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COST US​

Costco Wholesale Corp /NEW(COST US)

$1,003.32-14.891.46%Ext:$1,002.86-0.460.05%(Market Closed · 23:55:05 UTC)

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Costco Wholesale Corp /NEW — Company Profile

Costco Wholesale Corporation, alongside its group entities, operates membership-based retail warehouses across a broad international scope, spanning the United States, Puerto Rico, Canada, the United Kingdom, Mexico, Japan, South Korea, Australia, Spain, France, Iceland, China, and Taiwan. These outlets provide customers with an extensive array of both well-known branded and proprietary private-label products. Their vast inventory includes household staples, shelf-stable groceries, confectionery, chilled and frozen items, alcoholic beverages, tobacco, and deli selections. Furthermore, the stores stock major appliances, consumer electronics, health and beauty aids, hardware, garden and patio furniture, sporting goods, vehicle tires, toys, seasonal merchandise, office supplies, automotive maintenance products, postage services, event tickets, apparel, small kitchen appliances, home furnishings, domestic textiles, kitchenware, custom-order kiosks, and fine jewelry. Fresh departments offer meat, produce, a service deli, and bakery items. Beyond retail goods, Costco provides in-store amenities such as pharmacies, optical clinics, food courts, hearing aid centers, and tire installation facilities, in addition to managing 636 gas stations. The company also extends its offerings online through business delivery, travel booking, and same-day grocery fulfillment in various countries. As of August 29, 2021, Costco maintained a global network of 815 membership warehouses, with 564 located in the United States and Puerto Rico, 105 in Canada, 39 in Mexico, 30 in Japan, 29 in the United Kingdom, 16 in South Korea, 14 in Taiwan, 12 in Australia, 3 in Spain, and one each in Iceland, France, and China. Digital storefronts facilitate e-commerce operations in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Mexico, South Korea, Taiwan, Japan, and Australia. Founded in 1976, the enterprise was originally known as Costco Companies, Inc. before officially adopting the name Costco Wholesale Corporation in August 1999. Its corporate headquarters are situated in Issaquah, Washington.

Sector
Consumer Discretionary
Industry
Broadline Retail
Exchange
UQ
CEO
Ron Vachris
Headquarters
Issaquah, WA, US
IPO Date
Jul 9, 1986
Employees
341,000
Website
www.costco.com

Key Metrics

Price
$918.25
Market Cap
$407.22B
Revenue (TTM)
$0.00
Net Income (TTM)
$0.00
EPS (TTM)
0.00
P/E (TTM)
44.14
P/B (TTM)
11.37
Dividend Yield
0.00%
ROE (TTM)
0.00%
ROA (TTM)
0.00%
Operating Margin
0.00%
Beta
0.00

Dividends

Last Dividend
$0.00
Last Yield
0.00%

Summary

Costco Wholesale Corporation, alongside its group entities, operates membership-based retail warehouses across a broad international scope, spanning the United States, Puerto Rico, Canada, the United Kingdom, Mexico, Japan, South Korea, Australia, Spain, France, Iceland, China, and Taiwan. These outlets provide customers with an extensive array of both well-known branded and proprietary private-label products. Their vast inventory includes household staples, shelf-stable groceries, confectionery, chilled and frozen items, alcoholic beverages, tobacco, and deli selections. Furthermore, the stores stock major appliances, consumer electronics, health and beauty aids, hardware, garden and patio furniture, sporting goods, vehicle tires, toys, seasonal merchandise, office supplies, automotive maintenance products, postage services, event tickets, apparel, small kitchen appliances, home furnishings, domestic textiles, kitchenware, custom-order kiosks, and fine jewelry. Fresh departments offer meat, produce, a service deli, and bakery items. Beyond retail goods, Costco provides in-store amenities such as pharmacies, optical clinics, food courts, hearing aid centers, and tire installation facilities, in addition to managing 636 gas stations. The company also extends its offerings online through business delivery, travel booking, and same-day grocery fulfillment in various countries. As of August 29, 2021, Costco maintained a global network of 815 membership warehouses, with 564 located in the United States and Puerto Rico, 105 in Canada, 39 in Mexico, 30 in Japan, 29 in the United Kingdom, 16 in South Korea, 14 in Taiwan, 12 in Australia, 3 in Spain, and one each in Iceland, France, and China. Digital storefronts facilitate e-commerce operations in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Mexico, South Korea, Taiwan, Japan, and Australia. Founded in 1976, the enterprise was originally known as Costco Companies, Inc. before officially adopting the name Costco Wholesale Corporation in August 1999. Its corporate headquarters are situated in Issaquah, Washington.

