Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST)
NASDAQ: COST · Real-Time Price · USD
978.14
+6.91 (0.71%)
At close: Feb 11, 2026, 4:00 PM EST
978.22
+0.08 (0.01%)
After-hours: Feb 11, 2026, 7:43 PM EST
Costco Ratios and Metrics
Market cap in millions USD. Fiscal year is September - August.
Millions USD. Fiscal year is Sep - Aug.
Fiscal Quarter | Current | Q1 2026 | Q4 2025 | Q3 2025 | Q2 2025 | Q1 2025 | Q4 2024 | Q3 2024 | Q2 2024 | Q1 2024 | Q4 2023 | Q3 2023 | Q2 2023 | Q1 2023 | Q4 2022 | Q3 2022 | Q2 2022 | Q1 2022 | Q4 2021 | Q3 2021 | Q2 2021 |
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Period Ending | Feb '26 Feb 11, 2026 | Nov '25 Nov 23, 2025 | Aug '25 Aug 31, 2025 | May '25 May 11, 2025 | Feb '25 Feb 16, 2025 | Nov '24 Nov 24, 2024 | Sep '24 Sep 1, 2024 | May '24 May 12, 2024 | Feb '24 Feb 18, 2024 | Nov '23 Nov 26, 2023 | Sep '23 Sep 3, 2023 | May '23 May 7, 2023 | Feb '23 Feb 12, 2023 | Nov '22 Nov 20, 2022 | Aug '22 Aug 28, 2022 | May '22 May 8, 2022 | Feb '22 Feb 13, 2022 | Nov '21 Nov 21, 2021 | Aug '21 Aug 29, 2021 | May '21 May 9, 2021 | Feb '21 Feb 14, 2021 |
| 434,166 | 398,423 | 418,341 | 447,273 | 475,793 | 427,127 | 395,623 | 349,122 | 321,255 | 261,819 | 241,184 | 221,325 | 221,860 | 231,779 | 235,577 | 223,101 | 226,004 | 235,841 | 199,081 | 170,075 | 156,252 | |
Market Cap Growth | 1.33% | -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% | 25.89% | 11.12% |
Enterprise Value | 425,559 | 393,074 | 411,849 | 442,154 | 472,096 | 425,932 | 393,421 | 348,234 | 312,738 | 257,121 | 236,485 | 216,764 | 219,238 | 231,641 | 233,327 | 220,609 | 223,180 | 235,587 | 198,675 | 171,566 | 152,477 |
Last Close Price | 971.23 | 897.78 | 940.70 | 1003.90 | 1066.01 | 957.70 | 885.36 | 779.89 | 716.12 | 571.09 | 524.63 | 480.16 | 480.06 | 501.92 | 508.81 | 480.75 | 485.99 | 508.22 | 428.07 | 364.63 | 333.97 |
PE Ratio | 52.39 | 47.99 | 51.65 | 57.03 | 62.43 | 56.38 | 53.70 | 48.67 | 47.29 | 40.17 | 38.33 | 36.89 | 36.67 | 39.39 | 40.31 | 39.52 | 41.00 | 45.66 | 39.76 | 35.99 | 35.97 |
Forward PE | 47.41 | 44.76 | 48.66 | 53.38 | 57.92 | 53.89 | 51.99 | 47.26 | 45.07 | 37.75 | 35.33 | 33.23 | 33.88 | 35.73 | 38.18 | 36.65 | 39.14 | 43.67 | 39.97 | 36.55 | 34.43 |
PS Ratio | 1.54 | 1.42 | 1.52 | 1.66 | 1.80 | 1.65 | 1.56 | 1.38 | 1.29 | 1.07 | 1.00 | 0.94 | 0.95 | 1.00 | 1.04 | 1.03 | 1.08 | 1.16 | 1.02 | 0.91 | 0.88 |
PB Ratio | 14.23 | 13.15 | 14.34 | 16.49 | 18.60 | 17.47 | 16.75 | 16.04 | 15.48 | 10.01 | 9.63 | 9.39 | 9.73 | 10.79 | 11.41 | 10.88 | 11.31 | 12.41 | 11.01 | 10.02 | 9.69 |
P/TBV Ratio | 14.34 | 13.15 | 14.83 | 16.49 | 18.60 | 17.47 | 16.77 | 16.04 | 15.48 | 10.01 | 10.02 | 9.39 | 9.73 | 10.80 | 11.99 | 11.17 | 11.64 | 12.77 | 12.02 | 10.32 | 9.98 |
P/FCF Ratio | 48.27 | 44.25 | 53.38 | 61.13 | 68.71 | 85.19 | 59.68 | 47.07 | 51.81 | 29.74 | 35.76 | 38.01 | 40.52 | 81.30 | 67.29 | 54.42 | 37.47 | 40.53 | 37.07 | 24.60 | 26.90 |
P/OCF Ratio | 29.44 | 26.99 | 31.37 | 35.99 | 39.77 | 42.94 | 34.89 | 28.84 | 30.17 | 19.97 | 21.79 | 22.47 | 23.27 | 34.37 | 31.87 | 28.51 | 22.76 | 24.65 | 22.22 | 16.58 | 17.71 |
PEG Ratio | 5.10 | 5.15 | 5.34 | 5.87 | 6.17 | 5.81 | 5.64 | 5.16 | 5.38 | 3.76 | 3.52 | 3.14 | 2.93 | 2.99 | 3.23 | 3.16 | 3.76 | 4.33 | 4.10 | 3.46 | 3.48 |
EV/Sales Ratio | 1.52 | 1.40 | 1.50 | 1.65 | 1.79 | 1.65 | 1.55 | 1.37 | 1.26 | 1.05 | 0.98 | 0.92 | 0.94 | 1.00 | 1.03 | 1.01 | 1.06 | 1.16 | 1.01 | 0.92 | 0.85 |
