Costco Wholesale Corp

Market Summary

USD610.78+3.35

Market Closed

0.55%

COST Alerts

3 major insider sales recently.

COST Stock Price

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COST RSI Chart

COST Alerts

3 major insider sales recently.

COST Valuation

Market Cap

270.4B

Price/Earnings (Trailing)

42.98

Price/Sales (Trailing)

1.12

EV/EBITDA

23.94

Price/Free Cashflow

40.1

COST Price/Sales (Trailing)

COST Profitability

EBT Margin

3.50%

Return on Equity

25.11%

Return on Assets

9.12%

Free Cashflow Yield

2.49%

COST Fundamentals

COST Revenue

Revenue (TTM)

242.3B

Revenue Y/Y

Revenue Q/Q

-2.93%

COST Earnings

Earnings (TTM)

6.3B

Earnings Y/Y

-3.77%

Earnings Q/Q

-11.19%

Price Action

Last 7 days

3.0%

Last 30 days

6.9%

Last 90 days

10.8%

Trailing 12 Months

26.7%

How does COST drawdown profile look like?

COST Financial Health

Current Ratio

1.07

COST Investor Care

Shares Dilution (1Y)

0.03%

Diluted EPS (TTM)

14.16

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Net sales

Year	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4
2023	233.1B	236.2B	239.2B	0
2022	208.3B	214.5B	220.7B	230.0B
2021	180.0B	186.6B	191.3B	202.1B
2020	158.2B	160.9B	163.8B	173.4B
2019	146.9B	149.6B	151.2B	155.4B
2018	136.0B	139.5B	140.5B	144.3B
2017	121.8B	123.3B	126.2B	132.5B
2016	117.4B	117.9B	118.3B	120.2B
2015	114.8B	115.9B	116.1B	116.8B
2014	108.1B	109.6B	111.1B	113.7B
2013	103.0B	104.9B	105.0B	106.6B
2012	93.0B	95.1B	97.1B	101.1B
2011	82.6B	84.9B	86.9B	91.0B
2010	74.6B	76.2B	77.1B	80.3B
2009	72.1B	71.8B	71.6B	73.0B
2008	0	0	72.5B	72.3B

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Latest Insider Trading transactions for COST

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Datesorted ascending	Name	Buy/Sell	$ Value	Avg. Price	# Shares	Title
Nov 08, 2023	galanti richard a	sold	-1,132,180	566	-2,000	executive vp and cfo
Nov 07, 2023	riel pierre	sold	-1,713,340	571	-3,000	evp
Nov 03, 2023	miller russell d	sold	-2,509,860	557	-4,500	senior evp
Oct 23, 2023	adamo claudine	sold	-1,407,980	548	-2,565	executive vice president
Oct 22, 2023	callans patrick j	sold (taxes)	-1,399,900	552	-2,531	executive vp
Oct 22, 2023	sullivan john christopher	sold (taxes)	-1,297,760	552	-2,347	executive vp
Oct 22, 2023	denman kenneth d	acquired	-	-	489	-
Oct 22, 2023	james hamilton e	acquired	-	-	489	-
Oct 22, 2023	raikes jeffrey s	acquired	-	-	489	-
Oct 22, 2023	decker susan l	acquired	-	-	489	-

Which funds bought or sold COST recently?

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Datesorted ascending	Fund Name	Type	% Chg	$ Change	$ Held	% Portfolio
Dec 06, 2023	Fragasso Group Inc.	reduced	-3.04	5,933	343,201	0.04%
Dec 06, 2023	Raleigh Capital Management Inc.	new	-	1,989	1,989	-%
Dec 06, 2023	VisionPoint Advisory Group, LLC	new	-	285,321	285,321	0.12%
Dec 06, 2023	CITIGROUP INC	added	5.2	22,798,300	242,105,000	0.18%
Dec 05, 2023	Advisory Resource Group	new	-	720,423	720,423	0.19%
Dec 05, 2023	Morton Capital Management LLC/CA	added	0.45	44,931	874,901	0.31%
Dec 05, 2023	Austin Wealth Management, LLC	new	-	449,483	449,483	0.14%
Dec 04, 2023	Trust Co	reduced	-47.9	-191,559	231,069	0.04%
Dec 04, 2023	Phoenix Holdings Ltd.	added	83.84	6,270,180	12,915,200	0.12%
Dec 04, 2023	TUCKER ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC	reduced	-3.00	2,295	146,042	0.04%

Latest Funds Activity

Are funds buying COST calls or puts?

