Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST)

NASDAQ: COST · USD

$949

+7.16 (+0.8%)· Recorded snapshot

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StockMarketAgent Research · Analyzed 2026-05-08

Our latest published analysis: COST rated Sell

Sell. Extreme valuation divergence completely overrides exceptional business quality.

Fair value (mid)

$534 / share

$385 – $683

Upside to FV

-47.3%

from $949

Confidence

88/100

Moat

9/10

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Market cap	$448.8B
Revenue (ttm)	293.6B
Net income (ttm)	8.8B
EPS (ttm)	$19.9
Shares out	443.5M
P/E (trailing)	47.7x
P/E (forward)	45.0x
Dividend	$5.88 (0.62%)
Volume	2,116,924
Beta	0.86
Price target	$1,077	+13.5%

Market data

Price

Recent price action with selectable time range.

Financial snapshot

Revenue (ttm): 293.6B
Net income (ttm): 8.8B
EPS (ttm): $19.9
P/E (trailing): 47.7x
P/E (forward): 45.0x
Market cap: $448.8B

Item	P1	P2	P3	P4	Trend
Period	2022-08-31	2023-08-31	2024-08-31	2025-08-31	Trend
Revenue	$226.95B	$242.29B	$254.45B	$275.24B	+6.6%
Gross profit	$27.57B	$29.70B	$32.10B	$35.35B	+8.6%
Operating income	$7.79B	$8.11B	$9.29B	$10.38B	+10.0%
Net income	$5.84B	$6.29B	$7.37B	$8.10B	+11.5%
EPS (diluted)	$13.14	$14.16	$16.56	$18.21	+11.5%
EBITDA	$9.90B	$10.72B	$12.15B	$13.40B	+10.6%
R&D	—	—	—	—	—
SG&A	$19.78B	$21.59B	$22.81B	$24.97B	+8.1%

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Profile and market data

Ticker identity, listing, currency, market cap, and source dates.

Metric	Value
Cik	0000909832
Company name	Costco Wholesale Corporation
Country	United States
Country code	US
Cusip	22160K105
Employees	341,000
Employees Change	8,000%
Employees Change Percent	2.4
Enterprise value	$409.2B
Exchange	NASDAQ
Financial currency	USD
First seen	2026-05-09
In Index	SP500, NASDAQ100
Industry	Discount Stores
Industry PE	37.72
Industry PE Fwd	35.25
IPO Date	1993-09-22
Isin	US22160K1051
Last refreshed	2026-08-07
Market cap	$420.9B
Market cap category	Mega-Cap
Price	$949
Price currency	USD
Rev Per Employee	860,958.94x
Sector	Consumer Staples
Sector PE	27.34
Sector PE Fwd	20.76
Sic	5331
Symbol	COST
Website	https://www.costco.com

Valuation

Multiples, yields, enterprise-value ratios, and valuation checks.

Metric	Value
Earnings Yield	2.1%
EV Earnings	46.3x
EV Sales Forward	1.28x
EV/EBIT	36.45x
EV/EBITDA	29.67x
EV/FCF	46.46x
EV/Sales	1.39x
FCF yield	2.09%
Forward P/E	43.32x
P/B ratio	12.56x
P/E ratio	47.74x
P/S ratio	1.43x
PE Ratio10 Y	39.26x
PE Ratio3 Y	50.6x
PE Ratio5 Y	46.32x
PEG ratio	4.01x
PS Forward	1.32x

Profitability

Margins, returns on capital, cash conversion, and quality metrics.

Metric	Value
EBIT Margin	3.82%
EBITDA Margin	4.7%
FCF margin	3%
Gross margin	12.88%
Gross Profit	$37.8B
Gross Profit Growth	10.08%
Gross Profit Growth Q	9.73%
Gross Profit Growth3 Y	9.35%
Gross Profit Growth5 Y	9.25%
Net Income	$8.8B
Net Income Growth	12.69%
Net Income Growth Q	15.19%
Net Income Growth Quarters	12%
Net Income Growth Years	9%
Net Income Growth3 Y	13.78%
Net Income Growth5 Y	13.34%
Pretax Margin	4%
Profit Margin	3.01%
Profit Per Employee	$25,918
Profitable Quarters	$110
Profitable Years	31
ROA	8.67
Roa5y	8.12
ROCE	25.34
ROE	29.15
Roe5y	29.33
ROIC	38.44
Roic5y	31.89

Growth

Revenue, earnings, cash-flow, and forward growth indicators.

