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Costco Wholesale Corp (COST) stock

COSTNasdaqRetail-Variety StoresFiscal year ends August 30
Financials through Q4 FY2026, quarter ended Aug 30, 2026Last filing: 10-K on Oct 7, 2026Score 17/3070% above fair value
$1106.21+14.00 (+1.28%)

Close on Nov 13, 2026Market cap $490.19BP/E 53.3Yield 0.50%

Costco Wholesale statistics

112 measures from SEC filings and the closing price. Hover a name for the formula; the last column is the median of companies in the same industry group.

Important dates

Next earnings
Dec 10, 2026 (estimated, after the close)
Last ex-dividend date
Nov 24, 2026
Fundamentals through
Aug 30, 2026
Share price as of
Nov 13, 2026

Valuation ratiosIndustry

Market Cap
$490.19B
$13.94B
Enterprise Value
$475.06B
$14.54B
PE Ratio
53.29
21.50
PS Ratio
1.62
1.25
PB Ratio
13.69
4.41
P/TBV Ratio
14.08
5.48
P/FCF Ratio
52.25
22.66
P/OCF Ratio
30.99
12.52

Enterprise valuationIndustry

EV / Sales
1.57
1.30
EV / EBITDA
33.08
12.54
EV / EBIT
40.66
15.81
EV / FCF
50.63
20.68

Share statisticsIndustry

Shares Outstanding
443M
126M
Shares Change (YoY)
-0.08%
-0.48%
Shares Change (QoQ)
-0.06%
-0.20%
Float
442M
125M
Shares Held by Insiders
0.18%
0.65%
Shares Held by Institutions
73.0%
100.1%

Short sellingIndustry

Short Interest
8M
–
Short Interest Change
3.83%
0.01%
Short % of Float
1.78%
5.54%
Short % of Shares Outstanding
1.78%
5.29%
Days to Cover
3.55
4.21

Stock price statisticsIndustry

52-Week High
$1109.50
–
52-Week Low
$844.06
–
20-Day Moving Average
$1032.11
–
50-Day Moving Average
$967.12
–
200-Day Moving Average
$975.68
–
Average True Range (14)
$19.58
–
Price Change (1 Week)
5.00%
2.05%
Price Change (1 Month)
13.1%
3.08%
Price Change (3 Months)
16.0%
6.91%
Price Change (6 Months)
5.46%
15.5%
Price Change (YTD)
28.3%
15.0%
Price Change (1 Year)
21.0%
23.8%
Price Change (3 Years)
87.2%
58.0%
Price Change (5 Years)
113.9%
22.1%
Price Change (10 Years)
627.8%
166.9%
Average Volume (10 Days)
2M
–
Average Volume (20 Days)
2M
–
Average Volume (90 Days)
2M
–
Relative Volume
0.86
0.79
Relative Strength Index (14)
76.0
55.6
Volatility (1 Year)
20.4%
39.2%
Beta (5 Years)
0.73
0.88

MarginsIndustry

Gross Margin
12.8%
38.7%
Operating Margin
3.85%
5.02%
Profit Margin
3.04%
3.90%
EBITDA Margin
4.74%
8.35%
FCF Margin
3.09%
4.61%

Returns on capitalIndustry

Return on Equity (ROE)
28.4%
26.4%
Return on Assets (ROA)
11.1%
7.81%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)
45.8%
16.9%
Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)
25.9%
15.0%

Financial positionIndustry

Current Ratio
1.06
1.21
Quick Ratio
0.57
0.32
Debt / Equity
0.17
0.49
Debt / EBITDA
0.43
1.06
Debt / FCF
0.66
1.76
Net Debt / EBITDA
-1.05
0.56
Interest Coverage
80.59
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GrowthIndustry

Revenue Growth (YoY)
10.1%
8.20%
Net Income Growth (YoY)
13.9%
23.4%
EPS Growth (YoY)
14.0%
25.4%
FCF Growth (YoY)
19.7%
36.4%
Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR)
7.76%
5.27%
Revenue Growth (5Y CAGR)
9.12%
6.82%
EPS Growth (3Y CAGR)
13.6%
11.1%
EPS Growth (5Y CAGR)
13.0%
7.65%

