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Costco Wholesale Corporation COST NDXSPXR3K

Consumer Defensive · Discount Stores · United States
https://www.costco.com
Company Profile ↓
$1,003.32
+3.10% 1Y
Mkt Cap$444.60B
P/E48.38
P/B11.72
Div. Yield0.62%
52W High$1,092.58
52W Low$846.26
Book Value$80.77
EPS (TTM)$20.74

Company Overview

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.

Why Investors Should Care

Strong Return on Equity

Generates a return on equity of 28.4%, reflecting efficient use of shareholder capital.

Healthy Capital Returns

Return on capital employed stands at 26.0%.

Consistent Profit Growth

Net profit has compounded at 11.5% per year over the last five years.

Conservative Balance Sheet

Carries low leverage with a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.28.

Positive Free Cash Flow

Generates positive free cash flow, funding growth and shareholder returns internally.

Recent Developments

  • Aug 2025 Revenue of $275.24B (+8.2% YoY); net profit $8.10B.
  • Trailing 12 Months Year-on-year growth — revenue +11.1%, earnings +15.0%.
  • 5-Year Trend Long-term compounding — revenue CAGR 8.2%, profit CAGR 11.5%.

Growth & Price Performance

Compounded Sales Growth

5 Years:8.16%
1 Year:11.10%

Compounded Profit Growth

5 Years:11.45%
1 Year:15.00%

Stock Price Performance

1 Year:+3.10%
6 Months:-0.47%
3 Months:+5.44%
1 Month:+11.92%

Highlights auto-generated from reported financials and price data; not investment advice. Verify with official filings before acting.

Technical Snapshot Bullish
52-Week Range 64% of range
$846.26 $1,092.58
Trend Signals
  • Price vs 50-DMAAbove
  • Price vs 200-DMAAbove
  • RSI (14)69.20 · Neutral
Price Performance
1M+11.92%
3M+5.44%
6M-0.47%
1Y+3.10%
Valuation vs Sector

P/E of 48.38 is above the sector median of 19.62 — pricier than peers.

Auto-generated from price history and fundamentals; not investment advice.

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Fundamental Growth Charts

Interactive charts for Revenue, Net Income, EBITDA, Free Cash Flow, EPS, ROE, ROCE, Gross/Net/Operating Margin and more — switch metric and period using the dropdowns above. CAGR is computed across the displayed window (quarterly CAGR is annualised). Visual growth charts make it easy to spot multi-year compounding trends at a glance — far faster than reading raw numbers in a table.

PROS

  • Strong return on equity of 28.4%.
  • Healthy ROCE of 26.0%.
  • Profit CAGR of 11.5% over 5 years.
  • Generates positive free cash flow.

CONS

  • In a downtrend (50-DMA below 200-DMA).

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

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Valuation

Stock P/E
48.38
Industry PE
19.62
Forward P/E
40.18
PEG Ratio
4.71
Book Value
$80.77
Price to Book
11.72
P/S
1.38
EV/EBITDA
28.65
Dividend Yield
0.62%

Growth (CAGR)

Revenue 5Y
8.16%
Profit 5Y
11.45%
Revenue (YoY)
11.10%
Earnings (YoY)
15.00%

Profitability & Returns

ROCE
25.96%
ROE
28.40%
ROA
8.66%
Profit Margin
3.04%
Op Margin
3.79%
Gross Margin
12.77%
EPS (Latest Qtr)
$4.93
EPS (TTM)
$20.74

Balance Sheet & Liquidity

Debt/Equity
0.28
Quick Ratio
0.57
Current Ratio
1.06
Debt
$10.18B
Total Assets
$86.43B
Current Assets
-
Working Capital
-

Ownership

Promoter Holding
0.08%
Chg in Prom Hold
-0.08%
FII / Inst Holding
74.45%
Chg in FII Hold
-0.01%

Financial Snapshot

Enterprise Value
$444.60B
Total Revenue (TTM)
$303.15B
EBITDA
$14.18B
Free Cash Flow
$6.75B
Operating Cash Flow
$15.82B
Shares Outstanding
443.13M
Gross Margin
12.77%
Payout Ratio
26.69%

