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Costco Wholesale Corporation COST NDXSPX

Consumer Defensive · Discount Stores · United States
https://www.costco.com

Costco Wholesale Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the operation of membership warehouses in the United States, Puerto Rico, Canada, Mexico, Japan, the United Kingdom, Korea, Australia, Taiwan, China, Spain, France, Iceland, New Zealand, and Sweden. It offers merchandise, including sundries, dry groceries, candies, coolers, freezers, deli, liquor, and tobacco; non-food merchandise comprising appliances, small electronics, health and beauty aids, hardware, lawn and garden, sporting goods, tires, toys and seasonal, automotive, stamps, tickets, apparel, furniture, domestics, housewares, special order kiosks, and jewelry; and fresh food, such as meat, produce, service deli, and bakery products. The company is also involved in warehouse ancillary operations, which include gasoline, pharmacies, optical, food courts, hearing-aid centers, and tire installation centers. In addition, it engages in e-commerce, business centers, travel, and other businesses. The company was formerly known as Costco Companies, Inc. and changed its name to Costco Wholesale Corporation in August 1999. Costco Wholesale Corporation was founded in 1976 and is based in Issaquah, Washington.

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$956.32
-7.54% 1Y

Market & Price

Market Cap
$424.27B
Current Price
$956.32
High / Low (52W)
$1,094.32 / $847.61
Beta
0.91

Valuation

Stock P/E
49.76
Industry PE
18.88
Forward P/E
42.27
PEG Ratio
4.86
Book Value
$37.28
Price to Book
25.65
P/S
1.48
EV/EBITDA
31.38
Dividend Yield
0.61%

Profitability & Returns

ROCE
27.44%
ROE
29.65%
ROA
8.72%
Profit Margin
2.99%
Op Margin
3.67%
EPS (Latest Qtr)
$4.93
EPS (TTM)
$19.22

Balance Sheet & Liquidity

Debt/Equity
0.60
Quick Ratio
0.54
Current Ratio
1.06
Debt
$10.23B
Total Assets
$77.10B
Current Assets
$38.38B
Working Capital
$1.27B

Ownership

Promoter Holding
0.16%
Chg in Prom Hold
-
FII / Inst Holding
73.75%
Chg in FII Hold
0.03%

Financial Snapshot

Enterprise Value
$422.42B
Total Revenue (TTM)
$286.27B
EBITDA
$13.46B
Free Cash Flow
$6.69B
Operating Cash Flow
$15.01B
Shares Outstanding
443.65M
Gross Margin
12.93%
Payout Ratio
27.04%

Growth (CAGR)

Revenue 5Y
6.64%
Profit 5Y
11.49%
Revenue (YoY)
21.50%
Earnings (YoY)
45.50%

PROS

  • Strong return on equity of 29.7%.
  • Healthy ROCE of 27.4%.
  • Profit CAGR of 11.5% over 5 years.
  • Generates positive free cash flow.
  • In a confirmed uptrend (50-DMA above 200-DMA).

CONS

No notable concerns flagged.

* The pros and cons are auto-generated from financial metrics.

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Fundamental Growth

Figures from the latest reported periods. CAGR is computed across the displayed window (quarterly CAGR is annualised assuming 4 quarters per year).

Peer comparison

Peer companies in the same sector (Consumer Defensive).

#NameCMP $P/E Mkt CapDiv Yld % ROCE %ROE % Rev CAGR 5Y %Profit CAGR 5Y %
1 COST Costco Wholesale Corporation NDXSPX 956.32 49.76 $424.27B 0.61% 27.44% 29.65% 6.64% 11.49%
2 WMT Walmart Inc. SPX 115.75 40.76 $922.64B 0.86% 18.21% 24.13% 5.27% 23.30%
3 KO The Coca-Cola Company SPX 79.01 24.85 $339.94B 2.68% 21.13% 43.37% 3.69% 11.16%
4 PG The Procter & Gamble Company SPX 143.56 21.02 $334.29B 2.97% 23.63% 31.11% 1.67% 2.71%
5 PM Philip Morris International Inc. SPX 177.38 24.98 $276.46B 3.31% 35.35% - 8.57% 7.84%
6 PEP PepsiCo, Inc. NDXSPX 144.19 22.64 $197.10B 4.11% 15.23% 43.88% 2.83% -2.57%
7 MO Altria Group, Inc. SPX 69.58 14.53 $116.19B 6.09% 40.85% - -0.89% 6.42%
8 MNST Monster Beverage Corporation NDXSPX 88.08 42.55 $86.14B - 28.33% 26.65% 9.54% 16.94%
9 MDLZ Mondelez International, Inc. NDXSPX 61.17 30.28 $78.52B 3.27% 7.28% 10.16% 6.96% -3.38%
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Quarterly Results

Figures in USD.

