Costco Wholesale Corporation COST
910.34
(14.25)
(1.54%)
as of 30 Sep
- Market cap
- $410.1B
- P/E
- 44.5×
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| Aug '17 | Aug '18 | Aug '19 | Aug '20 | Aug '21 | Aug '22 | Aug '23 | Aug '24 | Aug '25 | Aug '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P/E ratio |
25.70 | 32.61 | 35.10 | 38.42 | 39.89 | 39.46 | 39.12 | 52.93 | 51.44 | 45.42 |
P/S ratio |
0.53 | 0.72 | 0.84 | 0.92 | 1.02 | 1.01 | 1.01 | 1.53 | 1.51 | 1.38 |
P/FCF ratio |
16.27 | 36.45 | 38.25 | 25.41 | 33.33 | 157.57 | 42.95 | 58.83 | 53.19 | 44.63 |
P/Operating CF |
37.47 | 65.79 | 56.01 | 36.25 | 68.65 | 92.43 | 65.45 | 131.85 | 107.79 | 89.31 |
P/B ratio |
6.20 | 7.80 | 8.24 | 8.22 | 11.16 | 11.22 | 9.73 | 16.51 | 14.29 | 11.70 |
Price to Tangible BV |
6.20 | 7.80 | 8.24 | 8.22 | 11.16 | 11.22 | 9.73 | 16.51 | 14.29 | 11.70 |
EV/Sales |
0.55 | 0.72 | 0.82 | 0.89 | 1.00 | 0.99 | 0.97 | 1.51 | 1.48 | 1.33 |
EV/EBITDA |
12.89 | 17.16 | 20.20 | 20.91 | 22.27 | 22.96 | 22.98 | 33.39 | 31.80 | 29.29 |
EV/Operating CF |
10.51 | 17.59 | 19.79 | 16.71 | 20.44 | 42.37 | 23.50 | 33.93 | 30.55 | 25.52 |
EV/FCF |
16.73 | 36.20 | 37.47 | 24.47 | 32.55 | 154.52 | 41.41 | 58.04 | 51.98 | 43.02 |
Quick Ratio |
0.41 | 0.45 | 0.47 | 0.60 | 0.47 | 0.42 | 0.52 | 0.39 | 0.50 | 0.57 |
Current Ratio |
0.99 | 1.02 | 1.01 | 1.13 | 1.00 | 1.02 | 1.07 | 0.97 | 1.03 | 1.06 |
Net Debt/EBITDA |
0.16 | (0.12) | (0.42) | (0.80) | (0.55) | (0.46) | (0.86) | (0.46) | (0.75) | (1.05) |
Debt/Assets |
18.34% | 16.11% | 15.03% | 13.70% | 12.64% | 10.22% | 9.36% | 8.44% | 7.41% | 6.92% |
Debt/Equity |
0.60 | 0.50 | 0.44 | 0.41 | 0.41 | 0.32 | 0.26 | 0.25 | 0.20 | 0.17 |
Asset Turnover |
3.71 | 3.67 | 3.54 | 3.30 | 3.41 | 3.68 | 3.64 | 3.67 | 3.75 | 3.65 |
Operating CF/Net income |
2.51 | 1.84 | 1.74 | 2.21 | 1.79 | 1.26 | 1.76 | 1.54 | 1.65 | 1.72 |
Capex/Depreciation |
(1.83) | (2.07) | (2.01) | (1.71) | (2.01) | (2.05) | (2.08) | (2.11) | (2.27) | (2.41) |
Interest Coverage |
30.68 | 28.18 | 31.58 | 33.97 | 39.23 | 49.32 | 50.71 | 54.94 | 67.42 | 80.59 |
| 22.89% | 25.92% | 25.51% | 23.34% | 27.22% | 30.18% | 27.53% | 30.27% | 30.69% | 28.40% | |
| 7.71% | 8.12% | 8.49% | 7.93% | 8.72% | 9.47% | 9.45% | 10.61% | 11.02% | 11.11% | |
ROIC |
21.47% | 22.54% | 22.84% | 26.11% | 31.30% | 30.15% | 31.15% | 31.58% | 33.12% | 35.34% |
Return on Tangible Assets |
14.90% | 15.64% | 17.31% | 15.96% | 21.26% | 23.06% | 21.71% | 26.49% | 24.41% | 24.11% |
Average Days of Receivables |
4.05 | 4.30 | 3.67 | 3.39 | 3.36 | 3.60 | 3.44 | 3.90 | 4.25 | 4.77 |
Research and Development Expense of Revenue |
0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
Selling, General and Administrative Expense of Revenue |
10.04% | 9.80% | 9.82% | 9.83% | 9.46% | 8.71% | 8.91% | 8.96% | 9.07% | 8.97% |
Intangible Assets out of Total Assets |
0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Share Based Compensation of Revenue |
0.40% | 0.38% | 0.39% | 0.37% | 0.34% | 0.32% | 0.32% | 0.32% | 0.31% | 0.30% |
Graham Net Nets |
(0.12) | (0.07) | (0.05) | (0.06) | (0.06) | (0.05) | (0.03) | (0.03) | (0.02) | (0.02) |
Graham Number |
58.89 | 69.33 | 81.45 | 92.80 | 102.39 | 117.70 | 133.55 | 140.98 | 164.23 | 194.19 |
Earnings Yield |
3.89% | 3.07% | 2.85% | 2.60% | 2.51% | 2.53% | 2.56% | 1.89% | 1.94% | 2.20% |
