As of Aug 30, 2026, Costco Wholesale Corp /NEW had total assets of $89.0 billion and total liabilities of $53.2 billion. Total assets were up 15.5% from a year earlier. Stockholders' equity was $35.8 billion. It held $21.3 billion in cash and investments against $10.2 billion of total debt, net cash of $11.1 billion. The current ratio, current assets divided by current liabilities, was 1.06.
USD in millions, except ratios and per-share amounts. The percent under a figure is the change from the year before.
| Line |
FY 2026
Aug 30, 2026
|
FY 2025
Aug 31, 2025
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FY 2024
Sep 1, 2024
|
FY 2023
Sep 3, 2023
|
FY 2022
Aug 28, 2022
|
FY 2021
Aug 29, 2021
|
FY 2020
Aug 30, 2020
|
FY 2018
Sep 2, 2018
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FY 2017
Sep 3, 2017
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FY 2016
Aug 28, 2016
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assets | ||||||||||
| Cash |
20,207
+42.7%
|
14,161
+43.0%
|
9,906
-27.7%
|
13,700
+34.3%
|
10,203
-9.4%
|
11,258
-8.3%
|
12,277
|
6,055
+33.2%
|
4,546
+34.5%
|
3,379
-29.6%
|
| Short-term investments |
1,094
-2.6%
|
1,123
-9.3%
|
1,238
-19.3%
|
1,534
+81.3%
|
846
-7.7%
|
917
-10.8%
|
1,028
|
1,204
-2.4%
|
1,233
-8.7%
|
1,350
-16.6%
|
| Cash and investments |
21,301
+39.4%
|
15,284
+37.2%
|
11,144
-26.8%
|
15,234
+37.9%
|
11,049
-9.2%
|
12,175
-8.5%
|
13,305
|
7,259
+25.6%
|
5,779
+22.2%
|
4,729
-26.3%
|
| Receivables |
3,959
+23.6%
|
3,203
+17.7%
|
2,721
+19.1%
|
2,285
+2.0%
|
2,241
+24.3%
|
1,803
+16.3%
|
1,550
|
1,669
+16.6%
|
1,432
+14.4%
|
1,252
+2.3%
|
| Inventory |
19,324
+6.7%
|
18,116
-2.8%
|
18,647
+12.0%
|
16,651
-7.0%
|
17,907
+26.0%
|
14,215
+16.1%
|
12,242
|
11,040
+12.3%
|
9,834
+9.6%
|
8,969
+0.7%
|
| Total current assets |
46,582
+21.4%
|
38,380
+12.1%
|
34,246
-4.6%
|
35,879
+9.7%
|
32,696
+10.8%
|
29,505
+4.9%
|
28,120
|
20,289
+17.2%
|
17,317
+13.8%
|
15,218
-9.3%
|
| Property and equipment, net |
35,633
+11.7%
|
31,909
+9.9%
|
29,032
+8.8%
|
26,684
+8.3%
|
24,646
+4.9%
|
23,492
+7.7%
|
21,807
|
19,681
+8.4%
|
18,161
+6.6%
|
17,043
+10.7%
|
| Goodwill |
994
+0.0%
|
—
|
994
+0.0%
|
994
+0.1%
|
993
-0.3%
|
996
+0.8%
|
988
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
| Total assets |
89,045
+15.5%
|
77,099
+10.4%
|
69,831
+1.2%
|
68,994
+7.5%
|
64,166
+8.3%
|
59,268
+6.7%
|
55,556
|
40,830
+12.3%
|
36,347
+9.6%
|
33,163
+0.4%
|
| Liabilities and equity | ||||||||||
| Accounts payable |
22,591
+14.2%
|
19,783
+1.9%
|
19,421
+11.1%
|
17,483
-2.0%
|
17,848
+9.6%
|
16,278
+14.9%
|
14,172
|
11,237
+17.0%
|
9,608
+26.2%
|
7,612
-15.5%
|
| Total current liabilities |
43,952
+18.4%
|
37,108
+4.6%
|
35,464
+5.6%
|
33,583
+5.0%
|
31,998
+8.7%
|
29,441
+18.5%
|
24,844
|
19,926
+13.9%
|
17,495
+12.3%
|
15,575
-5.8%
|
| Total liabilities |
53,242
+11.1%
|
47,935
+3.7%
|
46,209
+5.2%
|
43,936
+1.0%
