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Costco Wholesale Corp

Costco Wholesale Corp

COST · NASDAQ · Consumer Defensive / Discount Stores

1,106.21USD+14.00 (+1.28%)

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Market Stats

Previous Close1,092.21
Open1,094.59
Day Range1,092.64 – 1,109.50
52-Week Range840.35 – 1,094.76
Volume1.88M
Market Cap445.42B
P/E (TTM)48.33
Forward P/E44.05
EPS20.80
Dividend Yield0.59%
Beta0.87
50-Day Avg939.75
200-Day Avg969.80

About

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, Sweden, Iceland, and New Zealand. It offers merchandise, including sundries, dry groceries, candies, coolers, freezers, liquor, and tobacco; non-food merchandise comprising consumer electronics, appliances, small electrics, health and beauty aids, hardware, lawn and garden, sporting goods, tires, toys and seasonal, automotive, stamps, tickets, apparel, furniture, domestics, housewares, special order kiosks, and jewelry; and fresh food, such as meat, produce, deli, and bakery products. The company is also involved in warehouse ancillary operations, which include gasoline, pharmacies, food courts, optical, hearing aids, and tire installation centers. In addition, it engages in e-commerce, business centers, travel, and other businesses. Further, the company operates e-commerce sites; and offers branded and private-label products in various categories. 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.

Company Details

  • SectorConsumer Defensive
  • IndustryDiscount Stores
  • CEOMr. Ron M. Vachris
  • Employees355.00K
  • Headquarters999 Lake Drive, Issaquah, WA, United States, 98027, USA
  • Websitehttps://www.costco.com

Leadership

  • Mr. Ron M. VachrisPresident, CEO & Director · b. 1965
  • Mr. Gary MillerchipExecutive VP & CFO · b. 1972
  • Mr. Javier PolitExecutive VP and CI&DO of Information Systems · b. 1965
  • Mr. Pierre RielExecutive VP & COO of International Division · b. 1963
  • Ms. Tiffany M. BarbreSenior VP, Corporate Controller & Principal Accounting Officer · b. 1974
  • Ms. Claudine E. AdamoExecutive Vice President of Administration · b. 1970
  • Mr. John SullivanExecutive VP, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary · b. 1960
  • Sheri FliesSenior Vice President of Global Sustainability & Compliance
  • Peter GrueningSenior VP of Membership, Marketing & Member Service Centers
  • Brenda WeberSenior Vice President of Human Resources