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No. of funds holding Calls - Puts

Net Call Options

No. of funds that own COST

No. of Funds

Schedule 13G FIlings of Costco Wholesale Corp

Date Filed	Name of Filer	Percent of Class	No. of Shares	Form Type
Feb 09, 2023	vanguard group inc	8.92%	39,567,517	SC 13G/A
Feb 01, 2023	blackrock inc.	6.8%	29,966,983	SC 13G/A
Feb 09, 2022	vanguard group inc	8.47%	37,561,255	SC 13G/A
Feb 01, 2022	blackrock inc.	7.0%	31,078,322	SC 13G/A
Feb 10, 2021	vanguard group inc	8.34%	36,946,831	SC 13G/A
Jan 29, 2021	blackrock inc.	6.5%	28,684,232	SC 13G/A
Feb 12, 2020	vanguard group inc	8.62%	38,114,347	SC 13G/A
Feb 05, 2020	blackrock inc.	6.5%	28,708,563	SC 13G/A

Recent SEC filings of Costco Wholesale Corp

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Date Filed	Form Type	Document
Dec 07, 2023	ARS	ARS
Dec 07, 2023	DEF 14A	DEF 14A
Dec 07, 2023	DEFA14A	DEFA14A
Nov 24, 2023	8-K	Current Report
Nov 13, 2023	4	Insider Trading
Nov 09, 2023	144	Notice of Insider Sale Intent
Nov 08, 2023	144	Notice of Insider Sale Intent
Nov 08, 2023	144	Notice of Insider Sale Intent
Nov 08, 2023	4	Insider Trading
Nov 06, 2023	4	Insider Trading

Peers (Alternatives to Costco Wholesale Corp)

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Name	Mkt Capsorted ascending	Revenue	Price %, 1M	Returns, 1Y	P/E	P/S	Rev 1-Yr	Inc 1-Yr
LARGE-CAP
WMT	410.8B	638.8B	-7.96%	3.06%	24.91	0.64	6.44%	84.63%
COST	270.4B	242.3B	6.92%	26.73%	42.98	1.12	6.76%	7.67%
TGT	62.4B	106.9B	21.42%	-12.07%	17.18	0.58	-1.69%	5.34%
DG	29.0B	38.8B	9.36%	-46.41%	13.38	0.75	9.79%	-6.33%
DLTR	27.6B	29.7B	8.97%	-12.57%	23.73	0.93	7.20%	-28.06%
MID-CAP
BJ	8.7B	19.5B	-7.00%	-5.98%	17.16	0.45	4.26%	3.40%
OLLI	4.5B	2.0B	-8.75%	53.34%	28.56	2.25	12.66%	67.38%
PSMT	2.2B	4.4B	3.95%	5.35%	19.88	0.49	8.50%	4.47%
SMALL-CAP
BIG	182.4M	4.8B	43.68%	-61.94%	-0.32	0.04	-14.57%	-212.40%

Costco Wholesale Corp News

Latest updates

MarketWatch • 07 Dec 2023 • 09:35 pm • 11 hours ago

Costco Wholesale Corp. stock rises Thursday, still underperforms market

Nasdaq • 06 Dec 2023 • 06:31 pm • 38 hours ago

Notable Wednesday Option Activity: CMG, BA, COST

London South East • 05 Dec 2023 • 02:56 pm • 2 days ago

US open: Stocks mixed following JOLTS report | Financial News

SiouxFalls.Business • 04 Dec 2023 • 08:29 pm • 3 days ago

MarketBeat November market recap - SiouxFalls.Business

Yahoo Finance • 04 Dec 2023 • 11:04 am • 3 days ago

Navigating Market Uncertainty: Intrinsic Value of Costco Wholesale ...

MarketWatch • 01 Dec 2023 • 09:35 pm • 6 days ago

Costco Wholesale Corp. stock underperforms Friday when compared to competitors despite daily gains

Yahoo Finance • 01 Dec 2023 • 06:07 pm • 6 days ago

Costco, Home Depot and Floor & Decor: Diverging Outcomes From ...

