Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST)
NASDAQ: COST · Real-Time Price · USD
978.80
+4.02 (0.41%)
Mar 20, 2026, 1:22 PM EDT - Market open

Costco Ratios and Metrics

Millions USD. Fiscal year is Sep - Aug.
Fiscal Year
CurrentFY 2025FY 2024FY 2023FY 2022FY 2021
Period Ending
Mar '26 Aug '25 Sep '24 Sep '23 Aug '22 Aug '21
434,247418,114395,437240,990235,418198,971
Market Cap Growth
-5.65%5.73%64.09%2.37%18.32%29.44%
Enterprise Value
422,559411,003392,462233,559233,340196,644
Last Close Price
978.80943.32892.38544.25531.82450.34
PE Ratio
50.6951.8053.8938.4440.4739.96
Forward PE
45.8148.6651.9935.3338.1839.97
PEG Ratio
4.785.345.643.523.234.10
PS Ratio
1.511.521.550.991.041.02
PB Ratio
13.4814.3416.749.6211.4011.33
P/TBV Ratio
13.5614.3916.809.6511.4611.39
P/FCF Ratio
47.5353.3559.6535.7367.2437.05
P/OCF Ratio
28.8131.3534.8721.7731.8522.21
EV/Sales Ratio
1.481.491.540.961.031.00
EV/EBITDA Ratio
31.3932.0934.0622.9224.0723.16
EV/EBIT Ratio
38.6339.5842.2728.7829.9429.31
EV/FCF Ratio
46.4452.4459.2034.6366.6536.62
Debt / Equity Ratio
0.250.280.350.310.430.52
Debt / EBITDA Ratio
0.610.640.710.870.931.19
Debt / FCF Ratio
0.901.041.231.322.581.89
Net Debt / Equity Ratio
-0.31-0.24-0.13-0.25-0.10-0.12
Net Debt / EBITDA Ratio
-0.75-0.56-0.26-0.62-0.21-0.24
Net Debt / FCF Ratio
-1.11-0.91-0.45-0.94-0.57-0.38
Asset Turnover
3.443.753.673.643.683.41
Inventory Turnover
12.4213.0512.6012.3012.4112.90
Quick Ratio
0.540.500.390.520.420.47
Current Ratio
1.061.030.971.071.021.00
Return on Equity (ROE)
27.41%30.69%30.27%27.53%30.55%27.62%
Return on Assets (ROA)
9.86%10.58%10.12%9.03%9.53%8.88%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)
21.59%21.80%21.13%19.13%20.41%19.92%
Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)
26.09%27.93%26.61%24.01%25.14%22.16%
Earnings Yield
1.98%1.93%1.86%2.60%2.47%2.50%
FCF Yield
2.10%1.87%1.68%2.80%1.49%2.70%
Dividend Yield
0.53%0.52%2.28%0.52%0.63%2.88%
Payout Ratio
27.04%26.95%122.72%19.88%25.63%114.80%
Buyback Yield / Dilution
0.28%0.31%0.26%0.41%0.34%0.41%
Total Shareholder Return
0.81%0.83%2.54%0.92%0.98%3.29%
Updated Mar 5, 2026. Data Source: Fiscal.ai. Standard template. Financial Sources.
SEC Filings: 10-K · 10-Q