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Costco Wholesale Corp.
COST · Nasdaq · ·
$924.52+0.2%Sep 29 close
- 1M
- -2.2%
- 6M
- -6.9%
- 1Y
- +0.5%
- 5Y
- +111.8%
Costco sells groceries, household goods, fuel and services through membership warehouses and online stores.
COST · Nasdaq · ·
$924.52+0.2%Sep 29 close
Costco sells groceries, household goods, fuel and services through membership warehouses and online stores.
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| Measure | COSTACostco Wholesale Corp.12 months to Aug 20259Strongest on 9 measures3Weakest on 3 measures | WMTCWalmart Inc.12 months to Jul 20263Strongest on 3 measures9Weakest on 9 measures |
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| What you pay | ||
| P/EPrice paid for each $1 of the last year’s profit | 50.8x | 38.6x |
| Price to salesPrice paid for each $1 of the last year’s revenue | 1.5x | 1.2x |
| Price to free cash flowPrice paid for each $1 of cash left after investment | 52.3x | 62.7x |
| Dividend yieldA year of dividends as a share of today’s price | 0.6% | 0.9% |
| How fast it is growing | ||
| Revenue growth, 1 yearThe last 12 months against the 12 before | +8.2%Strongest | +6.2%Weakest |
| Revenue growth, latest quarterAgainst the same quarter a year earlier | +11.6%Strongestquarter to May 2026 | +5.9%Weakestquarter to Jul 2026 |
| Revenue growth, 3 yearsAverage a year over the last three fiscal years | +6.6%Strongest | +5.3%Weakest |
| Earnings per share growth, 1 yearThe last 12 months against the 12 before | +10.0%Strongest | +3.7%Weakest |
| Earnings per share growth, latest quarterAgainst the same quarter a year earlier | +15.2%Strongestquarter to May 2026 | -9.1%Weakestquarter to Jul 2026 |
| Earnings per share growth, 3 yearsAverage a year over the last three fiscal years | +11.5%Weakest | +24.3%Strongest |
| How much of each dollar it keeps | ||
| Gross marginShare of revenue left after the direct cost of what it sells | — | — |
| Operating marginShare of revenue left after running the business | 3.8%Weakest | 4.4%Strongest |
| Net marginShare of revenue kept as profit | 2.9%Weakest | 3.0%Strongest |
| Free cash flow marginShare of revenue kept as cash after investment | 2.8%Strongest | 1.8%Weakest |
| Returns and balance sheet | ||
| Return on equityProfit as a share of what shareholders have put in | 27.8%Strongest | 22.2%Weakest |
| Debt to equityDebt for each $1 of shareholders’ equity | 0.34Strongest | 0.67Weakest |
| Current ratioAssets due within a year against bills due within a year | 1.03Strongest | 0.79Weakest |
| How big it is | ||
| Market valueWhat all its shares are worth today | $410B | $847.4B |
| RevenueThe last 12 months, or the latest fiscal year | $275.2B | $735.8B |
| ProfitThe last 12 months, or the latest fiscal year | $8.1B | $22.1B |
| Free cash flowCash from operations less investment in the business | $7.8B | $13.5B |
No live quote for COST, so its market value and multiples use the close of Sep 29, 2026.
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