Financing
Finance Lease, Principal Payments
Costco Wholesale Finance Lease, Principal Payments increased by 60.9% to $37.00M in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 62.2%, from $98.00M to $37.00M. This increase may warrant attention — for this metric, lower values are generally preferred.
Analysis
StatementCash Flow Statement
SectionFinancing
CategoryLeverage
SignalLower is better
VolatilityStable
First reportedQ1 2021
Last reportedQ2 2026Mar 11, 2026
How to read this metric
Consistent payments indicate stable management of off-balance-sheet or leased asset obligations.
Detailed definition
This represents the portion of lease payments allocated to the reduction of the principal liability for finance leases....
Peer comparison
Standard across utilities that lease significant infrastructure or equipment.
Metric ID:
financing_finance_lease_principal_paymentsHistorical Data
17 periods
| Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q1 '26 | Q2 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $16.75M | $16.75M | $44.00M | $44.00M | $44.00M | $44.00M | $60.00M | $158.00M | $204.00M | $84.00M | $96.00M | $113.00M | $21.00M | $98.00M | $118.00M | $23.00M | $37.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | +0.0% | +162.7% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +36.4% | +163.3% | +29.1% | -58.8% | +14.3% | +17.7% | -81.4% | +366.7% | +20.4% | -80.5% | +60.9% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +162.7% | +162.7% | +36.4% | +259.1% | +363.6% | +40.0% | -39.2% | -44.6% | -75.0% | +2.1% | +4.4% | +9.5% | -62.2% |
Range$16.75M – $204.00M
CAGR+21.9%
Avg YoY Growth+63.0%
Median YoY Growth+9.5%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Costco Wholesale's finance lease, principal payments?
- Costco Wholesale (COST) reported finance lease, principal payments of $37.00M in Q4 2025.
- How has Costco Wholesale's finance lease, principal payments changed year-over-year?
- Costco Wholesale's finance lease, principal payments decreased by 62.2% year-over-year, from $98.00M to $37.00M.
- What does finance lease, principal payments mean?
- Cash paid to reduce the principal balance of finance leases.