COST Costco Wholesale Corp
Price (delayed)
$976.92
Market cap
$433.44B
P/E Ratio
56.9
Dividend/share
$4.64
EPS
$17.17
Enterprise value
$429.13B
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 23% YoY and by 4.6% QoQ
The quick ratio rose by 16% year-on-year and by 13% since the previous quarter
COST's price to earnings (P/E) is 34% higher than its 5-year quarterly average of 42.6 and 2.9% higher than its last 4 quarters average of 55.3
Key stats
What are the main financial stats of COST
Market
Valuations
Earnings
Shares outstanding
443.68M
Market cap
$433.44B
Enterprise value
$429.13B
Price to earnings (P/E)
56.9
Price to book (P/B)
16.95
Price to sales (P/S)
1.64
EV/EBIT
41.71
EV/EBITDA
33.23
EV/Sales
1.62
Revenue
$264.09B
Gross profit
$33.47B
Operating income
$9.75B
Net income
$7.62B
EBIT
$10.29B
EBITDA
$12.91B
Free cash flow
$6.93B
Per share
Balance sheet
Liquidity
EPS
$17.17
EPS diluted
$17.13
Free cash flow per share
$15.6
Book value per share
$57.62
Revenue per share
$594.81
TBVPS
$164.93
Total assets
$73.22B
Total liabilities
$47.65B
Debt
$8.04B
Equity
$25.58B
Working capital
-$102M
Debt to equity
0.31
Current ratio
1
Quick ratio
0.44
Net debt/EBITDA
-0.33
Margins
Efficiency
Dividend
EBITDA margin
4.9%
Gross margin
12.7%
Net margin
2.9%
Operating margin
3.7%
Return on assets
10.7%
Return on equity
31.9%
Return on invested capital
32.1%
Return on capital employed
28.4%
Return on sales
3.9%
Dividend yield
0.47%
DPS
$4.64
Payout ratio
27%
COST stock price
How has the Costco Wholesale stock price performed over time
Intraday
-0.25%
1 week
7.5%
1 month
8.08%
1 year
36.01%
YTD
6.62%
QTD
3.29%
Financial performance
How have Costco Wholesale's revenue and profit performed over time
Revenue
$264.09B
Gross profit
$33.47B
Operating income
$9.75B
Net income
$7.62B
Gross margin
12.7%
Net margin
2.9%
COST's operating income is up by 15% year-on-year and by 2.7% since the previous quarter
The net income has grown by 12% YoY
Costco Wholesale's gross profit has increased by 9% YoY and by 2.1% from 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
56.9
P/B
16.95
P/S
1.64
EV/EBIT
41.71
EV/EBITDA
33.23
EV/Sales
1.62
COST's price to earnings (P/E) is 34% higher than its 5-year quarterly average of 42.6 and 2.9% higher than its last 4 quarters average of 55.3
The EPS has increased by 12% YoY
COST's price to book (P/B) is 41% higher than its 5-year quarterly average of 12.0
The equity has increased by 23% YoY and by 4.6% QoQ
The stock's price to sales (P/S) is 49% more than its 5-year quarterly average of 1.1 and 2.5% more than its last 4 quarters average of 1.6
Costco Wholesale's revenue has increased by 6% YoY and by 2% QoQ
Efficiency
How efficient is Costco Wholesale business performance
The return on equity is up by 12% year-on-year but it has declined by 4.5% since the previous quarter
Costco Wholesale's return on assets has increased by 8% YoY
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
$4.64
Dividend yield
0.47%
Payout ratio
27%
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 54% greater than the total liabilities
The quick ratio rose by 16% year-on-year and by 13% since the previous quarter
The total assets has grown by 10% year-on-year
The debt is 69% smaller than the equity
COST's debt to equity is down by 31% year-on-year and by 6% since the previous quarter
The equity has increased by 23% YoY and by 4.6% QoQ
All financial data is based on trailing twelve months (TTM) periods - updated quarterly, unless otherwise
specified. Data from 
and Sharadar.