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COST - Costco Wholesale Corp

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$978.14

$3.36 (0.345%)

3/20/26, 4:44 PM

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3.44/5

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Costco Wholesale Corp

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Legend	CAGR	Total Change	Average	Median	Low	High	Latest
Operating Margin	2.43%	1.86%	3.79%	3.79%	3.75% 2025-05-11	3.82% 2026-02-15	3.82% 2026-02-15

Net Margin	3.06%	2.34%	2.95%	2.95%	2.92% 2025-05-11	2.99% 2026-02-15	2.99% 2026-02-15

Gross Margin	1.53%	1.17%	12.86%	12.86%	12.78% 2025-05-11	12.93% 2026-02-15	12.93% 2026-02-15

Free Cash Flow Margin	22.38%	16.76%	2.99%	3.01%	2.72% 2025-05-11	3.21% 2025-11-23	3.18% 2026-02-15

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Margins
Gross Margin	12.93%	12.88%	12.84%	12.78%	42K%	9569375	3950707	9940748	2322365	5110051	3936308	5530678	3678496	2471331	2707595	4646304	5754280	164420
SGA Margin	9.10%	9.08%	9.07%	9.02%	42K%	1614261	3547410	5043241	4984025	8865626	9693440	2452244	6343559	7256757	1076900	5743908	3592796	4173455
Operating Margin	3.82%	3.80%	3.77%	3.75%	42K%	6337290	5086465	5900327	9835100	3822422	8311378	7947803	8299809	2429296	491701	8807012	3253729	9685728
EBITDA Margin	4.70%	4.68%	4.65%	4.63%	42K%	7134626	4247386	5075794	4557498	6126884	27382	718604	7289518	4790517	6919408	8558092	9078382	8690589
Net Margin	2.99%	2.96%	2.94%	2.92%	42K%	9653071	8003855	1944360	5415722	2380600	1030386	6155752	9874662	8334164	7054703	3225086	3988078	8908724
Free Cash Flow Margin	3.18%	3.21%	2.85%	2.72%	42K%	8993073	8693732	4159199	1044763	4588345	180911	8796566	7889998	2814769	1598460	6473603	120039	1699390
Operating Cash Flow Margin	5.24%	5.27%	4.84%	4.62%	42K%	3108253	1293857	3389959	6100180	4160596	9231516	7243531	7081489	414568	763513	358248	1714238	1285950
Valuation Metrics
Market Cap	452,072,120	398,422,500	418,340,800	447,272,750	42,069,000	4565120	3890610	1907490	4172756	9281886	4565680	1567016	4989454	1697651	6441974	8469309	5616152	9933332
Enterprise Value	439,592,120	386,975,500	408,844,800	438,317,750	42,069,000	9910541	9063493	8648330	4548153	936458	4878031	8189241	1018835	8403791	2035871	4381445	4948142	5906700
Price to Sales	1.58	1.42	1.52	1.66	42,069	1995562	2181768	4601516	2723888	2489245	7932508	7229476	9337016	1700553	4820495	222847	4093421	983431
Price to Gross	12.22	11.04	11.83	13.03	42,069	5583219	2758210	5402197	5769499	2670301	2899867	6210013	394589	8062382	4466396	8973867	8549416	4389286
Price to Operating Cash Flow	30.12	26.99	31.37	35.99	42,069	3967795	3501018	6992886	6858891	644475	1612858	9060210	5951257	7303011	9700410	6510537	3993244	2054900
Price to Operating Income	41.32	37.41	40.29	44.35	42,069	7189216	388297	7373965	8609998	9952857	1604111	2317988	2470434	5575624	9913331	6006833	6198640	3383686
Price to Earnings	52.88	47.99	51.65	57.03	42,069	3218647	2625242	2387783	3820567	6924015	1576385	2122141	1756246	7260902	7430752	7463280	8148558	2332944
