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Costco Wholesale CorpCOST
$968.59
-$6.16 (-0.632%)
at close
$970.02
$1.43 (0.147%)
after hours · 10:01 PM
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Stock Profile
Market Cap
$428.52B
Industry
Retail
EPS (TTM)
$19.88
P/E (TTM)
48.49
Div & Yield
$5.88 (0.61%)
FCF Payout Ratio
29.54%
P/S (TTM)
1.46
P/B
12.79
Revenue Growth (TTM)
9.23%
EPS CAGR (3Y)
13.73%
Diluted Shares
444.43M
Ex-Dividend
2026-05-01
Next Earnings
09-25 (Est)
Forward P/E
44.41
Payout Ratio
29.43%
P/FCF (TTM)
48.66
FCF Yield
2.05%
Earnings Yield
2.06%
Revenue CAGR (3Y)
7.61%
Recommended Metric
3.66
Good
Costco Wholesale Corp has grown revenue at 9.23% over the past year, which suggests sales are increasing. However, it has a gross margin of 12.88%, which means it is not able to deliver its products/services very profitably.
Valuation Model
Key Score
3.00
Average
Management
2.00
Bad

Growth
4.00
Good

Profitability
2.00
Bad
Fin. Health
5.00
Very Good

Dividends
2.00
Bad

Analyst
2.00
Bad
Revenue
Earnings
Free Cash Flow
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1-year price targets, ending May 11, 2027
Current
$969
Baseline
High
$1,381
42.55%
Avg
$1,093
12.83%
Low
$665
-31.36%
Analyst Ratings based on 44 Analysts
Strong Buy
13
30%
Buy
17
39%
Hold
13
30%
Sell
1
02%
Strong Sell
0
00%
Costco Wholesale Corp. engages in the provision of operation of membership warehouses through wholly owned subsidiaries. The company is headquartered in Issaquah, Washington and currently employs 341,000 full-time employees. The firm buys the majority of its merchandise directly from suppliers and route it to cross-docking consolidation points (depots) or directly to its warehouses. The company operates 891 warehouses, including 614 in the United States and Puerto Rico, 108 in Canada, 40 in Mexico, 35 in Japan, 29 in the United Kingdom, 19 in Korea, 15 in Australia, 14 in Taiwan, seven in China, five in Spain, two in France, and one each in Iceland, New Zealand and Sweden. The company also operates e-commerce sites in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Mexico, Korea, Taiwan, Japan and Australia. The firm provides wide selection of merchandise, plus the convenience of specialty departments and exclusive member services.Read More

IPO Date
1985-12-05

Industry
Retail

Total Employees
341,000

Exchange
Nasdaq Nms - Global Market

Reporting Currency
USD

GICS
Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail

GICS Sub
Consumer Staples Merchandise Retail

GICS Sector
Consumer Staples

GICS Group
Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail
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