Costco Wholesale Corp (COST)
Interest coverage
| Aug 31, 2025 | May 31, 2025 | Feb 28, 2025 | Nov 30, 2024 | Sep 1, 2024 | Aug 31, 2024 | May 31, 2024 | May 12, 2024 | Feb 29, 2024 | Feb 18, 2024 | Nov 30, 2023 | Nov 26, 2023 | Sep 3, 2023 | Aug 31, 2023 | May 31, 2023 | May 7, 2023 | Feb 28, 2023 | Feb 12, 2023 | Nov 30, 2022 | Nov 20, 2022 | ||
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| Earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) (ttm) | US$ in thousands | 10,972,000 | 10,322,000 | 10,869,000 | 10,845,000 | 10,974,000 | 10,090,000 | 9,206,000 | 9,025,000 | 8,844,000 | 9,585,000 | 10,326,000 | 9,989,000 | 9,652,000 | 8,650,000 | 7,648,000 | 7,645,000 | 7,642,000 | 8,189,000 | 8,726,000 | 8,784,000 |
| Interest expense (ttm) | US$ in thousands | 154,000 | 157,000 | 171,000 | 176,000 | 180,000 | 172,000 | 164,000 | 161,000 | 158,000 | 173,000 | 188,000 | 186,000 | 184,000 | 162,000 | 140,000 | 138,000 | 136,000 | 150,000 | 164,000 | 165,000 |
| Interest coverage | 71.25 | 65.75 | 63.56 | 61.62 | 60.97 | 58.66 | 56.13 | 56.06 | 55.97 | 55.40 | 54.93 | 53.70 | 52.46 | 53.40 | 54.63 | 55.40 | 56.19 | 54.59 | 53.21 | 53.24 |
August 31, 2025 calculation
Interest coverage = EBIT (ttm) ÷ Interest expense (ttm)
= $10,972,000K ÷ $154,000K
= 71.25