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Costco Wholesale Corporation

COST Consumer Defensive Discount Stores

Costco Wholesale Corporation’s revenue for fiscal 2026 (year ended August 2026) was $303.2 billion, up 10.1% from fiscal 2025. In the quarter to August 2026, revenue grew 11.1%, EPS grew 14.8%, free cash flow grew 30.7% and total debt rose 6.46%, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Member of the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100; revenue growth for ten consecutive years, operating cash flow growth for three.

1,003.66 14.55 −1.43%
Market cap
$451.2B
P/E
48.9×
Fwd P/E
43.4×
Dividend yield
0.69%
F-score
7/9
Altman Z
9.04
Beneish M
−2.66
Dividend safety
80/100
Overview Business Profile Earnings & Analysis Income Statement Balance Sheet Cash Flow Metrics & Ratios Filings 10-Q 10-K

Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST) EV/FCF

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As of 22 October 2026, Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST) trades at a EV/FCF of 46.5×. Over the past ten years it has ranged from 16.5× (October 2017) to 160× (September 2022); the current reading is higher than 68% of that period.

EV/FCF, daily

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Annual newest first

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 newest first

Period EV/FCF Change
Aug 2026 43.0× (6.64%)
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 38.2×
Current reading's percentile 65

EV/FCF against peers

Company EV/FCF
DLTR Dollar Tree, Inc. compare 13.9×
DG Dollar General Corporation compare 16.6×
TGT Target Corporation compare 18.3×
OLLI Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc. compare 24.1×
BJ BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. compare 39.4×
TBBB BBB Foods Inc. compare 40.4×
COST Costco Wholesale Corporation 46.5×
PSMT PriceSmart, Inc. compare 61.2×
WMT Walmart Inc. compare 73.5×

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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