Metric	Value
Cagr10y	20.99%
Cagr15y	20.85%
Cagr1y	1.17%
Cagr20y	17.89%
Cagr3y	21.47%
Cagr5y	17.71%
Div CAGR10	12.54%
Div CAGR3	13%
Div CAGR5	-15.66%
EPS Growth	12.77
EPS Growth Q	15.19
EPS Growth Quarters	12
EPS Growth Years	9
EPS Growth3 Y	13.77
EPS Growth5 Y	13.32
FCF Growth	20.35%
FCF Growth Q	-12.58%
FCF Growth3 Y	14.78%
FCF Growth5 Y	4.96%
OCF Growth	20.72%
OCF Growth Q	-0.32%
OCF Growth10 Y	12.82%
OCF Growth3 Y	15.05%
OCF Growth5 Y	7.89%
Revenue Growth	9.23x
Revenue Growth Q	11.59x
Revenue Growth Quarters	67x
Revenue Growth Years	16x
Revenue Growth3 Y	7.63x
Revenue Growth5 Y	9.48x

Financial strength

Debt, cash, solvency, accounting-quality, and balance-sheet signals.

Metric	Value
Asset Turnover	$3.63
Assets	$86.4B
Cash	$20B
Current Assets	$45.2B
Current Liabilities	$42.1B
Debt	$8.2B
Debt EBITDA	$0.6
Debt Equity	$0.25
Debt FCF	$0.93
Equity	$33.5B
Interest Coverage	76.88
Liabilities	$52.9B
Long Term Assets	$41.3B
Long Term Liabilities	$10.8B
Net Cash	$11.8B
Net Cash By Market Cap	$2.79
Net Cash Growth	81.21%
Net Debt EBITDA	$-0.85
Net Debt Equity	$-0.35
Net Debt FCF	$-1.34
Tangible Book Value	$33.5B
Tangible Book Value Per Share	$75.55
WACC	8.83

Liquidity

Current-asset coverage and working-capital efficiency metrics.

Metric	Value
Current ratio	1.07
Inventory Turnover	13.45
Net Working Capital	$-16.8B
Quick ratio	0.56
Working Capital	$3.1B
Working Capital Turnover	$162

Dividends and buybacks

Dividend yield, payout, buybacks, and shareholder-yield indicators.

Metric	Value
Buyback Yield	0.09%
Dividend Growth	12.6%
Dividend Growth Years	1%
Dividend per share	$5.88
Dividend Years	23
Dividend Yield	0.62%
Ex Div Date	2026-07-24
Last Dividend	$1.47
Payout Frequency	Quarterly
Payout Ratio	29.58%

Performance and technicals

Returns, volatility, beta, momentum, RSI, and moving-average context.

Metric	Value
10Y total return	571.79%
1Y total return	1.17%
200-day SMA	958
3Y total return	79.25%
50-day SMA	952.6
50-day SMA vs 200-day SMA	50under200
5Y total return	125.99%
All Time High	1,096.5
All Time High Change	-13.44%
All Time High Date	2026-05-19
All Time Low	6
All Time Low Change	15,719.17%
All Time Low Date	1995-01-12
ATR	20.17
Beta	0.86
Beta1y	0.02
Beta2y	0.38
Ch YTD	10.07
High	966.1
High52	1,096.5
High52 Date	2026-05-19
High52ch	-13.44%
Low	941.8
Low52	844.1
Low52 Date	2025-12-16
Low52ch	12.45%
Ma50ch	-0.36%
Premarket Change Percent	1.81
Premarket Price	$959
Premarket Volume	15,253
Price vs 200-day SMA	-0.93%
RSI	50.4
RSI Monthly	55.13
RSI Weekly	46.83
Sharpe ratio	-0.04x
Sortino ratio	0.22
Total Return	0.71%
Tr YTD	10.55
Tr15y	1,612.1%
Tr1m	-0.11%
Tr1w	-0.53%
Tr3m	-6.47%

Analyst estimates

Ratings, targets, revisions, and forward estimate fields.

