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Costco Wholesale Corporation COST

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1,046.47 USD +27.21 (+2.67%)

At closeNov 5, 2026, 4:26 AM EST

1,055.00 +8.53 +0.82%

Pre-market · Nov 5, 4:26 AM ET

1,028.50 Day range 1,053.66
844.06 52-week range 1,096.50
YTD
+21.35%
1 year
+11.24%

Financial health

Altman Z-Score

9.41 Safe zone

Bankruptcy-risk model: below 1.81 distress, above 2.99 safe.

Piotroski F-Score

7 / 9 Strong

Nine pass/fail tests of profitability, leverage and efficiency.

FMP rating

B3 / 5 overall

  • DCF 2
  • Return on Equity 5
  • Return on Assets 5
  • Debt / Equity 3
  • P/E 1
  • P/B 1

Valuation

P/E 45.4×
FY 2017: 25.7×FY 2018: 32.6×FY 2019: 35.4×FY 2020: 38.4×FY 2021: 40.3×FY 2022: 40.3×FY 2023: 38.4×FY 2024: 53.8×FY 2025: 51.7×FY 2026: 45.4×
FY 2017 5y median 45.4× FY 2026
P/S 1.4×
FY 2017: 0.5×FY 2018: 0.7×FY 2019: 0.8×FY 2020: 0.9×FY 2021: 1.0×FY 2022: 1.0×FY 2023: 1.0×FY 2024: 1.6×FY 2025: 1.5×FY 2026: 1.4×
FY 2017 5y median 1.4× FY 2026
P/B 11.7×
FY 2017: 6.4×FY 2018: 8.0×FY 2019: 8.5×FY 2020: 8.4×FY 2021: 11.5×FY 2022: 11.4×FY 2023: 9.6×FY 2024: 16.8×FY 2025: 14.4×FY 2026: 11.7×
FY 2017 5y median 11.7× FY 2026
P/FCF 44.6×
FY 2017: 16.3×FY 2018: 36.4×FY 2019: 38.6×FY 2020: 25.4×FY 2021: 37.6×FY 2022: 67.3×FY 2023: 35.8×FY 2024: 59.8×FY 2025: 53.4×FY 2026: 44.6×
FY 2017 5y median 53.4× FY 2026
EV/EBITDA 28.4×
FY 2017: 12.8×FY 2018: 17.0×FY 2019: 20.0×FY 2020: 21.3×FY 2021: 23.4×FY 2022: 23.9×FY 2023: 22.2×FY 2024: 32.6×FY 2025: 31.0×FY 2026: 28.4×
FY 2017 5y median 28.4× FY 2026
EV/Sales 1.3×
FY 2017: 0.5×FY 2018: 0.7×FY 2019: 0.8×FY 2020: 0.9×FY 2021: 1.0×FY 2022: 1.0×FY 2023: 1.0×FY 2024: 1.6×FY 2025: 1.5×FY 2026: 1.3×
FY 2017 5y median 1.3× FY 2026
FCF Yield 2.2%
FY 2017: 6.1%FY 2018: 2.7%FY 2019: 2.6%FY 2020: 3.9%FY 2021: 2.7%FY 2022: 1.5%FY 2023: 2.8%FY 2024: 1.7%FY 2025: 1.9%FY 2026: 2.2%
FY 2017 5y median 1.9% FY 2026

Profitability

Gross Margin 12.8%
FY 2017: 13.3%FY 2018: 13.0%FY 2019: 13.0%FY 2020: 13.1%FY 2021: 12.9%FY 2022: 12.1%FY 2023: 12.3%FY 2024: 12.6%FY 2025: 12.8%FY 2026: 12.8%
FY 2017 5y median 12.6% FY 2026
Operating Margin 3.9%
FY 2017: 3.2%FY 2018: 3.2%FY 2019: 3.1%FY 2020: 3.3%FY 2021: 3.4%FY 2022: 3.4%FY 2023: 3.3%FY 2024: 3.6%FY 2025: 3.8%FY 2026: 3.9%
FY 2017 5y median 3.6% FY 2026
Net Margin 3.0%
FY 2017: 2.1%FY 2018: 2.2%FY 2019: 2.4%FY 2020: 2.4%FY 2021: 2.6%FY 2022: 2.6%FY 2023: 2.6%FY 2024: 2.9%FY 2025: 2.9%FY 2026: 3.0%
FY 2017 5y median 2.9% FY 2026
ROE 25.8%
FY 2017: 24.9%FY 2018: 24.5%FY 2019: 24.0%FY 2020: 21.9%FY 2021: 28.5%FY 2022: 28.3%FY 2023: 25.1%FY 2024: 31.2%FY 2025: 27.8%FY 2026: 25.8%
FY 2017 5y median 27.8% FY 2026
ROIC 18.6%
FY 2017: 14.6%FY 2018: 15.3%FY 2019: 15.4%FY 2020: 13.2%FY 2021: 16.5%FY 2022: 18.0%FY 2023: 16.3%FY 2024: 20.2%FY 2025: 19.1%FY 2026: 18.6%
FY 2017 5y median 18.6% FY 2026
ROA 10.4%
FY 2017: 7.4%FY 2018: 7.7%FY 2019: 8.1%FY 2020: 7.2%FY 2021: 8.4%FY 2022: 9.1%FY 2023: 9.1%FY 2024: 10.5%FY 2025: 10.5%FY 2026: 10.4%
FY 2017 5y median 10.4% FY 2026

