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Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST)
NASDAQ: COST · Real-Time Price · USD
982.00
+27.37 (2.87%)
At close: Oct 14, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT
982.64
+0.64 (0.07%)
After-hours: Oct 14, 2026, 7:59 PM EDT

Costco Ratios and Metrics

Millions USD. Fiscal year is Sep - Aug.

Total Valuation

Fiscal Year
CurrentFY 2026FY 2025FY 2024FY 2023FY 2022
Period Ending
Oct '26 Aug '26 Aug '25 Sep '24 Sep '23 Aug '22
Market Capitalization
435,153419,296418,341395,623241,184235,577
Market Cap Growth
5.58%0.23%5.74%64.03%2.38%18.33%
Enterprise Value
424,033407,532411,849393,421236,485233,327
Last Close Price
982.00945.47937.85882.67523.04507.27

Price Ratios

Fiscal Year
CurrentFY 2026FY 2025FY 2024FY 2023FY 2022
Period Ending
Oct '26 Aug '26 Aug '25 Sep '24 Sep '23 Aug '22
PE Ratio
47.3045.4551.6553.7038.3340.31
Forward PE
43.0443.1448.6651.9935.3338.18
PS Ratio
1.441.381.521.561.001.04
PB Ratio
12.1611.7114.3416.759.6311.41
P/TBV Ratio
12.4912.0314.3616.7710.0211.99
P/FCF Ratio
46.3844.6953.3859.6835.7667.29
P/OCF Ratio
27.5126.5131.3734.8921.7931.87
PEG Ratio
3.923.995.345.643.523.23

EV Ratios

Fiscal Year
CurrentFY 2026FY 2025FY 2024FY 2023FY 2022
Period Ending
Oct '26 Aug '26 Aug '25 Sep '24 Sep '23 Aug '22
EV/Sales Ratio
1.401.341.501.550.981.03
EV/EBITDA Ratio
29.8928.7332.1534.1522.3523.78
EV/EBIT Ratio
36.8435.4039.6742.3727.8129.49
EV/FCF Ratio
45.2043.4452.5559.3535.0666.65

Financial Efficiency

Fiscal Year
CurrentFY 2026FY 2025FY 2024FY 2023FY 2022
Period Ending
Oct '26 Aug '26 Aug '25 Sep '24 Sep '23 Aug '22
Debt / Equity Ratio
0.280.280.340.420.420.53
Debt / EBITDA Ratio
0.690.690.750.830.951.06
Debt / FCF Ratio
1.091.091.271.501.563.12
Net Debt / Equity Ratio
-0.31-0.31-0.18-0.05-0.19-0.01
Net Debt / EBITDA Ratio
-0.78-0.78-0.42-0.10-0.44-0.01
Net Debt / FCF Ratio
-1.18-1.18-0.68-0.18-0.70-0.04
Asset Turnover
3.653.653.753.673.643.68
Inventory Turnover
14.1314.1313.0512.6012.2812.41
Quick Ratio
0.570.570.500.390.520.42
Current Ratio
1.061.061.030.971.071.02
Return on Equity (ROE)
28.40%28.40%30.69%30.27%27.53%30.55%
Return on Assets (ROA)
8.66%8.66%8.83%8.36%7.98%8.01%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)
37.34%35.75%33.62%32.83%30.86%31.57%
Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)
25.50%25.50%26.00%27.00%24.00%24.60%

Yields

Fiscal Year
CurrentFY 2026FY 2025FY 2024FY 2023FY 2022
Period Ending
Oct '26 Aug '26 Aug '25 Sep '24 Sep '23 Aug '22
Earnings Yield
2.12%2.20%1.94%1.86%2.61%2.48%
FCF Yield
2.16%2.24%1.87%1.68%2.80%1.49%
Dividend Yield
0.60%0.59%0.53%0.49%0.73%0.67%
Payout Ratio
28.32%26.64%26.95%32.39%19.88%25.63%
Buyback Yield / Dilution
0.09%0.08%-0.01%-0.07%0.07%-0.09%
Total Shareholder Return
0.68%0.67%0.52%0.43%0.80%0.57%
SEC Filings: 10-K · 10-Q