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Costco Wholesale Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the operation of membership warehouses in the United States, Puerto Rico, Canada, Mexico, Japan, the United Kingdom, Korea, Australia, Taiwan, China, Spain, France, Iceland, New Zealand, and Sweden. The company offers branded and private-label products in a range of merchandise categories. It offers merchandise, such as sundries, dry groceries, candies, coolers, freezers, deli, liquor, and tobacco; 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. The company also operates gasoline, pharmacies, optical, food courts, hearing-aid centers, and tire installation centers; and offers business delivery, travel, grocery, and various other services online. It also operates e-commerce websites. 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. more
| Time Frame | COST | Sector | S&P500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-Week Return | 1.22% | 3.48% | 1.05% |
| 1-Month Return | -0.97% | 0.66% | -2.74% |
| 3-Month Return | 5.6% | 6.84% | 4.56% |
| 6-Month Return | 34.6% | 13.82% | 20.31% |
| 1-Year Return | 45.82% | 1.65% | 24.48% |
| 3-Year Return | 105.23% | 19.41% | 26.81% |
| 5-Year Return | 218.52% | 52.68% | 88.12% |
| 10-Year Return | 680.09% | 126.54% | 224.44% |
| Aug '19 | Aug '20 | Aug '21 | Aug '22 | Aug '23 | 5YR TREND | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue | 152.70B | 166.76B | 195.93B | 226.95B | 242.29B | [{"date":"2019-08-31","value":63.02,"profit":true},{"date":"2020-08-31","value":68.83,"profit":true},{"date":"2021-08-31","value":80.87,"profit":true},{"date":"2022-08-31","value":93.67,"profit":true},{"date":"2023-08-31","value":100,"profit":true}] |
| Cost of Revenue | 132.89B | 144.94B | 170.68B | 199.38B | 212.59B | [{"date":"2019-08-31","value":62.51,"profit":true},{"date":"2020-08-31","value":68.18,"profit":true},{"date":"2021-08-31","value":80.29,"profit":true},{"date":"2022-08-31","value":93.79,"profit":true},{"date":"2023-08-31","value":100,"profit":true}] |
| Gross Profit | 19.82B | 21.82B | 25.25B | 27.57B | 29.70B | [{"date":"2019-08-31","value":66.71,"profit":true},{"date":"2020-08-31","value":73.46,"profit":true},{"date":"2021-08-31","value":84.99,"profit":true},{"date":"2022-08-31","value":92.82,"profit":true},{"date":"2023-08-31","value":100,"profit":true}] |
| Gross Margin | 12.98% | 13.09% | 12.88% | 12.15% | 12.26% | [{"date":"2019-08-31","value":99.17,"profit":true},{"date":"2020-08-31","value":100,"profit":true},{"date":"2021-08-31","value":98.46,"profit":true},{"date":"2022-08-31","value":92.84,"profit":true},{"date":"2023-08-31","value":93.69,"profit":true}] |
| Operating Expenses | 15.08B | 16.39B | 18.54B | 19.78B | 21.59B | [{"date":"2019-08-31","value":69.85,"profit":true},{"date":"2020-08-31","value":75.9,"profit":true},{"date":"2021-08-31","value":85.86,"profit":true},{"date":"2022-08-31","value":91.61,"profit":true},{"date":"2023-08-31","value":100,"profit":true}] |
| Operating Income | 4.74B | 5.43B | 6.71B | 7.79B | 8.11B | [{"date":"2019-08-31","value":58.38,"profit":true},{"date":"2020-08-31","value":66.98,"profit":true},{"date":"2021-08-31","value":82.67,"profit":true},{"date":"2022-08-31","value":96.04,"profit":true},{"date":"2023-08-31","value":100,"profit":true}] |
| Total Non-Operating Income/Expense | 3.00M | (64.00M) | (74.00M) | 153.00M | 746.00M | [{"date":"2019-08-31","value":0.4,"profit":true},{"date":"2020-08-31","value":-8.58,"profit":false},{"date":"2021-08-31","value":-9.92,"profit":false},{"date":"2022-08-31","value":20.51,"profit":true},{"date":"2023-08-31","value":100,"profit":true}] |
| Pre-Tax Income | 4.76B | 5.37B | 6.68B | 7.84B | 8.49B | [{"date":"2019-08-31","value":56.14,"profit":true},{"date":"2020-08-31","value":63.24,"profit":true},{"date":"2021-08-31","value":78.71,"profit":true},{"date":"2022-08-31","value":92.38,"profit":true},{"date":"2023-08-31","value":100,"profit":true}] |