GuruFocus.com • 30 Nov 2023 • 03:11 pm • 7 days ago

Charlie Munger: A Look Back on His Legacy

The Globe and Mail • 30 Nov 2023 • 01:40 pm • 7 days ago

Thursday's analyst upgrades and downgrades

Morningstar • 29 Nov 2023 • 09:30 pm • 8 days ago

Costco's November sales rise 5.1%

Investing.com • 29 Nov 2023 • 02:56 pm • 8 days ago

Retail, Autos in Focus: What Do November Interim Sales Trends ...

Nasdaq • 28 Nov 2023 • 09:47 am • 9 days ago

The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights Costco, Coca-Cola, Linde ...

425business.com • 20 Nov 2023 • 08:00 am • 18 days ago

Mitch Smith's Philosophy of Transparency and Authenticity | Profiles ...

Morningstar • 17 Nov 2023 • 08:00 am • 21 days ago

BJ's Wholesale's stock falls as lower inflation leads to same-store ...

MarketWatch • 17 Nov 2023 • 08:00 am • 21 days ago

Dollar Tree Inc. stock outperforms market on strong trading day

Financials for Costco Wholesale Corp

Income Statement (Last 12 Months)

(*) denotes actual numbers (not divided by Millions)
Income Statement (Quarterly)																					(In Millions)
Description	(%) Q/Q	2023Q3	2023Q3	2023Q2	2023Q1	2022Q4	2022Q3	2022Q3	2022Q2	2022Q1	2021Q4	2021Q3	2021Q3	2021Q2	2021Q1	2020Q4	2020Q3	2020Q3	2020Q2	2020Q1	2019Q4	2019Q3
Revenue	-	-	-	53,648,000,000	55,266,000,000	54,437,000,000	53,823,333,333	53,209,666,667	52,596,000,000	51,904,000,000	50,363,000,000	48,667,666,667	46,972,333,333	45,277,000,000	44,769,000,000	43,208,000,000	53,383,000,000	45,324,500,000	37,266,000,000	39,072,000,000	37,040,000,000	47,498,000,000
S&GA Expenses	-	-	-	4,794,000,000	4,940,000,000	4,917,000,000	-	-	4,450,000,000	4,575,000,000	4,718,000,000	-	-	4,199,000,000	4,351,000,000	4,320,000,000	5,027,000,000	-	3,830,000,000	3,743,000,000	3,732,000,000	4,684,000,000
EBITDA Margin	-	0.04	-	0.04	0.04	0.04	0.04	-	0.04	0.04	0.04	0.04	-	0.04	0.04	0.04	0.04	-	0.04	0.04	0.04	-
Interest Expenses	-	-	-	36,000,000	34,000,000	34,000,000	-	-	35,000,000	36,000,000	39,000,000	-	-	40,000,000	40,000,000	39,000,000	51,000,000	-	37,000,000	34,000,000	38,000,000	45,000,000
Income Taxes	-	-	-	469,000,000	517,000,000	406,000,000	-	-	455,000,000	481,000,000	351,000,000	-	-	417,000,000	348,000,000	239,000,000	465,000,000	-	311,000,000	330,000,000	202,000,000	382,000,000
Earnings Before Taxes	-	-	-	1,771,000,000	1,983,000,000	1,770,000,000	-	-	1,827,000,000	1,801,000,000	1,696,000,000	-	-	1,650,000,000	1,319,000,000	1,420,000,000	1,869,000,000	-	1,163,000,000	1,277,000,000	1,058,000,000	1,492,000,000
EBT Margin	-	0.04	-	0.03	0.03	0.03	0.03	-	0.04	0.04	0.03	0.03	-	0.03	0.03	0.03	0.03	-	0.03	0.03	0.03	-
Net Income	-	-	-	1,302,000,000	1,466,000,000	1,364,000,000	-	-	1,353,000,000	1,299,000,000	1,324,000,000	-	-	1,220,000,000	951,000,000	1,166,000,000	1,389,000,000	-	838,000,000	931,000,000	844,000,000	1,097,000,000
Net Income Margin	-	0.03	-	0.03	0.03	0.03	0.03	-	0.03	0.03	0.03	0.03	-	0.03	0.02	0.03	0.02	-	0.02	0.02	0.02	-
Free Cashflow	-	2,169,000,000	-	721,000,000	2,302,000,000	1,553,000,000	1,247,000,000	-	373,000,000	-322,000,000	2,203,000,000	1,846,000,000	-	2,305,000,000	-535,000,000	1,754,000,000	3,390,000,000	-	1,200,000,000	74,000,000	1,387,000,000	-

