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COST Costco Wholesale Corp
- Stocks
- Consumer Defensive
- NASDAQ: COST
Price (delayed)
$1,010.5
Market cap
$448.34B
P/E Ratio
58.85
Dividend/share
$4.78
EPS
$17.17
Enterprise value
$444.03B
Costco Wholesale Corporation is an American multinational corporation which operates a chain of membership-only warehouse clubs. As of 2015, Costco was the second largest retailer in the world after Walmart,
Highlights
The equity has increased by 23% YoY and by 4.6% QoQ
The quick ratio rose by 16% year-on-year and by 13% since the previous quarter
COST's price to earnings (P/E) is 38% higher than its 5-year quarterly average of 42.6 and 6% higher than its last 4 quarters average of 55.3
Key stats
What are the main financial stats of COST
Market
Valuations
Earnings
Shares outstanding
443.68M
Market cap
$448.34B
Enterprise value
$444.03B
Price to earnings (P/E)
58.85
Price to book (P/B)
17.54
Price to sales (P/S)
1.7
EV/EBIT
43.16
EV/EBITDA
34.38
EV/Sales
1.68
Revenue
$264.09B
Gross profit
$33.47B
Operating income
$9.75B
Net income
$7.62B
EBIT
$10.29B
EBITDA
$12.91B
Free cash flow
$6.93B
Per share
Balance sheet
Liquidity
EPS
$17.17
EPS diluted
$17.13
Free cash flow per share
$15.6
Book value per share
$57.62
Revenue per share
$594.81
TBVPS
$164.93
Total assets
$73.22B
Total liabilities
$47.65B
Debt
$8.04B
Equity
$25.58B
Working capital
-$102M
Debt to equity
0.31
Current ratio
1
Quick ratio
0.44
Net debt/EBITDA
-0.33
Margins
Efficiency
Dividend
EBITDA margin
4.9%
Gross margin
12.7%
Net margin
2.9%
Operating margin
3.7%
Return on assets
10.7%
Return on equity
31.9%
Return on invested capital
32.1%
Return on capital employed
28.4%
Return on sales
3.9%
Dividend yield
0.47%
DPS
$4.78
Payout ratio
27.8%
COST stock price
How has the Costco Wholesale stock price performed over time
Intraday
-0.43%
1 week
1.9%
1 month
10.26%
1 year
33.58%
YTD
10.28%
QTD
6.84%
Financial performance
How have Costco Wholesale's revenue and profit performed over time
Revenue
$264.09B
Gross profit
$33.47B
Operating income
$9.75B
Net income
$7.62B
Gross margin
12.7%
Net margin
2.9%
COST's operating income is up by 15% year-on-year and by 2.7% since the previous quarter
The net income has grown by 12% YoY
COST's operating margin is up by 9% year-on-year
Costco Wholesale's gross profit has increased by 9% YoY and by 2.1% from the previous quarter
Price vs fundamentals
How does COST's price correlate with its fundamentals
Growth
What is Costco Wholesale's growth rate over time
Valuation
What is Costco Wholesale stock price valuation
P/E
58.85
P/B
17.54
P/S
1.7
EV/EBIT
43.16
EV/EBITDA
34.38
EV/Sales
1.68
COST's price to earnings (P/E) is 38% higher than its 5-year quarterly average of 42.6 and 6% higher than its last 4 quarters average of 55.3
The EPS has increased by 12% YoY
COST's price to book (P/B) is 46% higher than its 5-year quarterly average of 12.0
The equity has increased by 23% YoY and by 4.6% QoQ
The stock's price to sales (P/S) is 55% more than its 5-year quarterly average of 1.1 and 6% more than its last 4 quarters average of 1.6
Costco Wholesale's revenue has increased by 6% YoY and by 2% QoQ
Efficiency
How efficient is Costco Wholesale business performance
The return on equity is up by 12% year-on-year but it has declined by 4.5% since the previous quarter
Costco Wholesale's return on assets has increased by 8% YoY
Costco Wholesale's return on invested capital has increased by 7% YoY
The ROS has increased by 5% YoY
Dividends
What is COST's dividend history
DPS
$4.78
Dividend yield
0.47%
Payout ratio
27.8%
Recent dividends
Special dividends are included in TTM DPS and yield
Financial health
How did Costco Wholesale financials performed over time
The total assets is 54% greater than the total liabilities
The quick ratio rose by 16% year-on-year and by 13% since the previous quarter
The total assets has grown by 10% year-on-year
The debt is 69% smaller than the equity
COST's debt to equity is down by 31% year-on-year and by 6% since the previous quarter
The equity has increased by 23% YoY and by 4.6% QoQ
All financial data is based on trailing twelve months (TTM) periods - updated quarterly, unless otherwise specified.