Discontinued — last reported Q3 '25
Financing
Payments for finance leases
Costco Wholesale Payments for finance leases 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 2017
Last reportedQ3 2025
How to read this metric
An increase suggests higher reliance on leased assets or expansion of the asset base, while a decrease indicates debt reduction or fewer new lease agreements.
Detailed definition
Represents the cash outflows associated with the principal portion of finance lease obligations. These payments reflect...
Peer comparison
Standard across capital-intensive industries; peers in semiconductor equipment often report this as part of financing cash flows.
Metric ID:
payments_for_finance_leasesHistorical Data
17 periods
| Q1 '21 | Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 payments for finance leases?
- Costco Wholesale (COST) reported payments for finance leases of $37.00M in Q4 2025.
- How has Costco Wholesale's payments for finance leases changed year-over-year?
- Costco Wholesale's payments for finance leases decreased by 62.2% year-over-year, from $98.00M to $37.00M.
- What does payments for finance leases mean?
- The cash paid to reduce the principal balance of finance lease debt.