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Costco Wholesale Corporation

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NASDAQ Consumer Defensive Discount Stores
$965.73
▼ $6.60 (-0.68%)
Mkt Cap: 428.45B
Day Range
$964.53 $986.64
52-Week Range
$844.06 $1,067.08
Volume
1,774,706
50D / 200D Avg
$981.44 / $949.32
Prev Close
$972.33

Price History

Financial Trends

Peer Comparison

vs Consumer Defensive sector median (327 peers)

Metric Stock Sector Median
P/E 52.9 13.0
P/B 14.7 1.4
ROE % 30.7 12.6
Net Margin % 2.9 6.4
Rev Growth 5Y % 8.9 4.9
D/E 0.3 0.6

Analyst Price Target

Hold
$1,061.76 +9.9%
Low: $769.00 High: $1,175.00
Forward P/E
47.3
Forward EPS
$20.43
EPS Growth (est.)
+0.0%
Est. Revenue
300 B

Earnings Estimates

Period EPS Est. Revenue Est. Analysts
FY2030 $27.91
$27.15 – $28.46
380 B 14
FY2029 $26.87
$26.14 – $27.40
370 B 14
FY2028 $24.80
$23.70 – $27.03
350 B 16

Key Takeaways

Revenue grew 8.87% annually over 5 years — modest growth
ROE of 30.69% indicates high profitability
Debt/Equity of 0.28 — conservative balance sheet
Generating 7.84B in free cash flow
P/E of 52.90 — premium valuation
Cash machine — converts 96.77% of earnings into free cash flow

Growth

Revenue Growth (5Y)
8.87%
Revenue (1Y)8.17%
Earnings (1Y)9.94%
FCF Growth (3Y)7.79%

Quality

Return on Equity
30.69%
ROIC20.86%
Net Margin2.94%
Op. Margin3.77%

Safety

Debt / Equity
0.28
Current Ratio1.03
Interest Coverage67.42

Valuation

P/E Ratio
52.90
P/B Ratio14.69
EV/EBITDA40.69
Dividend Yield0.01%

All Fundamental Metrics

Growth
Revenue Growth (1Y) 8.17% Revenue Growth (3Y) 6.58%
Earnings Growth (1Y) 9.94% Earnings Growth (3Y) 13.45%
Revenue Growth (5Y) 8.87% Earnings Growth (5Y) 12.78%
Profitability
Revenue (TTM) 275.24B Net Income (TTM) 8.10B
ROE 30.69% ROA 10.50%
Gross Margin 12.84% Operating Margin 3.77%
Net Margin 2.94% Free Cash Flow (TTM) 7.84B
ROIC 20.86% FCF Growth (3Y) 7.79%
Safety
Debt / Equity 0.28 Current Ratio 1.03
Interest Coverage 67.42 Dividend Yield 0.01%
Valuation
P/E Ratio 52.90 P/B Ratio 14.69
P/S Ratio 1.56 PEG Ratio 5.23
EV/EBITDA 40.69 Dividend Yield 0.01%
Market Cap 428.45B Enterprise Value 422.46B

Income Statement

Annual, most recent first

Income statement data, annual, most recent first
Metric FY2025 FY2024 FY2023 FY2022 FY2021
Revenue 275.24B 254.45B 242.29B 226.95B 195.93B
Net Income 8.10B 7.37B 6.29B 5.84B 5.01B
EPS (Diluted) 18.21 16.56 14.16 13.14 11.27
Gross Profit 35.35B 32.10B 29.70B 27.57B 25.25B
Operating Income 10.38B 9.29B 8.11B 7.79B 6.71B

Balance Sheet

Annual, most recent first

Balance sheet data, annual, most recent first
Metric FY2025 FY2024 FY2023 FY2022 FY2021
Total Assets 77.10B 69.83B 68.99B 64.17B 59.27B
Total Liabilities 47.94B 46.21B 43.94B 43.52B 41.19B
Shareholders' Equity 29.16B 23.62B 25.06B 20.64B 17.56B
Total Debt 8.17B 8.27B 8.88B 9.04B 10.13B
Cash & Equivalents 14.16B 9.91B 13.70B 10.20B 11.26B
Current Assets 38.38B 34.25B 35.88B 32.70B 29.51B
Current Liabilities 37.11B 35.46B 33.58B 32.00B 29.44B