EfficiencyIndustry

Asset Turnover
3.65
1.46
Inventory Turnover
14.12
4.58
Revenue Per Employee
$853.96K
$233.83K
Profits Per Employee
$25.99K
$10.55K
Employee Count
355,000
116,285
WACC
8.68%
9.09%

Income statement (TTM)Industry

Revenue
$303.15B
$20.07B
Gross Profit
$38.88B
$6.35B
Operating Income
$11.69B
$1.14B
Net Income
$9.23B
$714.18M
EBITDA
$14.36B
$1.46B
EPS (Diluted)
$20.76
$6.54

Balance sheetIndustry

Cash & Short-Term Investments
$21.30B
$1.06B
Total Debt
$6.16B
$2.43B
Net Cash (Debt)
$15.14B
-$599.26M
Net Cash Per Share
$34.16
-$4.45
Equity (Book Value)
$35.80B
$3.43B
Book Value Per Share
$80.80
$36.76
Tangible Book Value
$34.81B
$3.00B
Working Capital
$2.63B
$505.34M

Cash flow (TTM)Industry

Operating Cash Flow
$15.82B
$1.42B
Capital Expenditures
-$6.44B
-$755.32M
Free Cash Flow
$9.38B
$1.03B
FCF Per Share
$21.17
$9.11

Dividends and yieldsIndustry

Earnings Yield
1.88%
4.86%
FCF Yield
1.91%
4.41%
Dividend Yield
0.50%
1.92%
Buyback Yield
0.17%
2.27%
Shareholder Yield
0.67%
2.64%
Dividend Per Share
$5.54
$1.88
Dividend Growth (YoY)
12.6%
8.45%
Years of Dividend Growth
1
3
Payout Ratio
26.6%
28.6%
FCF Payout Ratio
26.2%
35.4%

Taxes and interestIndustry

Interest Expense
$145.00M
$109.48M
Income Tax
$3.03B
$226.53M

Scores and fair valueIndustry

Graham Number
$194.27
$66.81
Graham Upside
-82.4%
-55.5%
Altman Z-Score
9.85
4.80
Piotroski F-Score
7
7
Beneish M-Score
-2.66
-2.69
Lynch Fair Value
$269.78
–
Lynch Upside
-75.6%
-65.9%

Total return vs. the S&P 500

Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 13, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.

PeriodCOSTS&P 500DifferenceCOST per yearS&P 500 per year
1 month+16.0%-3.0%+19.1 pts
3 months+15.2%-2.8%+18.0 pts
Year to date+29.0%+11.5%+17.5 pts
1 year+20.3%+13.5%+6.8 pts
3 years+99.0%+77.7%+21.3 pts+25.8%+21.1%
5 years+125.7%+72.6%+53.1 pts+17.7%+11.5%
10 years+775.3%+308.2%+467.2 pts+24.2%+15.1%

Short interest

Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported by brokers to FINRA twice a month. Latest settlement date Oct 30, 2026.

8M COST shares were sold short on Oct 30, 2026, up 3.8% from the previous report, or 1.78% of the shares available to trade. At recent volumes it would take 3.5 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 51.7% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.

Settlement dateShares shortChangeAvg. daily volumeDays to cover
Oct 30, 20267,891,668+3.8%2,221,8053.5
Oct 15, 20267,600,821+3.8%2,040,4523.7
Sep 30, 20267,325,824-0.5%2,675,0212.7
Sep 15, 20267,360,574-2.9%2,005,7943.7
Aug 31, 20267,577,940+2.9%1,851,9284.1
Aug 14, 20267,364,782-3.8%1,682,1354.4
Jul 31, 20267,655,966+10.0%2,042,4823.8
Jul 15, 20266,957,664-4.5%2,532,1062.8
Jun 30, 20267,284,892-7.1%2,985,1472.4
Jun 15, 20267,837,886-0.5%2,171,2443.6
May 29, 20267,878,688+7.1%2,944,3592.7
May 15, 20267,357,205+9.4%1,844,7234.0

Ratios use trailing-twelve-month results and the latest balance sheet. How we calculate.

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