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 NDXSPXR3K 1,003.32 48.38 $444.60B 0.62% 25.96% 28.40% 8.16% 11.45%
2 WMT Walmart Inc. SPXR3K 119.89 43.44 $951.18B 0.93% 16.83% 22.31% 3.82% 3.24%
3 KO The Coca-Cola Company SPXR3K 92.71 27.84 $398.89B 2.41% 16.47% 42.05% 2.86% 4.46%
4 PG The Procter & Gamble Company SPXR3K 161.02 24.32 $374.28B 2.95% 22.49% 30.29% 0.52% 1.59%
5 PM Philip Morris International Inc. SPXR3K 199.47 27.40 $310.90B 3.09% 34.03% -113.55% -1.69% 3.57%
6 PEP PepsiCo, Inc. NDXSPXR3K 135.77 17.79 $185.46B 4.43% 15.41% 51.51% 4.93% 2.11%
7 BUD Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV 84.26 18.16 $147.21B 1.80% 8.49% 11.39% 0.88% 4.63%
8 MO Altria Group, Inc. SPXR3K 74.31 15.64 $124.08B 6.37% 38.27% - 1.24% -1.89%
9 MNST Monster Beverage Corporation NDXSPXR3K 46.19 42.77 $90.49B 0.00% 28.33% 25.70% 13.03% 14.82%
Financial Statements Quarterly Results · Profit & Loss · Balance Sheet · Cash Flows · Ratios

Quarterly Results

Figures in USD.

Metric May 2013Nov 2013Feb 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 2024Nov 2024Feb 2025May 2025Nov 2025Feb 2026May 2026
Revenue ----------28.10B29.77B28.86B31.81B32.99B32.36B35.07B35.40B34.74B37.04B39.07B37.27B43.21B44.77B45.28B50.36B51.90B52.60B54.44B55.27B53.65B57.80B58.44B58.52B62.15B63.72B63.20B67.31B69.60B70.53B
Gross Profit ----------------3.69B3.91B3.73B---------------------
Operating Income 722.00M668.00M724.00M737.00M770.00M877.00M821.00M767.00M856.00M858.00M849.00M844.00M968.00M951.00M1.02B1.07B949.00M1.20B1.12B1.06B1.27B1.18B1.43B1.34B1.66B1.69B1.81B1.79B1.75B1.90B1.68B1.98B2.06B2.20B2.20B2.32B2.53B2.46B2.61B2.81B
Net Income 459.00M425.00M463.00M473.00M496.00M598.00M516.00M480.00M546.00M545.00M545.00M515.00M700.00M640.00M701.00M750.00M767.00M889.00M906.00M844.00M931.00M838.00M1.17B951.00M1.22B1.32B1.30B1.35B1.36B1.47B1.30B1.59B1.74B1.68B1.80B1.79B1.90B2.00B2.04B2.19B
Diluted EPS 1.040.961.051.071.121.351.171.091.241.241.241.171.591.451.591.701.732.012.051.902.101.892.622.142.752.982.923.043.073.302.933.583.923.784.044.024.284.504.584.93

Profit & Loss (Annual)

Figures in USD.

Metric Aug 2008Aug 2009Aug 2010Aug 2011Sep 2012Sep 2013Aug 2014Aug 2015Aug 2016Sep 2017Sep 2018Sep 2019Aug 2020Aug 2021Aug 2022Sep 2023Sep 2024Aug 2025
Revenue 72.48B71.42B77.95B88.92B99.14B105.16B112.64B116.20B118.72B129.03B141.58B152.70B166.76B195.93B226.95B242.29B254.45B275.24B
Gross Profit -----------16.46B------
Operating Income 1.97B1.78B2.08B2.44B2.76B3.05B3.22B3.62B3.67B4.11B4.48B4.74B5.43B6.71B7.79B8.11B9.29B10.38B
Net Income 1.28B1.09B1.30B1.46B1.71B2.04B2.06B2.38B2.35B2.68B3.13B3.66B4.00B5.01B5.84B6.29B7.37B8.10B
Diluted EPS -2.472.923.303.894.634.655.375.336.087.098.269.0211.2713.1414.1616.5618.21

Balance Sheet (Annual)

Figures in USD.

