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Costco Wholesale Corporation

NasdaqGS-COST

Basic

  • Market Cap

    $320.31B

  • EV

    $319.42B

  • Shares Out

    443.5M

  • Revenue

    $248.83B

  • Employees

    316,000

Margins

  • Gross

    12.55%

  • EBITDA

    4.45%

  • Operating

    3.58%

  • Pre-Tax

    3.65%

  • Net

    2.73%

  • FCF

    2.49%

Returns (5Yr Avg)

  • ROA

    8.77%

  • ROTA

    27.4%

  • ROE

    27.4%

  • ROCE

    23.53%

  • ROIC

    14.32%

Valuation (TTM)

  • P/E

    —

  • P/B

    —

  • EV/Sales

    —

  • EV/EBITDA

    —

  • P/FCF

    —

  • EV/Gross Profit

    —

Valuation (NTM)

  • Price Target

    $776.41

  • P/E

    —

  • PEG

    —

  • EV/Sales

    —

  • EV/EBITDA

    —

  • P/FCF

    —

Financial Health

  • Cash

    $10.32B

  • Net Debt

    -$888M

  • Debt/Equity

    0.45

  • EBIT/Interest

    52.03

Growth (CAGR)

  • Rev 3Yr

    11.68%

  • Rev 5Yr

    11.06%

  • Rev 10Yr

    8.72%

  • Dil EPS 3Yr

    16.04%

  • Dil EPS 5Yr

    14.43%

  • Dil EPS 10Yr

    13.13%

  • Rev Fwd 2Yr

    6.02%

  • EBITDA Fwd 2Yr

    10.97%

  • EPS Fwd 2Yr

    11%

  • EPS LT Growth Est

    9.15%

Dividends

  • Yield

    —

  • Payout

    26.65%

  • DPS

    $4.08

  • DPS Growth 3Yr

    13.37%

  • DPS Growth 5Yr

    12.34%

  • DPS Growth 10Yr

    12.65%

  • DPS Growth Fwd 2Yr

    8.83%

Select a metric from the list below to chart it

Aug '14

Aug '15

Aug '16

Sep '17

Sep '18

Sep '19

Aug '20

Aug '21

Aug '22

Sep '23

LTM

Aug '24 (E)

Aug '25 (E)

Aug '26 (E)

Metric
Aug '14
Aug '15
Aug '16
Sep '17
Sep '18
Sep '19
Aug '20
Aug '21
Aug '22
Sep '23
LTM

Total Revenues

152,703

166,761

195,929

226,954

242,290

248,828

Total Revenues % Chg.

7.9%

9.2%

17.5%

15.8%

6.8%

6.2%

Cost of Goods Sold, Total

132,886

144,939

170,684

199,382

212,195

217,600

Gross Profit

19,817

21,822

25,245

27,572

30,095

31,228

Selling General & Admin Expenses, Total

14,994

16,387

18,453

19,661

21,590

22,331

Pre-Opening Costs

86

—

—

—

—

—

Other Operating Expenses, Total

15,080

16,387

18,453

19,661

21,590

22,331

Operating Income

4,737

5,435

6,792

7,911

8,505

8,897

Interest Expense, Total

-150

-160

-171

-158

-160

-171

Interest And Investment Income

126

89

41

61

470

612

Net Interest Expenses

-24

-71

-130

-97

310

441

Currency Exchange Gains (Loss)

27

7

56

106

29

69

Other Non Operating Income (Expenses)

25

-4

46

38

34

61

EBT, Excl. Unusual Items

4,765

5,367

6,764

7,958

8,878

9,468

Asset Writedown

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

-84

-118

-391

-391

EBT, Incl. Unusual Items

4,765

5,367

6,680

7,840

8,487

9,077

Income Tax Expense

1,061

1,308

1,601

1,925

2,195

2,283

Earnings From Continuing Operations

3,704

4,059

5,079

5,915

6,292

6,794

Minority Interest

-45

-57

-72

-71

—

—

Net Income

3,659

4,002

5,007

5,844

6,292

6,794

Net Income to Common Incl Extra Items

3,659

4,002

5,007

5,844

6,292

6,794

Net Income to Common Excl. Extra Items

3,659

4,002

5,007

5,844

6,292

6,794

Total Shares Outstanding

439.6

441.3

441.8

442.7

442.8

443.5

Weighted Avg. Shares Outstanding

439.8

442.3

443.1

443.7

443.9

443.9

Weighted Avg. Shares Outstanding Dil

442.9

443.9

444.3

444.8

444.5

444.5

EPS

8.3

9

11.3

13.2

14.2

15.3

EPS Diluted

8.3

9

11.3

13.1

14.2

15.3

EBITDA

6,229

7,080

8,573

9,811

10,582

11,072

Effective Tax Rate

22.3%

24.4%

24%

24.6%

25.9%

25.2%