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Fair value of long-term debt
Costco Wholesale Fair value of long-term debt increased by 0.8% to $5.38B in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 1.4%, from $5.31B to $5.38B. Over 5 years (FY 2020 to FY 2025), Fair value of long-term debt shows a downward trend with a -7.6% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementBalance Sheet Statement
SectionOther
CategoryLeverage
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ4 2015
Last reportedQ2 2026Mar 11, 2026
How to read this metric
An increase relative to carrying value may indicate a decline in market interest rates or improved creditworthiness, while a decrease suggests rising rates or increased credit risk.
Detailed definition
The estimated market value of the company's long-term debt obligations if they were traded or settled in the current mar...
Peer comparison
Most large financial institutions report fair value of debt in footnotes; peer banks typically show values that fluctuate with the interest rate environment.
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other_long_term_debt_fair_valueHistorical Data
20 periods
| Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | Q2 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $7.75B | $7.69B | $7.54B | $6.49B | $6.00B | $6.03B | $5.82B | $5.90B | $5.91B | $5.74B | $6.23B | $6.31B | $6.25B | $5.41B | $5.27B | $5.31B | $5.43B | $5.37B | $5.34B | $5.38B |
| QoQ Change | — | -0.7% | -2.0% | -13.9% | -7.6% | +0.5% | -3.6% | +1.4% | +0.2% | -2.9% | +8.6% | +1.2% | -0.9% | -13.4% | -2.6% | +0.7% | +2.1% | -1.0% | -0.5% | +0.8% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -22.6% | -21.6% | -22.9% | -9.2% | -1.6% | -4.9% | +7.2% | +7.0% | +5.8% | -5.7% | -15.4% | -15.8% | -13.2% | -0.8% | +1.3% | +1.4% |
Range$5.27B – $7.75B
CAGR-7.4%
Avg YoY Growth-6.9%
Median YoY Growth-5.3%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Costco Wholesale's fair value of long-term debt?
- Costco Wholesale (COST) reported fair value of long-term debt of $5.38B in Q4 2025.
- How has Costco Wholesale's fair value of long-term debt changed year-over-year?
- Costco Wholesale's fair value of long-term debt increased by 1.4% year-over-year, from $5.31B to $5.38B.
- What is the long-term trend for Costco Wholesale's fair value of long-term debt?
- Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Costco Wholesale's fair value of long-term debt has grown at a -7.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $7.99B to $5.37B.
- What does fair value of long-term debt mean?
- The current market price of the company's long-term debt.