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COST

507.26USD+20.71(+4.26%)Market Closed

Market Summary

USD507.26+20.71
Market Closed
4.26%

COST Stock Price

COST RSI Chart

COST Valuation

Market Cap

225.0B

Price/Earnings (Trailing)

37.18

Price/Sales (Trailing)

0.96

EV/EBITDA

20.79

Price/Free Cashflow

41.1

COST Price/Sales (Trailing)

COST Profitability

EBT Margin

3.45%

Return on Equity

26.54%

Return on Assets

9.05%

Free Cashflow Yield

2.43%

COST Fundamentals

COST Revenue

Revenue (TTM)

234.4B

Revenue Y/Y

8.09%

Revenue Q/Q

-24.49%

COST Earnings

Earnings (TTM)

6.1B

Earnings Y/Y

3.02%

Earnings Q/Q

-26.98%

Price Action

52 Week Range

441.64563.73
(Low)(High)

Last 7 days

2.2%

Last 30 days

2.6%

Last 90 days

3.8%

Trailing 12 Months

9.5%

COST Financial Health

Current Ratio

1.06

COST Investor Care

Dividend Yield

0.65%

Shares Dilution (1Y)

0.10%

Diluted EPS (TTM)

13.61

Peers (Alternatives to Costco Wholesale)

View All Peers In Detail
NameMkt Capsorted ascendingRevenuePrice %, 1MReturns, 1YP/EP/SRev 1-YrInc 1-Yr
LARGE-CAP
410.6B
611.3B
-2.98% 17.63%
35.16
0.67
6.73% -14.58%
225.0B
234.4B
2.55% 9.48%
37.18
0.96
13.76% 13.92%
35.9B
75.6B
-4.39% -13.58%
23.21
0.48
14.80% 54.66%
35.3B
148.3B
-1.07% -8.25%
15.74
0.24
7.52% 34.86%
10.7B
77.6B
-4.02% -10.67%
7.09
0.14
9.24% -6.55%
8.2B
19.3B
-19.23% 6.20%
16.03
0.43
15.89% 20.28%
MID-CAP
9.3B
34.8B
8.27% 21.21%
26.29
0.27
12.30% 95.58%
8.6B
15.2B
3.52% 11.95%
19.06
0.56
28.24% 39.99%
2.9B
3.7B
-0.14% -23.64%
42.66
0.77
17.53% 22.20%
2.3B
4.2B
0.19% -5.27%
21.42
0.54
11.27% 2.74%
1.6B
4.7B
-27.04% -18.01%
13.67
0.35
9.59% 3.14%
SMALL-CAP
1.4B
17.2B
-6.70% 11.85%
10.87
0.08
23.10% 17.42%
1.2B
2.8B
-1.64% -11.14%
44.53
0.44
42.64% 93.05%
830.0M
9.6B
-2.35% -30.39%
24.04
0.09
7.97% -53.20%
262.5M
1.1B
5.38% -33.72%
16.02
0.24
2.21% -40.46%

Financials for Costco Wholesale

Income Statement (Last 12 Months)
(In Millions)
* denotes actual numbers (not divided by Millions)
Description(%) Q/Q2023Q12022Q42022Q32022Q22022Q1
Revenue1.5%234,390231,028226,954217,538210,219
  S&GA Expenses1.8%20,34319,97819,77919,41019,159
EBITDA2.1%10,1969,9829,8989,642-
EBITDA Margin0.7%0.04*0.04*0.04*0.04*-
Earnings Before Taxes2.3%8,0967,9147,8407,6157,438
EBT Margin0.8%0.03*0.03*0.03*0.04*-
Interest Expenses-1.3%151153158162167
Net Income2.8%6,0515,8845,8445,6465,513
Net Income Margin1.4%0.03*0.03*0.03*0.03*-
Free Cahsflow92.0%5,4752,8513,5014,100-
Balance Sheet
(In Millions)
* denotes actual numbers (not divided by Millions)
Description(%) Q/Q2023Q12022Q42022Q32022Q22022Q1
Assets1.2%66,84866,02764,16663,85263,078
  Current Assets0.5%34,33034,15032,69633,00832,565
    Cash Equivalents19.5%12,97010,85610,20311,19311,819
  Inventory-13.4%16,08118,57117,90717,62316,485
  Net PPE2.3%25,72425,14424,64624,14324,052
Liabilities-1.1%44,04944,55143,51943,33943,102
  Current Liabilities-1.7%32,51633,06731,99831,84531,545
    LT Debt, Current7.0%76.0071.0073.0077.00-
    LT Debt, Non Current0.5%6,5066,4726,4846,5076,658
Shareholder's Equity6.1%22,79421,47620,64219,96819,976
  Retained Earnings5.7%17,34116,41215,58514,29413,474
  Additional Paid-In Capital2.0%7,1236,9826,8847,2727,186
Shares Outstanding-0.1%444444443443444
Minority Interest0%5.005.005.00545558
Cashflow (Last 12 Months)
(In Millions)
Description(%) Q/Q2023Q12022Q42022Q32022Q22022Q1
Cashflow From Operations41.4%9,5356,7447,3927,8269,932
  Share Based Compensation2.6%757738724721718
Cashflow From Investing-8.1%-4,387-4,060-3,915-3,583-3,891
Cashflow From Financing11.1%-3,831-4,307-4,283-3,062-2,805
  Dividend Payments0%1,5481,5481,4981,3991,358
  Buy Backs11.1%609548439388428

Risks for COST

What is the probability of a big loss on COST?

