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Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST)
NASDAQ: COST · Real-Time Price · USD
928.48
-11.48 (-1.22%)
At close: Sep 2, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT
927.02
-1.46 (-0.16%)
After-hours: Sep 2, 2026, 5:28 PM EDT

Costco Ratios and Metrics

Millions USD. Fiscal year is Sep - Aug.

Total Valuation

Fiscal Quarter
CurrentQ3 2026Q2 2026Q1 2026Q4 2025Q3 2025Q2 2025Q1 2025Q4 2024Q3 2024Q2 2024Q1 2024Q4 2023Q3 2023Q2 2023Q1 2023Q4 2022Q3 2022Q2 2022Q1 2022Q4 2021
Period Ending
Sep '26 May '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
Market Capitalization
411,761447,552452,072398,423418,341447,273475,793427,127395,623349,122321,255261,819241,184221,325221,860231,779235,577223,101226,004235,841199,081
Market Cap Growth (YoY)
-1.57%0.06%-4.99%-6.72%5.74%28.11%48.10%63.14%64.03%57.74%44.80%12.96%2.38%-0.80%-1.83%-1.72%18.33%31.18%44.64%40.25%29.43%
Enterprise Value
399,997437,647443,061393,074411,849442,154472,096425,932393,421348,234312,738257,121236,485216,764219,238231,641233,327220,609223,180235,587198,675
Last Close Price
939.961007.191015.39895.06937.851000.861062.77954.79882.67777.52713.95569.36523.04478.71478.60500.40507.27479.29484.51506.68426.77

Price Ratios

Fiscal Quarter
CurrentQ3 2026Q2 2026Q1 2026Q4 2025Q3 2025Q2 2025Q1 2025Q4 2024Q3 2024Q2 2024Q1 2024Q4 2023Q3 2023Q2 2023Q1 2023Q4 2022Q3 2022Q2 2022Q1 2022Q4 2021
Period Ending
Sep '26 May '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
PE Ratio
47.2850.6452.8847.9951.6557.0362.4356.3853.7048.6747.2940.1738.3336.8936.6739.3940.3139.5241.0045.6639.76
Forward PE
42.8947.2749.3844.7648.6653.3857.9253.8951.9947.2645.0737.7535.3333.2333.8835.7338.1836.6539.1443.6739.97
PS Ratio
1.391.521.581.421.521.661.801.651.561.381.291.071.000.940.951.001.041.031.081.161.02
PB Ratio
12.4413.3614.0913.1514.3416.4918.6017.4716.7516.0415.4810.019.639.399.7310.7911.4110.8811.3112.4111.01
P/TBV Ratio
12.1813.3614.0913.1514.8316.4918.6017.4716.7716.0415.4810.0110.029.399.7310.8011.9911.1711.6412.7712.02
P/FCF Ratio
46.3650.8249.6844.2553.3861.1368.7185.1959.6847.07-29.7435.7638.0140.5281.3067.2954.42-40.5337.07
P/OCF Ratio
27.2229.8430.1226.9931.3735.9939.7742.9434.8928.8430.1719.9721.7922.4723.2734.3731.8728.5122.7624.6522.22
PEG Ratio
3.975.115.355.155.345.876.175.825.645.165.383.763.523.142.932.993.233.163.764.334.10

EV Ratios

Fiscal Quarter
CurrentQ3 2026Q2 2026Q1 2026Q4 2025Q3 2025Q2 2025Q1 2025Q4 2024Q3 2024Q2 2024Q1 2024Q4 2023Q3 2023Q2 2023Q1 2023Q4 2022Q3 2022Q2 2022Q1 2022Q4 2021
Period Ending
Sep '26 May '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
EV/Sales Ratio
1.351.491.551.401.501.651.791.651.551.371.261.050.980.920.941.001.031.011.061.161.01
EV/EBITDA Ratio
28.7531.7432.9229.9532.1535.5439.1036.1534.1530.9728.4923.8622.5521.1821.9023.4423.5021.9322.5325.0322.07
EV/EBIT Ratio
35.3238.9940.5036.9139.6743.8548.4244.8542.3738.5935.5229.7428.1126.2927.2029.0729.0626.8927.6430.9827.51
EV/FCF Ratio
45.0349.7048.6943.6652.5560.4368.1784.9559.3546.95-29.2135.0637.2340.0481.2566.6553.81-40.4937.00

