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Ticker
COST

Price
1013.14
Stock movement down
-4.65 (-0.46%)
Company name
Costco Wholesale Corp
Exchange
(NASDAQ
,
Currency
USD
)
Sector
Consumer Defensive >
Discount Stores
Market cap
449.79B
Ent value
487.82B
Price/Sales
1.74
Price/Book
18.40
Div yield
0.51%
Div growth
12.37%
Growth years
17
FCF payout
172.54%
Trailing P/E
59.37
Forward P/E
56.89
PEG
5.46
EPS growth
14.93%
1 year return
27.22%
3 year return
34.50%
5 year return
27.39%
10 year return
21.59%
Last updated: 2025-05-29

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DIVIDENDS

Dividend yield - 5y

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Dividend yield data
Dividend per share5.20
Dividend yield0.51%
Payout frequencyQuarterly
Maximum yield1.01%
Average yield0.67%
Minimum yield0.06%
Discount to avg yield-31.16%
Upside potential-23.76%
Yield as % of max yield50.59%

Yield distribution (inverse percentile) - 5y

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Yield distribution data
Dividend yield0.51%
Current yield distribution87.78%
Yield at 100% (Min)0.06%
Yield at 90%0.51%
Yield at 80%0.55%
Yield at 50% (Median)0.71%
Yield at 20%0.79%
Yield at 10%0.83%
Yield at 0% (Max)1.01%

Dividend per share

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Dividend per share data
Years of growth17 years
CCC statusDividend Contender
Dividend per share5.20
Payout frequencyQuarterly
Ex-div date2 May 2025
EPS (TTM)17.02
EPS (1y forward)17.81
EPS growth (5y)14.93%
EPS growth (5y forward)10.88%

Dividend growth

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Dividend growth data
COSTS&P500
DGR MR12.07%-13.74%
DGR TTM13.27%6.60%
DGR 3 years12.92%5.24%
DGR 5 years12.37%5.40%
DGR 10 years12.63%7.07%
DGR 15 years13.10%6.12%
Time since last change announced50 days
EPS growth (5y)14.93%
EPS growth (5y forward)10.88%

Payout ratio

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Payout ratio data
EPS coverageFCF coverage
TTM114.19%172.54%
Average--
Forward29.20%-

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VALUATION

Valuation Ratios

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Valuation Ratios data
Trailing P/E59.37
Price to OCF45.21
Price to FCF89.71
Price to EBITDA52.04
EV to EBITDA56.44

Valuation (Sales/Book Value)

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Valuation (Sales/Book Value) data
Price to Sales1.74
Price to Book18.40
EV to Sales1.88

FINANCIALS

Per share

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Per share data
Current share count443.96M
EPS (TTM)17.02
FCF per share (TTM)11.27

Income statement

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Income statement data
Revenue (TTM)258.81B
Gross profit (TTM)86.90B
Operating income (TTM)9.50B
Net income (TTM)7.58B
EPS (TTM)17.02
EPS (1y forward)17.81

Margins

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Margins data
Gross margin (TTM)33.58%
Operating margin (TTM)3.67%
Profit margin (TTM)2.93%

Balance Sheet

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Balance Sheet data
Cash10.91B
Net receivables2.96B
Total current assets37.52B
Goodwill0.00
Intangible assets0.00
Property, plant and equipment0.00
Total assets73.39B
Accounts payable21.79B
Short/Current long term debt2.29B
Total current liabilities38.29B
Total liabilities48.94B
Shareholder's equity24.45B
Net tangible assets0.00

Cash flow

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Cash flow data
Operating cash flow (TTM)9.95B
Capital expenditures (TTM)4.93B
Free cash flow (TTM)5.01B
Dividends paid (TTM)8.65B

Financial returns

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Financial returns data
Return on Equity30.98%
Return on Assets10.32%
Return on Invested Capital30.98%
Cash Return on Invested Capital20.51%

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STOCK INFORMATION

Stock chart

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Stock price data
Open1017.05
Daily high1024.58
Daily low1012.96
Daily Volume1.48M
All-time high1076.86
1y analyst estimate1006.28
Beta0.79
EPS (TTM)17.02
Dividend per share5.20
Ex-div date2 May 2025
Next earnings date29 May 2025

Downside potential

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Downside potential data
COSTS&P500
Current price drop from All-time high-5.92%-4.11%
Highest price drop-70.95%-56.47%
Date of highest drop13 Jan 19959 Mar 2009
Avg drop from high-18.97%-11.06%
Avg time to new high17 days12 days
Max time to new high1800 days1805 days

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COMPANY DETAILS
COST (Costco Wholesale Corp) company logo
Marketcap
449.79B
Marketcap category
Large-cap
Description
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, lawn and garden, 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.
Employees
333000
Investor relations
SEC filings
CEO
W. Craig Jelinek
Country
USA
City
Issaquah
Stock type
Common stock
CCC status
Dividend Contender
Dividend Frequency
Quarterly
EVENTS AND PRESENTATIONS
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