18.9%


Probability that Costco Wholesale stock will be more than 20% underwater in next one year

17.7%


Probability that Costco Wholesale stock will be more than 30% underwater in next one year.

0%


Probability that Costco Wholesale stock will be more than 40% underwater in next one year.
*Calculated based on probability distribution of losses observed in actual data in the last 5 years.

How does COST drawdown profile look like?

Y-axis is the maximum loss one would have experienced if Costco Wholesale was unfortunately bought at previous high price.

Drawdowns

Returns for COST

Cumulative Returns on COST

18.3%


10-Year Cumulative Returns

21.3%


7-Year Cumulative Returns

22.2%


5-Year Cumulative Returns

20.3%


3-Year Cumulative Returns

What are the long-term rolling returns for COST?

FIve years rolling returns for Costco Wholesale.

Annualized Returns

Which funds bought or sold COST recently?

View All Details
Datesorted ascendingFund NameType% Chg$ Change$ Held% Portfolio
2023-05-24
Verity Asset Management, Inc.
added
11.61
61,681
348,847
0.21%
2023-05-24
Old North State Trust, LLC
added
2.95
108,000
1,004,000
0.70%
2023-05-23
Front Row Advisors LLC
reduced
-1.12
249,000
3,514,000
1.69%
2023-05-23
MOUNTAIN PACIFIC INVESTMENT ADVISERS INC/ID
added
0.83
380,327
4,281,090
0.30%
2023-05-23
Toroso Investments, LLC
added
99.02
8,178,000
15,190,000
0.26%
2023-05-23
Brookfield Corp /ON/
new
-
998,212
998,212
-%
2023-05-23
Seaport Global Advisors, LLC
unchanged
-
6,540
80,493
0.25%
2023-05-22
Arete Wealth Advisors, LLC
added
2.91
-3,608,670,000
4,046,000
0.33%
2023-05-22
Westover Capital Advisors, LLC
reduced
-1.48
281,790
4,176,190
1.55%
2023-05-22
Whelan Financial
unchanged
-
18,146
221,567
0.12%

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Latest Funds Activity

Are funds buying COST calls or puts?
Calls
Puts
Are funds bullish or bearish(Calls - Puts)?
Net Call Options
No. of funds that own COST
No. of Funds

Costco Wholesale News

Morningstar
Grocery prices are still going up, but Costco membership fees aren't ....
Morningstar,
4 hours ago
The Motley Fool
Investor's Business Daily
Investing.com UK
Proactive Investors USA
Investor's Business Daily

Schedule 13G FIlings of Costco Wholesale

Date FiledName of FilerPercent of ClassNo. of SharesForm 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

COST Fair Value

Costco Wholesale fair value in different scenarios

The table shows the Fair Value estimates for Costco Wholesale for various scenarios. Disclaimer: These are just estimations from a model. None of the models are good at predicting the future. Please dont buy or sell stocks based on these outputs.
Fair ValueVery PessimisticPessimisticBase CaseOptimisticVery Optimistic
Very Low Inflation

242.35

-52.22%

297.50

-41.35%

416.03

-17.98%

589.76

16.26%

749.65

47.78%
Current Inflation

220.61

-56.51%

266.74

-47.42%

365.19

-28.01%

509.35

0.41%

641.99

26.56%
Very High Inflation

194.12

-61.73%

230.01

-54.66%

306.02

-39.67%

417.45

-17.70%

520.07

2.53%

Historical Costco Wholesale Fair Value Estimates


Very Pessimistic Case
Pessimistic Case
Fair Value
Optimistic Case
Very Optimistic Case
Closing Stock Price

Recent SEC filings of Costco Wholesale

View All Filings
Date Filed Form Type Document
May 25, 2023
8-K
Current Report
May 24, 2023
SD
SD
Apr 19, 2023
8-K
Current Report
Apr 13, 2023
4
Insider Trading
Mar 15, 2023
4
Insider Trading
Mar 15, 2023
4
Insider Trading
Mar 09, 2023
IRANNOTICE
IRANNOTICE
Mar 09, 2023
10-Q
Quarterly Report
Mar 08, 2023
4
Insider Trading
Mar 07, 2023
4
Insider Trading

