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COST Costco Wholesale Corp
- Stocks
- Consumer Defensive
- NASDAQ: COST
Price (delayed)
$970.17
Market cap
$430.25B
P/E Ratio
54.9
Dividend/share
$4.78
EPS
$17.67
Enterprise value
$424.59B
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 25% YoY and by 6% QoQ
The quick ratio rose by 18% year-on-year and by 7% since the previous quarter
COST's price to earnings (P/E) is 27% higher than its 5-year quarterly average of 43.7 but 3.2% lower than its last 4 quarters average of 57.4
Key stats
What are the main financial stats of COST
Market
Valuations
Earnings
Shares outstanding
443.48M
Market cap
$430.25B
Enterprise value
$424.59B
Price to earnings (P/E)
54.9
Price to book (P/B)
15.87
Price to sales (P/S)
1.6
EV/EBIT
40.14
EV/EBITDA
32.07
EV/Sales
1.58
Revenue
$268.78B
Gross profit
$34.34B
Operating income
$10.08B
Net income
$7.84B
EBIT
$10.58B
EBITDA
$13.24B
Free cash flow
$7.32B
Per share
Balance sheet
Liquidity
EPS
$17.67
EPS diluted
$17.63
Free cash flow per share
$16.48
Book value per share
$61.14
Revenue per share
$605.41
TBVPS
$170.02
Total assets
$75.48B
Total liabilities
$48.36B
Debt
$8.18B
Equity
$27.13B
Working capital
$572M
Debt to equity
0.3
Current ratio
1.02
Quick ratio
0.47
Net debt/EBITDA
-0.43
Margins
Efficiency
Dividend
EBITDA margin
4.9%
Gross margin
12.8%
Net margin
2.9%
Operating margin
3.8%
Return on assets
10.7%
Return on equity
31.1%
Return on invested capital
32.8%
Return on capital employed
27.9%
Return on sales
3.9%
Dividend yield
0.49%
DPS
$4.78
Payout ratio
27.1%
COST stock price
How has the Costco Wholesale stock price performed over time
Intraday
-1.21%
1 week
-1.71%
1 month
-3.68%
1 year
9.71%
YTD
5.88%
QTD
-2%
Financial performance
How have Costco Wholesale's revenue and profit performed over time
Revenue
$268.78B
Gross profit
$34.34B
Operating income
$10.08B
Net income
$7.84B
Gross margin
12.8%
Net margin
2.9%
COST's operating income is up by 12% year-on-year and by 3.4% since the previous quarter
The net income has grown by 9% YoY and by 2.9% from the previous quarter
Costco Wholesale's gross profit has increased by 8% YoY and by 2.6% from the previous quarter
Costco Wholesale's revenue has increased by 6% YoY
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
54.9
P/B
15.87
P/S
1.6
EV/EBIT
40.14
EV/EBITDA
32.07
EV/Sales
1.58
COST's price to earnings (P/E) is 27% higher than its 5-year quarterly average of 43.7 but 3.2% lower than its last 4 quarters average of 57.4
The EPS has increased by 9% YoY and by 2.9% QoQ
COST's price to book (P/B) is 30% higher than its 5-year quarterly average of 12.4 but 7% lower than its last 4 quarters average of 17.3
The equity has increased by 25% YoY and by 6% QoQ
The stock's price to sales (P/S) is 35% more than its 5-year quarterly average of 1.2 but 4.7% less than its last 4 quarters average of 1.7
Costco Wholesale's revenue has increased by 6% YoY
Efficiency
How efficient is Costco Wholesale business performance
The return on equity has declined by 2.5% since the previous quarter
The ROS has increased by 2.6% YoY
Costco Wholesale's return on invested capital has increased by 3.5% YoY and by 2.2% QoQ
Costco Wholesale's return on assets has increased by 2.9% YoY
Dividends
What is COST's dividend history
DPS
$4.78
Dividend yield
0.49%
Payout ratio
27.1%
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 56% greater than the total liabilities
The quick ratio rose by 18% year-on-year and by 7% since the previous quarter
The total assets has grown by 11% year-on-year and by 3.1% since the previous quarter
The debt is 70% smaller than the equity
COST's debt to equity is down by 30% year-on-year and by 3.2% since the previous quarter
The equity has increased by 25% YoY and by 6% QoQ
All financial data is based on trailing twelve months (TTM) periods - updated quarterly, unless otherwise specified.