Costco Wholesale Corporation Website

Costco Wholesale Corporation

NasdaqGS-COST

Basic

  • Market Cap

  • EV

  • Shares Out

  • Revenue

    $254.45B

  • Employees

    333,000

Margins

  • Gross

    12.61%

  • EBITDA

    4.53%

  • Operating

    3.65%

  • Pre-Tax

    3.83%

  • Net

    2.9%

  • FCF

    2.61%

Returns (5Yr Avg)

  • ROA

    8.98%

  • ROTA

    27.9%

  • ROE

    27.9%

  • ROCE

    23.97%

  • ROIC

    14.56%

Valuation (TTM)

  • P/E

  • P/B

  • EV/Sales

  • EV/EBITDA

  • P/FCF

  • EV/Gross Profit

Valuation (NTM)

  • Price Target

  • P/E

  • PEG

  • EV/Sales

  • EV/EBITDA

  • P/FCF

Financial Health

  • Cash

    $11.14B

  • Net Debt

    -$1,195M

  • Debt/Equity

    0.42

  • EBIT/Interest

    54.94

Growth (CAGR)

  • Rev 3Yr

    9.1%

  • Rev 5Yr

    10.75%

  • Rev 10Yr

    8.49%

  • Dil EPS 3Yr

    13.69%

  • Dil EPS 5Yr

    14.93%

  • Dil EPS 10Yr

    13.54%

  • Rev Fwd 2Yr

  • EBITDA Fwd 2Yr

  • EPS Fwd 2Yr

  • EPS LT Growth Est

Dividends

  • Yield

  • Payout

    26.27%

  • DPS

    $4.36

  • DPS Growth 3Yr

    13.52%

  • DPS Growth 5Yr

    12.31%

  • DPS Growth 10Yr

    12.61%

  • DPS Growth Fwd 2Yr

Select a metric from the list below to chart it

Aug '15

Aug '16

Sep '17

Sep '18

Sep '19

Aug '20

Aug '21

Aug '22

Sep '23

Sep '24

Aug '25 (E)

Aug '26 (E)

Aug '27 (E)

Operating Revenues

166,761

195,929

226,954

242,290

254,453

Total Revenues

166,761

195,929

226,954

242,290

254,453

Total Revenues % Chg.

9.2%

17.5%

15.8%

6.8%

5%

Cost of Goods Sold, Total

144,939

170,684

199,382

212,195

222,358

Gross Profit

21,822

25,245

27,572

30,095

32,095

Selling General & Admin Expenses, Total

16,387

18,453

19,661

21,590

22,810

Pre-Opening Costs

Other Operating Expenses, Total

16,387

18,453

19,661

21,590

22,810

Operating Income

5,435

6,792

7,911

8,505

9,285

Interest Expense, Total

-160

-171

-158

-160

-169

Interest And Investment Income

89

41

61

470

533

Net Interest Expenses

-71

-130

-97

310

364

Currency Exchange Gains (Loss)

7

56

106

29

26

Other Non Operating Income (Expenses)

-4

46

38

34

65

EBT, Excl. Unusual Items

5,367

6,764

7,958

8,878

9,740

Asset Writedown

-84

-118

-391

EBT, Incl. Unusual Items

5,367

6,680

7,840

8,487

9,740

Income Tax Expense

1,308

1,601

1,925

2,195

2,373

Earnings From Continuing Operations

4,059

5,079

5,915

6,292

7,367

Minority Interest

-57

-72

-71

Net Income

4,002

5,007

5,844

6,292

7,367

Net Income to Common Incl Extra Items

4,002

5,007

5,844

6,292

7,367

Net Income to Common Excl. Extra Items

4,002

5,007

5,844

6,292

7,367

Total Shares Outstanding

441.3

441.8

442.7

442.8

443.1

Weighted Avg. Shares Outstanding

442.3

443.1

443.7

443.9

443.9

Weighted Avg. Shares Outstanding Dil

443.9

444.3

444.8

444.5

444.8

EPS

9

11.3

13.2

14.2

16.6

EPS Diluted

9

11.3

13.1

14.2

16.6

EBITDA

7,080

8,573

9,811

10,582

11,522

Effective Tax Rate

24.4%

24%

24.6%

25.9%

24.4%