EV-to-EBIT is calculated as Enterprise Value divided by its EBIT. As of today, Costco Wholesale's Enterprise Value is $313,783 Mil.
Costco Wholesale's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Feb. 2024 was $9,248 Mil. Therefore, Costco Wholesale's EV-to-EBIT for today is 33.93.
The historical rank and industry rank for Costco Wholesale's EV-to-EBIT or its related term are showing as below:
COST'
s EV-to-EBIT Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 14.76 Med: 20.97 Max: 36.11
Current: 33.93
During the past 13 years, the highest EV-to-EBIT of Costco Wholesale was 36.11. The lowest was 14.76. And the median was 20.97.
COST's EV-to-EBIT is ranked worse than 87.73% of 269
companies
in the Retail - Defensive industry
Industry Median: 12.92
vs COST: 33.93
Joel Greenblatt calls the inversion of this ratio Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %. Costco Wholesale's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 was $329,030 Mil.
Costco Wholesale's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Feb. 2024 was $9,248 Mil. Costco Wholesale's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 was 2.81%.
Costco Wholesale EV-to-EBIT Historical Data
The historical data trend for Costco Wholesale's EV-to-EBIT can be seen below:
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
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Costco Wholesale Annual Data
Trend
Aug14
Aug15
Aug16
Aug17
Aug18
Aug19
Aug20
Aug21
Aug22
Aug23
EV-to-EBIT
25.90
27.24
29.15
28.65
27.39
Costco Wholesale Quarterly Data
May19
Aug19
Nov19
Feb20
May20
Aug20
Nov20
Feb21
May21
Aug21
Nov21
Feb22
May22
Aug22
Nov22
Feb23
May23
Aug23
Nov23
Feb24
EV-to-EBIT
25.48
27.10
27.39
28.32
35.58
Competitive Comparison
For the Discount Stores subindustry, Costco Wholesale's EV-to-EBIT, along with its competitors' market caps and EV-to-EBIT data, can be viewed below:
* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.
Costco Wholesale EV-to-EBIT Distribution
For the Retail - Defensive industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Costco Wholesale's EV-to-EBIT distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Costco Wholesale's EV-to-EBIT falls into.
Costco Wholesale EV-to-EBIT Calculation
Costco Wholesale's EV-to-EBIT for today is calculated as:
Costco Wholesale's current Enterprise Value is $313,783 Mil.
Costco Wholesale's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Feb. 2024 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $9,248 Mil.
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
This is a more accurate valuation of companies' operation because it considers the debt and cash on its balance sheet, and non-operating items such as interest payment, tax, and one-time items are not included in the Operating Income.
Costco Wholesale's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 was $329,030 Mil.
Costco Wholesale's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Feb. 2024 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $9,248 Mil.
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
Costco Wholesale EV-to-EBIT Related Terms
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Costco operates a membership-based, no-frills retail model, predicated on offering a select product assortment in bulk quantities at bargain prices. The firm avoids maintaining costly product displays by keeping inventory on pallets and limits distribution expenses by storing its inventory at point of sale in the warehouse. Given Costco's frugal cost structure, the firm is able to price its merchandise below competing retailers, driving high sales volume per warehouse and allowing the retailer to generate strong profits on thin margins. Costco operates nearly 600 warehouses in the United States and boasts over 60% market share in the domestic warehouse club industry. Internationally, Costco operates another 270 warehouses, primarily in markets such as Canada, Mexico, Japan, and the U.K.
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