Financials

Income Statement

Currency: USD1987-08-311988-08-311989-08-311990-08-311991-08-311992-08-311993-08-311994-08-311995-08-311996-08-311997-08-311998-08-311999-08-312000-08-312001-08-312002-08-312003-08-312004-08-312005-08-312006-08-312007-08-312008-08-312009-08-312010-08-312011-08-312012-08-312013-08-312014-08-312015-08-312016-08-312017-08-312018-08-312019-08-312020-08-312021-08-312022-08-312023-08-312024-08-312025-08-312026-08-31
Total Revenue3.31B4.05B4.90B5.29B6.60B7.32B15.15B16.48B17.91B19.57B21.87B24.27B27.46B32.16B34.80B38.76B42.55B48.11B52.94B60.15B64.40B72.48B71.42B77.95B88.92B99.14B105.16B112.64B116.20B118.72B129.03B141.58B152.70B166.76B195.93B226.95B242.29B254.45B275.24B303.15B
Growth (%)-+22.62%+20.92%+7.86%+24.81%+10.94%+107.03%+8.75%+8.65%+9.27%+11.80%+10.95%+13.13%+17.15%+8.19%+11.40%+9.76%+13.07%+10.04%+13.63%+7.06%+12.55%-1.46%+9.13%+14.07%+11.50%+6.07%+7.12%+3.16%+2.17%+8.68%+9.73%+7.86%+9.21%+17.49%+15.83%+6.76%+5.02%+8.17%+10.14%
Cost of Revenue2.94B3.69B4.46B4.79B5.97B6.61B13.62B14.52B16.08B17.18B19.13B21.18B23.95B28.07B30.60B33.98B37.24B42.09B46.35B52.75B56.45B63.50B62.34B68.00B77.74B86.82B91.95B98.46B101.06B102.90B111.88B123.15B132.89B144.94B170.68B199.38B212.59B222.36B239.89B264.28B
Gross Profit367.10M363.10M441.10M496.00M625.40M715.20M1.54B1.96B1.82B2.38B2.74B3.09B3.51B4.10B4.20B4.78B5.31B6.01B6.59B7.41B7.95B8.98B9.09B9.95B11.18B12.31B13.21B14.18B15.13B15.82B17.14B18.42B19.82B21.82B25.25B27.57B29.70B32.09B35.35B38.88B
Gross Margin11.11%8.96%9.00%9.38%9.48%9.77%10.13%11.90%10.18%12.18%12.54%12.72%12.79%12.74%12.07%12.33%12.48%12.50%12.45%12.31%12.35%12.39%12.72%12.77%12.57%12.42%12.56%12.59%13.02%13.32%13.29%13.01%12.98%13.09%12.88%12.15%12.26%12.61%12.84%12.82%
Operating Expense240.10M304.80M370.00M422.40M569.50M683.40M1.48B1.57B1.70B1.89B2.16B2.30B2.65B3.06B3.21B3.65B4.15B4.63B5.11B5.78B6.34B7.01B7.31B7.87B8.74B9.55B10.15B10.96B11.51B12.15B13.03B13.94B15.08B16.39B18.54B19.78B21.59B22.81B24.97B27.19B
Operating Income127.00M58.30M71.10M73.60M55.90M31.80M55.80M392.20M124.50M490.80M580.70M787.30M860.10M1.04B992.27M1.13B1.16B1.39B1.47B1.63B1.61B1.97B1.78B2.08B2.44B2.76B3.05B3.22B3.62B3.67B4.11B4.48B4.74B5.43B6.71B7.79B8.11B9.29B10.38B11.69B
Operating Margin3.84%1.44%1.45%1.39%0.85%0.43%0.37%2.38%0.70%2.51%2.65%3.24%3.13%3.23%2.85%2.92%2.72%2.88%2.79%2.70%2.50%2.72%2.49%2.66%2.74%2.78%2.90%2.86%3.12%3.09%3.19%3.16%3.10%3.26%3.42%3.43%3.35%3.65%3.77%3.85%
EBITDA137.50M73.40M90.60M101.00M96.50M85.80M167.90M535.90M266.50M652.40M762.50M983.60M1.08B1.29B1.29B1.47B1.55B1.83B1.97B2.15B2.17B2.77B2.56B2.96B3.35B3.77B4.10B4.34B4.86B5.01B5.54B6.04B6.41B7.17B8.63B9.90B10.72B12.15B13.40B14.36B
EBITDA Margin4.16%1.81%1.85%1.91%1.46%1.17%1.11%3.25%1.49%3.33%3.49%4.05%3.95%4.02%3.72%3.80%3.64%3.80%3.73%3.57%3.38%3.82%3.59%3.80%3.77%3.80%3.90%3.85%4.18%4.22%4.30%4.26%4.20%4.30%4.41%4.36%4.43%4.77%4.87%4.74%
Net Income73.30M94.80M117.00M125.40M134.10M129.10M223.20M-112.40M133.80M248.80M312.20M459.80M397.30M631.44M602.09M699.98M721.00M882.39M1.06B1.10B1.08B1.28B1.09B1.30B1.46B1.71B2.04B2.06B2.38B2.35B2.68B3.13B3.66B4.00B5.01B5.84B6.29B7.37B8.10B9.23B
Net Income Margin2.22%2.34%2.39%2.37%2.03%1.76%1.47%-0.68%0.75%1.27%1.43%1.89%1.45%1.96%1.73%1.81%1.69%1.83%2.01%1.83%1.68%1.77%1.52%1.67%1.64%1.72%1.94%1.83%2.05%1.98%2.08%2.21%2.40%2.40%2.56%2.57%2.60%2.90%2.94%3.04%
Interest Expense000000000000000000000103.00M108.00M111.00M116.00M95.00M99.00M113.00M124.00M133.00M134.00M159.00M150.00M160.00M171.00M158.00M160.00M169.00M154.00M145.00M
Interest Expense % of Total Revenue0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.14%0.15%0.14%0.13%0.10%0.09%0.10%0.11%0.11%0.10%0.11%0.10%0.10%0.09%0.07%0.07%0.07%0.06%0.05%

