Costco Wholesale Corporation
COSTNASDAQ
$1,020.10
Last price · USD
- Market cap
- $453.4B
- P/E
- 49.1x
- EV / EBITDA
- 30.8x
- P/S
- 1.5x
- FCF yield
- 2.1%
- Div. yield
- 0.54%
Multiples use last price and FY2026 annual figures. Market cap estimated from diluted shares.
Revenue
$303.2B
+10.1%
4Y CAGR +7.5%
Gross profit
$38.88B
+10.0%
4Y CAGR +9.0%
Operating income
$11.69B
+12.5%
4Y CAGR +10.7%
Net income
$9.23B
+13.9%
4Y CAGR +12.1%
EPS (diluted)
$20.76
+14.0%
4Y CAGR +12.1%
Free cash flow
$9.39B
+19.8%
4Y CAGR +28.0%
Revenue & net income
Fiscal 2022–2026 · USD
RevenueNet income
Valuation
At $1,020.10 · FY2026 fundamentals
- Market cap
- $453.4B
- Enterprise value
- $441.7B
- P/E
- 49.1x
- P/S
- 1.5x
- P/B
- 12.7x
- EV / EBITDA
- 30.8x
- EV / Sales
- 1.5x
- Earnings yield
- 2.0%
- FCF yield
- 2.1%
- Shareholder yield
- 0.7%
Profitability
Margins as a share of revenue
| Metric | Latest | 4Y ago | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 12.8%+0.7pp | 12.1% | |
| Operating margin | 3.9%+0.4pp | 3.4% | |
| EBITDA margin | 4.7%+0.4pp | 4.4% | |
| Net margin | 3.0%+0.5pp | 2.6% | |
| FCF margin | 3.1%+1.6pp | 1.5% |
Returns & financial health
FY2026 with 4-year trend
| Metric | Latest | 4Y ago | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| Return on equity | 25.8% | 28.3% | |
| Return on invested capital | 36.4% | 27.5% | |
| Return on assets | 10.4% | 9.1% | |
| Debt / equity | 0.24x | 0.53x | |
| Net debt / EBITDA | -0.81x | 0.07x | |
| Current ratio | 1.06x | 1.02x |
Cash & equivalents
$20.21B
Total debt
$8.58B
Capital allocation
How COST used its cash in FY2026
- Operating cash flow
- $15.82B
- Capital expenditure
- $6.43B
- Dividends paid
- $2.46B
- Share repurchases
- $848M
- Stock-based compensation
- $924M
- Diluted shares
- 444.4M
- Share count change (4Y)
- -0.1%
Analyst estimates
Consensus for upcoming fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Revenue | Growth | EPS | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 actual | $303.2B | $20.76 | ||
| FY2027E28 analysts | $329.6B | +8.7% | $22.79 | +9.8% |
| FY2028E25 analysts | $354.7B | +7.6% | $25.04 | +9.9% |
| FY2029E12 analysts | $377.6B | +6.4% | $27.43 | +9.5% |
About Costco Wholesale Corporation
Consumer Defensive · Discount Stores
Costco Wholesale Corporation, alongside its group entities, operates membership-based retail warehouses across a broad international scope, spanning the United States, Puerto Rico, Canada, the United Kingdom, Mexico, Japan, South Korea, Australia, Spain, France, Iceland, China, and Taiwan. These outlets provide customers with an extensive array of both well-known branded and proprietary private-label products. Their vast inventory includes household staples, shelf-stable groceries, confectionery, chilled and frozen items, alcoholic beverages, tobacco, and deli selections.
costco.com- Sector
- Consumer Defensive
- Industry
- Discount Stores
- CEO
- Ron Vachris
- Employees
- 355,000
- Headquarters
- Issaquah, WA, US
- IPO date
- 1986-07-09
Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST) — frequently asked questions
Answered from the company's SEC filings
Costco Wholesale Corporation, alongside its group entities, operates membership-based retail warehouses across a broad international scope, spanning the United States, Puerto Rico, Canada, the United Kingdom, Mexico, Japan, South Korea, Australia, Spain, France, Iceland, China, and Taiwan. These outlets provide customers with an extensive array of both well-known branded and proprietary private-label products.
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