COST Costco Wholesale Corp

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

Price (delayed)

$569.28

Market cap

$252.28B

P/E Ratio

42.11

Dividend/share

$3.84

EPS

$13.52

Enterprise value

$248.79B

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 quick ratio rose by 19% year-on-year and by 2% since the previous quarter
The equity has increased by 18% YoY and by 3.4% QoQ
COST's price to earnings (P/E) is 15% higher than its 5-year quarterly average of 36.9 and 10% higher than its last 4 quarters average of 38.4
The gross margin has declined by 2.4% year-on-year
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
Market
Shares outstanding
443.15M
Market cap
$252.28B
Enterprise value
$248.79B
Valuations
Price to earnings (P/E)
42.11
Price to book (P/B)
10.71
Price to sales (P/S)
1.07
EV/EBIT
30.41
EV/EBITDA
23.47
EV/Sales
1.06
Earnings
Revenue
$235.44B
EBIT
$8.18B
EBITDA
$10.6B
Free cash flow
$5.82B
Per share
EPS
$13.52
Free cash flow per share
$13.12
Book value per share
$53.14
Revenue per share
$530.5
TBVPS
$150.41
Balance sheet
Total assets
$66.75B
Total liabilities
$43.18B
Debt
$9B
Equity
$23.57B
Working capital
$2.58B
Liquidity
Debt to equity
0.38
Current ratio
1.08
Quick ratio
0.51
Net debt/EBITDA
-0.33
Margins
EBITDA margin
4.5%
Gross margin
12.1%
Net margin
2.5%
Operating margin
3.3%
Efficiency
Return on assets
9.1%
Return on equity
27.1%
Return on invested capital
26.3%
Return on capital employed
23.3%
Return on sales
3.5%
Dividend
Dividend yield
0.67%
DPS
$3.84
Payout ratio
28.4%

COST stock price

How has the Costco Wholesale stock price performed over time
Intraday
-0.36%
1 week
2.95%
1 month
4.6%
1 year
19.16%
YTD
24.71%
QTD
0.76%

Financial performance

How have Costco Wholesale's revenue and profit performed over time
Revenue
$235.44B
Gross profit
$28.52B
Operating income
$7.83B
Net income
$6B
Gross margin
12.1%
Net margin
2.5%
Costco Wholesale's revenue has increased by 8% YoY
COST's operating margin is down by 6% year-on-year and by 2.9% since the previous quarter
Costco Wholesale's gross profit has increased by 6% YoY
The net income has grown by 6% YoY

Growth

What is Costco Wholesale's growth rate over time

Valuation

What is Costco Wholesale stock price valuation
COST P/E details
P/E
42.11
P/B
10.71
P/S
1.07
EV/EBIT
30.41
EV/EBITDA
23.47
EV/Sales
1.06
COST's price to earnings (P/E) is 15% higher than its 5-year quarterly average of 36.9 and 10% higher than its last 4 quarters average of 38.4
The EPS has increased by 6% YoY
The equity has increased by 18% YoY and by 3.4% QoQ
COST's price to book (P/B) is 12% higher than its 5-year quarterly average of 9.6 and 4.4% higher than its last 4 quarters average of 10.3
The stock's price to sales (P/S) is 20% more than its 5-year quarterly average of 0.9 and 8% more than its last 4 quarters average of 1.0
Costco Wholesale's revenue has increased by 8% YoY

Efficiency

How efficient is Costco Wholesale business performance
The return on equity has declined by 9% year-on-year and by 4.9% since the previous quarter
Costco Wholesale's return on assets has decreased by 2.2% QoQ

Dividends

What is COST's dividend history
Dividend details
DPS
$3.84
Dividend yield
0.67%
Payout ratio
28.4%
Recent dividends

Financial health

How did Costco Wholesale financials performed over time
The total assets is 55% greater than the total liabilities
The quick ratio rose by 19% year-on-year and by 2% since the previous quarter
The total assets has grown by 4.5% year-on-year
The debt is 62% smaller than the equity
The equity has increased by 18% YoY and by 3.4% QoQ
COST's debt to equity is down by 16% year-on-year and by 5% since the previous quarter

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