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Price (delayed)
$964.01
Market cap
$427.13B
P/E Ratio
58.11
Dividend/share
$19.5
EPS
$16.59
Enterprise value
$425.49B
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 17% YoY and by 2.7% from the previous quarter
The EPS has increased by 17% YoY and by 2.6% QoQ
The equity has increased by 9% QoQ but it has decreased by 6% YoY
COST's price to earnings (P/E) is 44% higher than its 5-year quarterly average of 40.3 and 22% higher than its last 4 quarters average of 47.5
The quick ratio has declined by 25% year-on-year and by 2.5% since the previous quarter
Key stats
What are the main financial stats of COST
Market
Valuations
Earnings
Shares outstanding
443.07M
Market cap
$427.13B
Enterprise value
$425.49B
Price to earnings (P/E)
58.11
Price to book (P/B)
18.09
Price to sales (P/S)
1.68
EV/EBIT
42.94
EV/EBITDA
34.15
EV/Sales
1.67
Revenue
$254.45B
EBIT
$9.91B
EBITDA
$12.46B
Free cash flow
$6.63B
Per share
Balance sheet
Liquidity
EPS
$16.59
Free cash flow per share
$14.93
Book value per share
$53.28
Revenue per share
$573.2
TBVPS
$157.31
Total assets
$69.83B
Total liabilities
$46.21B
Debt
$8.27B
Equity
$23.62B
Working capital
-$1.22B
Debt to equity
0.35
Current ratio
0.97
Quick ratio
0.39
Net debt/EBITDA
-0.13
Margins
Efficiency
Dividend
EBITDA margin
4.9%
Gross margin
12.6%
Net margin
2.9%
Operating margin
3.6%
Return on assets
10.6%
Return on equity
31.9%
Return on invested capital
31.6%
Return on capital employed
28.8%
Return on sales
3.9%
Dividend yield
2.02%
DPS
$19.5
Payout ratio
117.5%
COST stock price
How has the Costco Wholesale stock price performed over time
Intraday
0.87%
1 week
6.28%
1 month
7.89%
1 year
63.65%
YTD
46.04%
QTD
8.74%
Financial performance
How have Costco Wholesale's revenue and profit performed over time
Revenue
$254.45B
Gross profit
$32.1B
Operating income
$9.29B
Net income
$7.37B
Gross margin
12.6%
Net margin
2.9%
The net income has grown by 17% YoY and by 2.7% from the previous quarter
COST's operating income is up by 14% year-on-year and by 2.9% since the previous quarter
The net margin is up by 12% year-on-year and by 3.6% since the previous quarter
COST's operating margin is up by 9% year-on-year
Growth
What is Costco Wholesale's growth rate over time
Valuation
What is Costco Wholesale stock price valuation
P/E
58.11
P/B
18.09
P/S
1.68
EV/EBIT
42.94
EV/EBITDA
34.15
EV/Sales
1.67
COST's price to earnings (P/E) is 44% higher than its 5-year quarterly average of 40.3 and 22% higher than its last 4 quarters average of 47.5
The EPS has increased by 17% YoY and by 2.6% QoQ
COST's price to book (P/B) is 64% higher than its 5-year quarterly average of 11.0 and 24% higher than its last 4 quarters average of 14.6
The equity has increased by 9% QoQ but it has decreased by 6% YoY
The stock's price to sales (P/S) is 68% more than its 5-year quarterly average of 1.0 and 29% more than its last 4 quarters average of 1.3
Costco Wholesale's revenue has increased by 5% YoY
Efficiency
How efficient is Costco Wholesale business performance
The return on equity is up by 18% year-on-year and by 4.2% since the previous quarter
Costco Wholesale's return on assets has increased by 13% YoY
Costco Wholesale's return on invested capital has increased by 13% YoY
The ROS has increased by 8% YoY and by 2.6% QoQ
Dividends
What is COST's dividend history
DPS
$19.5
Dividend yield
2.02%
Payout ratio
117.5%
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 51% greater than the total liabilities
The quick ratio has declined by 25% year-on-year and by 2.5% since the previous quarter
The current ratio has declined by 9% year-on-year but it is up by 3.2% since the previous quarter
The debt is 65% smaller than the equity
COST's debt to equity is down by 19% since the previous quarter
The debt is down by 11% since the previous quarter and by 7% year-on-year
All financial data is based on trailing twelve months (TTM) periods - updated quarterly, unless otherwise
specified. Data from 
and Sharadar.