Metric Feb 2014May 2014Nov 2014Feb 2015May 2015Nov 2015Feb 2016May 2016Nov 2016Feb 2017May 2017Nov 2017Feb 2018May 2018Nov 2018Feb 2019May 2019Nov 2019Feb 2020May 2020Nov 2020Feb 2021May 2021Nov 2021Feb 2022May 2022Nov 2022Feb 2023May 2023Nov 2023Feb 2024May 2024Aug 2024Nov 2024Feb 2025May 2025Aug 2025Nov 2025Feb 2026May 2026
Revenue --------28.10B29.77B28.86B31.81B32.99B32.36B35.07B35.40B34.74B37.04B39.07B37.27B43.21B44.77B45.28B50.36B51.90B52.60B54.44B55.27B53.65B57.80B58.44B58.52B--63.72B63.20B86.16B67.31B69.60B-
Cost of Revenue ----------------------------------55.74B55.00B75.04B58.51B60.72B-
Gross Profit --------------3.69B3.91B3.73B-----------------7.98B8.21B11.12B8.80B8.88B-
Operating Expenses ----------------------------------5.66B5.68B7.78B6.33B6.27B-
Operating Income 724.00M737.00M770.00M877.00M821.00M767.00M856.00M858.00M849.00M844.00M968.00M951.00M1.02B1.07B949.00M1.20B1.12B1.06B1.27B1.18B1.43B1.34B1.66B1.69B1.81B1.79B1.75B1.90B1.68B1.98B2.06B2.20B--2.32B2.53B3.34B2.46B2.61B-
EBITDA ----------------------------------3.01B3.17B4.33B3.21B3.35B-
Interest Expense ----------------------------------36.00M35.00M46.00M35.00M33.00M-
Pretax Income ----------------------------------2.42B2.58B3.51B2.58B2.72B-
Tax Provision ----------------------------------634.00M677.00M900.00M582.00M686.00M-
Net Income 463.00M473.00M496.00M598.00M516.00M480.00M546.00M545.00M545.00M515.00M700.00M640.00M701.00M750.00M767.00M889.00M906.00M844.00M931.00M838.00M1.17B951.00M1.22B1.32B1.30B1.35B1.36B1.47B1.30B1.59B1.74B1.68B--1.79B1.90B2.61B2.00B2.04B-
Diluted EPS 1.051.071.121.351.171.091.241.241.241.171.591.451.591.701.732.012.051.902.101.892.622.142.752.982.923.043.073.302.933.583.923.78---4.285.874.504.584.93

Profit & Loss (Annual)

Figures in USD.

Metric Aug 2008Aug 2009Aug 2010Aug 2011Sep 2012Sep 2013Aug 2014Aug 2015Aug 2016Sep 2017Sep 2018Sep 2019Aug 2020Aug 2021Aug 2022Aug 2023Sep 2023Aug 2024Sep 2024Aug 2025
Revenue --------118.72B129.03B141.58B152.70B166.76B-226.95B242.29B242.29B254.45B254.45B275.24B
Cost of Revenue --------------199.38B212.59B-222.36B-239.89B
Gross Profit -----------16.46B--27.57B29.70B-32.09B-35.35B
Operating Expenses --------------19.78B21.59B-22.81B-24.97B
Operating Income 1.97B1.78B2.08B2.44B2.76B3.05B3.22B3.62B3.67B4.11B4.48B4.74B5.43B-7.79B8.11B8.11B9.29B9.29B10.38B
EBITDA --------------9.90B10.72B-12.15B-13.40B
Interest Expense --------------158.00M160.00M-169.00M-154.00M
Pretax Income --------------7.84B8.49B-9.74B-10.82B
Tax Provision --------------1.93B2.19B-2.37B-2.72B
Net Income 1.28B1.09B1.30B1.46B1.71B2.04B2.06B2.38B2.35B2.68B3.13B3.66B4.00B-5.84B6.29B6.29B7.37B7.37B8.10B
Diluted EPS -2.472.923.303.894.634.655.375.336.087.098.269.02-13.1414.1614.1616.5616.5618.21

Compounded Sales Growth

5 Years:6.64%
1 Year:21.50%

Compounded Profit Growth

5 Years:11.49%
1 Year:45.50%

Stock Price Performance

1 Year:-7.54%
6 Months:+7.23%
3 Months:-5.25%
1 Month:-4.10%

Balance Sheet (Annual)

Figures in USD.