Website
www.costco.com
Location
Issaquah, WA, US
Phone425 313 8100
Employees341,000
CEORon Vachris
Sector
Consumer Discretionary
Industry
Broadline Retail
IPO DateJul 9, 1986

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Latest Documents

SEC Filings(2.7K)

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  • 8-KDeparture of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers16 Oct
  • 4Wilcox William Richard14 Oct
  • 8-KOther Events14 Oct
  • 144Wilcox William Richard13 Oct
  • 10-KFY 2026ended 30 Aug 20266 Oct
  • 4Frates Caton30 Sep
  • 4Adamo Claudine30 Sep
  • 3/ASelf Adam Webb30 Sep
  • 144Adamo Claudine29 Sep
  • 144Frates Caton29 Sep
  • 8-KResults of Operations and Financial Condition24 Sep
  • 4Wilcox William Richard14 Sep
  • 4Rubanenko Yoram14 Sep
  • 4Riel Pierre14 Sep
  • 4Klauer James C14 Sep
  • 4Jones Teresa A.14 Sep
  • 4Frates Caton14 Sep
  • 4Adamo Claudine14 Sep
  • 3Self Adam Webb10 Sep
  • 4RAIKES JEFFREY S14 Jul

News

  • Costco Wholesale Corporation $COST Stock Acquired by Howland Capital Management LLC04:05AM
  • Dividend Champion, Contender, And Challenger Highlights: Week October 2523 Oct
  • Prediction: $5,000 in Costco Stock Will Trail the Market Through 203023 Oct
  • Why Costco (COST) is a Top Growth Stock for the Long-Term23 Oct
  • Is Costco (COST) a Buy as Wall Street Analysts Look Optimistic?23 Oct
  • AMG Asset Management Group Inc. Sells 526 Shares of Costco Wholesale Corporation $COST23 Oct
  • Costco (COST) Advances While Market Declines: Some Information for Investors22 Oct
  • Coca-Cola Joins Costco in the $400 Billion Club. I Predict Only 1 of These Dividend Stocks Will Surpass $1 Trillion by 2036.22 Oct
  • Kroger Is Spending $5 Billion to Cut Prices. Walmart and Costco Are the Target22 Oct
  • Costco Turned $1,000 Into $8,018 in Ten Years While the S&P 500 Delivered $3,56422 Oct
  • Costco's Last Stock Split Was in 2000. Is Its Board Close to Another?22 Oct
  • Forbes editor urges Fed to cut printing, shrink balance sheet and appreciate dollar to combat import-driven inflation22 Oct
  • Here Are Wednesday’s Top Wall Street Analyst Research Calls: Applied Digital, Chipotle Mexican Grill, Cirrus Logic, Costco, Digital Realty Trust, Intuitive Surgical, Netflix, Robinhood Markets, Zscaler, and More21 Oct
  • Walmart, Target and Costco Win Over Digital Shoppers With Speed20 Oct
  • Is Trending Stock Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST) a Buy Now?20 Oct
  • Target Stock Is Up 61%. Is Its 3% Dividend Still Worth Buying?20 Oct
  • Inflation Just Hit 3.7%. Here's Why Walmart and Costco Could Be the Biggest Winners.20 Oct
  • Costco Wholesale Corporation $COST Stock Purchased by Richards Merrill & Peterson Inc.20 Oct
  • Donalies Financial Planning LLC Buys 700 Shares of Costco Wholesale Corporation $COST20 Oct
  • Costco is One of the Best Retailers on the Planet19 Oct

