Costco Wholesale Corp COST

Trading Information

Previous Close Price
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Day Range
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52-Week Range
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Bid/Ask
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Shares Outstanding
443.27M
Market Cap
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Volume/Avg
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Key Statistics

Price/Earnings (Normalized)
47.35
Price/Sales
1.54
Dividend Yield (Trailing)
0.53%
Dividend Yield (Forward)
0.58%
Dividend Payment Schedule
Feb, May, Aug, Nov
Total Yield
0.74%

Company Profile

Founded in 1983, Costco Wholesale now operates a global chain of membership-based warehouse clubs, delivering high-quality goods and services at consistently low prices. As of its most recent fiscal year, Costco operated approximately 940 warehouses, serving more than 84 million members across its three geographic segments: Costco US (approximately 73% of total revenue), Costco Canada (13%), and Costco International (14%).Costco’s core value proposition—quality products at unbeatable prices—has yielded consistently strong member renewal rates (92% in the US and Canada and nearly 90% internationally). About 55% of Costco’s fiscal 2025 revenue came from its grocery offerings, and another 25% from general merchandise.
Sector
Consumer Defensive
Industry
Discount Stores
Stock Style Box
Large Core
Total Number of Employees
341,000

Competitors

Valuation

Metric
COST
KR
WMT
Price/Earnings (Normalized)
47.3511.9036.84
Price/Book Value
13.426.248.43
Price/Sales
1.540.251.13
Price/Cash Flow
35.884.8419.09
Price/Earnings
COST
KR
WMT

Financial Strength

Metric
COST
KR
WMT
Quick Ratio
0.560.270.20
Current Ratio
1.070.700.77
Interest Coverage
77.383.0313.30
Quick Ratio
COST
KR
WMT

Profitability

Metric
COST
KR
WMT
Return on Assets (Normalized)
—6.19%7.88%
Return on Equity (Normalized)
—45.66%23.52%
Return on Invested Capital (Normalized)
—11.69%13.98%
Return on Assets
COST
KR
WMT

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