Costco/$COST
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About Costco
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 910 warehouses, serving more than 80 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 (93% 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.
- Ticker
- $COST
- Sector
- Consumer Essentials
- Primary listing
- NASDAQ
- Employees
- 341,000
- Headquarters
- Issaquah, United States
- Website
- www.costco.com
Costco Metrics
BasicAdvanced
$419B
47.56
$19.88
0.87
$5.54
0.62%
Price and volume
Market cap
$419B
Beta
0.87
52-week high
$1,096.50
52-week low
$844.06
Average daily volume
1.8M
Dividend rate
$5.54
Financial strength
Current ratio
1.072
Quick ratio
0.564
Long term debt to equity
24.28
Total debt to equity
24.28
Dividend payout ratio (TTM)
26.10%
Interest coverage (TTM)
76.88%
Profitability
EBITDA (TTM)
13,790
Gross margin (TTM)
12.88%
Net profit margin (TTM)
3.01%
Operating margin (TTM)
3.82%
Effective tax rate (TTM)
24.80%
Revenue per employee (TTM)
$860,000
Management effectiveness
Return on assets (TTM)
8.67%
Return on equity (TTM)
29.15%
Valuation
Price to earnings (TTM)
47.557
Price to revenue (TTM)
1.43
Price to book
12.51
Price to tangible book (TTM)
12.51
Price to free cash flow (TTM)
47.666
Free cash flow yield (TTM)
2.10%
Free cash flow per share (TTM)
19.835
Dividend yield (TTM)
0.59%
Forward dividend yield
0.62%
Growth
Revenue change (TTM)
9.23%
Earnings per share change (TTM)
12.77%
3-year revenue growth (CAGR)
7.63%
10-year revenue growth (CAGR)
9.55%
3-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
13.77%
10-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
14.15%
3-year dividend per share growth (CAGR)
13.02%
10-year dividend per share growth (CAGR)
12.53%
What the Analysts think about Costco
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