Free Cash Flow Yield |
6.15% | 2.74% | 2.61% | 3.94% | 3.00% | 0.63% | 2.33% | 1.70% | 1.88% | 2.24% |
Revenue per Share |
294.28 | 322.85 | 347.25 | 377.03 | 442.19 | 511.56 | 545.88 | 573.20 | 619.92 | 682.85 |
Operating CF per Share |
15.34 | 13.17 | 14.45 | 20.03 | 20.22 | 16.66 | 24.94 | 25.54 | 30.03 | 35.65 |
Capex per Share |
(5.71) | (6.77) | (6.82) | (6.35) | (8.10) | (8.77) | (9.74) | (10.61) | (12.38) | (14.49) |
Free Cash Flow per Share |
9.63 | 6.40 | 7.64 | 13.68 | 12.12 | 7.89 | 15.20 | 14.93 | 17.65 | 21.15 |
Cash per Share |
13.18 | 16.55 | 21.48 | 30.08 | 27.48 | 24.90 | 34.32 | 25.10 | 34.42 | 47.98 |
Shareholders Equity per Share |
25.27 | 29.88 | 35.44 | 42.29 | 40.80 | 46.54 | 56.46 | 53.21 | 65.69 | 80.65 |
Interest Debt per Share |
0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Book value per Share |
25.27 | 29.88 | 35.44 | 42.29 | 40.80 | 46.54 | 56.46 | 53.21 | 65.69 | 80.65 |
Free Cash Flow |
4,224.00 | 2,805.00 | 3,358.00 | 6,051.00 | 5,370.00 | 3,501.00 | 6,745.00 | 6,629.00 | 7,837.00 | 9,390.00 |
Working Capital |
(178.00) | 363.00 | 248.00 | 3,276.00 | 64.00 | 698.00 | 2,296.00 | (1,218.00) | 1,272.00 | 2,630.00 |
Capital Expenditures |
(2,502.00) | (2,969.00) | (2,998.00) | (2,810.00) | (3,588.00) | (3,891.00) | (4,323.00) | (4,710.00) | (5,498.00) | (6,435.00) |
Net Current Asset Value |
(7,951.00) | (7,438.00) | (6,331.00) | (8,731.00) | (11,685.00) | (10,823.00) | (8,057.00) | (11,963.00) | (9,555.00) | (6,660.00) |
EV/EBIT |
17.19 | 22.67 | 26.56 | 27.24 | 29.39 | 28.78 | 28.97 | 41.44 | 39.23 | 34.57 |
Capex to Sales |
0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 |
Price to Operating Income |
16.72 | 22.82 | 27.11 | 28.29 | 30.09 | 29.35 | 30.05 | 42.00 | 40.14 | 35.86 |
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Depreciation/Fixed assets |
0.08 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.08 |
Cash ROIC |
17.96% | 10.41% | 10.54% | 15.27% | 14.23% | 9.15% | 14.43% | 16.30% | 15.62% | 14.84% |
Accounts Receivable Turnover |
96.14 | 91.31 | 95.32 | 108.11 | 116.87 | 112.24 | 107.07 | 101.66 | 92.92 | 84.66 |
Accounts Payable Turnover |
12.99 | 11.82 | 11.60 | 11.21 | 11.21 | 11.69 | 12.03 | 12.05 | 12.24 | 12.47 |
Inventory Turnover |
11.90 | 11.80 | 11.85 | 12.26 | 12.90 | 12.41 | 12.30 | 12.60 | 13.05 | 14.12 |
Average Days of Payables |
31.34 | 33.30 | 32.08 | 35.69 | 34.81 | 32.67 | 30.02 | 31.88 | 30.10 | 31.20 |
Days of Inventory on Hand |
32.08 | 32.72 | 31.30 | 30.83 | 30.40 | 32.78 | 28.59 | 30.61 | 27.56 | 26.69 |
Average Receivables |
1,342.00 | 1,550.50 | 1,602.00 | 1,542.50 | 1,676.50 | 2,022.00 | 2,263.00 | 2,503.00 | 2,962.00 | 3,581.00 |
Average Payables |
8,610.00 | 10,422.50 | 11,458.00 | 12,925.50 | 15,225.00 | 17,063.00 | 17,665.50 | 18,452.00 | 19,602.00 | 21,187.00 |
Average Inventory |
9,401.50 | 10,437.00 | 11,217.50 | 11,818.50 | 13,228.50 | 16,061.00 | 17,279.00 | 17,649.00 | 18,381.50 | 18,720.00 |
Average Assets |
34,755.00 | 38,588.50 | 43,115.00 | 50,478.00 | 57,412.00 | 61,717.00 | 66,580.00 | 69,412.50 | 73,465.00 | 83,072.00 |
Average Common Equity |
11,705.50 | 12,091.00 | 14,343.50 | 17,144.50 | 18,391.50 | 19,362.50 | 22,852.50 | 24,340.00 | 26,393.00 | 32,483.50 |
Columns are period end dates · fundamentals updated 28 Sep 2026