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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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Overview Business Profile Financial Analysis Income Statement Balance Sheet Cash Flow Metrics & Ratios 10-Q 10-K

Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST) Price to free cash flow

As of 1 October 2026, Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST) trades at a price to free cash flow of 43.3×. Over the past ten years it has ranged from 16.0× (October 2017) to 163× (September 2022); the current reading is higher than 61% of that period. That is above the Discount Stores industry median of 33.5× and above the Consumer Defensive sector median of 13.1×.

Price to free cash flow, daily

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Annual

Period Price to free cash flow Change
FY2026 44.6× (16.09%)
FY2025 53.2× (9.60%)
FY2024 58.8× 36.97%
FY2023 43.0× (72.74%)
FY2022 158× 372.82%
FY2021 33.3× 31.14%
FY2020 25.4× (33.56%)
FY2019 38.2× 4.94%
FY2018 36.4× 124.02%
FY2017 16.3× (85.28%)

Quarterly

Period Price to free cash flow Change
Aug 2026 44.6× (6.43%)
May 2026 47.7× (2.52%)
Feb 2026 48.9× 8.79%
Nov 2025 45.0× (15.45%)
46 more quarters

Against its own ten years

Low 16.0× High 163×
Ten-year median 38.9×
Current reading's percentile 61

Price to free cash flow against peers

Company Price to free cash flow
DLTR Dollar Tree, Inc. compare 11.0×
DG Dollar General Corporation compare 13.0×
TGT Target Corporation compare 16.0×
OLLI Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc. compare 23.6×
BJ BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. compare 33.5×
TBBB BBB Foods Inc. compare 34.1×
COST Costco Wholesale Corporation 43.3×
WMT Walmart Inc. compare 60.5×
PSMT PriceSmart, Inc. compare 61.6×
Discount Stores industry median 33.5×
Consumer Defensive sector median 13.1×
Market median 13.8×

What Price to free cash flow is

Price to Free Cash Flow Ratio shows how much investors pay for each dollar of cash a company generates after its capital spending.

Stock Price ÷ ((Operating Cash Flow (TTM) + Property, Plant, Equipment Change (Net) (TTM) + Intangible Assets Change (Net) (TTM)) ÷ (Shares (Basic, Weighted) (latest quarter)))

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