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COST Costco Wholesale Corp

Price (delayed)

$958.82

Market cap

$425.62B

P/E Ratio

56.17

Dividend/share

$19.5

EPS

$17.07

Enterprise value

$422.75B

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 16% YoY and by 2.8% from the previous quarter
The EPS has increased by 16% YoY and by 2.9% QoQ
The equity has decreased by 6% YoY but it has increased by 3.5% QoQ
COST's price to earnings (P/E) is 36% higher than its 5-year quarterly average of 41.4 and 9% higher than its last 4 quarters average of 51.6
The quick ratio has declined by 29% year-on-year

Key stats

What are the main financial stats of COST
Market
Shares outstanding
443.9M
Market cap
$425.62B
Enterprise value
$422.75B
Valuations
Price to book (P/B)
17.37
Price to sales (P/S)
1.64
EV/EBIT
41.82
EV/EBITDA
33.27
EV/Sales
1.63
Earnings
Revenue
$258.81B
Gross profit
$32.8B
Net income
$7.58B
EBIT
$10.11B
EBITDA
$12.71B
Free cash flow
$5.01B
Per share
EPS
$17.07
EPS diluted
$17.03
Free cash flow per share
$11.29
Book value per share
$55.18
Revenue per share
$582.91
TBVPS
$165.29
Balance sheet
Total assets
$73.39B
Total liabilities
$48.94B
Debt
$8.03B
Equity
$24.45B
Working capital
-$766M
Liquidity
Debt to equity
0.33
Current ratio
0.98
Quick ratio
0.39
Net debt/EBITDA
-0.23
Margins
EBITDA margin
4.9%
Gross margin
12.7%
Net margin
2.9%
Operating margin
3.7%
Efficiency
Return on assets
10.9%
Return on equity
33.4%
Return on invested capital
31.5%
Return on capital employed
28.8%
Return on sales
3.9%
Dividend
Dividend yield
2.03%
DPS
$19.5
Payout ratio
114.2%

COST stock price

How has the Costco Wholesale stock price performed over time
Intraday
0.94%
1 week
-2.37%
1 month
-0.54%
1 year
42.77%
YTD
45.26%
QTD
8.16%

Financial performance

How have Costco Wholesale's revenue and profit performed over time
Revenue
$258.81B
Gross profit
$32.8B
Operating income
$9.5B
Net income
$7.58B
Gross margin
12.7%
Net margin
2.9%
The net income has grown by 16% YoY and by 2.8% from the previous quarter
COST's operating income is up by 14% year-on-year and by 2.3% since the previous quarter
COST's operating margin is up by 9% year-on-year and by 2.8% since the previous quarter
Costco Wholesale's gross profit has increased by 8% YoY and by 2.2% from the previous quarter

Growth

What is Costco Wholesale's growth rate over time

Valuation

What is Costco Wholesale stock price valuation
P/E
56.17
P/B
17.37
P/S
1.64
EV/EBIT
41.82
EV/EBITDA
33.27
EV/Sales
1.63
COST's price to earnings (P/E) is 36% higher than its 5-year quarterly average of 41.4 and 9% higher than its last 4 quarters average of 51.6
The EPS has increased by 16% YoY and by 2.9% QoQ
COST's price to book (P/B) is 51% higher than its 5-year quarterly average of 11.5 and 6% higher than its last 4 quarters average of 16.4
The equity has decreased by 6% YoY but it has increased by 3.5% QoQ
The stock's price to sales (P/S) is 49% more than its 5-year quarterly average of 1.1 and 9% more than its last 4 quarters average of 1.5
Costco Wholesale's revenue has increased by 5% YoY

Efficiency

How efficient is Costco Wholesale business performance
The return on equity is up by 25% year-on-year and by 4.7% since the previous quarter
Costco Wholesale's return on assets has increased by 16% YoY and by 2.8% QoQ
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
$19.5
Dividend yield
2.03%
Payout ratio
114.2%
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 50% greater than the total liabilities
The quick ratio has declined by 29% year-on-year
The current ratio has declined by 10% year-on-year
The debt is 67% smaller than the equity
The debt is down by 14% year-on-year
COST's debt to equity is down by 8% year-on-year and by 6% since the previous quarter

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