Balance Sheet

Currency: USD1987-08-311988-08-311989-08-311990-08-311991-08-311992-08-311993-08-311994-08-311995-08-311996-08-311997-08-311998-08-311999-08-312000-08-312001-08-312002-08-312003-08-312004-08-312005-08-312006-08-312007-08-312008-08-312009-08-312010-08-312011-08-312012-08-312013-08-312014-08-312015-08-312016-08-312017-08-312018-08-312019-08-312020-08-312021-08-312022-08-312023-08-312024-08-312025-08-312026-08-31
Total Assets833.00M993.40M1.11B1.20B1.83B1.90B3.92B4.24B4.44B4.91B5.48B6.26B7.50B8.63B10.09B11.62B13.19B15.09B16.67B17.50B19.61B20.68B21.98B23.82B26.76B27.14B30.28B33.02B33.02B33.16B36.35B40.83B45.40B55.56B59.27B64.17B68.99B69.83B77.10B89.05B
Total Liabilities453.70M513.90M575.20M579.00M1.07B1.10B2.13B2.52B2.86B3.06B2.92B3.19B3.85B4.28B5.09B5.81B6.51B7.41B7.73B8.29B10.91B11.41B11.88B12.88B14.19B14.62B19.27B20.51B22.17B20.83B25.27B27.73B29.82B36.85B41.19B43.52B43.94B46.21B47.94B53.24B
Total Equity379.30M479.50M535.10M616.30M763.00M802.00M1.80B1.69B1.58B1.78B2.47B2.97B3.53B4.24B4.88B5.69B6.55B7.62B8.88B9.14B8.62B9.19B10.02B10.83B12.00B12.36B10.83B12.52B10.62B12.08B10.78B13.10B15.58B18.28B17.56B20.64B25.06B23.62B29.16B35.80B
Cash263.60M290.10M-6.50M-14.80M-13.30M-21.10M101.90M53.60M45.70M102.00M175.50M362.00M440.60M524.50M602.59M805.52M1.55B2.82B2.06B1.51B2.78B2.62B3.16B3.21B4.01B3.53B4.64B5.74B4.80B3.38B4.55B6.05B8.38B12.28B11.26B10.20B13.70B9.91B14.16B20.21B
Total Debt197.80M212.00M215.40M194.30M496.50M509.00M835.70M951.60M1.18B1.29B942.50M930.00M918.90M799.55M1.05B1.31B1.34B1.32B768.26M565.28M2.22B2.35B2.23B2.17B2.15B1.38B5.00B5.09B6.13B5.16B6.66B6.97B7.22B11.09B11.41B10.91B10.54B9.95B10.22B8.58B
Net Debt-65.80M-78.10M221.90M209.10M509.80M530.10M733.80M898.00M1.14B1.19B767.00M568.00M478.30M275.05M451.36M508.89M-208.37M-1.50B-1.29B-945.66M-558.02M-273.06M-931.00M-1.05B-1.86B-2.15B354.00M-645.00M1.33B1.78B2.11B432.00M-1.56B-1.19B149.00M703.00M-3.16B43.00M-3.94B-11.63B

Cash Flow

Currency: USD1989-08-311990-08-311991-08-311992-08-311993-08-311994-08-311995-08-311996-08-311997-08-311998-08-311999-08-312000-08-312001-08-312002-08-312003-08-312004-08-312005-08-312006-08-312007-08-312008-08-312009-08-312010-08-312011-08-312012-08-312013-08-312014-08-312015-08-312016-08-312017-08-312018-08-312019-08-312020-08-312021-08-312022-08-312023-08-312024-08-312025-08-312026-08-31
Operating Cash Flow122.90M126.00M237.40M155.10M295.80M247.80M278.40M426.40M590.20M737.60M940.90M1.07B1.03B1.02B1.51B2.10B1.78B1.83B2.08B2.18B2.09B2.78B3.20B3.06B3.44B3.98B4.29B3.29B6.73B5.77B6.36B8.86B8.96B7.39B11.07B11.34B13.34B15.82B
Investing Cash Flow-56.20M-71.80M-540.90M-95.00M-450.10M-459.70M--543.20M-543.20M-609.40M-953.90M-1.05B-1.34B-1.03B-790.59M-1.05B-2.06B-1.15B-655.31M-1.72B-1.10B-2.02B-1.18B-1.24B-2.25B-2.09B-2.48B-2.35B-2.37B-2.95B-2.87B-3.89B-3.54B-3.92B-4.97B-4.41B-5.31B-6.39B
Financing Cash Flow-61.40M-62.50M305.10M-67.90M28.30M146.20M249.00M173.70M25.10M66.60M85.80M58.60M394.35M217.83M-1.43M209.57M-518.65M-1.23B-164.63M-613.00M-439.00M-719.00M-1.28B-2.28B44.00M-786.00M-2.32B-2.42B-3.22B-1.28B-1.15B-1.15B-6.49B-4.28B-2.61B-10.76B-3.77B-3.35B
Capital Expenditure160.20M161.70M257.00M434.30M533.00M474.60M530.60M506.80M553.40M571.90M787.90M1.23B1.45B1.04B810.66M705.62M995.43M1.21B1.39B1.60B1.25B1.05B1.29B1.48B2.08B1.99B2.39B2.65B2.50B2.97B3.00B2.81B3.59B3.89B4.32B4.71B5.50B6.43B
Free Cash Flow-37.30M-35.70M-19.60M-279.20M-237.20M-226.80M-252.20M-80.40M36.80M165.70M153.00M-158.06M-414.99M-20.36M696.54M1.39B787.75M614.72M690.71M577.60M842.00M1.73B1.91B1.58B1.35B1.99B1.89B643.00M4.22B2.81B3.36B6.05B5.37B3.50B6.75B6.63B7.84B9.39B
Dividends Paid74.60M--------------92.14M204.57M230.21M245.74M265.03M296.00M338.00M389.00M446.00M3.56B584.00M2.87B746.00M3.90B689.00M1.04B1.48B5.75B1.50B1.25B9.04B2.18B2.46B
FCF to OCF-30.35%-28.33%-8.26%-180.01%-80.19%-91.53%-90.59%-18.86%6.24%22.46%16.26%-14.77%-40.19%-2.00%46.21%66.38%44.18%33.64%33.26%26.54%40.25%62.05%59.66%51.59%39.39%49.97%44.15%19.53%62.80%48.58%52.83%68.29%59.95%47.36%60.94%58.46%58.77%59.34%
Dividend Paid to FCF-200.00%--------------6.61%25.97%37.45%35.58%45.88%35.15%19.59%20.39%28.28%262.92%29.33%151.43%116.02%92.42%24.56%30.91%24.44%107.04%42.79%18.55%136.39%27.86%26.18%

