Discontinued — last reported Q4 '25
Total Liabilities
Non-Current LiabilitiesCostco Wholesale Total Liabilities increased by 9.5% to $52.49B in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 7.3%, from $48.94B to $52.49B. Over 5 years (FY 2020 to FY 2025), Total Liabilities shows an upward trend with a 3.2% CAGR. This increase may warrant attention — for this metric, lower values are generally preferred.
Analysis
How to read this metric
An increase indicates higher total claims against assets, while a decrease improves the equity-to-debt ratio and overall solvency.
Detailed definition
The aggregate of all current and non-current debts and obligations owed by the entity to external parties. It represents...
Peer comparison
Investors compare this to total assets to determine the debt-to-asset ratio across the technology sector.
total_liabilitiesHistorical Data
| Q2 '21 | 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $40.30B | $41.19B | $45.15B | $43.10B | $43.34B | $43.52B | $44.55B | $44.05B | $43.18B | $43.94B | $47.58B | $45.56B | $46.14B | $46.21B | $48.94B | $47.65B | $48.36B | $47.94B | $52.49B |
| QoQ Change | — | +2.2% | +9.6% | -4.5% | +0.5% | +0.4% | +2.4% | -1.1% | -2.0% | +1.8% | +8.3% | -4.2% | +1.3% | +0.1% | +5.9% | -2.6% | +1.5% | -0.9% | +9.5% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +7.5% | +5.7% | -1.3% | +2.2% | -0.4% | +1.0% | +6.8% | +3.4% | +6.9% | +5.2% | +2.9% | +4.6% | +4.8% | +3.7% | +7.3% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Costco Wholesale's total liabilities?
- Costco Wholesale (COST) reported total liabilities of $52.49B in Q4 2025.
- How has Costco Wholesale's total liabilities changed year-over-year?
- Costco Wholesale's total liabilities increased by 7.3% year-over-year, from $48.94B to $52.49B.
- What is the long-term trend for Costco Wholesale's total liabilities?
- Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Costco Wholesale's total liabilities has grown at a 3.2% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $44.91B to $52.49B.
- What does total liabilities mean?
- The total amount of money the company owes to all outside parties.