NASDAQ : COST
Costco Wholesale Corporation — Key statistics
Consumer Staples · Discount Stores · United States
Last price 996.08 USD (Oct 29, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT) · Market cap 441.39B
Overview · Financial statements · Key statistics · Dividends · Company profile · Price history · Reports
Key statistics
Valuation
| Measure | Value |
|---|
| Market Cap | 448.57B |
| Enterprise Value | 437.45B |
Dates
| Measure | Value |
|---|
| Earnings Date | Dec 10, 2026 |
| Ex-Dividend Date | Oct 30, 2026 |
Shares
| Measure | Value |
|---|
| Current Share Class | 443.13M |
| Shares Outstanding | 443.13M |
| Shares Change (YoY) | -0.09% |
| Shares Change (QoQ) | -0.01% |
| Owned by Insiders (%) | 0.10% |
| Owned by Institutions (%) | 73.64% |
| Float | 442.23M |
Ratios
| Measure | Value |
|---|
| PE Ratio | 48.76 |
| Forward PE | 44.36 |
| PS Ratio | 1.48 |
| Forward PS | 1.36 |
| PB Ratio | 12.53 |
| P/TBV Ratio | 12.87 |
| P/FCF Ratio | 47.81 |
| P/OCF Ratio | 28.36 |
| PEG Ratio | 4.04 |
Evratios
| Measure | Value |
|---|
| EV / Earnings | 47.42 |
| EV / Sales | 1.44 |
| EV / EBITDA | 30.84 |
| EV / EBIT | 38.00 |
| EV / FCF | 46.63 |
Financialposition
| Measure | Value |
|---|
| Current Ratio | 1.06 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.57 |
| Debt / Equity | 0.28 |
| Debt / EBITDA | 0.69 |
| Debt / FCF | 1.09 |
| Interest Coverage | 79.39 |
Financialefficiency
| Measure | Value |
|---|
| Return on Equity (ROE) | 28.40% |
| Return on Assets (ROA) | 8.66% |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 37.34% |
| Return on Capital Employed (ROCE) | 25.53% |
| Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC) | 8.86% |
| Revenue Per Employee | $853,955 |
| Profits Per Employee | $25,989 |
| Employee Count | 355,000 |
| Asset Turnover | 3.65 |
| Inventory Turnover | 14.13 |
Taxes
| Measure | Value |
|---|
| Income Tax | 3.03B |
| Effective Tax Rate | 24.69% |
Stockprice
| Measure | Value |
|---|
| Beta (5Y) | 0.87 |
| 52-Week Price Change | +10.95% |
| 50-Day Moving Average | 943.30 |
| 200-Day Moving Average | 970.91 |
| Relative Strength Index (RSI) | 66.50 |
| Average Volume (20 Days) | 2,149,317 |
Shortselling
| Measure | Value |
|---|
| Short Interest | 7.60M |
| Short Previous Month | 7.33M |
| Short % of Shares Out | 1.72% |
| Short % of Float | 1.72% |
| Short Ratio (days to cover) | 3.21 |
Incomestatement
| Measure | Value |
|---|
| Revenue | 303.15B |
| Gross Profit | 38.70B |
| Operating Income | 11.51B |
| Pretax Income | 12.25B |
| Net Income | 9.23B |
| EBITDA | 14.19B |
| EBIT | 11.51B |
| Earnings Per Share (EPS) | $20.76 |
Balancesheet
| Measure | Value |
|---|
| Cash & Cash Equivalents | 21.30B |
| Total Debt | 10.18B |
| Net Cash | 11.12B |
| Net Cash Per Share | $25.09 |
| Equity (Book Value) | 35.80B |
| Book Value Per Share | 80.77 |
| Working Capital | 2.63B |
Cashflow
| Measure | Value |
|---|
| Operating Cash Flow | 15.82B |
| Capital Expenditures | -6.44B |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 2.67B |
| Net Borrowing | 312.00M |
| Free Cash Flow | 9.38B |
| FCF Per Share | $21.17 |
Margins
| Measure | Value |
|---|
| Gross Margin | 12.77% |
| Operating Margin | 3.80% |
| Pretax Margin | 4.04% |
| Profit Margin | 3.04% |
| EBITDA Margin | 4.68% |
| EBIT Margin | 3.80% |
| FCF Margin | 3.09% |
Dividends
| Measure | Value |
|---|
| Dividend Per Share | $5.88 |
| Dividend Yield | 0.58% |
| Dividend Growth (YoY) | 12.85% |
| Years of Dividend Growth | 21 |
| Payout Ratio | 28.32% |
| FCF Payout Ratio | 27.77% |
| Buyback Yield | 0.09% |
| Shareholder Yield | 0.67% |
| Earnings Yield | 2.05% |
| FCF Yield | 2.09% |
Analystforecasts
| Measure | Value |
|---|
| Price Target | $1,067.59 |
| Price Target Difference | 5.46% |
| Analyst Consensus | Buy |
| Analyst Count | 41 |
| Revenue Growth Forecast (3Y) | 7.69% |
| EPS Growth Forecast (3Y) | 9.99% |
Stocksplits
| Measure | Value |
|---|
| Last Split Date | Jan 14, 2000 |
| Split Type | Forward |
| Split Ratio | 2:1 |
Scores
| Measure | Value |
|---|
| Altman Z-Score | 9.09 |
| Piotroski F-Score | 6 |
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