COST Costco Wholesale Corp

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  2. Consumer Defensive
  3. NASDAQ: COST

Price (delayed)

$982

Market cap

$435.15B

P/E Ratio

47.26

Dividend/share

$5.54

EPS

$20.78

Enterprise value

$423.52B

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Costco Wholesale currently operates 803 warehouses, including 558 in the United States and Puerto Rico, 102 in Canada, 39 in Mexico, 29 in the United Kingdom, 27 in Japan, 16 ...

Highlights
The equity has increased by 23% YoY and by 7% QoQ
The net income has grown by 14% YoY and by 4.4% from the previous quarter
The debt is up by 5% since the previous quarter and by 4% year-on-year
Sector: Consumer Defensive
Industry: Discount Stores
Website: http://www.costco.com
Peers: PSMT WMT TGT DG

Key stats

What are the main financial stats of COST

COST stock price

How has the Costco Wholesale stock price performed over time
Intraday
2.87%
1 week
4.22%
1 month
6.87%
1 year
3.75%
YTD
13.88%
QTD
7.87%

Financial performance

How have Costco Wholesale's revenue and profit performed over time
Revenue
$303.15B
Gross profit
$38.88B
Operating income
$11.69B
Net income
$9.23B
Gross margin
12.8%
Net margin
3%
The net income has grown by 14% YoY and by 4.4% from the previous quarter
COST's operating income is up by 13% year-on-year and by 4.1% since the previous quarter
Costco Wholesale's revenue has increased by 10% YoY and by 3.3% QoQ
Costco Wholesale's gross profit has increased by 10% YoY and by 2.8% 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
COST P/E details
P/E
47.26
P/B
12.16
P/S
1.44
EV/EBIT
34.17
EV/EBITDA
27.52
EV/Sales
1.4
The EPS has increased by 14% YoY and by 4.4% QoQ
COST's price to earnings (P/E) is 7% lower than its last 4 quarters average of 49.3
The equity has increased by 23% YoY and by 7% QoQ
COST's price to book (P/B) is 10% lower than its 5-year quarterly average of 13.2 and 10% lower than its last 4 quarters average of 13.1
Costco Wholesale's revenue has increased by 10% YoY and by 3.3% QoQ
The stock's price to sales (P/S) is 8% more than its 5-year quarterly average of 1.3 but 7% less than its last 4 quarters average of 1.5

Efficiency

How efficient is Costco Wholesale business performance
Costco Wholesale's return on invested capital has increased by 10% YoY and by 4.5% QoQ
The return on equity has declined by 8% year-on-year
The ROS has increased by 2.5% YoY

Dividends

What is COST's dividend history
Dividend details
DPS
$5.54
Dividend yield
0.56%
Payout ratio
26.7%
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 67% greater than the total liabilities
The total assets has grown by 15% year-on-year and by 3% since the previous quarter
The quick ratio rose by 14% year-on-year
The debt is 76% smaller than the equity
The equity has increased by 23% YoY and by 7% QoQ
COST's debt to equity is down by 14% year-on-year

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