Earnings

Report DateNov 30, 1997Feb 28, 1998May 31, 1998Aug 31, 1998Nov 30, 1998Apr 30, 1999Oct 6, 1999Dec 9, 1999May 24, 2000Oct 12, 2000Dec 14, 2000May 31, 2001Aug 1, 2001Oct 11, 2001Dec 13, 2001May 30, 2002Oct 10, 2002Dec 12, 2002May 28, 2003Jun 23, 2003Oct 8, 2003Dec 9, 2003May 27, 2004Jun 17, 2004Oct 7, 2004Dec 9, 2004May 26, 2005Sep 1, 2005Dec 8, 2005Mar 2, 2006Jun 16, 2006Oct 12, 2006Dec 14, 2006May 31, 2007Oct 10, 2007Dec 13, 2007May 29, 2008Oct 8, 2008Dec 11, 2008May 28, 2009Oct 7, 2009Dec 10, 2009May 27, 2010Oct 6, 2010Dec 8, 2010May 25, 2011Oct 5, 2011Feb 29, 2012May 24, 2012Oct 10, 2012Dec 12, 2012May 30, 2013Oct 9, 2013Dec 11, 2013May 29, 2014Jul 23, 2014Oct 8, 2014Dec 10, 2014May 27, 2015Jul 24, 2015Sep 29, 2015Dec 8, 2015May 25, 2016Sep 29, 2016Dec 7, 2016May 25, 2017Oct 5, 2017Dec 14, 2017May 31, 2018Jun 1, 2018Oct 4, 2018Dec 13, 2018May 30, 2019May 31, 2019Oct 3, 2019Dec 12, 2019Mar 5, 2020May 28, 2020Sep 24, 2020Dec 10, 2020May 27, 2021Jun 3, 2021Oct 6, 2021Dec 22, 2021Mar 10, 2022Jun 2, 2022Oct 5, 2022Dec 29, 2022Mar 9, 2023Jun 1, 2023Oct 11, 2023Dec 20, 2023Mar 7, 2024Jun 6, 2024Sep 26, 2024Dec 19, 2024Mar 13, 2025Jun 5, 2025Oct 8, 2025Dec 17, 2025Mar 5, 2026May 28, 2026Sep 24, 2026Dec 10, 2026
EPS Estimate------0.380.270.270.430.280.23-0.400.280.280.490.310.31-0.470.310.370.380.580.410.420.650.450.600.500.730.500.560.830.600.660.930.620.520.770.590.660.950.690.771.100.880.871.310.931.031.461.021.091.091.521.091.151.671.661.171.221.731.191.302.021.351.70-2.361.621.81-2.541.71-1.892.812.042.28-3.572.643.03-4.173.113.293.434.793.423.603.705.083.804.234.235.824.274.544.986.484.87
EPS Actual0.220.270.180.32-0.030.230.400.280.260.430.280.230.230.410.280.280.520.310.330.320.510.340.420.420.620.400.430.660.450.620.490.750.510.560.910.590.670.920.600.520.850.600.660.970.710.731.080.900.881.390.951.041.400.961.070.001.581.121.170.001.731.091.241.771.241.592.081.361.701.702.361.612.052.052.691.902.101.893.132.292.752.753.762.982.923.044.203.073.302.934.863.583.713.785.294.044.024.285.874.504.584.936.60-
Surprise------5.26%3.70%-3.70%0.00%0.00%0.00%-2.50%0.00%0.00%6.12%0.00%6.45%-8.51%9.68%13.51%10.53%6.90%-2.44%2.38%1.54%0.00%3.33%-2.00%2.74%2.00%0.00%9.64%-1.67%1.52%-1.08%-3.23%0.00%10.39%1.69%0.00%2.11%2.90%-5.19%-1.82%2.27%1.15%6.11%2.15%0.97%-4.11%-5.88%-1.83%-100.00%3.95%2.75%1.74%-100.00%4.22%-6.84%1.64%2.31%4.20%22.31%2.97%0.74%0.00%-0.00%-0.62%13.26%-5.91%11.11%-0.00%11.39%12.25%20.61%-5.32%12.88%-3.63%-0.72%-1.29%0.30%-14.58%1.46%4.68%3.06%2.16%4.13%6.32%-4.96%1.23%0.86%5.39%0.88%-1.00%1.85%-
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Key Statistics & Ratios

