Costco operates a membership-based, no-frills retail model, predicated on offering a select product assortment in bulk quantities at bargain prices. The firm avoids maintaining costly product displays by keeping inventory on pallets and limits distribution expenses by storing its inventory at point of sale in the warehouse. Given Costco's frugal cost structure, the firm is able to price its merchandise below competing retailers, driving high sales volume per warehouse and allowing the retailer to generate strong profits on thin margins. Costco operates over 600 warehouses in the United States and boasts over 60% market share in the domestic warehouse club industry. Internationally, Costco operates another 270 warehouses, primarily in markets such as Canada, Mexico, Japan, and the UK.

Financial Strength

8/10

Name	Current	Vs Industry
Cash-To-Debt	1.47
Equity-to-Asset	0.33
Debt-to-Equity	0.33
Debt-to-EBITDA	0.65
Interest Coverage	56.53
Piotroski F-Score	6/9	0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Altman Z-Score	9.5	Distress Grey Safe
Beneish M-Score	-2.49	Manipulator Not Manipulator
WACC vs ROIC		WACC ROIC

Growth Rank

10/10

	Name	Current	Vs Industry		Vs History
	3-Year Revenue Growth Rate	9.1
	3-Year EBITDA Growth Rate	12
	3-Year EPS without NRI Growth Rate	13.9
	3-Year FCF Growth Rate	7.2
	3-Year Book Growth Rate	10.3
	Future 3-5Y EPS without NRI Growth Rate	10.11
	Future 3-5Y Total Revenue Growth Rate	6.65

Momentum Rank

10/10

	Name	Current	Vs Industry		Vs History
	5-Day RSI	37.48
	9-Day RSI	42.49
	14-Day RSI	48.7
	6-1 Month Momentum %	13.66
	12-1 Month Momentum %	43.54

Liquidity Ratio

	Name	Current	Vs Industry		Vs History
	Current Ratio	0.98
	Quick Ratio	0.43
	Cash Ratio	0.31
	Days Inventory	29.76
	Days Sales Outstanding	3.83
	Days Payable	31.62

Dividend & Buy Back

	Name	Current	Vs Industry		Vs History
	Dividend Yield %	0.47
	Dividend Payout Ratio	0.27
	3-Year Dividend Growth Rate	13.5
	Forward Dividend Yield %	0.49
	5-Year Yield-on-Cost %	0.84
	3-Year Average Share Buyback Ratio	-0.1
	Shareholder Yield %	0.73

Profitability Rank

9/10

	Name	Current	Vs Industry		Vs History
	Gross Margin %	12.67
	Operating Margin %	3.67
	Net Margin %	2.93
	FCF Margin %	1.94
	ROE %	32.45
	ROA %	10.79
	ROIC %	16.33
	ROC (Joel Greenblatt) %	32.73
	ROCE %	29.62
	Years of Profitability over Past 10-Year	10

GF Value Rank

3/10

	Name	Current	Vs Industry		Vs History
	PE Ratio	55.78
	Forward PE Ratio	52.52
	PE Ratio without NRI	56.15
	Shiller PE Ratio	83.32
	Price-to-Owner-Earnings	82.82
	PEG Ratio	4.07
	PS Ratio	1.63
	PB Ratio	17.25
	Price-to-Tangible-Book	17.25
	Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow	84.3
	Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow	42.48
	EV-to-EBIT	41.52
	EV-to-Forward-EBIT	40.5
	EV-to-EBITDA	33.87
	EV-to-Forward-EBITDA	32.91
	EV-to-Revenue	1.62
	EV-to-Forward-Revenue	1.53
	EV-to-FCF	83.71
	Price-to-Projected-FCF	4.28
	Price-to-DCF (Earnings Based)	2.71
	Price-to-DCF (FCF Based)	3.31
	Price-to-Median-PS-Value	1.94
	Price-to-Peter-Lynch-Fair-Value	4.06
	Price-to-Graham-Number	6.62
	Earnings Yield (Greenblatt) %	2.41
	FCF Yield %	1.19
	Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) %	15.32

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Key Statistics

	Name	Value
	Revenue (TTM) (Mil $)	258,805
	EPS (TTM) ($)	17.03
	Beta	1.09
	Volatility %	20.99
	14-Day RSI	48.7
	14-Day ATR ($)	17.615854
	20-Day SMA ($)	976.9425
	12-1 Month Momentum %	43.54
	52-Week Range ($)	640.5101 - 1008.25
	Shares Outstanding (Mil)	443.9

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	Component	Result
	Piotroski F-Score	6
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	Positive CFROA
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	CFROA > ROA
	Lower Leverage yoy
	Higher Current Ratio yoy
	Less Shares Outstanding yoy
	Higher Gross Margin yoy
	Higher Asset Turnover yoy

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Costco Wholesale Corp Frequently Asked Questions

What is Costco Wholesale Corp(COST)'s stock price today?

The current price of COST is $958.82. The 52 week high of COST is $1008.25 and 52 week low is $640.51.

When is next earnings date of Costco Wholesale Corp(COST)?

The next earnings date of Costco Wholesale Corp(COST) is 2025-03-07 Est..

Does Costco Wholesale Corp(COST) pay dividends? If so, how much?

The Dividend Yield % of Costco Wholesale Corp(COST) is 0.47% (As of Today), Highest Dividend Payout Ratio of Costco Wholesale Corp(COST) was 0.32. The lowest was 0.26. And the median was 0.29. The Forward Dividend Yield % of Costco Wholesale Corp(COST) is 0.49%. For more information regarding to dividend, please check our Dividend Page.

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