Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST)

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Costco Wholesale Corporation Debt to Equity Ratio:

0.4816 for Feb. 28, 2013
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    Costco Wholesale Corporation Historical Debt to Equity Ratio Data

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    Feb. 28, 2013 0.4816
    Nov. 30, 2012 0.1088
    Aug. 31, 2012 0.1118
    May 31, 2012 0.1091
    Feb. 29, 2012 0.1864
    Nov. 30, 2011 0.1901
    Aug. 31, 2011 0.1794
    May 31, 2011 0.1796
    Feb. 28, 2011 0.1852
    Nov. 30, 2010 0.1935
    Aug. 31, 2010 0.2001
    May 31, 2010 0.1988
    Feb. 28, 2010 0.2089
    Nov. 30, 2009 0.2141
    Aug. 31, 2009 0.2221
    May 31, 2009 0.2361
    Feb. 28, 2009 0.2599
    Nov. 30, 2008 0.2672
    Aug. 31, 2008 0.2553
    May 31, 2008 0.2506
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    About Debt to Equity Ratio

    Leverage ratio indicating the relative proportion of shareholders' equity and debt used to finance a company's assets. A low debt to equity ratio indicates lower risk, because debt holders have less claims on the company's assets. A debt to equity ratio of 5 means that debt holders have a 5 times more claim on assets than equity holders.

    A high debt to equity ratio usually means that a company has been aggressive in financing growth with debt and often results in volatile earnings.

    It is also known as Debt/Equity Ratio, Debt-Equity Ratio, and D/E Ratio.
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    COST Debt to Equity Ratio Benchmarks

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    Target 1.066
    Wal-Mart Stores 0.6652
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    COST Debt to Equity Ratio Rankings

    Overall 62nd percentile
    2994 of 8005
    Sector 53rd percentile
    134 of 291 in Consumer Defensive
    Industry 40th percentile
    6 of 10 in Discount Stores

    COST Debt to Equity Ratio Range, Past 5 Years

    Minimum 0.1088 Nov 2012
    Maximum 0.4816 Feb 2013
    Average 0.2119