Costco Wholesale Corp (COST) Stock Price, Trades & News

Founded in 1983, Costco Wholesale now operates a global chain of membership-based warehouse clubs, delivering high-quality goods and services at consistently low prices. As of its most recent fiscal year, Costco operated approximately 910 warehouses, serving more than 80 million members across its three geographic segments: Costco US (approximately 73% of total revenue), Costco Canada (13%), and Costco International (14%).Costco's core value proposition—quality products at unbeatable prices—has yielded consistently strong member renewal rates (93% in the US and Canada and nearly 90% internationally). About 55% of Costco's fiscal 2025 revenue came from its grocery offerings, and another 25% from general merchandise.

Financial Strength

8/10

Name	Current	Vs Industry
Cash-To-Debt	2.46
Equity-to-Asset	0.39
Debt-to-Equity	0.24
Debt-to-EBITDA	0.56
Interest Coverage	76.88
Piotroski F-Score	8/9	0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Altman Z-Score	9.11	Distress Grey Safe
Beneish M-Score	-2.58	Manipulator Not Manipulator
WACC vs ROIC		WACC ROIC

Growth Rank

10/10

	Name	Current	Vs Industry		Vs History
	3-Year Revenue Growth Rate	6.6
	3-Year EBITDA Growth Rate	10.6
	3-Year EPS without NRI Growth Rate	11.7
	3-Year FCF Growth Rate	30.8
	3-Year Book Growth Rate	12.2
	Future 3-5Y EPS without NRI Growth Rate Estimate Industry Rank	10.88
	Future 3-5Y Total Revenue Growth Rate Estimate	8.32

Momentum Rank

7/10

	Name	Current	Vs Industry		Vs History
	5-Day RSI	52.36
	9-Day RSI	46.31
	14-Day RSI	44.34
	3-1 Month Momentum %	-4.58
	6-1 Month Momentum %	9.31
	12-1 Month Momentum %	-1.53

Liquidity Ratio

	Name	Current	Vs Industry		Vs History
	Current Ratio	1.07
	Quick Ratio	0.61
	Cash Ratio	0.47
	Days Inventory	27.48
	Days Sales Outstanding	4.19
	Days Payable	30.29

Dividend & Buy Back

	Name	Current	Vs Industry		Vs History
	Dividend Yield %	0.56
	Dividend Payout Ratio	0.27
	3-Year Dividend Growth Rate	13.3
	Forward Dividend Yield %	0.62
	5-Year Yield-on-Cost %	1.03
	Shareholder Yield %	0.76

Profitability Rank

9/10

	Name	Current	Vs Industry		Vs History
	Gross Margin %	12.88
	Operating Margin %	3.82
	Net Margin %	3.01
	EBITDA Margin %	4.93
	FCF Margin %	3
	OCF Margin %	5.11
	ROE %	29.04
	ROA %	10.9
	ROIC %	16.84
	3-Year ROIIC %	21.44
	ROC (Joel Greenblatt) %	33.66
	ROCE %	28.87
	Years of Profitability over Past 10-Year	10
	Moat Score	8
	Tariff Resilience Score	7

GF Value Rank

9/10

	Name	Current	Vs Industry		Vs History
	PE Ratio	47.8
	Forward PE Ratio	41.96
	PE Ratio without NRI	48.1
	Shiller PE Ratio	68.31
	Price-to-Owner-Earnings	45.38
	PEG Ratio	3.76
	PS Ratio	1.44
	PB Ratio	12.58
	Price-to-Tangible-Book	12.58
	Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow	48.03
	Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow	28.17
	EV-to-EBIT	34.42
	EV-to-Forward-EBIT	31.67
	EV-to-EBITDA	28.32
	EV-to-Forward-EBITDA	25.91
	EV-to-Revenue	1.4
	EV-to-Forward-Revenue	1.28
	EV-to-FCF	46.51
	Price-to-GF-Value	0.93
	Price-to-Projected-FCF	3.68
	Price-to-DCF (Earnings Based)	2.26
	Price-to-DCF (FCF Based)	1.7
	Price-to-Median-PS-Value	1.51
	Price-to-Peter-Lynch-Fair-Value	4.23
	Price-to-Graham-Number	5.19
	Earnings Yield (Greenblatt) %	2.91
	FCF Yield %	2.09
	Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) %	12.98

Financials (Next Earnings Date:2026-09-25 Est.)

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GF Value™: $1018.57

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Key Statistics

	Name	Value
	Revenue (TTM) (Mil $)	293,587
	EPS (TTM) ($)	19.88
	Beta	0.6716
	3-Year Sharpe Ratio	0.82
	3-Year Sortino Ratio	1.55
	Volatility %	16.31
	14-Day RSI	44.34
	14-Day ATR ($)	20.097891
	20-Day SMA ($)	960.6715
	12-1 Month Momentum %	-1.53
	52-Week Range ($)	844.06 - 1096.5
	Shares Outstanding (Mil)	443.48

Piotroski F-Score Details

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	Component	Result
	Piotroski F-Score	8
	Positive ROA
	Positive CFROA
	Higher ROA yoy
	CFROA > ROA
	Lower Leverage yoy
	Higher Current Ratio yoy
	Less Shares Outstanding yoy
	Higher Gross Margin yoy
	Higher Asset Turnover yoy

Costco Wholesale Corp Filings

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Costco Wholesale Corp Stock Events

Financials Calendars

Event	Date	Price ($)
First quarter earnings conference call for 2027	2026-12-11 14:00	In 158 days
First quarter earnings results for 2027	2026-12-11	In 157 days
Annual report for 2026	2026-10-08	In 93 days
Fourth quarter earnings conference call for 2026	2026-09-25 14:00	In 81 days
Fourth quarter earnings results for 2026	2026-09-25	In 80 days
Third quarter earnings conference call for 2026	2026-05-28 14:00	1,003.69 (-0.02%)
Third quarter earnings results for 2026	2026-05-28	1,003.69 (-0.02%)
USD 1.470000 Cash Dividend	2026-05-01	1,014.53 (+1.81%)
Second quarter earnings conference call for 2026	2026-03-05 14:00	1,006.74 (+0.17%)
Second quarter earnings results for 2026	2026-03-05 13:15	1,006.74 (+0.17%)

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Costco Wholesale Corp Frequently Asked Questions

What is Costco Wholesale Corp(COST)'s stock price today?

The current price of COST is $950.25. The 52 week high of COST is $1096.50 and 52 week low is $844.06.

When is next earnings date of Costco Wholesale Corp(COST)?

The next earnings date of Costco Wholesale Corp(COST) is 2026-09-25 Est..

Does Costco Wholesale Corp(COST) pay dividends? If so, how much?

The Dividend Yield % of Costco Wholesale Corp(COST) is 0.56% (As of Today), Highest Dividend Payout Ratio of Costco Wholesale Corp(COST) was 0.32. The lowest was 0.26. And the median was 0.28. The Forward Dividend Yield % of Costco Wholesale Corp(COST) is 0.62%. For more information regarding to dividend, please check our Dividend Page.

Guru Commentaries on NAS:COST

Madison Asset Management, Q2 2024 Fund Letter

Press Release

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	Hagens Berman: Consumers Sue Costco Alleging Kirkland Signature Tequila is a Sham	2025-11-14
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