Metric	Value
Analyst Count	39
Analyst Count Top	16
Analyst Price Target Top	$1,138
Analyst Ratings	Buy
Analyst Ratings Top	Buy
Earnings EPS Estimate	$6.54
Earnings EPS Estimate Growth	11.41
Earnings Revenue Estimate	94,309,528,856x
Earnings Revenue Estimate Growth	9.46x
Operating Income	$11.2B
Operating Income Growth	11.31
Operating Income Growth Q	11.26
Operating Income Growth3 Y	10.41
Operating Income Growth5 Y	12.03
Operating margin	3.82
Price target	$1,077
Price Target Change	$13.5
Price Target Change Top	$19.94

Ownership and float

Institutional, insider, float, short-interest, and share-count fields.

Metric	Value
Float	442,263,637%
Float Percent	99.73%
Net Borrowing	-216,000,000
Shares Insiders	0.17%
Shares Institutions	72.14%
Shares Out	443,478,804
Shares Qo Q	0%
Shares Yo Y	-0.09%
Short Float	1.57%
Short Ratio	2.55
Short Shares	1.57

Other indicators

Additional ticker metrics that do not fit the primary research groupings yet.

Metric	Value
Adjusted FCF	$7.9B
Adjusted OCF	14,089,000,000
Average Volume	2,076,580x
Bv Per Share	75.55
CAPEX	$-6.2B
Ch10y	466
Ch15y	1,136.8
Ch1m	-0.26
Ch1w	-0.53
Ch1y	0.59
Ch20y	1,733
Ch3m	-6.62
Ch3y	71.94
Ch5y	114.2
Ch6m	-4.06
Change	0.76%
Change From Open	-1.08
Close	942
Days Gap	1.86
Depreciation Amortization	2,565,000,000
Dollar Volume	2,009,278,414.6
Earnings Date	2026-09-24
Earnings Time	amc
EBIT	$11.2B
EBITDA	$13.8B
EPS	$19.88
F Score	7
FCF	$8.8B
FCF EV Yield	2.15x
FCF Per Share	$19.86
Financing CF	-3,768,000,000
Fiscal Year End	August
Founded	1,976
Graham Number	183.83869
Graham Upside	-80.63
Income Tax	$2.9B
Investing CF	-6,128,000,000
Is Primary Listing	1
Is Spac	No
Last Earnings Date	2026-05-28
Last Report Date	2026-05-10
Last Split Date	2000-01-14
Last Split Type	Forward
Last10k Filing Date	2025-10-08
Lynch Fair Value	$265
Lynch Upside	-72.06
Ma150	976.9
Ma150ch	-2.84%
Ma20	940.6
Ma20ch	0.91%
Net CF	5,110,000,000
Next Earnings Date	2026-09-24
Open	959.6
Optionable	Yes
P FCF Ratio	47.8
P FCF Ratio SBC	53.32
P OCF Ratio	28.06
P OCF Ratio SBC	29.88
Payment Date	2026-08-07
Position In Range	30.25
Post Close	949.2
Postmarket Change Percent	-0.07
Postmarket Price	$948
Ppne	37,040,000,000
Pre Close	942
Price Date	2026-08-06
Price EBITDA	$30.52
Ptbv Ratio	12.56
Relative Volume	1.02x
Revenue	293,587,000,000x
SBC By Revenue	0.31x
Share Based Comp	911,000,000
Tax By Revenue	0.99x
Tax Rate	24.8%
Tr20y	2,590.2%
Tr6m	-3.77%
Us State	Washington
Views	563
Volume	2,116,924
Z Score	9.13

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What is the latest published COST stock rating?

Costco Wholesale Corporation is shown with sell in the latest published report, analyzed 2026-05-08. The hub links directly to the full analysis surface where the dated rating, fair-value bridge, risks, and scorecard are documented together.

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What fair-value range is used for COST?

The latest published report analyzed 2026-05-08 frames COST around USD 385 to USD 683. This is a dated valuation range, not a live market price; check the valuation, sensitivity, and bear-case tabs before making a decision.

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