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COST Costco Wholesale Corp
- Stocks
- Consumer Defensive
- NASDAQ: COST
Price (delayed)
$977.72
Market cap
$433.6B
P/E Ratio
55.33
Dividend/share
$4.78
EPS
$17.67
Enterprise value
$427.94B
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 3.6% 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
$433.6B
Enterprise value
$427.94B
Price to earnings (P/E)
55.33
Price to book (P/B)
15.99
Price to sales (P/S)
1.61
EV/EBIT
40.46
EV/EBITDA
32.32
EV/Sales
1.59
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
-0.67%
1 week
-2.93%
1 month
-4.69%
1 year
12.65%
YTD
6.71%
QTD
3.38%
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
COST's operating margin is up by 6% year-on-year and by 2.7% since 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
55.33
P/B
15.99
P/S
1.61
EV/EBIT
40.46
EV/EBITDA
32.32
EV/Sales
1.59
COST's price to earnings (P/E) is 27% higher than its 5-year quarterly average of 43.7 but 3.6% 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 29% higher than its 5-year quarterly average of 12.4 but 8% 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 34% more than its 5-year quarterly average of 1.2 but 5% 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
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
The ROS has increased by 2.6% YoY
The return on equity has declined by 2.5% since the previous quarter
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.