Costco Wholesale Corp (COST) Stock Price

COSTStock

$960.01+1.34%52W

Market Cap$425.74B

P/E52.67x

PEG Ratio4.60

Div yield0.69%

Beta0.88

COST Share Price Chart

Favorite Metrics

Price vs S&P 500 (26W)-13.72%

Price vs S&P 500 (4W)-2.55%

PEG Ratio4.60

VGM Score33.83

P/E Ratio (Annual)52.67x

Indicated Dividend Yield (Annual)0.69%

P/CF (Annual)31.99x

Book Value / Share (Quarterly)$75.55

P/TBV (Annual)11.66x

Indicated Dividend (Annual)$5.88

Revenue Growth (3Y)6.64%

Cash Flow / Share (Quarterly)$19.86

Payout Ratio (TTM)33.01%

Price vs S&P 500 (YTD)0.69%

Gross Margin (TTM)12.88%

Net Profit Margin (TTM)3.01%

EPS (TTM)$19.88

10-Day Avg Trading Volume1.74M

EPS Excl Extra (TTM)$19.88

Revenue Growth (5Y)10.54%

EPS (Annual)$18.21

Dividend / Share (Annual)$4.93

ROI (Annual)22.23%

Gross Margin (Annual)12.84%

Net Profit Margin (5Y Avg)2.71%

Cash / Share (Quarterly)$45.09

P/E Basic Excl Extra (TTM)48.26x

Revenue Growth QoQ (YoY)11.58%

EPS Growth (5Y)15.09%

P/E Normalized (Annual)52.67x

ROA (Last FY)10.50%

Revenue Growth TTM (YoY)9.23%

EBITD / Share (TTM)$31.02

ROE (5Y Avg)28.18%

Operating Margin (TTM)3.82%

Cash Flow / Share (Annual)$17.68

P/B Ratio12.73x

P/B Ratio (Quarterly)13.23x

Net Income / Employee (Annual)$23,800

EV / Revenue (TTM)1.41x

Net Interest Coverage (TTM)91.27x

ROA (TTM)10.71%

EPS Growth QoQ (YoY)15.27%

EV / EBITDA (TTM)29.97x

EPS Incl Extra (Annual)$18.21

Current Ratio (Annual)1.03x

Quick Ratio (Quarterly)0.61x

3-Month Avg Trading Volume2.20M

52-Week Price Return1.34%

EV / Free Cash Flow (Annual)52.73x

P/E Incl Extra (TTM)48.26x

Revenue / Employee (TTM)$861,000

Tangible BV / Share (Quarterly)$39.09

P/S Ratio (Annual)1.55x

Asset Turnover (Annual)3.57x

52-Week High$1096.50

Operating Margin (5Y Avg)3.52%

EPS Excl Extra (Annual)$18.21

CapEx CAGR (5Y)14.37%

Tangible BV CAGR (5Y)13.46%

26-Week Price Return-2.48%

Quick Ratio (Annual)0.55x

13-Week Price Return-7.53%

Total Debt / Equity (Annual)0.25x

Current Ratio (Quarterly)1.07x

Enterprise Value$413.28B

Revenue / Share Growth (5Y)10.50%

Asset Turnover (TTM)3.56x

Book Value / Share Growth (5Y)9.69%

Revenue / Employee (Annual)$807,100

Inventory Turnover (Annual)13.05x

Pretax Margin (Annual)3.93%

Cash / Share (Annual)$34.48

3-Month Return Std Dev22.22%

Gross Margin (5Y Avg)12.55%

Net Income / Employee (TTM)$25,900

EBITDA CAGR (5Y)18.57%

EBITDA Interim CAGR (5Y)10.57%

ROE (Last FY)27.77%

Net Interest Coverage (Annual)106.04x

EPS Basic Excl Extra (Annual)$18.21

P/FCF (TTM)48.44x

Receivables Turnover (TTM)88.63x

EV / Free Cash Flow (TTM)46.93x

Total Debt / Equity (Quarterly)0.17x

EPS Incl Extra (TTM)$19.88

Receivables Turnover (Annual)92.92x

ROI (TTM)23.88%

Dividend Growth Rate (5Y)7.96%

P/S Ratio (TTM)1.45x

Pretax Margin (5Y Avg)3.62%

Revenue / Share (Annual)$618.78

Tangible BV / Share (Annual)$39.09

Forward P/E42.57x

Free OCF CAGR (5Y)5.31%

Price vs S&P 500 (52W)-16.97%

P/E Ratio (TTM)48.26x

EPS Growth TTM (YoY)12.79%

Year-to-Date Return12.65%

5-Day Price Return1.05%

EPS Normalized (Annual)$18.21

ROA (5Y Avg)9.55%

Net Profit Margin (Annual)2.94%

Month-to-Date Return2.05%

Cash Flow / Share (TTM)$18.83

EBITD / Share (Annual)$28.80

EPS Growth (3Y)11.49%

Operating Margin (Annual)3.77%

LT Debt / Equity (Annual)0.20x

P/CF (TTM)28.44x

ROI (5Y Avg)20.91%

P/E Excl Extra (TTM)48.26x

LT Debt / Equity (Quarterly)0.17x

EPS Basic Excl Extra (TTM)$19.88

P/TBV (Quarterly)11.66x

Payout Ratio (Annual)26.95%

P/B Ratio (Annual)14.34x

Dividend / Share (TTM)$5.20

Inventory Turnover (TTM)13.45x

Pretax Margin (TTM)4.00%

Book Value / Share (Annual)$65.80

Price vs S&P 500 (13W)-10.32%

Net Margin Growth (5Y)4.14%

Dividend Yield (TTM)0.54%

Beta0.88x

P/FCF (Annual)54.43x

Revenue / Share (TTM)$660.59

ROE (TTM)28.27%

52-Week Low$844.06

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COST Earnings Surprise History

Q3 255.87est. 5.80

Q4 254.50est. 4.28

Q1 264.58est. 4.54

Q2 264.93est. 4.92

COST Analyst Recommendations

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Industry Peers — Variety Stores(9)

Symbol	Value Score	Growth Score	Momentum Score	Price
COSTCostco Wholesale Corp	F	B	D	$960.01
WMTWalmart Inc. Common Stock	F	C	F	$105.38
TGTTarget Corporation	C	F	A	$163.47
DGDollar General Corp.	B	D	C	$122.58
DLTRDollar Tree Inc.	C	C	B	$134.48
FIVEFive Below, Inc. Common Stock	D	A	A	$259.41
BJBJs Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. Common Stock	C	D	C	$94.37
PSMTPricesmart Inc	D	C	C	$177.21
OLLIOllie's Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc. Common Stock	C	C	F	$74.61
MNSOMINISO Group Holding Limited American Depositary Shares, each representing four Ordinary Shares	B	A	C	$11.26

About Costco Wholesale Corp

Costco operates a global network of 910 membership-based warehouse clubs with over 80 million members across the US (73% of revenue), Canada (13%), and International markets (14%). The company's business model is underpinned by strong member loyalty, with renewal rates of 93% in the US and Canada and approximately 90% internationally. Revenue is diversified across groceries (55% of fiscal 2025 revenue) and general merchandise (25%), with the membership fee structure providing stable recurring revenue streams.