COST Costco Wholesale Corp

  1. Stocks
  2. Consumer Defensive
  3. NASDAQ: COST

Price (delayed)

$975.69

Market cap

$432.7B

P/E Ratio

49.01

Dividend/share

$5.37

EPS

$19.91

Enterprise value

$421.89B

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Relative Growth: Rel. Growth: 82
Relative Strength: Rel. Strength: 44
Relative Valuation: Rel. Valuation: 44
Relative Profitability: Rel. Profitability: 60

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 24% YoY and by 4.4% QoQ
The quick ratio rose by 19% year-on-year and by 3.7% since the previous quarter
COST's price to earnings (P/E) is 6% higher than its 5-year quarterly average of 46.4 but 3.5% lower than its last 4 quarters average of 50.8
Sector: Consumer Defensive
Industry: Discount Stores
Website: https://www.costco.com/
Peers: PSMT WMT TGT DG

Key stats

What are the main financial stats of COST

COST stock price

How has the Costco Wholesale stock price performed over time
Intraday
-0.78%
1 week
0.34%
1 month
-2.38%
1 year
-2.12%
YTD
13.14%
QTD
-2.08%

Financial performance

How have Costco Wholesale's revenue and profit performed over time
Revenue
$293.59B
Gross profit
$37.8B
Operating income
$11.23B
Net income
$8.84B
Gross margin
12.9%
Net margin
3%
The net income has grown by 13% YoY and by 3.4% from the previous quarter
COST's operating income is up by 11% year-on-year and by 2.6% since the previous quarter
Costco Wholesale's gross profit has increased by 10% YoY and by 2.2% from the previous quarter
Costco Wholesale's revenue has increased by 9% YoY and by 2.6% QoQ

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
COST P/E details
P/E
49.01
P/B
12.92
P/S
1.48
EV/EBIT
35.46
EV/EBITDA
28.55
EV/Sales
1.44
The EPS has increased by 13% YoY and by 3.4% QoQ
COST's price to earnings (P/E) is 6% higher than its 5-year quarterly average of 46.4 but 3.5% lower than its last 4 quarters average of 50.8
The equity has increased by 24% YoY and by 4.4% QoQ
COST's price to book (P/B) is 6% lower than its last 4 quarters average of 13.7 and 2.1% lower than its 5-year quarterly average of 13.2
The stock's price to sales (P/S) is 14% more than its 5-year quarterly average of 1.3
Costco Wholesale's revenue has increased by 9% YoY and by 2.6% QoQ

Efficiency

How efficient is Costco Wholesale business performance
The return on equity has declined by 9% year-on-year
Costco Wholesale's return on invested capital has increased by 8% YoY and by 2% QoQ
The ROS has increased by 5% YoY and by 2.5% QoQ

Dividends

What is COST's dividend history
Dividend details
DPS
$5.37
Dividend yield
0.55%
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 63% greater than the total liabilities
The quick ratio rose by 19% year-on-year and by 3.7% since the previous quarter
The total assets has grown by 15% year-on-year and by 3.3% since the previous quarter
The debt is 76% smaller than the equity
The equity has increased by 24% YoY and by 4.4% QoQ
COST's debt to equity is down by 20% year-on-year and by 4% since the previous quarter

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