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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) P/E ratio

As of 1 October 2026, Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST) trades at a P/E ratio of 44.1×. Over the past ten years it has ranged from 25.3× (August 2015) to 63.1× (February 2025); the current reading is higher than 72% of that period. That is above the Discount Stores industry median of 20.0× and above the Consumer Defensive sector median of 16.8×.

P/E ratio, daily

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Annual

Period P/E ratio Change
FY2026 45.4× (11.71%)
FY2025 51.4× (2.80%)
FY2024 52.9× 35.28%
FY2023 39.1× (0.86%)
FY2022 39.5× (1.06%)
FY2021 39.9× 3.83%
FY2020 38.4× 9.44%
FY2019 35.1× 7.66%
FY2018 32.6× 26.89%
FY2017 25.7× (15.03%)

Quarterly

Period P/E ratio Change
Aug 2026 45.4× (4.42%)
May 2026 47.5× (8.73%)
Feb 2026 52.1× 6.82%
Nov 2025 48.7× (5.25%)
46 more quarters

Against its own ten years

Low 25.3× High 63.1×
Ten-year median 36.3×
Current reading's percentile 72

P/E ratio against peers

Company P/E ratio
TBBB BBB Foods Inc. compare n/m
DLTR Dollar Tree, Inc. compare 14.0×
DG Dollar General Corporation compare 15.4×
TGT Target Corporation compare 16.2×
OLLI Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc. compare 19.5×
BJ BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. compare 20.4×
PSMT PriceSmart, Inc. compare 32.2×
WMT Walmart Inc. compare 37.6×
COST Costco Wholesale Corporation 44.1×
Discount Stores industry median 20.0×
Consumer Defensive sector median 16.8×
Market median 17.6×

What P/E ratio is

Price to Earnings Ratio shows how much investors pay for each dollar of a company’s annual profit per share.

Stock Price ÷ EPS (Basic) (TTM)

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