Balance Sheet
(In Millions)

(*) denotes actual numbers (not divided by Millions)
Balance Sheet																					(In Millions)
Description	(%) Q/Q	2023Q3	2023Q3	2023Q2	2023Q1	2022Q4	2022Q3	2022Q3	2022Q2	2022Q1	2021Q4	2021Q3	2021Q3	2021Q2	2021Q1	2020Q4	2020Q3	2020Q3	2020Q2	2020Q1	2019Q4	2019Q3
Assets	1.7%	68,994	67,873	66,752	66,848	66,027	64,166	64,009	63,852	63,078	64,149	59,268	58,271	57,274	54,918	60,217	55,556	53,644	51,732	48,782	51,431	45,400
Current Assets	-	35,879	-	34,289	34,330	34,150	32,696	-	33,008	32,565	33,850	29,505	-	27,916	26,308	32,096	28,120	-	25,254	23,703	26,643	23,485
Cash Equivalents	-	13,700	-	12,493	12,970	10,856	10,203	-	11,193	11,819	12,751	11,258	-	10,226	8,637	13,590	12,277	-	10,826	7,786	9,027	8,384
Inventory	-	16,651	-	16,324	16,081	18,571	17,907	-	17,623	16,485	16,942	14,215	-	13,975	13,865	14,901	12,242	-	11,010	11,850	13,818	11,395
Net PPE	-	26,684	-	25,931	25,724	25,144	24,646	-	24,143	24,052	23,887	23,492	-	23,177	22,531	22,288	21,807	-	21,527	21,481	21,237	20,890
Liabilities	0.9%	43,936	43,558	43,179	44,049	44,551	43,519	43,429	43,339	43,102	45,149	41,190	40,745	40,300	38,789	44,908	36,851	35,690	34,529	31,783	35,207	29,816
Current Liabilities	-	33,583	-	31,708	32,516	33,067	31,998	-	31,845	31,545	33,342	29,441	-	27,982	26,564	32,667	24,844	-	22,779	22,695	26,265	23,237
LT Debt, Current	-	1,081	-	-	76.00	71.00	73.00	-	77.00	-	799	799	-	92.00	95.00	96.00	95.00	-	1,497	500	1,700	1,699
LT Debt, Non Current	-	5,377	-	6,497	6,506	6,472	6,484	-	6,507	6,658	6,667	6,692	-	7,495	7,522	7,529	7,514	-	7,598	5,099	5,107	5,124
Shareholder's Equity	-	25,058	-	23,568	22,799	21,476	20,642	-	20,513	19,976	19,000	18,078	-	16,974	16,129	15,309	18,705	-	17,203	16,999	16,224	15,584
Retained Earnings	-	19,521	-	18,035	17,341	16,412	15,585	-	14,294	13,474	12,606	11,666	-	10,466	9,766	9,232	12,879	-	11,883	11,384	10,787	10,258
Additional Paid-In Capital	-	7,340	-	7,211	7,123	6,982	6,884	-	7,272	7,186	7,064	7,031	-	6,921	6,843	6,725	6,698	-	6,593	6,506	6,391	6,417
Accumulated Depreciation	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	12,579	12,380	12,074	11,736
Shares Outstanding	-	443	-	443	444	444	443	-	444	444	443	442	-	443	443	443	441	-	442	442	442	440
Minority Interest	-	-	-	5.00	5.00	5.00	5.00	-	545	558	537	514	-	492	477	449	421	-	401	385	363	341

Cashflow (Last 12 Months)