Market Cap445.42B
Enterprise Value431.88B
Trailing P/E48.33
Forward P/E44.05
PEG Ratio5.03
Price / Sales1.47
Price / Book12.42
EPS20.80
Book Value80.77
Revenue (TTM)303.15B
Gross Profit (TTM)38.70B
EBITDA14.18B
Profit Margin3.04%
Operating Margin3.79%
Return on Equity28.40%
Return on Assets8.66%
Shares Outstanding443.13M
Shares Float442.25M
Beta0.87
Dividend Yield0.59%
Dividend Rate5.88
Payout Ratio27.70%

Analyst Ratings

Buy
Based on 41 analystsTarget 1,067.59
  • Strong Buy
    21
  • Buy
    5
  • Hold
    13
  • Sell
    1
  • Strong Sell
    1

Ownership Breakdown

Institutions
74.35%
Insiders
0.08%
Retail / Other
25.57%

Top Institutional Holders

  • BlackRock Inc
    34.20M7.72%
  • Vanguard Capital Management, LLC
    28.98M6.54%
  • State Street Corp
    18.38M4.15%
  • Amvescap Plc.
    13.99M3.16%
  • Geode Capital Management, LLC
    10.63M2.40%
  • Vanguard Portfolio Management, LLC
    10.40M2.35%
  • Morgan Stanley - Brokerage Accounts
    10.22M2.31%
  • Bank of America Corp
    7.25M1.64%
  • NORGES BANK
    6.47M1.46%
  • FMR Inc
    6.16M1.39%
  • Northern Trust Corp
    4.84M1.09%
  • Royal Bank of Canada
    4.29M0.97%
  • JPMorgan Chase & Co
    4.22M0.95%

Top Fund Holders

  • Vanguard MStar Total Stk Mkt Idx Invest
    14.07M3.18%
  • Vanguard 500 Index Investor
    11.65M2.63%
  • Invesco QQQ Trust
    9.26M2.09%
  • iShares Core S&P 500 ETF
    5.91M1.33%
  • Fidelity 500 Index
    5.76M1.30%
  • State Street® SPDR® S&P 500® ETF
    5.44M1.23%
  • Vanguard MStar Growth Index Investor
    4.68M1.06%

Dividends

20264×
1.47Oct 30, 20261.47Jul 24, 20261.47May 1, 20261.30Jan 30, 2026
20254×
1.30Oct 31, 20251.30Aug 1, 20251.30May 2, 20251.16Feb 7, 2025
20244×
1.16Nov 1, 20241.16Jul 26, 20241.16Apr 25, 20241.02Feb 1, 2024
20235×
15.00Dec 27, 20231.02Nov 2, 20231.02Aug 24, 20231.02May 4, 20230.90Feb 2, 2023
20224×
0.90Oct 27, 20220.90Jul 28, 20220.90Apr 28, 20220.79Feb 3, 2022
20213×
0.79Oct 28, 20210.79Jul 29, 20210.79Apr 29, 2021

Stock Splits

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  • Oct 22, 19932:1