Costco Wholesale Corporation
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$1,020.10
Last price · USD
- Market cap
- $453.4B
- P/E
- 49.1x
- EV / EBITDA
- 30.8x
- P/S
- 1.5x
- FCF yield
- 2.1%
- Div. yield
- 0.54%
Multiples use last price and FY2026 annual figures. Market cap estimated from diluted shares.
Costco Wholesale Corporation key metrics & ratios
Annual · USD millions except per-share data · 36 lines
| Fiscal year | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | CAGR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Growth (year over year) | |||||||
| Revenue growth | 10.1% | 8.2% | 5.0% | 6.8% | — | — | |
| Operating income growth | 12.5% | 11.8% | 14.4% | 4.1% | — | — | |
| Net income growth | 13.9% | 9.9% | 17.1% | 7.7% | — | — | |
| EPS (diluted) growth | 14.0% | 10.0% | 16.9% | 7.8% | — | — | |
| Free cash flow growth | 19.8% | 18.2% | -1.7% | 92.7% | — | — | |
| Margins | |||||||
| Gross margin | 12.8% | 12.8% | 12.6% | 12.3% | 12.1% | — | |
| Operating margin | 3.9% | 3.8% | 3.6% | 3.3% | 3.4% | — | |
| EBITDA margin | 4.7% | 4.9% | 4.8% | 4.4% | 4.4% | — | |
| Net margin | 3.0% | 2.9% | 2.9% | 2.6% | 2.6% | — | |
| FCF margin | 3.1% | 2.8% | 2.6% | 2.8% | 1.5% | — | |
| Returns on capital | |||||||
| Return on equity | 25.8% | 27.8% | 31.2% | 25.1% | 28.3% | — | |
| Return on assets | 10.4% | 10.5% | 10.5% | 9.1% | 9.1% | — | |
| Return on invested capital | 36.4% | 30.8% | 29.7% | 27.5% | 27.5% | — | |
| Leverage & liquidity | |||||||
| Debt / equity | 0.24x | 0.35x | 0.42x | 0.42x | 0.53x | — | |
| Net debt / EBITDA | -0.81x | -0.29x | 0.00x | -0.30x | 0.07x | — | |
| Current ratio | 1.06x | 1.03x | 0.97x | 1.07x | 1.02x | — | |
| Interest coverage | 80.59x | 67.42x | 54.94x | 50.71x | 49.32x | — | |
| Profitability & operating | |||||||
| EBIT | 11,685 | 10,972 | 9,909 | 8,647 | 7,998 | +9.9% | |
| EBITDA | 14,359 | 13,398 | 12,146 | 10,724 | 9,898 | +9.7% | |
| Operating income | 11,685 | 10,383 | 9,285 | 8,114 | 7,793 | +10.7% | |
| Income before tax | 12,251 | 10,818 | 9,740 | 8,487 | 7,840 | +11.8% | |
| Net income | 9,226 | 8,099 | 7,367 | 6,292 | 5,844 | +12.1% | |
| Earnings per share | |||||||
| EPS (basic) | $20.78 | $18.24 | $16.60 | $14.18 | $13.17 | +12.1% | |
| EPS (diluted) | $20.76 | $18.21 | $16.56 | $14.16 | $13.14 | +12.1% | |
| Share count (millions) | |||||||
| Weighted avg shares outstanding | 444 | 444 | 444 | 444 | 444 | 0.0% | |
| Weighted avg shares outstanding (diluted) | 444 | 445 | 445 | 444 | 445 | 0.0% | |
| Balance sheet highlights | |||||||
| Net debt | (11,631) | (3,940) | 43 | (3,164) | 703 | — | |
| Total debt | 8,576 | 10,221 | 9,949 | 10,536 | 10,906 | -5.8% | |
| Total investments | 1,094 | 1,123 | 1,238 | 1,534 | 846 | +6.6% | |
| Total stockholders' equity | 35,803 | 29,164 | 23,622 | 25,058 | 20,642 | +14.8% | |
| Total assets | 89,045 | 77,099 | 69,831 | 68,994 | 64,166 | +8.5% | |
| Cash flow highlights | |||||||
| Free cash flow | 9,390 | 7,837 | 6,629 | 6,745 | 3,501 | +28.0% | |
| Operating cash flow | 15,825 | 13,335 | 11,339 | 11,068 | 7,392 | +21.0% | |
| Capital expenditure | (6,435) | (5,498) | (4,710) | (4,323) | (3,891) | — | |
| Net cash from operating activities | 15,825 | 13,335 | 11,339 | 11,068 | 7,392 | +21.0% | |
| Additional fields | |||||||
| Accrued Expenses | 0 | 5,205 | 7,229 | 6,428 | 6,292 | — | |