Cashflow (Quarterly)
Description	(%) Q/Q	2023Q3	2023Q3	2023Q2	2023Q1	2022Q4	2022Q3	2022Q3	2022Q2	2022Q1	2021Q4	2021Q3	2021Q3	2021Q2	2021Q1	2020Q4	2020Q3	2020Q3	2020Q2	2020Q1	2019Q4	2019Q3
Cashflow From Operations	-	-	-	1,541,000,000	3,192,000,000	2,610,000,000	-	-	1,227,000,000	401,000,000	3,258,000,000	-	-	3,333,000,000	38,000,000	2,647,000,000	-	-	1,898,000,000	619,000,000	2,102,000,000	-
Share Based Compensation	-	-	-	94,000,000	147,000,000	402,000,000	-	-	90,000,000	128,000,000	388,000,000	-	-	87,000,000	122,000,000	341,000,000	-	-	88,000,000	118,000,000	301,000,000	-
Cashflow From Investing	-	-	-	-1,282,000,000	-808,000,000	-1,057,000,000	-	-	-1,035,000,000	-481,000,000	-912,000,000	-	-	-1,343,000,000	-355,000,000	-682,000,000	-	-	-1,850,000,000	-470,000,000	-630,000,000	-
Cashflow From Financing	-	-	-	-735,000,000	-352,000,000	-863,000,000	-	-	-676,000,000	-828,000,000	-839,000,000	-	-	-419,000,000	-4,650,000,000	-700,000,000	-	-	2,999,000,000	-1,392,000,000	-836,000,000	-
Dividend Payments	-	-	-	399,000,000	-	400,000,000	-	-	351,000,000	-	350,000,000	-	-	310,000,000	4,430,000,000	310,000,000	-	-	287,000,000	-	573,000,000	-
Buy Backs	-	-	-	162,000,000	144,000,000	141,000,000	-	-	139,000,000	83,000,000	37,000,000	-	-	179,000,000	112,000,000	80,000,000	-	-	31,000,000	49,000,000	30,000,000	-

COST Income Statement

2023-09-03

Consolidated Statements Of Income - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 03, 2023	Aug. 28, 2022	Aug. 29, 2021
REVENUE
Total revenue	$ 242,290	$ 226,954	$ 195,929
OPERATING EXPENSES
Merchandise costs	212,586	199,382	170,684
Selling, general and administrative	21,590	19,779	18,537
Operating Income	8,114	7,793	6,708
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE)
Interest expense	(160)	(158)	(171)
Interest income and other, net	533	205	143
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES	8,487	7,840	6,680
Provision for income taxes	2,195	1,925	1,601
Net income including noncontrolling interests	6,292	5,915	5,079
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	0	(71)	(72)
NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO COSTCO	$ 6,292	$ 5,844	$ 5,007
NET INCOME PER COMMON SHARE ATTRIBUTABLE TO COSTCO:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 14.18	$ 13.17	$ 11.30
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 14.16	$ 13.14	$ 11.27
Shares used in calculation (000's)
Basic (shares)	443,854	443,651	443,089
Diluted (shares)	444,452	444,757	444,346
Net sales
REVENUE
Total revenue	$ 237,710	$ 222,730	$ 192,052
Membership fees
REVENUE
Total revenue	$ 4,580	$ 4,224	$ 3,877

COST Balance Sheet

2023-09-03

Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($)
$ in Millions

Sep. 03, 2023

Aug. 28, 2022

CURRENT ASSETS

Cash and cash equivalents

$ 13,700

$ 10,203

Short-term investments

1,534

846

Receivables, net

2,285

2,241

Merchandise inventories

16,651

17,907

Other current assets

1,709

1,499

Total current assets

35,879

32,696

OTHER ASSETS

Property and equipment, net

26,684

24,646

Operating lease right-of-use assets

2,713

2,774

Other long-term assets

3,718

4,050

Total assets

68,994

64,166

CURRENT LIABILITIES

Accounts payable

17,483

17,848

Accrued salaries and benefits

4,278

4,381

Accrued member rewards

2,150

1,911

Deferred membership fees

2,337

2,174

Current portion of long-term debt

^[1]

1,081

Other current liabilities

6,254

5,611

Total current liabilities

33,583

31,998

OTHER LIABILITIES

Long-term debt, excluding current portion

5,377

6,484

Long-term operating lease liabilities

2,426

2,482

Other long-term liabilities

2,550

2,555

Total liabilities

43,936

43,519

EQUITY

Preferred stock $.005 par value; 100,000,000 shares authorized; no shares issued and outstanding

Common Stock $.005 par value; 900,000,000 shares authorized; 442,793,000 and 442,664,000 shares issued and outstanding

Additional paid-in capital

7,340

6,884

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

(1,805)

(1,829)

Retained earnings

19,521

15,585

Total Costco stockholders' equity

25,058

20,642

Noncontrolling interests

Total equity

25,058

20,647

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

$ 68,994

$ 64,166

[1]	Net of unamortized debt discounts and issuance costs.