Growth (YoY)

Revenue 10.1%
FY 2017: 8.7%FY 2018: 9.7%FY 2019: 7.9%FY 2020: 9.2%FY 2021: 17.5%FY 2022: 15.8%FY 2023: 6.8%FY 2024: 5.0%FY 2025: 8.2%FY 2026: 10.1%
FY 2017 FY 2026
Operating Income 12.5%
FY 2017: 12.0%FY 2018: 9.0%FY 2019: 5.7%FY 2020: 14.7%FY 2021: 23.4%FY 2022: 16.2%FY 2023: 4.1%FY 2024: 14.4%FY 2025: 11.8%FY 2026: 12.5%
FY 2017 FY 2026
EPS (diluted) 14.0%
FY 2017: 14.1%FY 2018: 16.6%FY 2019: 16.5%FY 2020: 9.2%FY 2021: 24.9%FY 2022: 16.6%FY 2023: 7.8%FY 2024: 16.9%FY 2025: 10.0%FY 2026: 14.0%
FY 2017 FY 2026
Free Cash Flow 19.8%
FY 2017: 556.9%FY 2018: -33.6%FY 2019: 19.7%FY 2020: 80.2%FY 2021: -11.3%FY 2022: -34.8%FY 2023: 92.7%FY 2024: -1.7%FY 2025: 18.2%FY 2026: 19.8%
FY 2017 FY 2026

Financial Health

Current Ratio 1.1×
FY 2017: 1.0×FY 2018: 1.0×FY 2019: 1.0×FY 2020: 1.1×FY 2021: 1.0×FY 2022: 1.0×FY 2023: 1.1×FY 2024: 1.0×FY 2025: 1.0×FY 2026: 1.1×
FY 2017 5y median 1.0× FY 2026
Quick Ratio 0.6×
FY 2017: 0.4×FY 2018: 0.5×FY 2019: 0.5×FY 2020: 0.6×FY 2021: 0.5×FY 2022: 0.5×FY 2023: 0.6×FY 2024: 0.4×FY 2025: 0.5×FY 2026: 0.6×
FY 2017 5y median 0.5× FY 2026
Debt / Equity 0.2×
FY 2017: 0.6×FY 2018: 0.5×FY 2019: 0.4×FY 2020: 0.6×FY 2021: 0.6×FY 2022: 0.5×FY 2023: 0.4×FY 2024: 0.4×FY 2025: 0.4×FY 2026: 0.2×
FY 2017 5y median 0.4× FY 2026
Net Debt / EBITDA -0.8×
FY 2017: 0.4×FY 2018: 0.1×FY 2019: -0.2×FY 2020: -0.2×FY 2021: 0.0×FY 2022: 0.1×FY 2023: -0.3×FY 2024: 0.0×FY 2025: -0.3×FY 2026: -0.8×
FY 2017 5y median -0.3× FY 2026
Interest Coverage 80.6×
FY 2017: 30.7×FY 2018: 28.2×FY 2019: 31.6×FY 2020: 34.0×FY 2021: 39.2×FY 2022: 49.3×FY 2023: 50.7×FY 2024: 54.9×FY 2025: 67.4×FY 2026: 80.6×
FY 2017 5y median 54.9× FY 2026

Dividends

Dividend Yield 0.6%
FY 2017: 5.7%FY 2018: 0.7%FY 2019: 0.8%FY 2020: 1.0%FY 2021: 2.8%FY 2022: 0.6%FY 2023: 0.5%FY 2024: 2.3%FY 2025: 0.5%FY 2026: 0.6%
FY 2017 5y median 0.6% FY 2026
Payout Ratio 26.6%
FY 2017: 145.7%FY 2018: 22.0%FY 2019: 28.4%FY 2020: 37.0%FY 2021: 114.8%FY 2022: 25.6%FY 2023: 19.9%FY 2024: 122.7%FY 2025: 27.0%FY 2026: 26.6%
FY 2017 5y median 26.6% FY 2026

Annual · latest fiscal year ends 2026-08-30