EV/EBITDA Ratio | 32.42 | 29.95 | 32.15 | 35.54 | 39.10 | 36.15 | 34.15 | 30.97 | 28.25 | 23.66 | 22.35 | 20.99 | 21.90 | 23.72 | 23.78 | 22.19 | 22.80 | 25.03 | 23.18 | 21.21 | 20.10 |
EV/EBIT Ratio | 39.96 | 36.91 | 39.67 | 43.85 | 48.42 | 44.85 | 42.37 | 38.59 | 35.15 | 29.43 | 27.81 | 25.99 | 27.20 | 29.51 | 29.49 | 27.28 | 28.05 | 30.98 | 29.25 | 26.97 | 25.94 |
EV/FCF Ratio | 47.27 | 43.66 | 52.55 | 60.43 | 68.17 | 84.95 | 59.35 | 46.95 | 50.43 | 29.21 | 35.06 | 37.23 | 40.04 | 81.25 | 66.65 | 53.81 | 37.00 | 40.49 | 37.00 | 24.81 | 26.25 |
Debt / Equity Ratio | 0.27 | 0.27 | 0.34 | 0.31 | 0.31 | 0.33 | 0.42 | 0.43 | 0.45 | 0.36 | 0.42 | 0.38 | 0.40 | 0.42 | 0.53 | 0.44 | 0.46 | 0.53 | 0.63 | 0.60 | 0.64 |
Debt / EBITDA Ratio | 0.60 | 0.60 | 0.75 | 0.65 | 0.64 | 0.67 | 0.83 | 0.79 | 0.82 | 0.82 | 0.95 | 0.83 | 0.87 | 0.88 | 1.06 | 0.86 | 0.90 | 1.02 | 1.26 | 1.21 | 1.29 |
Debt / FCF Ratio | 0.91 | 0.91 | 1.27 | 1.14 | 1.16 | 1.62 | 1.50 | 1.25 | 1.52 | 1.06 | 1.56 | 1.55 | 1.67 | 3.17 | 3.12 | 2.20 | 1.53 | 1.74 | 2.12 | 1.48 | 1.77 |
Net Debt / Equity Ratio | -0.30 | -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 | -0.05 | 0.06 |
Net Debt / EBITDA Ratio | -0.69 | -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 | -0.11 | 0.13 |
Net Debt / FCF Ratio | -1.00 | -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 | -0.13 | 0.18 |
Asset Turnover | 3.59 | 3.59 | 3.75 | 3.75 | 3.79 | 3.52 | 3.67 | 3.77 | 3.74 | 3.52 | 3.64 | 3.61 | 3.61 | 3.55 | 3.68 | 3.59 | 3.56 | 3.27 | 3.41 | 3.42 | 3.45 |
Inventory Turnover | 11.60 | 11.60 | 13.05 | 13.01 | 12.87 | 11.60 | 12.60 | 13.15 | 13.13 | 11.75 | 12.28 | 12.17 | 12.66 | 11.44 | 12.41 | 12.06 | 12.10 | 11.13 | 12.90 | 13.00 | 12.07 |
Quick Ratio | 0.49 | 0.49 | 0.50 | 0.47 | 0.44 | 0.39 | 0.39 | 0.40 | 0.38 | 0.56 | 0.52 | 0.51 | 0.51 | 0.42 | 0.42 | 0.43 | 0.46 | 0.46 | 0.48 | 0.46 | 0.42 |
Current Ratio | 1.04 | 1.04 | 1.03 | 1.01 | 1.00 | 0.98 | 0.97 | 0.94 | 0.93 | 1.09 | 1.07 | 1.08 | 1.06 | 1.03 | 1.02 | 1.04 | 1.03 | 1.01 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.99 |
Return on Equity (ROE) | 30.33% | 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% | 28.02% | 26.61% |
Return on Assets (ROA) | 8.52% | 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% | 7.29% | 7.08% |
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 35.33% | 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% | 29.31% | 31.81% |
Return on Capital Employed (ROCE) | 26.00% | 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% | 21.70% | 20.70% |
Earnings Yield | 1.91% | 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% | 2.78% | 2.78% |
FCF Yield | 2.07% | 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% | 4.06% | 3.72% |
Dividend Yield | 0.53% | 0.56% | 0.52% | 0.48% | 0.43% | 0.47% | 0.49% | 0.54% | 0.57% | 0.69% | 0.73% | 0.78% | 0.75% | 0.69% | 0.66% | 0.68% | 0.65% | 0.60% | 0.70% | 0.79% | 0.84% |
Payout Ratio | 27.85% | 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% | 26.22% | 27.99% |
Buyback Yield / Dilution | 0.04% | 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% | -0.12% | -0.17% |
Total Shareholder Return | 0.57% | 0.60% | 0.51% | 0.41% | 0.34% | 0.37% | 0.42% | 0.52% | 0.60% | 0.77% | 0.80% | 0.82% | 0.72% | 0.62% | 0.57% | 0.60% | 0.60% | 0.53% | 0.60% | 0.68% | 0.67% |
Updated Nov 23, 2025. Source: S&P Global Market Intelligence. Standard template. Financial Sources.