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Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST) Debt To Equity Ratio

Annual Debt To Equity

0.280.06-17.65%

Summary

As of today, COST annual debt to equity is 0.28, down -17.65% on
COST annual debt to equity is down -33.33% over the past 3 years, down -56.92% over the past 5 years
COST annual debt to equity is currently -63.64% below its historical high of 0.77 set on
COST annual debt to equity is at its 3-year low
COST annual debt to equity is higher than 40.23% of companies in Consumer Defensive sector

Debt To Equity Chart

SUGGESTED SERIES

Performance

COST Performance
MetricDateValue1Y3Y5Y15Y
Annual Debt To Equity0.28-17.6%-33.3%-56.9%+47.4%
Quarterly Debt To Equity0.28-17.6%-33.3%-56.9%+47.4%
Price$1,003.32+7.6%+83.2%+106.6%+1098.3%
Annual Total Debt$10.18B+2.5%-3.4%-10.8%+338.5%
Annual Shareholders Equity$35.80B+22.8%+42.9%+103.8%+198.3%
Annual Current Ratio1.06+2.9%-0.9%+6.0%-7.0%
Annual Quick Ratio0.62+12.7%+8.8%+19.2%+5.1%
Annual Short Term Debt$2.53B+601.9%+77.2%+131.8%+180.6%
Annual Long Term Debt$7.65B-20.1%-16.0%-25.9%+438.9%
Piotroski F-Score70.0%-12.5%+16.7%0.0%
Altman Z-Score9.33-3.0%+22.0%+31.2%+66.3%

Debt To Equity Highs

COST Annual Debt To Equity Highs Comparison
PeriodHighDateCurrent
3Y0.42-33.3%
5Y0.65N/A-56.9%
All0.77-63.6%

Debt To Equity Lows

COST Annual Debt To Equity Lows Comparison
PeriodLowDateCurrent
3Y0.28at low
5Y0.28at low
All0.02+1300.0%

Debt To Equity History

YearValueChange
0.28-17.6%
0.34-19.0%
0.420.0%
0.42-20.8%
0.53-18.5%
0.65+6.6%
0.61+27.1%
0.48-11.1%
0.54-16.9%
0.65+41.3%
0.46-24.6%
0.61+41.9%
0.43-10.4%
0.48+182.4%
0.17-10.5%
0.19-13.6%
0.22-4.3%
0.23-11.5%
0.260.0%
0.26+333.3%
0.06-33.3%
YearValueChange
0.09-47.1%
0.17-19.0%
0.21-8.7%
0.23+4.5%
0.220.0%
0.22-15.4%
0.26-18.8%
0.32-17.9%
0.39-47.3%
0.74-3.9%
0.77+60.4%
0.480.0%
0.48-7.7%
0.52+79.3%
0.29-37.0%
0.46-29.2%
0.65+25.0%
0.52+2,500.0%
0.02-95.7%
0.47-38.2%
0.76-

FAQ

What is the current annual debt to equity of COST?
As of today, COST annual debt to equity is 0.28
What is 1-year change in COST annual debt to equity?
COST annual debt to equity is down -17.65% year-over-year
What is 3-year change in COST annual debt to equity?
COST annual debt to equity is down -33.33% over the past 3 years
How far is COST annual debt to equity from its all-time high?
COST annual debt to equity is currently -63.64% below its historical high of 0.77 set on August 1, 1995
How does COST annual debt to equity rank versus sector peers?
COST annual debt to equity is higher than 40.23% of companies in Consumer Defensive sector
When is COST next annual earnings release?
As of today, the next annual earnings release for COST has not been scheduled

Debt To Equity Formula

Debt To Equity =  
Total Debt
Shareholders Equity

Data Sources & References

  1. COST Official Website www.costco.com
  2. COST Profile on Yahoo Finance finance.yahoo.com/quote/COST
  3. COST Profile on NASDAQ.com www.nasdaq.com/market-activity/stocks/cost