|
43,519
+5.7%
|
41,190
+11.8%
|
36,851
|
27,727
+9.7%
|
25,268
+21.3%
|
20,831
-6.1%
|
| Stockholders' equity |
35,803
+22.8%
|
29,164
+23.5%
|
23,622
-5.7%
|
25,058
+21.4%
|
20,642
+17.5%
|
17,564
-3.9%
|
18,284
|
12,799
+18.8%
|
10,778
-10.8%
|
12,079
+13.8%
|
| Debt | ||||||||||
| Debt due within a year |
2,248
+2897.3%
|
75
-27.2%
|
103
-90.5%
|
1,081
+1380.8%
|
73
-91.3%
|
839
+486.7%
|
143
|
90
+4.7%
|
86
-92.2%
|
1,100
-14.3%
|
| Long-term debt |
3,914
-31.5%
|
5,713
-1.4%
|
5,794
+7.8%
|
5,377
-17.1%
|
6,484
-3.1%
|
6,692
-10.9%
|
7,514
|
6,487
-1.3%
|
6,573
+61.9%
|
4,061
-16.3%
|
| Lease liabilities |
4,019
-3.1%
|
4,147
+62.4%
|
2,554
-3.5%
|
2,646
-2.8%
|
2,721
-30.5%
|
3,916
+12.6%
|
3,477
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
| Total debt |
10,181
+2.5%
|
9,935
+17.6%
|
8,451
-7.2%
|
9,104
-1.9%
|
9,278
-18.9%
|
11,447
+2.8%
|
11,134
|
6,577
-1.2%
|
6,659
+29.0%
|
5,161
-15.9%
|
| Net cash |
11,120
+107.9%
|
5,349
+98.6%
|
2,693
-56.1%
|
6,130
+246.1%
|
1,771
+143.3%
|
728
-66.5%
|
2,171
|
682
+177.5%
|
-880
-103.7%
|
-432
-252.1%
|
| Ratios | ||||||||||
| Current ratio |
1.06x
|
1.03x
|
0.97x
|
1.07x
|
1.02x
|
1.00x
|
1.13x
|
1.02x
|
0.99x
|
0.98x
|
| Debt to equity |
0.28x
|
0.34x
|
0.36x
|
0.36x
|
0.45x
|
0.65x
|
0.61x
|
0.51x
|
0.62x
|
0.43x
|
| Debt to EBITDA |
0.71x
|
0.78x
|
0.73x
|
0.89x
|
0.96x
|
1.35x
|
1.57x
|
1.11x
|
1.21x
|
1.05x
|
| Return on equity |
25.77%
|
27.77%
|
31.19%
|
25.11%
|
28.31%
|
28.51%
|
21.89%
|
24.49%
|
24.86%
|
19.46%
|
| Return on assets |
10.36%
|
10.50%
|
10.55%
|
9.12%
|
9.11%
|
8.45%
|
7.20%
|
7.68%
|
7.37%
|
7.09%
|
| Book value per share |
80.77
|
65.80
|
53.31
|
56.59
|
46.63
|
39.75
|
41.44
|
29.21
|
24.65
|
27.61
|
How these figures are calculated
Annual columns are full-year amounts from the annual report (Form 10-K, 20-F, or 40-F). If a company restates a year, the latest filed number is shown. USD in millions, except ratios and per-share amounts. Cash and investments adds short-term and long-term marketable securities to cash. Debt due within a year is the borrowings that are not already in long-term debt. Total debt is those borrowings plus lease liabilities. Net cash is cash and investments minus total debt. Return on equity and return on assets divide the trailing twelve months of net income by the balance on that date. Debt to EBITDA uses the trailing twelve months of EBITDA. More on our methodology.
Company profile
- Industry
- Retail-Variety Stores (SIC 5331)
- Listed as
- COST (Nasdaq)
- Fiscal year ends
- August 30
- Incorporated in
- WA
- Headquarters
- Issaquah, WA
- SEC filer status
- Large accelerated filer
- SEC CIK
- 909832
- Former names
- COSTCO COMPANIES INC (until Jun 29, 1999); PRICE/COSTCO INC (until Jan 6, 1997)
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Source: SEC EDGAR filings. This is company-reported data, not investment advice.