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Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST)
NASDAQ: COST · Real-Time Price · USD
961.10
-0.75 (-0.08%)
At close: Aug 14, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT
960.23
-0.87 (-0.09%)
After-hours: Aug 14, 2026, 7:58 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
Aug '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
426,227447,552452,072398,423418,341447,273475,793427,127395,623349,122321,255261,819241,184221,325221,860231,779235,577223,101226,004235,841199,081
Market Cap Growth (YoY)
-1.81%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
414,463437,647443,061393,074411,849442,154472,096425,932393,421348,234312,738257,121236,485216,764219,238231,641233,327220,609223,180235,587198,675
Last Close Price
961.101007.191015.39895.06937.851000.861062.77954.79882.67777.52713.95569.36523.04478.71478.60500.40507.27479.29484.51506.68426.77

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
Aug '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
48.3450.6452.8847.9951.6557.0362.4356.3853.7048.6747.2940.1738.3336.8936.6739.3940.3139.5241.0045.6639.76
Forward PE
43.8647.2749.3844.7648.6653.3857.9253.8951.9947.2645.0737.7535.3333.2333.8835.7338.1836.6539.1443.6739.97
PS Ratio
1.451.521.581.421.521.661.801.651.561.381.291.071.000.940.951.001.041.031.081.161.02
PB Ratio
12.7213.3614.0913.1514.3416.4918.6017.4716.7516.0415.4810.019.639.399.7310.7911.4110.8811.3112.4111.01
P/TBV Ratio
12.7213.3614.0913.1514.8316.4918.6017.4716.7716.0415.4810.0110.029.399.7310.8011.9911.1711.6412.7712.02
P/FCF Ratio
48.4050.8249.6844.2553.3861.1368.7185.1959.6847.0751.8129.7435.7638.0140.5281.3067.2954.4237.4740.5337.07
P/OCF Ratio
28.4229.8430.1226.9931.3735.9939.7742.9434.8928.8430.1719.9721.7922.4723.2734.3731.8728.5122.7624.6522.22
PEG Ratio
4.065.115.355.155.345.876.175.815.645.165.383.763.523.142.932.993.233.163.764.334.10

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
Aug '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
1.411.491.551.401.501.651.791.651.551.371.261.050.980.920.941.001.031.011.061.161.01
EV/EBITDA Ratio
30.0631.7432.9229.9532.1535.5439.1036.1534.1530.9728.2523.6622.3520.9921.9023.7223.7822.1922.8025.0323.18
EV/EBIT Ratio
36.9238.9940.5036.9139.6743.8548.4244.8542.3738.5935.1529.4327.8125.9927.2029.5129.4927.2828.0530.9829.25
EV/FCF Ratio
47.0749.7048.6943.6652.5560.4368.1784.9559.3546.9550.4329.2135.0637.2340.0481.2566.6553.8137.0040.4937.00

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
Aug '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
0.580.580.600.600.750.650.640.670.830.790.820.820.950.830.870.881.060.860.901.021.26
Debt / FCF Ratio
0.940.940.920.911.271.141.161.621.501.251.521.061.561.551.673.173.122.201.531.742.12
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
-0.85-0.85-0.74-0.69-0.42-0.52-0.42-0.31-0.10-0.20-0.08-0.78-0.44-0.45-0.46-0.27-0.01-0.28-0.31-0.36-0.09
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
3.633.633.653.593.753.753.793.523.673.773.743.523.643.613.613.553.683.593.563.273.41
Inventory Turnover
13.4513.4513.2111.6013.0513.0112.8711.6012.6013.1513.1311.7512.2812.1712.6611.4412.4112.0612.1011.1312.90
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)
29.15%29.15%29.65%30.33%30.69%32.08%32.89%29.95%30.27%31.64%31.19%27.37%27.53%27.27%28.43%29.32%30.55%30.58%30.98%30.56%27.62%
Return on Assets (ROA)
8.67%8.67%8.72%8.52%8.83%8.79%8.73%8.07%8.36%8.38%8.35%7.82%7.98%7.98%7.75%7.54%8.01%8.34%8.43%7.64%7.39%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)
38.44%38.44%37.76%35.33%34.98%36.94%35.62%33.53%33.45%34.23%35.51%33.98%32.15%33.60%32.65%29.92%31.23%35.13%36.74%34.79%30.94%
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%28.10%23.60%24.00%23.80%23.50%23.80%24.60%25.30%25.20%24.70%22.80%

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
Aug '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
2.07%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
2.07%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
0.61%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%26.10%33.01%27.04%26.95%-20.26%26.35%32.39%125.18%32.50%26.95%19.88%26.60%25.58%26.31%25.63%24.78%24.63%26.29%114.80%
Buyback Yield / Dilution
0.09%0.09%0.07%0.04%-0.01%-0.07%-0.10%-0.10%-0.07%-0.03%0.03%0.07%0.07%0.04%-0.03%-0.08%-0.09%-0.08%-0.05%-0.07%-0.10%
Total Shareholder Return
0.70%0.62%0.58%0.60%0.52%0.41%0.34%0.37%0.43%0.52%0.60%0.77%0.80%0.82%0.72%0.62%0.57%0.60%0.60%0.53%0.60%
SEC Filings: 10-K · 10-Q