COST Costco Wholesale Corp
Price (delayed)
$930.49
Market cap
$413.04B
P/E Ratio
54.51
Dividend/share
$4.64
EPS
$17.07
Enterprise value
$410.17B
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 16% YoY and by 2.8% from the previous quarter
The EPS has increased by 16% YoY and by 2.9% QoQ
The equity has decreased by 6% YoY but it has increased by 3.5% QoQ
COST's price to earnings (P/E) is 31% higher than its 5-year quarterly average of 41.6 and 6% higher than its last 4 quarters average of 51.6
The quick ratio has declined by 29% year-on-year
Key stats
What are the main financial stats of COST
Market
Valuations
Earnings
Shares outstanding
443.9M
Market cap
$413.04B
Enterprise value
$410.17B
Price to earnings (P/E)
54.51
Price to book (P/B)
16.86
Price to sales (P/S)
1.6
EV/EBIT
40.58
EV/EBITDA
32.28
EV/Sales
1.58
Revenue
$258.81B
Gross profit
$32.8B
Operating income
$9.5B
Net income
$7.58B
EBIT
$10.11B
EBITDA
$12.71B
Free cash flow
$5.01B
Per share
Balance sheet
Liquidity
EPS
$17.07
EPS diluted
$17.03
Free cash flow per share
$11.29
Book value per share
$55.18
Revenue per share
$582.91
TBVPS
$165.29
Total assets
$73.39B
Total liabilities
$48.94B
Debt
$8.03B
Equity
$24.45B
Working capital
-$766M
Debt to equity
0.33
Current ratio
0.98
Quick ratio
0.39
Net debt/EBITDA
-0.23
Margins
Efficiency
Dividend
EBITDA margin
4.9%
Gross margin
12.7%
Net margin
2.9%
Operating margin
3.7%
Return on assets
10.9%
Return on equity
33.4%
Return on invested capital
31.5%
Return on capital employed
28.8%
Return on sales
3.9%
Dividend yield
0.5%
DPS
$4.64
Payout ratio
27.2%
COST stock price
How has the Costco Wholesale stock price performed over time
Intraday
-0.42%
1 week
-10.26%
1 month
-12.08%
1 year
30.31%
YTD
1.55%
QTD
1.55%
Financial performance
How have Costco Wholesale's revenue and profit performed over time
Revenue
$258.81B
Gross profit
$32.8B
Operating income
$9.5B
Net income
$7.58B
Gross margin
12.7%
Net margin
2.9%
The net income has grown by 16% YoY and by 2.8% from the previous quarter
COST's operating income is up by 14% year-on-year and by 2.3% since the previous quarter
COST's operating margin is up by 9% year-on-year and by 2.8% since the previous quarter
Costco Wholesale's gross profit has increased by 8% YoY and by 2.2% from the previous quarter
Growth
What is Costco Wholesale's growth rate over time
Valuation
What is Costco Wholesale stock price valuation
P/E
54.51
P/B
16.86
P/S
1.6
EV/EBIT
40.58
EV/EBITDA
32.28
EV/Sales
1.58
COST's price to earnings (P/E) is 31% higher than its 5-year quarterly average of 41.6 and 6% higher than its last 4 quarters average of 51.6
The EPS has increased by 16% YoY and by 2.9% QoQ
COST's price to book (P/B) is 44% higher than its 5-year quarterly average of 11.7 and 2.8% higher than its last 4 quarters average of 16.4
The equity has decreased by 6% YoY but it has increased by 3.5% QoQ
The stock's price to sales (P/S) is 45% more than its 5-year quarterly average of 1.1 and 7% more than its last 4 quarters average of 1.5
Costco Wholesale's revenue has increased by 5% YoY
Efficiency
How efficient is Costco Wholesale business performance
The return on equity is up by 25% year-on-year and by 4.7% since the previous quarter
Costco Wholesale's return on assets has increased by 16% YoY and by 2.8% QoQ
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
0.5%
Payout ratio
27.2%
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 50% greater than the total liabilities
The quick ratio has declined by 29% year-on-year
The current ratio has declined by 10% year-on-year
The debt is 67% smaller than the equity
The debt is down by 14% year-on-year
COST's debt to equity is down by 8% year-on-year and by 6% since the previous quarter
All financial data is based on trailing twelve months (TTM) periods - updated quarterly, unless otherwise
specified. Data from 
and Sharadar.