| Income Taxes | 1.06B | 1.31B | 1.60B | 1.93B | 2.19B | [{"date":"2019-08-31","value":48.34,"profit":true},{"date":"2020-08-31","value":59.59,"profit":true},{"date":"2021-08-31","value":72.94,"profit":true},{"date":"2022-08-31","value":87.7,"profit":true},{"date":"2023-08-31","value":100,"profit":true}] |
| Income After Taxes | 3.70B | 4.06B | 5.08B | 5.92B | 6.29B | [{"date":"2019-08-31","value":58.87,"profit":true},{"date":"2020-08-31","value":64.51,"profit":true},{"date":"2021-08-31","value":80.72,"profit":true},{"date":"2022-08-31","value":94.01,"profit":true},{"date":"2023-08-31","value":100,"profit":true}] |
| Income From Continuous Operations | 3.70B | 4.06B | 5.08B | 5.92B | 6.29B | [{"date":"2019-08-31","value":58.87,"profit":true},{"date":"2020-08-31","value":64.51,"profit":true},{"date":"2021-08-31","value":80.72,"profit":true},{"date":"2022-08-31","value":94.01,"profit":true},{"date":"2023-08-31","value":100,"profit":true}] |
| Income From Discontinued Operations | - | - | - | - | - | [{"date":"2019-08-31","value":"-","profit":true},{"date":"2020-08-31","value":"-","profit":true},{"date":"2021-08-31","value":"-","profit":true},{"date":"2022-08-31","value":"-","profit":true},{"date":"2023-08-31","value":"-","profit":true}] |
| Net Income | 3.66B | 4.00B | 5.01B | 5.84B | 6.29B | [{"date":"2019-08-31","value":58.15,"profit":true},{"date":"2020-08-31","value":63.6,"profit":true},{"date":"2021-08-31","value":79.58,"profit":true},{"date":"2022-08-31","value":92.88,"profit":true},{"date":"2023-08-31","value":100,"profit":true}] |
| EPS (Diluted) | 8.24 | 6.66 | 11.70 | 13.39 | 13.82 | [{"date":"2019-08-31","value":59.6,"profit":true},{"date":"2020-08-31","value":48.19,"profit":true},{"date":"2021-08-31","value":84.66,"profit":true},{"date":"2022-08-31","value":96.89,"profit":true},{"date":"2023-08-31","value":100,"profit":true}] |
These ratios help you determine the liquidity of the company. Higher is better.
| COST | |
|---|---|
| Cash Ratio | 0.30 |
| Current Ratio | 0.93 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.43 |
These ratios help you understand the company's efficiency in using its assets to generate returns. Higher is better. For ROE, average long term is around 14%, less than 10% is poor.
| COST | |
|---|---|
| ROA (LTM) | 8.35% |
| ROE (LTM) | 31.19% |
These ratios help you understand the company's liabilities, gauging the riskiness of the investment.
| COST | |
|---|---|
| Debt Ratio Lower is generally better. Negative is bad. | 0.69 |
| Common Equity/Total Assets Higher is better. Lower can suggest investment is riskier. | 0.31 |
| Debt/Equity The higher the number, the more leverage the business employs, the riskier the investment typically is. | 3.19 |
These ratios help you understand the company's valuation. Lower may indicate cheaper stocks.
| COST | |
|---|---|
| Trailing PE | 47.39 |
| Forward PE | 46.08 |
| P/S (TTM) | 1.30 |
| P/B | 15.62 |
| Price/FCF | NM |
| EV/R | 1.30 |
| EV/Ebitda | 28.32 |
| PEG | 3.83 |
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Costco Wholesale Corp (COST) share price today is $723.89
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The 52-week high price of Costco Wholesale Corp (COST) is $787.08. The 52-week low price of Costco Wholesale Corp (COST) is $463.74.
The price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of Costco Wholesale Corp (COST) is 47.39
The price-to-book (P/B) ratio of Costco Wholesale Corp (COST) is 15.62
The dividend yield of Costco Wholesale Corp (COST) is 0.64%
The market capitalization of Costco Wholesale Corp (COST) is $321.17B
The stock symbol (or ticker) of Costco Wholesale Corp is COST
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