Costco Wholesale Corporation COST
915.68
5.34
0.59%
as of 1 Oct
- Market cap
- $403.5B
- P/E
- 44.1×
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Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST) P/S ratio
As of 1 October 2026, Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST) trades at a P/S ratio 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 80% of that period. That is above the Discount Stores industry median of 1.1× and above the Consumer Defensive sector median of 0.7×.
P/S ratio, daily
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Annual
| Period | P/S ratio | Change |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 1.4× | (8.72%) |
| FY2025 | 1.5× | (1.19%) |
| FY2024 | 1.5× | 51.83% |
| FY2023 | 1.0× | (0.12%) |
| FY2022 | 1.0× | (0.84%) |
| FY2021 | 1.0× | 10.54% |
| FY2020 | 0.9× | 9.64% |
| FY2019 | 0.8× | 16.47% |
| FY2018 | 0.7× | 35.58% |
| FY2017 | 0.5× | (11.06%) |
Quarterly
| Period | P/S ratio | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 2026 | 1.4× | (3.38%) |
| May 2026 | 1.4× | (8.01%) |
| Feb 2026 | 1.6× | 7.69% |
| Nov 2025 | 1.4× | (4.65%) |
| 46 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
Low 0.5×
High 1.8×
Ten-year median
0.9×
Current reading's percentile
80
P/S ratio against peers
| Company | P/S ratio |
|---|---|
| BJ BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. compare | 0.5× |
| DG Dollar General Corporation compare | 0.6× |
| TGT Target Corporation compare | 0.7× |
| PSMT PriceSmart, Inc. compare | 0.9× |
| DLTR Dollar Tree, Inc. compare | 1.1× |
| WMT Walmart Inc. compare | 1.1× |
| TBBB BBB Foods Inc. compare | 1.2× |
| COST Costco Wholesale Corporation | 1.3× |
| OLLI Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc. compare | 1.9× |
| Discount Stores industry median | 1.1× |
| Consumer Defensive sector median | 0.7× |
| Market median | 1.9× |
What P/S ratio is
Price to Sales Ratio shows how much investors pay for each dollar of a company’s annual sales, whether or not it is profitable.
(Stock Price × Shares (Basic, Weighted) (latest quarter)) ÷ Revenue (TTM)
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