Cash	21.30	10.5%
2009-02-15	2.37	3.28	-0.91Net Cash	20.74	11.4%
2008-11-23	2.37	2.82	-0.45Net Cash	21.00	11.3%
2008-08-31	2.35	3.28	-0.93Net Cash	20.68	11.3%
2008-05-11	2.28	3.65	-1.37Net Cash	21.20	10.8%
2008-02-17	2.32	3.10	-0.78Net Cash	20.67	11.2%
2007-11-25	2.22	3.21	-0.99Net Cash	21.00	10.6%
2007-08-31	2.22	3.36	-1.13Net Cash	19.61	11.3%
2007-05-13	2.22	3.82	-1.60Net Cash	19.54	11.4%
2007-02-18	0.63	2.23	-1.60Net Cash	17.93	3.5%
2006-11-26	0.57	2.61	-2.04Net Cash	18.42	3.1%
2006-08-31	0.57	2.83	-2.27Net Cash	17.50	3.2%
2006-05-07	0.60	3.30	-2.70Net Cash	17.28	3.5%
2006-02-12	0.60	3.52	-2.91Net Cash	17.18	3.5%
2005-11-20	0.61	3.29	-2.68Net Cash	17.38	3.5%
2005-08-31	0.77	3.46	-2.69Net Cash	16.67	4.6%
2005-05-08	1.07	4.05	-2.99Net Cash	16.78	6.4%
2005-02-13	1.08	3.79	-2.71Net Cash	16.45	6.5%
2004-11-21	1.17	3.23	-2.05Net Cash	16.41	7.2%
2004-08-31	1.32	3.13	-1.81Net Cash	15.09	8.8%
2004-05-09	1.31	2.78	-1.47Net Cash	14.62	9.0%
2004-02-15	1.36	2.29	-0.93Net Cash	14.28	9.5%
2003-11-23	1.32	1.91	-0.59Net Cash	14.33	9.2%
2003-08-31	1.34	1.55	-0.21Net Cash	13.19	10.1%
2003-05-11	1.39	1.29	0.10	12.60	11.0%
2003-02-16	1.36	1.17	0.19	12.34	11.0%
2002-11-24	1.31	0.71	0.60	12.24	10.7%
2002-08-31	1.31	0.81	0.51	11.62	11.3%
2002-05-12	1.22	0.84	0.38	11.15	11.0%
2002-02-17	1.00	0.77	0.22	10.89	9.1%
2001-11-25	1.12	0.82	0.30	11.11	10.1%
2001-08-31	1.05	0.61	0.45	10.09	10.4%
2001-05-13	0.92	0.56	0.36	9.58	9.6%
2001-02-18	0.84	0.54	0.31	9.51	8.9%
2000-11-26	0.82	0.61	0.22	9.52	8.7%
2000-08-31	0.80	0.57	0.23	8.63	9.3%
2000-05-07	0.93	0.67	0.26	8.20	11.3%
2000-02-13	0.92	0.66	0.26	8.11	11.4%
1999-11-21	0.92	0.72	0.21	8.25	11.2%
1999-08-31	0.92	0.70	0.22	7.50	12.2%
1999-05-09	0.91	0.41	0.50	7.12	12.8%
1999-02-14	0.93	0.32	0.61	6.98	13.4%
1998-11-22	0.93	0.38	0.55	7.04	13.2%
1998-08-31	0.93	0.36	0.57	6.26	14.9%
1998-05-10	0.93	0.39	0.54	6.05	15.4%
1998-02-15	0.93	0.34	0.59	5.87	15.8%
1997-11-23	0.94	0.21	0.74	6.09	15.5%
1997-08-31	0.94	0.18	0.77	5.48	17.2%
1997-05-11	0.99	0.14	0.86	5.26	18.9%
1997-02-16	1.00	0.09	0.91	5.23	19.1%
1996-11-24	1.39	0.11	1.28	5.52	25.2%
1996-08-31	1.29	0.10	1.19	4.91	26.2%