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