About Costco Wholesale Corp

Costco Wholesale Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the operation of membership warehouses in the United States, Puerto Rico, Canada, the United Kingdom, Mexico, Japan, Korea, Australia, Spain, France, Iceland, China, and Taiwan. It offers branded and private-label products in a range of merchandise categories. The company offers sundries, dry groceries, candies, coolers, freezers, liquor, and tobacco and deli products; appliances, electronics, health and beauty aids, hardware, garden and patio products, sporting goods, tires, toys and seasonal products, office supplies, automotive care products, postages, tickets, apparel, small appliances, furniture, domestics, housewares, special order kiosks, and jewelry; and meat, produce, service deli, and bakery products. It also operates pharmacies, opticals, food courts, hearing-aid centers, and tire installation centers, gas stations; and offers business delivery, travel, same-day grocery, and various other services online in various countries. The company has warehouses in the United States, Puerto Rico, Canada, Mexico, Japan, the United Kingdom, South Korea, Taiwan, Australia, Spain, Iceland, France, and China. It also operates e-commerce websites in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Mexico, South Korea, Taiwan, Japan, and Australia. The company was formerly known as Costco Companies, Inc. and changed its name to Costco Wholesale Corporation in August 1999. Costco Wholesale Corporation was founded in 1976 and is based in Issaquah, Washington.

CEO	Mr. W. Craig Jelinek
WEBSITE	www.costco.com
EMPLOYEES	65535

Costco Wholesale Corp Frequently Asked Questions

What is the ticker symbol for Costco Wholesale Corp? What does COST stand for in stocks?

COST is the stock ticker symbol of Costco Wholesale Corp. Every public company that trades on a stock exchange gets a ticker symbol.

What is the market capital of Costco Wholesale Corp (COST)?

As of Thu Dec 07 2023, market cap of Costco Wholesale Corp is 270.45 Billion. The market capitalization is calculated by multiplying the stock price with the number of shares outstanding.

What is the fair value of COST stock?

You can check COST's fair value in chart. The fair value of Costco Wholesale Corp is provided for various growth and macro-economic scenarios from very pessimiatic to very optimistic assumptions. These fair values are estimates from Grufity's Fair Value model based on company's past performance. However, past performance of Costco Wholesale Corp is no guarantee of future performance. These fairvalue estimates should only be used as one of the inputs in your stock analysis. We provide model's historical fair value estimates for COST so that you know how good or bad the model has been in the past so you can discard it if needed. There are others that provide fair values of stocks such as wallmine, finbox, gurufocus and finviz. Most provide point in time estimates. We provide a history of our models fair value estimates so that you can get a sense of it's usefulness. Otherwise this data point is of little use.

Is Costco Wholesale Corp a good stock to buy?

The fair value guage provides a quick view whether COST is over valued or under valued. Whether Costco Wholesale Corp is cheap or expensive depends on the assumptions which impact Costco Wholesale Corp's fair value. We provide several scenarios of inflation and growth to encompass these range of assumptions for COST.

What is Costco Wholesale Corp's Price to Earnings (PE) and Price to sales (PS) ratio?

As of Thu Dec 07 2023, COST's PE ratio (Price to Earnings) is 42.98 and Price to Sales (PS) ratio is 1.12. The price to earnings and price to sales ratio are two most important valuation metrics for any company. PE ratio tell us the number of years of earnings investors are ready to pay for owning the company. Historically, S&P500 price to earnings ratio has fallen below 12 during periods of gloom and gone past 30 during periods of euphoria. COST PE ratio will change depending on the future growth rate expectations of investors.

What is 5 year return on Costco Wholesale Corp's stock?

In the past 10 years, Costco Wholesale Corp has provided 0.197 (multiply by 100 for percentage) rate of return.

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Costco Wholesale Corp Frequently Asked Questions

What is the ticker symbol for Costco Wholesale Corp? What does COST stand for in stocks?

What is the market capital of Costco Wholesale Corp (COST)?

What is the fair value of COST stock?

Is Costco Wholesale Corp a good stock to buy?

What is Costco Wholesale Corp's Price to Earnings (PE) and Price to sales (PS) ratio?

What is 5 year return on Costco Wholesale Corp's stock?

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