Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST)
NASDAQ: COST · Real-Time Price · USD
973.38
-6.54 (-0.67%)
Mar 19, 2026, 11:43 AM EDT - Market open

Costco Ratios and Metrics

Millions USD. Fiscal year is Sep - Aug.
Fiscal Quarter
CurrentQ2 2026Q1 2026Q4 2025Q3 2025Q2 2025Q1 2025Q4 2024Q3 2024Q2 2024Q1 2024Q4 2023Q3 2023Q2 2023Q1 2023Q4 2022Q3 2022Q2 2022Q1 2022Q4 2021
Period Ending
Mar '26 Feb '26 Nov '25 Aug '25 May '25 Feb '25 Nov '24 Sep '24 May '24 Feb '24 Nov '23 Sep '23 May '23 Feb '23 Nov '22 Aug '22 May '22 Feb '22 Nov '21 Aug '21
431,843451,891399,088418,114447,107475,612427,965395,437349,020321,125262,438240,990221,194221,771232,426235,418223,003225,926236,701198,971
Market Cap Growth
-3.41%-4.99%-6.75%5.73%28.10%48.11%63.07%64.09%57.79%44.80%12.91%2.37%-0.81%-1.84%-1.81%18.32%31.24%44.69%40.21%29.44%
Enterprise Value
426,385441,816390,007411,003440,437470,493424,171392,462345,741319,157252,841233,559216,495217,134229,733233,340220,676223,434233,078196,644
Last Close Price
973.381018.48899.01943.321008.091071.85964.01892.38787.19723.99591.36544.25499.06499.99523.67531.82503.36509.67533.79450.34
PE Ratio
50.96--51.8057.18--53.8948.7747.3540.3138.4436.9736.7439.5840.4739.6341.0745.9039.96
Forward PE
46.0549.3844.7648.6653.3857.9253.8951.9947.2645.0737.7535.3333.2333.8835.7338.1836.6539.1443.6739.97
PEG Ratio
4.815.355.155.345.876.175.815.645.165.383.763.523.142.932.993.233.163.764.334.10
PS Ratio
1.521.581.421.521.661.801.651.551.381.291.070.990.940.951.011.041.031.071.171.02
PB Ratio
13.5514.0813.1714.3416.4818.6017.5016.7416.0315.4710.049.629.399.7310.8311.4011.1711.6312.8211.33
P/TBV Ratio
13.4914.1113.1914.3816.5318.6417.5416.8116.0815.5110.059.659.419.7510.8411.4611.2211.6812.8511.39
P/FCF Ratio
47.9549.6644.3353.3561.1168.6885.3559.6547.0651.7929.8135.7337.9940.5181.5267.2454.3937.4540.6837.05
P/OCF Ratio
29.0630.1027.0331.3535.9839.7543.0234.8728.8330.1620.0221.7722.4623.2634.4631.8528.5022.7524.7422.21
EV/Sales Ratio
1.491.541.391.491.641.781.641.541.361.281.030.960.920.930.991.031.011.061.151.00
EV/EBITDA Ratio
31.6832.8229.7132.0935.4038.9736.0034.0630.7529.8824.1322.9222.0521.9523.5224.0723.4024.1026.5523.16
EV/EBIT Ratio
38.9740.3936.6239.5843.6848.2544.6642.2738.3137.5230.2928.7827.6527.3429.2629.9429.1530.0233.4429.31
EV/FCF Ratio
46.8648.5643.3252.4460.1967.9484.6059.2046.6151.4728.7234.6337.1839.6680.5866.6553.8237.0440.0536.62
Debt / Equity Ratio
0.250.250.270.280.300.310.330.350.380.400.320.310.380.400.420.430.440.460.490.52
Debt / EBITDA Ratio
0.612.552.651.992.652.802.932.183.433.663.762.564.193.854.122.924.074.114.763.58
Debt / FCF Ratio
0.904.782.564.303.514.994.035.924.80-31.442.594.1012.493.975.837.2524.23-28.714.595.49
Net Debt / Equity Ratio
-0.31-0.31-0.30-0.24-0.25-0.20-0.15-0.13-0.10-0.04-0.33-0.25-0.20-0.20-0.12-0.10-0.14-0.16-0.18-0.12
Net Debt / EBITDA Ratio
-0.75-3.14-2.97-1.73-2.16-1.78-1.38-0.79-0.81-0.34-3.43-1.83-2.19-1.92-1.19-0.65-1.26-1.36-1.58-0.72
Net Debt / FCF Ratio
-1.11-5.90-2.87-3.74-2.86-3.18-1.90-2.15-1.142.96-2.36-2.93-6.52-1.98-1.69-1.61-7.499.47-1.53-1.11
Asset Turnover
0.890.890.861.170.880.910.841.150.870.880.831.190.820.850.841.170.870.880.811.09
Inventory Turnover
12.423.222.784.083.053.112.783.943.033.082.764.012.782.972.693.962.933.002.764.14
Quick Ratio
0.540.540.490.500.470.440.390.390.400.380.550.520.510.500.420.420.430.460.460.47
Current Ratio
1.061.061.041.031.021.000.980.970.940.931.091.071.081.061.031.021.041.031.021.00
Return on Equity (ROE)
7.06%7.06%7.31%9.89%7.78%7.72%7.11%9.67%7.41%8.00%6.67%9.45%5.91%6.85%6.74%9.70%7.32%7.31%7.84%9.21%
Return on Assets (ROA)
2.48%2.48%2.44%3.38%2.60%2.45%2.33%3.31%2.40%2.41%2.14%3.04%1.89%2.17%2.07%3.02%2.22%2.25%2.16%2.93%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)
5.17%5.17%5.31%6.97%5.39%4.88%5.19%6.92%4.95%4.87%4.77%6.45%3.96%4.57%4.59%6.47%4.71%4.70%5.13%6.57%
Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)
6.59%6.59%6.47%8.99%7.18%6.83%6.10%8.72%6.50%6.25%5.68%8.23%5.01%5.78%5.49%8.06%5.84%6.05%5.80%7.52%
Earnings Yield
1.96%0.00%0.00%1.93%1.75%0.00%0.00%1.86%2.05%2.11%2.48%2.60%2.71%2.72%2.53%2.47%2.52%2.43%2.18%2.50%
FCF Yield
2.09%2.01%2.26%1.87%1.64%1.46%1.17%1.68%2.13%1.93%3.35%2.80%2.63%2.47%1.23%1.49%1.84%2.67%2.46%2.70%
Dividend Yield
0.53%0.13%0.14%0.28%0.12%0.05%0.12%0.13%0.15%2.21%0.34%0.19%0.18%0.09%0.17%0.34%0.16%0.08%0.15%0.35%
Payout Ratio
27.04%28.35%28.84%44.18%27.06%14.40%28.64%21.84%30.64%407.75%56.95%20.93%30.65%13.64%29.33%42.67%25.94%13.47%26.44%41.80%
Buyback Yield / Dilution
0.28%0.28%0.32%0.31%0.28%0.25%0.30%0.26%0.34%0.36%0.38%0.41%0.42%0.41%0.37%0.34%0.33%0.35%0.41%0.41%
Total Shareholder Return
0.82%0.41%0.46%0.59%0.39%0.31%0.42%0.39%0.48%2.57%0.72%0.59%0.60%0.50%0.54%0.68%0.49%0.43%0.56%0.76%
Updated Mar 5, 2026. Data Source: Fiscal.ai. Standard template. Financial Sources.
SEC Filings: 10-K · 10-Q