COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP /NEW (COST) Spending and interest coverage
- R&D / revenue · 12 months: Value (m); Formula and calculation Research and development expense / revenue. Period ending 2026-05-10..
- Stock-based compensation / revenue · 12 months: Value 0.31%; Formula and calculation Share-based compensation / revenue. Period ending 2026-05-10..
- Interest coverage · 12 months: Value 76.88×; Formula and calculation Operating income ÷ reported interest expense..
Spending and interest coverage
Overview →Financial period ending 2026-05-10; current quote (m). Amounts retain their stated periods and units.
| Metric | Value | Formula and calculation |
|---|---|---|
| R&D / revenue · 12 months | (m) | Research and development expense / revenue. Period ending 2026-05-10. Calculation unavailable: missing inputs remain (m). |
| Stock-based compensation / revenue · 12 months | 0.31% | Share-based compensation / revenue. Period ending 2026-05-10. $911.00M ÷ $293.59B × 100 ≈ 0.31% |
| Interest coverage · 12 months | 76.88× | Operating income ÷ reported interest expense. $11.22B ÷ $146.00M ≈ 76.88× |
Calculation inputs
| Input | Amount with unit | Raw financial data |
|---|---|---|
| Research and development spending | (m) | |
| Revenue | 293.59B USD | Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax |
| Stock-based compensation | 911.00M USD | Share-based Payment Arrangement, Noncash Expense |
| Operating income | 11.22B USD | Operating Income (Loss) |
| Interest expense · reported / estimated | 146.00M USD | Interest Expense · Estimated expense assumptions |
Latest interest expense basis: Reported. Estimated values carry *; expand each history row’s basis for its dated balances and rate assumptions.
Calculated history
Changes compare with the next older row (previous quarter), unless explicitly labeled otherwise. Rolling 12-month growth compares two successive quarter-end rolling totals; it is not year-over-year growth.
| Period ending | Research and development spending (USD) | Revenue (USD) | Stock-based compensation (USD) | Operating income (USD) | Interest expense · reported / estimated (USD) | R&D / revenue | SBC / revenue | Interest coverage | Interest expense basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-10 | (m) | $293.59B | $911.00M | $11.22B | $146.00M | (m) | 0.31% | 76.88× | Reported |
| 2026-02-15 | (m) | $286.26B | $898.00M | $10.94B | $149.00M | (m) | 0.31% | 73.42× | Reported |
| 2025-11-23 | (m) | $280.39B | $883.00M | $10.65B | $152.00M | (m) | 0.31% | 70.07× | Reported |
| 2025-08-31 | (m) | $275.24B | $860.00M | $10.38B | $154.00M | (m) | 0.31% | 67.42× | Reported |
| 2025-05-11 | (m) | $268.78B | $852.00M | $10.08B | $157.00M | (m) | 0.32% | 64.23× | Reported |
| 2025-02-16 | (m) | $264.09B | $852.00M | $9.75B | $163.00M | (m) | 0.32% | 59.82× | Reported |
| 2024-11-24 | (m) | $258.81B | $837.00M | $9.50B | $168.00M | (m) | 0.32% | 56.53× | Reported |
| 2024-09-01 | (m) | $254.45B | $818.00M | $9.29B | $169.00M | (m) | 0.32% | 54.94× | Reported |