Mentions in Filings

  • … AFFIRM HOLDINGS, INC. Board of directors Max Levchin Founder, C r hief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors Affirm Richard Galanti Former Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer <strong>Costco Wholesale Corporation</strong> Brian D. Hughes Independent Consultant and Strategic Advisor Boston Consulting Group Jeremy Liew Partner Lightspeed Venture Partners Libor Michalek President Affirm Christa S. Quarles Chief Executive Officer Pa …
    Affirm Holdings, Inc.Costco Wholesale Corp /NEW·ARS - Annual report to security holders·FY26·23 Oct
  • … Officer of LegalZoom.com, Inc. | Audit Committee (chair) | 0 | | Class II Continuing Directors | | | | | | | | Richard Galanti | 70 | 2025 | 2028 | Former Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of <strong>Costco Wholesale Corporation</strong> | Compensation Committee, Nominating and Governance Committee | 1 | | Christa S. Quarles\* | 52 | 2018 | 2028 | Chief Executive Officer of Parallels | Compensation Committee, Nominating and Governance Committee …
    Affirm Holdings, Inc.Costco Wholesale Corp /NEW·DEF 14A - Definitive proxy statement·Q4 26·23 Oct
  • … BABA | Alibaba Group Holding Limited (ADR) (5) † | | 2.00% | | 32 | | 104.41 | | 3,341 | | TSLA | Tesla, Inc. \* | | 3.94% | | 17 | | 386.47 | | 6,570 | | Consumer Staples (11.80%): | | | | | | | | | | | COST | <strong>Costco Wholesale Corporation</strong> | | 3.59% | | 6 | | 998.31 | | 5,990 | | PG | The Procter & Gamble Company | | 3.48% | | 37 | | 156.84 | | 5,803 | | WMT | Walmart Inc. | | 4.73% | | 67 | | 117.80 | | 7,893 | | Energy (7.93%): | | | | | | | | …
    FT 13296Costco Wholesale Corp /NEW·487 - FORM S-6 TO EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT·Q4 26·22 Oct
  • … ial Basket | | | | | | Component Levels:2 | **Basket Component** | **Bloomberg Ticker** | **Weighting Percentage** | **Initial Basket Component Level\*** | | | The common stock of McKesson Corporation | MCK | 33.33% | | | | The common stock of <strong>Costco Wholesale Corporation</strong> | COST | 33.33% | | | | The common stock of Eli Lilly and Company | LLY | 33.33% | | | | \* With respect to each Basket Component, its closing level on the Pricing Date. | | | | …
    BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/Costco Wholesale Corp /NEW·FWP - ELN 6381·Q4 26·21 Oct
  • … reless Corporation (1995-2003) •  Chief Executive Officer and Chairman (1995-2003) | Microsoft Committees: •  Audit and Finance •  Environmental, Social, and Public Policy Other Public Company Directorships: •  <strong>Costco Wholesale Corporation</strong> Former Public Company Directorships Held in the Past Five Years: •  Trilogy International Partners, Inc. Other Positions: • Chairman, First Avenue Entertainment LLLP, owner of Seattle Mariners (2016-present) | …
    MICROSOFT CORPCostco Wholesale Corp /NEW·DEF 14A - Definitive proxy statement·Q2 27·21 Oct
  • … ​ | ​ | | ​ | | | | | | | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | 291,116,965 | ​ | ​ | | Consumer Staples — 4.3% | | | | | | | | | | | | | ​ | | Coca-Cola Company | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | 144,000 | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | 12,395,520 | ​ | ​ | | <strong>Costco Wholesale Corporation</strong> | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | 34,900 | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | 31,770,866 | ​ | ​ | | Dollar General Corporation | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | 133,100 | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | ​ | 15,916,098 | ​ | ​ | | Monster Beverage Corporation (b) | ​ | ​ | …
    ADAMS DIVERSIFIED EQUITY FUND, INC.Costco Wholesale Corp /NEW·N-30B-2·Q3 26·21 Oct

