Financing
Debt Repayments
Year-over-year, this metric declined by 83.3%, from $389.00M to $65.00M. This increase may warrant attention — for this metric, lower values are generally preferred.
Analysis
StatementCash Flow Statement
SectionFinancing
CategoryLeverage
SignalLower is better
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ1 2013
Last reportedQ1 2026
How to read this metric
A decrease may indicate a focus on capital preservation or refinancing, while a significant increase signals active debt reduction or maturity fulfillment.
Detailed definition
Represents the total cash outflows used to reduce the principal balance of short-term and long-term debt obligations. Th...
Peer comparison
Standard across all capital-intensive industries; peers with high leverage typically show higher repayment activity.
Metric ID:
debt_repaymentHistorical Data
17 periods
| Q1 '21 | Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $0.00 | $94.00M | $40.00M | $800.00M | $800.00M | $77.00M | $0.00 | $75.00M | $173.00M | $409.00M | $0.00 | $495.00M | $194.00M | $389.00M | $635.00M | $0.00 | $65.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | — | -57.4% | >999% | +0.0% | -90.4% | -100.0% | — | +130.7% | +136.4% | -100.0% | — | -60.8% | +100.5% | +63.2% | -100.0% | — |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | — | +92.5% | -100.0% | -90.6% | +124.7% | — | -100.0% | — | +12.1% | -4.9% | — | -100.0% | -83.3% |
Range$0.00 – $800.00M
Avg YoY Growth-27.7%
Median YoY Growth-83.3%
Current Streak2 quarters decline
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Costco Wholesale's debt repayments?
- Costco Wholesale (COST) reported debt repayments of $65.00M in Q4 2025.
- How has Costco Wholesale's debt repayments changed year-over-year?
- Costco Wholesale's debt repayments decreased by 83.3% year-over-year, from $389.00M to $65.00M.
- What does debt repayments mean?
- The total amount of cash used to pay down debt principal.