Price to Free Cash Flow	49.68	44.25	53.38	61.13	42,069	4011513	2524440	98955	5697547	3514841	2200395	2393644	9159991	7029308	1899925	2643385	4708872	4319842
Management
Return On Assets	10.22%	10.03%	10.50%	10.39%	42K%	7618699	1232304	6292644	5270786	87949	7896902	9036400	2406586	6609956	3415816	3576564	6130075	2827284
Return On Capital Employed	25.52%	25.99%	25.96%	26.60%	42K%	8431171	4419894	7585728	36653	8299173	6451172	6165941	3462530	9657078	9647581	6839769	8647755	710806
Return On Equity	26.64%	27.40%	27.77%	28.91%	42K%	2461945	4439963	9448975	5660551	1968977	7634354	6118751	2584521	7219783	5249732	9057113	126889	7975151
Return On Invested Capital	39.56%	39.64%	36.86%	39.13%	42K%	2032502	5104643	1054092	3238296	1176325	135537	4608903	1157307	584188	209601	2076769	2246622	3243566
Dividends
Dividends Per Share	5.2	5.06	4.92	4.78	42,069	2605908	8384966	3017075	677019	7038152	4241918	8129449	4544390	9215820	9784474	6209122	160028	2202781
Free Cash Flow Payout Ratio	25.37%	25.60%	29.43%	31.53%	42K%	2149045	9663405	8008746	3007797	1977362	6405036	8173072	2729945	9214009	8433962	4076949	2529651	5611985
Payout Ratio	27.00%	27.76%	28.47%	29.42%	42K%	3505885	4092833	7729324	5028130	3973009	3497976	302204	6368733	5248154	7600035	3865731	8422226	1999205
Stock Based Compensation
SBC as a % of FCF	--	9.81%	10.97%	11.64%	12.30%	3945844	7157738	2594572	8219525	6015803	3008306	9063812	9509964	297333	106233	2984744	5787004	1505727
SBC as a % of OCF	--	5.98%	6.45%	6.86%	7.12%	444490	5164732	3140540	5823379	1458061	3991097	7418874	974429	2521574	7719452	2529017	6056986	5402525
SBC as a % of Revenue	--	0.31%	0.31%	0.32%	0.32%	1799232	3686280	8398584	6028749	6217354	1036082	7581163	5932829	876189	2924604	9611822	7047884	9315381
FCF Excl. SBC Yield	--	2.04%	1.67%	1.45%	1.28%	6994088	1948630	3156685	8186981	4792598	2934510	7015275	6108269	2144952	6144334	7686551	986229	8156518
Per Share
Free Cash Flow Per Share	20.47	20.25	17.62	16.45	42,069	2279984	5571774	6373729	3062105	9151093	8879069	7308744	5036831	405577	7409998	2455328	9559487	6577520
Operating Cash Flow Per Share	33.78	33.21	29.99	27.94	42,069	1317618	936079	6948078	6757182	7797228	2445752	9127375	3528805	8923624	5708812	4970451	3420433	5900560
Revenue Per Share	644.13	630.78	618.96	604.31	42,069	7258828	9377433	156647	5896499	7023638	3009173	458402	1074060	314991	9903612	2670899	3949849	6945118
Financial Health
Debt to EBITDA Ratio	0.43	0.44	0.45	0.47	42,069	8328723	8320362	1770283	7222133	1700652	2198456	7810413	1065565	3670400	2155829	4821845	4385548	6929129
Interest Coverage Ratio	--	70.07	67.42	64.23	59.82	3429926	5255431	2138095	7351552	6568377	1432078	4980883	784341	6280412	2257224	5093269	8623926	2109022
Net Debt	-12,480,000	-11,447,000	-9,496,000	-8,955,000	42,069,000	2216509	3411656	8957978	4727760	7030330	1937439	4155791	4249836	857142	4249416	5243393	2087905	6062259
Total Debt	5,760,000	5,736,000	5,788,000	5,895,000	42,069,000	5760026	7823690	1068656	1074643	5469647	2604172	8429106	6180307	4033375	6394411	9885417	3000115	981764