| 2024-05-12 | (m) | $253.69B | $817.00M | $9.02B | $176.00M | (m) | 0.32% | 51.27× | Reported |
| 2024-02-18 | (m) | $248.83B | $805.00M | $8.51B | $171.00M | (m) | 0.32% | 49.74× | Reported |
| 2023-11-26 | (m) | $245.65B | $816.00M | $8.35B | $164.00M | (m) | 0.33% | 50.90× | Reported |
| 2023-09-03 | (m) | $242.29B | $774.00M | $8.11B | $160.00M | (m) | 0.32% | 50.71× | Reported |
| 2023-05-07 | (m) | $235.44B | $761.00M | $7.83B | $152.00M | (m) | 0.32% | 51.51× | Reported |
| 2023-02-12 | (m) | $234.39B | $757.00M | $7.94B | $151.00M | (m) | 0.32% | 52.60× | Reported |
| 2022-11-20 | (m) | $231.03B | $738.00M | $7.85B | $153.00M | (m) | 0.32% | 51.31× | Reported |
| 2022-08-28 | (m) | $226.95B | $724.00M | $7.79B | $158.00M | (m) | 0.32% | 49.32× | Reported |
| 2022-05-08 | (m) | $217.54B | $721.00M | $7.57B | $162.00M | (m) | 0.33% | 46.73× | Reported |
| 2022-02-13 | (m) | $210.22B | $718.00M | $7.44B | $167.00M | (m) | 0.34% | 44.57× | Reported |
| 2021-11-21 | (m) | $203.08B | $712.00M | $6.97B | $171.00M | (m) | 0.35% | 40.77× | Reported |
| 2021-08-29 | (m) | $195.93B | $665.00M | $6.71B | $171.00M | (m) | 0.34% | 39.23× | Reported |
| 2021-05-09 | (m) | $186.64B | $661.00M | $6.36B | $170.00M | (m) | 0.35% | 37.42× | Reported |
| 2021-02-14 | (m) | $178.63B | $663.00M | $5.88B | $167.00M | (m) | 0.37% | 35.20× | Reported |
| 2020-11-22 | (m) | $172.93B | $659.00M | $5.80B | $161.00M | (m) | 0.38% | 36.05× | Reported |
| 2020-08-30 | (m) | $166.76B | $619.00M | $5.43B | $160.00M | (m) | 0.37% | 33.97× | Reported |
| 2020-05-10 | (m) | $160.88B | $621.00M | $4.97B | $154.00M | (m) | 0.39% | 32.27× | Reported |
| 2020-02-16 | (m) | $158.35B | $625.00M | $4.91B | $152.00M | (m) | 0.39% | 32.32× | Reported |
| 2019-11-24 | (m) | $154.67B | $626.00M | $4.85B | $152.00M | (m) | 0.40% | 31.90× | Reported |
| 2019-09-01 | (m) | $152.70B | $595.00M | $4.74B | $150.00M | (m) | 0.39% | 31.58× | Reported |
| 2019-05-12 | (m) | $149.62B | $595.00M | $4.72B | $153.00M | (m) | 0.40% | 30.85× | Reported |
| 2019-02-17 | (m) | $147.24B | $587.00M | $4.67B | $155.00M | (m) | 0.40% | 30.10× | Reported |
| 2018-11-25 | (m) | $144.84B | $580.00M | $4.48B | $158.00M | (m) | 0.40% | 28.34× | Reported |
| 2018-09-02 | (m) | $141.58B | $544.00M | $4.48B | $159.00M | (m) | 0.38% | 28.18× | Reported |
| 2018-05-13 | (m) | (m) | $541.00M | $4.48B | $164.00M | (m) | (m) | 27.34× | Reported |
| 2018-02-18 | (m) | (m) | $538.00M | $4.38B | $148.00M | (m) | (m) | 29.63× | Reported |
| 2017-11-26 | (m) | (m) | $537.00M | $4.21B | $142.00M | (m) | (m) | 29.67× | Reported |
| 2017-09-03 | (m) | (m) | $514.00M | $4.11B | $134.00M | (m) | (m) | 30.68× | Reported |
| 2017-05-07 | (m) | (m) | $501.00M | $3.85B | $120.00M | (m) | (m) | 32.10× | Reported |
| 2017-02-12 | (m) | (m) | $494.00M | $3.74B | $129.00M | (m) | (m) | 29.01× | Reported |
| 2016-11-20 | (m) | (m) | $484.00M | $3.75B | $129.00M | (m) | (m) | 29.10× | Reported |
| 2016-08-28 | (m) | (m) | $459.00M | $3.67B | $133.00M | (m) | (m) | 27.61× | Reported |
