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Costco Wholesale Corporation COST

Consumer Defensive  —  Discount Stores
915.68 5.34 0.59% as of 1 Oct
Market cap
$403.5B
P/E
44.1×
S&P 500 Member Nasdaq 100 Member Cash Flow Champion (3y) Revenue Champion (10y)
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Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST) Current ratio

Costco Wholesale Corporation's current ratio at the end of the quarter to 31 August 2026 was 1.1×. Over the past ten years it has ranged from 1.0× (fiscal 2024) to 1.1× (fiscal 2020); the current reading is higher than 83% of that period. That is in line with the Discount Stores industry median of 1.0× and below the Consumer Defensive sector median of 1.4×.

Current ratio, annual

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Annual

Period Current ratio Change
FY2026 1.1× 2.47%
FY2025 1.0× 7.10%
FY2024 1.0× (9.61%)
FY2023 1.1× 4.56%
FY2022 1.0× 1.96%
FY2021 1.0× (11.46%)
FY2020 1.1× 11.99%
FY2019 1.0× (0.74%)
FY2018 1.0× 2.87%
FY2017 1.0× 1.30%

Quarterly

Period Current ratio Change
Aug 2026 1.1× (1.18%)
May 2026 1.1× 1.36%
Feb 2026 1.1× 1.90%
Nov 2025 1.0× 0.40%
46 more quarters

Against its own ten years

Low 1.0× High 1.1×
Ten-year median 1.0×
Current reading's percentile 83

Current ratio against peers

Company Current ratio
OLLI Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc. compare 2.2×
PSMT PriceSmart, Inc. compare 1.3×
DG Dollar General Corporation compare 1.2×
DLTR Dollar Tree, Inc. compare 1.1×
COST Costco Wholesale Corporation 1.1×
TGT Target Corporation compare 1.0×
WMT Walmart Inc. compare 0.8×
BJ BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. compare 0.7×
TBBB BBB Foods Inc. compare 0.7×
Discount Stores industry median 1.0×
Consumer Defensive sector median 1.4×
Market median 1.6×

What Current ratio is

Current Ratio shows whether a company’s short-term assets are enough to cover the bills and debts it must pay within the next year.

Current Assets (Total) ÷ Current Liabilities (Total)

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