Costco Wholesale Corporation
COST | NASDAQ
$1,012.38
+$17.77 (+1.79%)
At close: Oct 30, 2026, 3:59 PM ET
$1,014.47
+$2.09 (+0.21%)
Pre-market:
Nov 2, 2026, 8:24 AM ET
Market Data
Market Cap $448.62B
Enterprise Value $431.98B
Beta 0.87
Average Volume 2.23M
Shares Outstanding (Diluted) N/A
Shares Change YoY -0.08%
Institutional Ownership 73.54%
Exchange NASDAQ
ISIN US22160K1051
Price Performance
Price Change 1M 11.2%
Price Change 3M 6.3%
Price Change 6M 0.1%
Price Change YTD 17.4%
Price Change 1Y 11.1%
Price Change 3Y 83.3%
Price Change 5Y 106.0%
1M CAGR (ann.) 13.2%
1Y CAGR (ann.) 11.8%
5Y CAGR (ann.) 17.3%
All-Time CAGR 23.4%
Valuation
PE Ratio 36.69
Forward PE 44.18
PEG Ratio 3.51
Forward PEG 4.36
PS Ratio 1.48
Forward PS 1.40
PB Ratio 12.53
P/FCF Ratio 47.78
P/Adj. FCF Ratio 52.99
P/OCF Ratio 28.41
EV/Sales 1.42
EV/EBIT 51.74
EV/EBITDA 36.97
EV/FCF 46.00
Earnings Yield 2.7%
FCF Yield 2.1%
Adj. FCF Yield 1.9%
Financial Health
Net Cash $16.64B
Total Debt $4.66B
Cash & Short-Term Investments $21.3B
Total Assets $89.05B
Current Ratio 1.06
Quick Ratio 0.62
Debt / Equity Ratio 0.24
Debt / EBITDA 0.40
Debt / FCF 0.50
OCF / Debt 3.39
Interest Coverage 80.59
Altman Z-Score 9.25
Piotroski F-Score 7
Margins & Profitability
Gross Profit Margin 12.8%
Operating Profit Margin 3.9%
EBITDA Margin 4.7%
Net Profit Margin 3.0%
FCF Margin 3.1%
Adj. FCF Margin 2.8%
SBC / Revenue 0.3%
SBC Impact (per share) -9.8%
Returns
Return on Assets 10.4%
Return on Equity 28.0%
Return on Invested Capital 18.6%
Return on Capital Employed 25.9%
Return on Tangible Assets 10.4%
Historical Growth (CAGR)
Revenue CAGR 3Y 7.8%
Revenue CAGR 5Y 9.1%
Revenue CAGR 10Y 9.8%
EPS CAGR 3Y 24.9%
EPS CAGR 5Y 19.6%
EPS CAGR 10Y 17.9%
FCF CAGR 3Y 11.7%
FCF CAGR 5Y 11.8%
FCF CAGR 10Y 30.8%
Analyst Forecasts
Analyst Rating Buy
Analyst Count 24
EPS Growth Next 3Y -0.2%
Revenue Growth Next 3Y 7.6%
Earnings Date Dec 10, 2026
EPS Estimate (next Q) $4.93
EPS Growth Est (next Q) 9.6%
Revenue Est (next Q) $74.25B
Revenue Growth Est (next Q) 10.3%
Fair Value Estimates
Graham Number $223.74
Graham Upside -77.9%
Lynch Fair Value $541.04
Lynch Upside -46.6%
Price Target $1,111.55
Price Target Upside 9.8%
Cash Flow
Operating Cash Flow $15.83B
Free Cash Flow $9.39B
Adj. Free Cash Flow $8.47B
FCF Per Share $21.15
OCF Per Share $35.64
OCF/S Ratio 5.2%
Income Statement
Revenue $303.15B
Gross Profit $53.16B
Operating Income $11.69B
EBITDA $11.69B
Net Income $9.23B
EPS (Diluted) $27.59
Revenue / Employee $853.95K
Profit / Employee $25.99K
Employees 355,000
Dividends
Annual Dividend $5.71
Dividend Yield 0.56%
Payout Ratio 20.7%
FCF Payout Ratio 26.2%
Adj. FCF Payout Ratio 29.0%
Dividend Growth (YoY) 12.8%
Pay Frequency Quarterly
Ex-Dividend Date Oct 30, 2026
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