Latest Insider Trading transactions for COST

Filter Transactions
Datesorted ascendingNameBuy/Sell$ ValueAvg. Price# SharesTitle
2023-04-11
Frates Caton
sold
-298,408
497
-600
executive vice president
2023-03-14
GALANTI RICHARD A
sold
-999,506
483
-2,068
executive vp and cfo
2023-03-14
JELINEK W CRAIG
gifted
-
-
-1,000
ceo
2023-03-13
JELINEK W CRAIG
gifted
-
-
-2,100
ceo
2023-03-07
Miller Russell D
sold
-733,430
488
-1,500
senior evp
2023-03-06
Vachris Roland Michael
sold
-1,952,800
476
-4,100
president and coo
2023-01-27
Klauer James C
sold
-1,259,220
503
-2,500
executive vice president
2022-12-23
JELINEK W CRAIG
gifted
-
-
-21,112
ceo
2022-12-12
Murphy James P.
gifted
-
-
-105
executive vp
2022-12-12
DECKER SUSAN L
sold
-459,816
483
-952
-

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Walter C. Jelinek
65535
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, as well as 636 gas stations; and offers business delivery, travel, same-day grocery, and various other services online in various countries. As of August 29, 2021, the company operated 815 membership warehouses, including 564 in the United States and Puerto Rico, 105 in Canada, 39 in Mexico, 30 in Japan, 29 in the United Kingdom, 16 in South Korea, 14 in Taiwan, 12 in Australia, 3 in Spain, 1 in Iceland, 1 in France, and 1 in 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.

COST Income Statement

2023-02-12
Condensed Consolidated Statements Of Income - USD ($)
shares in Thousands, $ in Millions
3 Months Ended6 Months Ended
Feb. 12, 2023
Feb. 13, 2022
Feb. 12, 2023
Feb. 13, 2022
REVENUE    
Total Revenue$ 55,266$ 51,904$ 109,703$ 102,267
OPERATING EXPENSES    
Merchandise costs48,42345,51796,19289,469
Selling, general and administrative4,9404,5759,8579,293
Operating income1,9031,8123,6543,505
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE)    
Interest expense(34)(36)(68)(75)
Interest income and other, net1142516767
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES1,9831,8013,7533,497
Provision for income taxes517481923832
Net income including noncontrolling interests1,4661,3202,8302,665
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests0(21)0(42)
NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO COSTCO$ 1,466$ 1,299$ 2,830$ 2,623
NET INCOME PER COMMON SHARE ATTRIBUTABLE TO COSTCO:    
Basic (in dollars per share)$ 3.30$ 2.93$ 6.37$ 5.91
Diluted (in dollars per share)$ 3.30$ 2.92$ 6.37$ 5.90
Shares used in calculation (000's)    
Basic (shares)443,877443,623443,857443,500
Diluted (shares)444,475444,916444,503444,760
Net Sales    
REVENUE    
Total Revenue$ 54,239$ 50,937$ 107,676$ 100,354
Membership fees    
REVENUE    
Total Revenue$ 1,027$ 967$ 2,027$ 1,913

COST Balance Sheet

2023-02-12
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($)
Feb. 12, 2023
Aug. 28, 2022
CURRENT ASSETS  
Cash and cash equivalents$ 12,970,000,000$ 10,203,000,000
Short-term investments735,000,000846,000,000
Receivables, net2,714,000,0002,241,000,000
Merchandise inventories16,081,000,00017,907,000,000
Other current assets1,830,000,0001,499,000,000
Total current assets34,330,000,00032,696,000,000
OTHER ASSETS  
Property and equipment, net25,724,000,00024,646,000,000
Operating lease right-of-use assets2,859,000,0002,774,000,000
Other long-term assets3,935,000,0004,050,000,000
TOTAL ASSETS66,848,000,00064,166,000,000
CURRENT LIABILITIES  
Accounts payable16,407,000,00017,848,000,000
Accrued salaries and benefits4,483,000,0004,381,000,000
Accrued member rewards2,016,000,0001,911,000,000
Deferred membership fees2,412,000,0002,174,000,000
Current portion of long-term debt[1]76,000,00073,000,000
Other current liabilities7,122,000,0005,611,000,000
Total current liabilities32,516,000,00031,998,000,000
OTHER LIABILITIES  
Long-term debt, excluding current portion6,506,000,0006,484,000,000
Long-term operating lease liabilities2,557,000,0002,482,000,000
Other long-term liabilities2,470,000,0002,555,000,000
TOTAL LIABILITIES44,049,000,00043,519,000,000
EQUITY  
Preferred stock $.005 par value; 100,000,000 shares authorized; no shares issued and outstanding00
Common stock $0.005 par value; 900,000,000 shares authorized; 443,550,000 and 442,664,000 shares issued and outstanding2,000,0002,000,000
Additional paid-in capital7,123,000,0006,884,000,000
Accumulated other comprehensive loss(1,672,000,000)(1,829,000,000)
Retained earnings17,341,000,00015,585,000,000
Total Costco stockholders' equity22,794,000,00020,642,000,000
Noncontrolling interests5,000,0005,000,000
TOTAL EQUITY22,799,000,00020,647,000,000
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY$ 66,848,000,000$ 64,166,000,000
[1]Net of unamortized debt discounts and issuance costs