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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) EV/FCF

As of 1 October 2026, Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST) trades at a EV/FCF of 41.7×. Over the past ten years it has ranged from 16.5× (October 2017) to 160× (September 2022); the current reading is higher than 60% of that period.

EV/FCF, daily

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Annual

Period EV/FCF Change
FY2026 43.0× (17.24%)
FY2025 52.0× (10.45%)
FY2024 58.0× 40.18%
FY2023 41.4× (73.20%)
FY2022 155× 374.67%
FY2021 32.6× 33.03%
FY2020 24.5× (34.68%)
FY2019 37.5× 3.49%
FY2018 36.2× 116.38%
FY2017 16.7× (84.96%)

Quarterly

Period EV/FCF Change
Aug 2026 43.0× (6.65%)
May 2026 46.1× (3.11%)
Feb 2026 47.6× 8.82%
Nov 2025 43.7× (15.92%)
46 more quarters

Against its own ten years

Low 16.5× High 160×
Ten-year median 38.1×
Current reading's percentile 60

EV/FCF against peers

Company EV/FCF
DLTR Dollar Tree, Inc. compare 12.3×
DG Dollar General Corporation compare 14.5×
TGT Target Corporation compare 18.2×
OLLI Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc. compare 22.8×
BJ BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. compare 35.1×
TBBB BBB Foods Inc. compare 36.7×
COST Costco Wholesale Corporation 41.7×
PSMT PriceSmart, Inc. compare 59.7×
WMT Walmart Inc. compare 63.8×

What EV/FCF is

EV/Free CF shows how the value of a whole company, debt included, compares with the free cash its business produces.

((Stock Price × Shares (Basic, Weighted) (latest quarter)) + (Long Term Debt (Total) (latest quarter) + Current Part of Debt (latest quarter)) − Cash & Short Term Investments (latest quarter)) ÷ (Operating Cash Flow (TTM) + Property, Plant, Equipment Change (Net) (TTM) + Intangible Assets Change (Net) (TTM))

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