Financial Efficiency

Fiscal Quarter
CurrentQ3 2026Q2 2026Q1 2026Q4 2025Q3 2025Q2 2025Q1 2025Q4 2024Q3 2024Q2 2024Q1 2024Q4 2023Q3 2023Q2 2023Q1 2023Q4 2022Q3 2022Q2 2022Q1 2022Q4 2021
Period Ending
Sep '26 May '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
Debt / Equity Ratio
0.250.250.260.270.340.310.310.330.420.430.450.360.420.380.400.420.530.440.460.530.63
Debt / EBITDA Ratio
0.580.580.630.640.590.650.670.710.640.820.880.900.730.880.920.980.820.970.981.070.82
Debt / FCF Ratio
0.940.940.920.911.271.141.161.621.501.25-1.061.561.551.673.173.122.20-1.742.12
Net Debt / Equity Ratio
-0.35-0.35-0.31-0.30-0.18-0.24-0.20-0.15-0.05-0.10-0.04-0.33-0.19-0.20-0.20-0.12-0.01-0.14-0.15-0.18-0.04
Net Debt / EBITDA Ratio
-0.85-0.85-0.74-0.69-0.42-0.52-0.42-0.31-0.10-0.20-0.08-0.79-0.45-0.46-0.46-0.27-0.01-0.28-0.31-0.36-0.08
Net Debt / FCF Ratio
-1.34-1.34-1.09-1.00-0.68-0.89-0.74-0.74-0.18-0.30-0.14-0.97-0.70-0.81-0.83-0.92-0.04-0.68-0.51-0.58-0.14
Asset Turnover
3.323.353.374.523.403.483.474.633.493.343.244.653.213.333.354.513.323.263.274.30
Inventory Turnover
13.4512.8112.1011.9216.3511.7811.2210.9215.4311.8611.6611.6516.7911.5711.1810.4814.3110.8710.8911.2915.53
Quick Ratio
0.560.560.540.490.500.470.440.390.390.400.380.560.520.510.510.420.420.430.460.460.48
Current Ratio
1.071.071.061.041.031.011.000.980.970.940.931.091.071.081.061.031.021.041.031.011.00
Return on Equity (ROE)
26.73%26.09%26.92%37.09%28.89%28.59%29.92%41.49%31.62%29.73%24.83%35.53%22.46%26.49%25.91%36.50%27.11%27.09%29.02%38.66%
Return on Assets (ROA)
8.28%7.83%7.70%10.95%8.51%7.90%7.67%11.04%8.18%7.36%6.95%10.24%7.40%7.16%6.72%10.21%7.05%7.12%7.34%11.97%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)
9.56%8.97%8.46%11.18%9.08%8.30%7.93%10.96%8.20%8.57%7.88%10.34%7.83%7.59%6.86%10.21%7.76%8.16%8.72%12.36%
Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)
25.30%25.30%25.50%26.00%26.00%26.60%26.90%27.10%27.00%27.70%27.80%23.40%23.80%23.50%23.50%24.20%25.00%25.60%25.60%24.70%24.20%

Yields

Fiscal Quarter
CurrentQ3 2026Q2 2026Q1 2026Q4 2025Q3 2025Q2 2025Q1 2025Q4 2024Q3 2024Q2 2024Q1 2024Q4 2023Q3 2023Q2 2023Q1 2023Q4 2022Q3 2022Q2 2022Q1 2022Q4 2021
Period Ending
Sep '26 May '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
Earnings Yield
2.16%1.98%1.89%2.08%1.94%1.75%1.60%1.77%1.86%2.05%2.11%2.49%2.61%2.71%2.73%2.54%2.48%2.53%2.44%2.19%2.51%
FCF Yield
2.16%1.97%2.01%2.26%1.87%1.64%1.46%1.17%1.68%2.12%1.93%3.36%2.80%2.63%2.47%1.23%1.49%1.84%2.67%2.47%2.70%
Dividend Yield
0.63%0.53%0.51%0.56%0.53%0.48%0.44%0.47%0.49%0.54%0.57%0.70%0.73%0.78%0.75%0.70%0.67%0.68%0.65%0.61%0.70%
Payout Ratio
29.58%-28.35%28.84%44.18%27.06%-28.64%-426.53%25.93%56.95%20.93%30.64%-29.33%42.67%25.94%-26.43%41.80%
Buyback Yield / Dilution
0.09%0.07%0.10%0.08%0.06%0.01%-0.03%-0.11%-0.12%-0.10%-0.06%0.03%0.05%0.12%0.10%0.02%-0.06%-0.17%-0.10%-0.05%-0.03%
Total Shareholder Return
0.73%0.61%0.62%0.65%0.59%0.49%0.41%0.36%0.37%0.44%0.51%0.73%0.78%0.90%0.85%0.71%0.60%0.51%0.56%0.56%0.67%
SEC Filings: 10-K · 10-Q