Costco — Debt Discipline
DEBT DISCIPLINE TICKER: [US.COST - Costco] PERIOD: [2010-ANNUAL ~ 2025-ANNUAL] [+] Leverage (D/E): 0.41 (< 0.5 = conservative, > 1.5 = aggressive) [+] Interest Coverage: 67.4x (> 5x = safe, < 2x = risky) [+] Net Cash Company: Yes (Net debt < 0 = Buffett favorite) Metric Value -------------------------------- Avg D/E 0.41 D/E Trend (Slope) 1.01%/yr Last Interest Coverage 67.4x Last Net D/E -0.21 Period Total Debt Equity D/E D/EBITDA Coverage Net D/E ------------------------------------------------------------------ 2010 ANNUAL 2.17B 10.83B 0.20 1.0x 18.7x -0.10 2011 ANNUAL 2.15B 12.00B 0.18 0.9x 21.0x -0.15 2012 ANNUAL 1.38B 12.36B 0.11 0.5x 29.0x -0.17 2013 ANNUAL 5.00B 10.83B 0.46 1.6x 30.8x 0.03 2014 ANNUAL 5.09B 12.30B 0.41 1.6x 28.5x -0.05 2015 ANNUAL 6.13B 10.62B 0.58 1.7x 29.2x 0.13 2016 ANNUAL 5.16B 12.08B 0.43 1.4x 27.6x 0.15 2017 ANNUAL 6.66B 10.78B 0.62 1.6x 30.7x 0.20 2018 ANNUAL 6.58B 12.80B 0.51 1.5x 28.2x 0.04 2019 ANNUAL 6.82B 15.24B 0.45 1.4x 31.6x -0.10 2020 ANNUAL 10.17B 18.28B 0.56 1.9x 33.1x -0.12 2021 ANNUAL 10.13B 17.56B 0.58 1.5x 39.2x -0.06 2022 ANNUAL 9.04B 20.64B 0.44 1.2x 49.3x -0.06 2023 ANNUAL 8.88B 25.06B 0.35 1.1x 50.7x -0.19 2024 ANNUAL 8.27B 23.62B 0.35 0.9x 54.9x -0.07 2025 ANNUAL 8.17B 29.16B 0.28 0.8x 67.4x -0.21
audit debt-discipline
DEBT DISCIPLINE
TICKER: [US.COST - Costco]
PERIOD: [2010-ANNUAL ~ 2025-ANNUAL]
[+] Leverage (D/E): 0.41 (< 0.5 = conservative, > 1.5 = aggressive)[+] Interest Coverage: 67.4x (> 5x = safe, < 2x = risky)[+] Net Cash Company: Yes (Net debt < 0 = Buffett favorite)
Metric Value--------------------------------Avg D/E 0.41D/E Trend (Slope) 1.01%/yrLast Interest Coverage 67.4xLast Net D/E -0.21
Period Total Debt Equity D/E D/EBITDA Coverage Net D/E------------------------------------------------------------------2010 ANNUAL 2.17B 10.83B 0.20 1.0x 18.7x -0.102011 ANNUAL 2.15B 12.00B 0.18 0.9x 21.0x -0.152012 ANNUAL 1.38B 12.36B 0.11 0.5x 29.0x -0.172013 ANNUAL 5.00B 10.83B 0.46 1.6x 30.8x 0.032014 ANNUAL 5.09B 12.30B 0.41 1.6x 28.5x -0.052015 ANNUAL 6.13B 10.62B 0.58 1.7x 29.2x 0.132016 ANNUAL 5.16B 12.08B 0.43 1.4x 27.6x 0.152017 ANNUAL 6.66B 10.78B 0.62 1.6x 30.7x 0.202018 ANNUAL 6.58B 12.80B 0.51 1.5x 28.2x 0.042019 ANNUAL 6.82B 15.24B 0.45 1.4x 31.6x -0.102020 ANNUAL 10.17B 18.28B 0.56 1.9x 33.1x -0.122021 ANNUAL 10.13B 17.56B 0.58 1.5x 39.2x -0.062022 ANNUAL 9.04B 20.64B 0.44 1.2x 49.3x -0.062023 ANNUAL 8.88B 25.06B 0.35 1.1x 50.7x -0.192024 ANNUAL 8.27B 23.62B 0.35 0.9x 54.9x -0.072025 ANNUAL 8.17B 29.16B 0.28 0.8x 67.4x -0.21