COST Costco Wholesale Corp

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  2. Consumer Defensive
  3. NASDAQ: COST

Price (delayed)

$817.75

Market cap

$362.54B

P/E Ratio

50.57

Dividend/share

$4.22

EPS

$16.17

Enterprise value

$361.43B

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 net income has grown by 20% YoY and by 6% from the previous quarter
The EPS has increased by 20% YoY and by 6% QoQ
The quick ratio has declined by 22% year-on-year but it rose by 5% since the previous quarter
The equity has decreased by 8% YoY but it has increased by 4.9% QoQ
COST's price to earnings (P/E) is 28% higher than its 5-year quarterly average of 39.4 and 16% higher than its last 4 quarters average of 43.6
The debt is up by 3.3% year-on-year
Sector: Consumer Defensive
Industry: Discount Stores
Website: https://www.costco.com/
Peers: PSMT WMT TGT DG

Key stats

What are the main financial stats of COST
Market
Shares outstanding
443.34M
Market cap
$362.54B
Enterprise value
$361.43B
Valuations
Price to earnings (P/E)
50.57
Price to book (P/B)
16.66
Price to sales (P/S)
1.43
EV/EBIT
37.01
EV/EBITDA
29.34
EV/Sales
1.42
Earnings
Revenue
$253.7B
EBIT
$9.77B
EBITDA
$12.32B
Free cash flow
$7.42B
Per share
EPS
$16.17
Free cash flow per share
$16.71
Book value per share
$49.09
Revenue per share
$571.52
TBVPS
$152.99
Balance sheet
Total assets
$67.91B
Total liabilities
$46.14B
Debt
$9.3B
Equity
$21.77B
Working capital
-$2.07B
Liquidity
Debt to equity
0.43
Current ratio
0.94
Quick ratio
0.4
Net debt/EBITDA
-0.09
Margins
EBITDA margin
4.9%
Gross margin
12.5%
Net margin
2.8%
Operating margin
3.6%
Efficiency
Return on assets
10.4%
Return on equity
30.6%
Return on invested capital
31.7%
Return on capital employed
30%
Return on sales
3.8%
Dividend
Dividend yield
0.52%
DPS
$4.22
Payout ratio
26.1%

COST stock price

How has the Costco Wholesale stock price performed over time
Intraday
0.22%
1 week
-2.43%
1 month
-4.56%
1 year
44.44%
YTD
23.89%
QTD
-3.79%

Financial performance

How have Costco Wholesale's revenue and profit performed over time
Revenue
$253.7B
Gross profit
$31.71B
Operating income
$9.02B
Net income
$7.17B
Gross margin
12.5%
Net margin
2.8%
The net income has grown by 20% YoY and by 6% from the previous quarter
COST's operating income is up by 15% year-on-year and by 6% since the previous quarter
The net margin is up by 12% year-on-year and by 3.7% since the previous quarter
Costco Wholesale's gross profit has increased by 11% YoY and by 2.8% from the previous quarter

Growth

What is Costco Wholesale's growth rate over time

Valuation

What is Costco Wholesale stock price valuation
COST P/E details
P/E
50.57
P/B
16.66
P/S
1.43
EV/EBIT
37.01
EV/EBITDA
29.34
EV/Sales
1.42
COST's price to earnings (P/E) is 28% higher than its 5-year quarterly average of 39.4 and 16% higher than its last 4 quarters average of 43.6
The EPS has increased by 20% YoY and by 6% QoQ
COST's price to book (P/B) is 57% higher than its 5-year quarterly average of 10.6 and 30% higher than its last 4 quarters average of 12.8
The equity has decreased by 8% YoY but it has increased by 4.9% QoQ
The stock's price to sales (P/S) is 43% more than its 5-year quarterly average of 1.0 and 19% more than its last 4 quarters average of 1.2
Costco Wholesale's revenue has increased by 8% YoY

Efficiency

How efficient is Costco Wholesale business performance
Costco Wholesale's return on invested capital has increased by 21% YoY and by 6% QoQ
Costco Wholesale's return on assets has increased by 14% YoY and by 5% QoQ
The return on equity is up by 13% year-on-year and by 8% since the previous quarter
The ROS has increased by 9% YoY and by 2.7% QoQ

Dividends

What is COST's dividend history
Dividend details
DPS
$4.22
Dividend yield
0.52%
Payout ratio
26.1%
Recent dividends

Financial health

How did Costco Wholesale financials performed over time
The total assets is 47% greater than the total liabilities
The quick ratio has declined by 22% year-on-year but it rose by 5% since the previous quarter
The current ratio has declined by 13% year-on-year
The debt is 57% smaller than the equity
COST's debt to equity is up by 13% year-on-year but it is down by 4.4% since the previous quarter
The equity has decreased by 8% YoY but it has increased by 4.9% QoQ

All financial data is based on trailing twelve months (TTM) periods - updated quarterly, unless otherwise specified.