Metric Sep 2007Aug 2008Aug 2009Aug 2010Aug 2011Sep 2012Sep 2013Aug 2014Aug 2015Aug 2016Sep 2017Sep 2018Sep 2019Aug 2020Aug 2021Aug 2022Aug 2023Sep 2023Aug 2024Sep 2024Aug 2025
Total Assets -20.68B21.98B23.82B26.76B27.14B30.28B32.66B33.02B33.16B36.35B40.83B45.40B55.56B-64.17B68.99B68.99B69.83B69.83B77.10B
Current Assets ---------------32.70B35.88B-34.25B-38.38B
Cash & Equivalents 2.78B2.62B3.16B3.21B4.01B3.53B4.64B5.74B4.80B3.38B4.55B6.05B8.38B12.28B-10.20B13.70B13.70B9.91B9.91B14.16B
Inventory ---------------17.91B16.65B-18.65B-18.12B
Receivables ---------------2.24B2.29B-2.72B-3.20B
Total Liabilities --11.88B12.88B14.19B14.62B19.27B20.51B22.17B20.83B25.27B27.73B29.82B36.85B-43.52B43.94B43.94B46.21B46.21B47.94B
Current Liabilities --9.28B10.06B12.05B12.26B13.26B14.41B16.54B15.57B17.50B19.93B23.24B24.84B-32.00B33.58B33.58B35.46B35.46B37.11B
Long Term Debt --2.13B2.14B1.25B1.38B5.00B5.09B4.85B4.06B6.57B6.49B5.12B7.51B-6.48B5.38B5.38B5.79B5.79B5.71B
Total Debt ---------------9.04B8.88B-8.17B-8.17B
Total Equity --10.02B10.83B12.00B12.36B10.83B12.30B10.62B12.08B10.78B12.80B15.24B18.28B-20.64B25.06B25.06B23.62B23.62B29.16B
Shares Outstanding ---------------442.66M442.79M-443.13M-443.24M

Cash Flows (Annual)

Figures in USD.

Metric Aug 2008Aug 2009Aug 2010Aug 2011Sep 2012Sep 2013Aug 2014Aug 2015Aug 2016Sep 2017Sep 2018Sep 2019Aug 2020Aug 2021Aug 2022Aug 2023Sep 2023Aug 2024Sep 2024Aug 2025
Operating Cash Flow 2.21B2.09B2.78B3.20B3.06B3.44B3.98B--6.73B5.77B6.36B8.86B-7.39B11.07B11.07B11.34B11.34B13.34B
Investing Cash Flow -1.72B-1.10B-2.02B-1.18B-1.24B-2.25B-2.09B---2.37B-2.95B-2.87B-3.89B--3.92B-4.97B-4.97B-4.41B-4.41B-5.31B
Financing Cash Flow -643.00M-439.00M-719.00M-1.28B-2.28B44.00M-786.00M---3.22B-1.28B-1.15B-1.15B--4.28B-2.61B-2.61B-10.76B-10.76B-3.77B
Capital Expenditure -1.60B-1.25B-1.05B-1.29B-1.48B-2.08B-1.99B-2.39B-2.65B-2.50B-2.97B-3.00B-2.81B--3.89B-4.32B-4.32B-4.71B-4.71B-5.50B
Free Cash Flow 607.00M842.00M1.73B1.91B1.58B1.35B1.99B--4.22B2.81B3.36B6.05B-3.50B6.75B6.75B6.63B6.63B7.84B
Net Change in Cash ---------------806.00M3.48B--3.83B-4.25B
Share Buybacks 895.00M69.00M551.00M624.00M632.00M36.00M334.00M481.00M486.00M469.00M328.00M247.00M196.00M496.00M439.00M-676.00M-700.00M903.00M
Dividends Paid 265.00M296.00M338.00M389.00M446.00M3.56B584.00M2.87B746.00M3.90B689.00M1.04B1.48B5.75B------

Ratios (Annual)

Figures in %.

Metric Aug 2008Aug 2009Aug 2010Aug 2011Sep 2012Sep 2013Aug 2014Aug 2015Aug 2016Sep 2017Sep 2018Sep 2019Aug 2020Aug 2021Aug 2022Aug 2023Sep 2023Aug 2024Sep 2024Aug 2025
Gross Margin % -----------10.8%--12.1%12.3%-12.6%-12.8%
Operating Margin % --------3.1%3.2%3.2%3.1%3.3%-3.4%3.3%3.3%3.6%3.6%3.8%
Net Margin % --------2.0%2.1%2.2%2.4%2.4%-2.6%2.6%2.6%2.9%2.9%2.9%
ROE % -10.8%12.0%12.2%13.8%18.8%16.7%22.4%19.5%24.9%24.5%24.0%21.9%-28.3%25.1%25.1%31.2%31.2%27.8%
ROCE % -14.0%15.1%16.6%18.5%17.9%17.6%22.0%20.9%21.8%21.4%21.4%17.7%-24.2%22.9%22.9%27.0%27.0%26.0%

Shareholding Pattern

Insiders
0.16%
Institutions
73.75%
Public Float
73.87%

Top Institutional Holders

#Holder% HeldSharesValue
1 Blackrock Inc. 7.88% 34.95M $33.42B
2 Vanguard Capital Management LLC 6.50% 28.85M $27.59B
3 State Street Corporation 4.09% 18.15M $17.36B
4 Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC 2.41% 10.71M $10.24B
5 Geode Capital Management, LLC 2.40% 10.66M $10.19B
6 Morgan Stanley 2.23% 9.90M $9.47B
7 Bank of America Corporation 1.69% 7.52M $7.19B
8 FMR, LLC 1.51% 6.72M $6.43B
9 Northern Trust Corporation 1.11% 4.93M $4.71B
10 Invesco Ltd. 0.97% 4.31M $4.13B

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