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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/Sales

As of 1 October 2026, Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST) trades at a EV/Sales of 1.3×. Over the past ten years it has ranged from 0.5× (August 2015) to 1.8× (February 2025); the current reading is higher than 79% of that period. That is above the Discount Stores industry median of 1.0× and above the Consumer Defensive sector median of 0.9×.

EV/Sales, daily

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Annual

Period EV/Sales Change
FY2026 1.3× (9.97%)
FY2025 1.5× (2.12%)
FY2024 1.5× 55.37%
FY2023 1.0× (1.81%)
FY2022 1.0× (0.46%)
FY2021 1.0× 12.14%
FY2020 0.9× 7.77%
FY2019 0.8× 14.86%
FY2018 0.7× 30.97%
FY2017 0.5× (9.08%)

Quarterly

Period EV/Sales Change
Aug 2026 1.3× (3.60%)
May 2026 1.4× (8.57%)
Feb 2026 1.5× 7.72%
Nov 2025 1.4× (5.18%)
46 more quarters

Against its own ten years

Low 0.5× High 1.8×
Ten-year median 0.9×
Current reading's percentile 79

EV/Sales against peers

Company EV/Sales
BJ BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. compare 0.6×
DG Dollar General Corporation compare 0.7×
TGT Target Corporation compare 0.8×
PSMT PriceSmart, Inc. compare 0.9×
WMT Walmart Inc. compare 1.2×
DLTR Dollar Tree, Inc. compare 1.2×
COST Costco Wholesale Corporation 1.3×
TBBB BBB Foods Inc. compare 1.3×
OLLI Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc. compare 1.8×
Discount Stores industry median 1.0×
Consumer Defensive sector median 0.9×
Market median 2.2×

What EV/Sales is

EV/Sales tells an investor how the value of a whole company, counting its debt and cash, compares with the sales it brings in.

((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)) ÷ Revenue (TTM)

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