| 2016-05-08 | (m) | (m) | $455.00M | $3.64B | $134.00M | (m) | (m) | 27.14× | Reported |
| 2016-02-14 | (m) | (m) | $445.00M | $3.60B | $135.00M | (m) | (m) | 26.67× | Reported |
| 2015-11-22 | (m) | (m) | $430.00M | $3.62B | $131.00M | (m) | (m) | 27.64× | Reported |
| 2015-08-30 | (m) | (m) | $394.00M | $3.62B | $124.00M | (m) | (m) | 29.23× | Reported |
| 2015-05-10 | (m) | (m) | $377.00M | $3.56B | $119.00M | (m) | (m) | 29.91× | Reported |
| 2015-02-15 | (m) | (m) | $378.00M | $3.48B | $113.00M | (m) | (m) | 30.75× | Reported |
| 2014-11-23 | (m) | (m) | $365.00M | $3.32B | $112.00M | (m) | (m) | 29.66× | Reported |
| 2014-08-31 | (m) | (m) | $327.00M | $3.22B | $113.00M | (m) | (m) | 28.50× | Reported |
| 2014-05-11 | (m) | (m) | $326.00M | $3.08B | $114.00M | (m) | (m) | 27.04× | Reported |
| 2014-02-16 | (m) | (m) | $311.00M | $3.07B | $114.00M | (m) | (m) | 26.91× | Reported |
| 2013-11-24 | (m) | (m) | $304.00M | $3.08B | $113.00M | (m) | (m) | 27.27× | Reported |
| 2013-09-01 | (m) | (m) | $285.00M | $3.05B | $99.00M | (m) | (m) | 30.84× | Reported |
| 2013-05-12 | (m) | (m) | $272.00M | $3.05B | $85.00M | (m) | (m) | 35.86× | Reported |
| 2013-02-17 | (m) | (m) | $266.00M | $2.95B | $79.00M | (m) | (m) | 37.33× | Reported |
| 2012-11-25 | (m) | (m) | $258.00M | $2.85B | $81.00M | (m) | (m) | 35.25× | Reported |
| 2012-09-02 | (m) | (m) | $241.00M | $2.76B | $95.00M | (m) | (m) | 29.04× | Reported |
| 2012-05-06 | (m) | (m) | $234.00M | $2.57B | $109.00M | (m) | (m) | 23.60× | Reported |
| 2012-02-12 | (m) | (m) | $232.00M | $2.50B | $117.00M | (m) | (m) | 21.41× | Reported |
| 2011-11-20 | (m) | (m) | $226.00M | $2.46B | $117.00M | (m) | (m) | 21.00× | Reported |
| 2011-08-28 | (m) | (m) | $207.00M | $2.44B | $116.00M | (m) | (m) | 21.03× | Reported |
| 2011-05-08 | (m) | (m) | $203.00M | $2.37B | $114.00M | (m) | (m) | 20.75× | Reported |
| 2011-02-13 | (m) | (m) | $199.00M | $2.30B | $114.00M | (m) | (m) | 20.18× | Reported |
| 2010-11-21 | (m) | (m) | $195.00M | $2.17B | $113.00M | (m) | (m) | 19.24× | Reported |
| 2010-08-29 | (m) | (m) | $190.00M | $2.08B | $111.00M | (m) | (m) | 18.71× | Reported |
| 2010-05-09 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2010-02-14 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2009-11-22 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2009-08-30 | (m) | (m) | $181.00M | $1.78B | $108.00M | (m) | (m) | 16.45× | Reported |
| 2009-05-10 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2009-02-15 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2008-11-23 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2008-08-31 | (m) | (m) | $166.00M | $1.97B | $103.00M | (m) | (m) | 19.12× | Reported |
(m) means missing inputs. Historical market-based ratios use the saved close on or immediately before period ending and that period’s reported shares; current quotes are not substituted. Five-year projections repeat historical CAGR, not analyst forecasts.
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