Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST)
Stock Price Chart
Stock Quote
| Trading Day | Mar 31, 2020 |
| Last Price | $285.13 |
| Change ($) | -5.99 |
| Change (%) | -2.06% |
| Previous Close | 291.12 |
| Day's Open | 287.42 (-1.27%) |
| Day's Range | 284.00 - 291.52 |
| Day's Volume | 5,608,802 |
| 52-Week Range | 233.05 - 325.26 |
Key Info
| Market Cap | 125.55B |
| Revenue (ttm) | 158.35B |
| Net Income (ttm) | 3.78B |
| Shares Out | 441.58M |
| EPS (ttm) | 8.52 |
| PE Ratio | 33.38 |
| Forward PE | 30.31 |
| Dividend | $2.60 |
| Dividend Yield | 0.91% |
Key Stats and Metrics
| Market Cap | 125.55B |
| Enterprise Value | 124.88B |
| Earnings Date (est) | May 28, 2020 |
| Ex-Dividend Date | Feb 6, 2020 |
| Shares Outstanding | 441.58M |
| Float | 439.02M |
| EPS (basic) | 8.56 |
| EPS (diluted) | 8.52 |
| FCF / Share | 9.45 |
| Dividend | $2.60 |
| Dividend Yield | 0.91% |
| Earnings Yield | 2.99% |
| FCF Yield | 3.33% |
| Payout Ratio | 30.40% |
| Shares Short | 5.49M |
| Short Ratio | 1.38 |
| Short % of Float | 1.24% |
| Beta | 0.92 |
| PE Ratio | 33.38 |
| Forward PE | 30.31 |
| P/FCF Ratio | 30.05 |
| PS Ratio | 0.79 |
| PB Ratio | 7.56 |
| Revenue | 158.35B |
| Operating Income | 4.91B |
| Net Income | 3.78B |
| Free Cash Flow | 4.18B |
| Net Cash | 670.00M |
| Net Cash / Share | 1.52 |
| Gross Margin | 12.51% |
| Operating Margin | 3.10% |
| Profit Margin | 2.40% |
| FCF Margin | 2.64% |
| ROA | 6.70% |
| ROE | 24.56% |
| ROIC | 21.80% |
Stock Analysis Summary
Analyst Consensus: Buy
Financial Performance
Financial Overview
| Year | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 152,703 | 141,576 | 129,025 | 118,719 | 116,199 | 112,640 | 105,156 | 99,137 | 88,915 | 77,946 |
| Revenue Growth | 7.86% | 9.73% | 8.68% | 2.17% | 3.16% | 7.12% | 6.07% | 11.5% | 14.07% | - |
| Gross Profit | 19,817 | 18,424 | 17,143 | 15,818 | 15,134 | 14,182 | 13,208 | 12,314 | 11,176 | 9,951 |
| Operating Income | 4,737 | 4,480 | 4,111 | 3,672 | 3,624 | 3,220 | 3,053 | 2,759 | 2,439 | 2,077 |
| Net Income | 3,659 | 3,134 | 2,679 | 2,350 | 2,377 | 2,058 | 2,039 | 1,709 | 1,462 | 1,303 |
| Shares Outstanding | 440 | 439 | 438 | 439 | 439 | 439 | 436 | 434 | 436 | 439 |
| Earnings Per Share | 8.26 | 7.09 | 6.08 | 5.33 | 5.37 | 4.65 | 4.63 | 3.89 | 3.30 | 2.92 |
| EPS Growth | 16.5% | 16.61% | 14.07% | -0.74% | 15.48% | 0.43% | 19.02% | 17.88% | 13.01% | - |
| Dividend Per Share | 2.44 | 2.14 | 8.90 | 1.70 | 6.51 | 1.33 | 8.17 | 1.03 | 0.89 | 0.77 |
| Dividend Growth | 14.02% | -75.96% | 423.53% | -73.89% | 389.47% | -83.72% | 693.2% | 15.73% | 15.58% | - |
| Operating Cash Flow | 6,356 | 5,774 | 6,726 | 3,292 | 4,285 | 3,984 | 3,437 | 3,057 | 3,198 | 2,780 |
| Capital Expenditures | -2,998 | -2,969 | -2,502 | -2,649 | -2,393 | -1,993 | -2,083 | -1,480 | -1,290 | -1,051 |
| Free Cash Flow | 3,358 | 2,805 | 4,224 | 643 | 1,892 | 1,991 | 1,354 | 1,577 | 1,908 | 1,729 |
| Cash & Equivalents | 9,444 | 7,259 | 5,779 | 4,729 | 6,419 | 7,315 | 6,124 | 4,854 | 5,613 | 4,749 |
| Total Debt | 6,823 | 6,577 | 6,573 | 5,161 | 6,135 | 5,093 | 4,998 | 1,381 | 2,153 | 2,167 |
| Net Cash / Debt | 2,621 | 682 | -794 | -432 | 284 | 2,222 | 1,126 | 3,473 | 3,460 | 2,582 |
| Assets | 45,400 | 40,830 | 36,347 | 33,163 | 33,017 | 33,024 | 30,283 | 27,140 | 26,761 | 23,815 |
| Liabilities | 29,816 | 27,727 | 25,268 | 20,831 | 22,174 | 20,509 | 19,271 | 14,622 | 14,188 | 12,885 |
| Book Value | 15,243 | 12,799 | 10,778 | 12,079 | 10,617 | 12,303 | 10,833 | 12,361 | 12,002 | 10,829 |
Company Profile
Company Details
| Full Name | Costco Wholesale Corporation |
| Home Country | United States |
| Employees | 149,000 |
| CEO | Walter Craig Jelinek |
Stock Information
| Ticker symbol | COST |
| Stock Exchange | NASDAQ |
| Sector | Consumer Defensive |
| Industry | Discount Stores |
| IPO Date | Sep 22, 1993 |
Description
Costco Wholesale Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, operates membership warehouses in the United States, Puerto Rico, Canada, the United Kingdom, Mexico, Japan, Korea, Australia, Spain, France, Iceland, China, and Taiwan. It offers branded and private-label products in a range of merchandise categories. The company provides dry and packaged foods, and groceries; snack foods, candies, alcoholic and nonalcoholic beverages, and cleaning supplies; appliances, electronics, health and beauty aids, hardware, and garden and patio products; meat, bakery, and deli products, as well as produce; and apparel and small appliances. It also operates gas stations, pharmacies, optical dispensing centers, food courts, and hearing-aid centers; and offers business delivery, travel, and various other services online in various countries. As of September 1, 2019, the company operated 782 warehouses, including 543 in the United States and Puerto Rico, 100 in Canada, 39 in Mexico, 29 in the United Kingdom, 26 in Japan, 16 in South Korea, 13 in Taiwan, 11 in Australia, 2 in Spain, 1 in Iceland, 1 in France, and 1 in China. It also operates e-commerce Websites in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Mexico, South Korea, and Taiwan. The company was formerly known as Costco Companies, Inc. and changed its name to Costco Wholesale Corporation in August 1999. Costco Wholesale Corporation was founded in 1976 and is based in Issaquah, Washington.