Key Stats

Trading

Px/Chg 1D$918.25 / -0.26%
52 Wk H$0.00
52 Wk L$0.00
Avg Volume0.00
Beta0.00
Mkt Cap407.22B

Float

Shrs Out/Float443.48M / 440.93M
Short Float0.00%
Days to Cover0.00
Stock Repurchased$0.00

Current Valuation

EV391.68B
EV/EBITDA33.52
EV/Sales1.29
P/B11.37
P/S1.34
FCF Yield2.31%
ROE0.00%
ROA0.00%
Current Ratio0.00

Estimates

P/E44.14
Est P/EN/A
Est EPSN/A
Est PEGN/A

Valuation

Metric5Yr AvgDec '22Dec '23Dec '24Dec '25Oct '26
PRICE-BASED RATIOS
Price / Earnings84.4634.39139.2758.13146.3744.14
Price / Sales2.430.893.811.684.431.34
Price / Book Value12.879.7412.0118.1313.1011.37
Price / Free Cash Flow102.94161.1644.6064.60200.9643.37
ENTERPRISE VALUE METRICS
Enterprise Value338,033.1199,810.5296,016.5426,627.6376,031.2391,679.9
Enterprise Value / Sales2.390.883.751.684.361.29
Enterprise Value / EBITDA51.1120.1979.8535.1286.8433.52
Enterprise Value / EBIT54.3724.9898.0543.05105.750.00

Financials

Full Financials
Millions USD5Yr CAGR (%)Aug '22Sep '23Sep '24Aug '25Aug '26
INCOME STATEMENT
Revenue7.5%226,954.0242,290.0254,453.0275,235.0303,154.0
Gross Income—27,572.029,704.032,095.035,349.0-
EBITDA4.2%9,898.010,724.012,146.013,398.011,685.0
EBIT—7,998.08,647.09,909.010,972.0-
Net Income12.1%5,844.06,292.07,367.08,099.09,226.0
EPS (Diluted)—13.1414.1616.5618.210.00
BALANCE SHEET
Cash & ST Inv17.8%11,049.015,234.011,144.015,284.021,301.0
Total Assets8.5%64,166.068,994.069,831.077,099.089,045.0
Total Liabilities5.2%43,519.043,936.046,209.047,935.053,242.0
Total Shareholder Equity14.8%20,642.025,058.023,622.029,164.035,803.0
CASH FLOW
Net Operating Cash Flow21%7,392.011,068.011,339.013,335.015,825.0
Cap Ex13.4%-3,891.0-4,323.0-4,710.0-5,498.0-6,435.0
Free Cash Flow28%3,501.06,745.06,629.07,837.09,390.0

Enterprise Value Bridge

Millions USD23 Oct '26
Price (As of 23 Oct '26)1,004.01
Basic Shares443.48
Market Cap445,257.4
Diluted Shares0.00
Fully Diluted Shares Outstanding0.00
Fully Diluted Market Cap-
+Consolidated Debt4,662.0
−In-the-Money Convertible Debt—
+Capital Leases-
+Operating Leases—
−Cash & Equivalents-20,207.0
−Short-term Investments-1,094.0
+Total Preferred-
−In-the-Money Convertible Preferred—
−Investments in Unconsolidated Subs—
+Non-Controlling Interest-
+Pension Liabilities—
Enterprise Value429,712.4

Segment data

Revenue

by Products and services

  • Food And Sundries39%
  • Non-foods26%
  • Other20%
  • Fresh Food14%
  • Membership2%

Revenue

by Geography

  • United States73%
  • Other International Operations14%
  • Canada13%

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