Metric Sep 2007Aug 2008Aug 2009Aug 2010Aug 2011Sep 2012Sep 2013Aug 2014Aug 2015Aug 2016Sep 2017Sep 2018Sep 2019Aug 2020Aug 2021Aug 2022Sep 2023Sep 2024Aug 2025
Total Assets -20.68B21.98B23.82B26.76B27.14B30.28B32.66B33.02B33.16B36.35B40.83B45.40B55.56B59.27B64.17B68.99B69.83B77.10B
Total Equity 8.69B9.27B10.02B10.83B12.00B12.36B10.83B12.30B10.62B12.08B10.78B12.80B15.24B18.28B17.56B20.64B25.06B23.62B29.16B
Cash & Equivalents 2.78B2.62B3.16B3.21B4.01B3.53B4.64B5.74B4.80B3.38B4.55B6.05B8.38B12.28B11.26B10.20B13.70B9.91B14.16B
Long Term Debt --2.13B2.14B1.25B1.38B5.00B5.09B4.85B4.06B6.57B6.49B5.12B7.51B6.69B6.48B5.38B5.79B5.71B
Total Liabilities --11.88B12.88B14.19B14.62B19.27B20.51B22.17B20.83B25.27B27.73B29.82B36.85B41.19B43.52B43.94B46.21B47.94B
Current Liabilities --9.28B10.06B12.05B12.26B13.26B14.41B16.54B15.57B17.50B19.93B23.24B24.84B29.44B32.00B33.58B35.46B37.11B

Cash Flows (Annual)

Figures in USD.

Metric Aug 2008Aug 2009Aug 2010Aug 2011Sep 2012Sep 2013Aug 2014Aug 2015Aug 2016Sep 2017Sep 2018Sep 2019Aug 2020Aug 2021Aug 2022Sep 2023Sep 2024Aug 2025
Operating Cash Flow 2.21B2.09B2.78B3.20B3.06B3.44B3.98B--6.73B5.77B6.36B8.86B8.96B7.39B11.07B11.34B13.34B
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-3.54B-3.92B-4.97B-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-6.49B-4.28B-2.61B-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-3.59B-3.89B-4.32B-4.71B-5.50B
Free Cash Flow 607.00M842.00M1.73B1.91B1.58B1.35B1.99B--4.22B2.81B3.36B6.05B5.37B3.50B6.75B6.63B7.84B
Share Buybacks 895.00M69.00M551.00M624.00M632.00M36.00M334.00M481.00M486.00M469.00M328.00M247.00M196.00M496.00M439.00M676.00M700.00M903.00M
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 2022Sep 2023Sep 2024Aug 2025
Gross Margin % -----------10.8%------
Operating Margin % 2.7%2.5%2.7%2.7%2.8%2.9%2.9%3.1%3.1%3.2%3.2%3.1%3.3%3.4%3.4%3.3%3.6%3.8%
Net Margin % 1.8%1.5%1.7%1.6%1.7%1.9%1.8%2.0%2.0%2.1%2.2%2.4%2.4%2.6%2.6%2.6%2.9%2.9%
ROE % 13.8%10.8%12.0%12.2%13.8%18.8%16.7%22.4%19.5%24.9%24.5%24.0%21.9%28.5%28.3%25.1%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%22.5%24.2%22.9%27.0%26.0%

Shareholding Pattern

Insiders
0.08%
Institutions
74.45%
Public Float
74.52%

Top Institutional Holders

#Holder% HeldSharesValue
1 Blackrock Inc. 7.72% 34.20M $32.39B
2 Vanguard Capital Management LLC 6.54% 28.98M $27.44B
3 State Street Corporation 4.15% 18.38M $17.41B
4 Invesco Ltd. 3.16% 13.99M $13.25B
5 Geode Capital Management, LLC 2.40% 10.63M $10.06B
6 Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC 2.35% 10.40M $9.85B
7 Morgan Stanley 2.31% 10.22M $9.68B
8 Bank of America Corporation 1.64% 7.25M $6.86B
9 NORGES BANK 1.46% 6.47M $6.13B
10 FMR, LLC 1.39% 6.16M $5.84B

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COST — Frequently Asked Questions

What is the current share price of Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST)?

As of 2026-10-23 16:27 PDT, Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST) trades at $1,003.32 on NasdaqGS. Its 52-week range is $846.26 to $1,092.58.

What is the market capitalisation of COST?

Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST) has a market capitalisation of $444.60B on NasdaqGS.

What is the P/E ratio of COST?

COST trades at a trailing price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 48.38. The industry average P/E is 19.62. Its price-to-book (P/B) ratio is 11.72.

Does COST pay a dividend?

Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST) currently offers a dividend yield of 0.62%.

What is the return on equity (ROE) of COST?

COST has a return on equity (ROE) of 28.40%. Its return on capital employed (ROCE) is 25.96%.

Is COST a good stock to buy?

This page provides a data-driven analysis of Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST), including valuation ratios, profitability, growth trends, auto-generated pros and cons, peer comparison and AI exposure. Review these fundamentals alongside your own research and risk tolerance. This is informational content, not investment advice.

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