Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST)

Costco Ratios and Metrics

Market cap in millions USD. Fiscal year is September - August.

Total Valuation

Fiscal Year	Current	FY 2026	FY 2025	FY 2024	FY 2023	FY 2022
Period Ending	Nov 4, 2026	Aug 30, 2026	Aug 31, 2025	Sep 1, 2024	Sep 3, 2023	Aug 28, 2022
Market Capitalization	463,872	419,296	418,341	395,623	241,184	235,577
Market Cap Growth	14.84%	0.23%	5.74%	64.03%	2.38%	18.33%
Enterprise Value	452,752	407,532	411,849	393,421	236,485	233,327
Last Close Price	1019.26	944.08	936.46	881.37	522.27	506.52

Price Ratios

Fiscal Year	Current	FY 2026	FY 2025	FY 2024	FY 2023	FY 2022
Period Ending	Nov 4, 2026	Aug 30, 2026	Aug 31, 2025	Sep 1, 2024	Sep 3, 2023	Aug 28, 2022
PE Ratio	50.42	45.45	51.65	53.70	38.33	40.31
Forward PE	45.87	43.14	48.66	51.99	35.33	38.18
PS Ratio	1.54	1.38	1.52	1.56	1.00	1.04
PB Ratio	12.62	11.71	14.34	16.75	9.63	11.41
P/TBV Ratio	13.36	12.03	14.36	16.77	10.02	11.99
P/FCF Ratio	49.63	44.69	53.38	59.68	35.76	67.29
P/OCF Ratio	29.44	26.51	31.37	34.89	21.79	31.87
PEG Ratio	4.07	3.99	5.34	5.64	3.52	3.23

EV Ratios

Fiscal Year	Current	FY 2026	FY 2025	FY 2024	FY 2023	FY 2022
Period Ending	Nov 4, 2026	Aug 30, 2026	Aug 31, 2025	Sep 1, 2024	Sep 3, 2023	Aug 28, 2022
EV/Sales Ratio	1.50	1.34	1.50	1.55	0.98	1.03
EV/EBITDA Ratio	32.04	28.73	32.15	34.15	22.35	23.78
EV/EBIT Ratio	39.48	35.40	39.67	42.37	27.81	29.49
EV/FCF Ratio	48.44	43.44	52.55	59.35	35.06	66.65

Financial Efficiency

Fiscal Year	Current	FY 2026	FY 2025	FY 2024	FY 2023	FY 2022
Period Ending	Nov 4, 2026	Aug 30, 2026	Aug 31, 2025	Sep 1, 2024	Sep 3, 2023	Aug 28, 2022
Debt / Equity Ratio	0.28	0.28	0.34	0.42	0.42	0.53
Debt / EBITDA Ratio	0.69	0.69	0.75	0.83	0.95	1.06
Debt / FCF Ratio	1.09	1.09	1.27	1.50	1.56	3.12
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	3.65	3.65	3.75	3.67	3.64	3.68
Inventory Turnover	14.13	14.13	13.05	12.60	12.28	12.41
Quick Ratio	0.57	0.57	0.50	0.39	0.52	0.42
Current Ratio	1.06	1.06	1.03	0.97	1.07	1.02
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	Current	FY 2026	FY 2025	FY 2024	FY 2023	FY 2022
Period Ending	Nov 4, 2026	Aug 30, 2026	Aug 31, 2025	Sep 1, 2024	Sep 3, 2023	Aug 28, 2022
Earnings Yield	1.98%	2.20%	1.94%	1.86%	2.61%	2.48%
FCF Yield	2.01%	2.24%	1.87%	1.68%	2.80%	1.49%
Dividend Yield	0.56%	0.59%	0.52%	0.49%	0.70%	0.64%
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	0.64%	0.67%	0.51%	0.42%	0.77%	0.54%

SEC Filings: 10-K · 10-Q

Data Source: S&P Global Market Intelligence Last updated: Oct 7, 2026

Financial data is provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence and updates within hours after each earnings release, which is every three months for this company.

Update frequency:

Quarterly

Last checked:

Oct 31, 2026

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