Costco Wholesale's operating cash flow per share for the
three
months ended in Feb. 2024 was $1.64.
Costco Wholesale's operating cash flow per share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Feb. 2024 was $23.96.
During the past 12 months, the average Operating Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Costco Wholesale was 11.70% per year.
During the past 3 years, the average Operating Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 7.70% per year.
During the past 5 years, the average Operating Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 11.10% per year.
During the past 10 years, the average Operating Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 11.90% per year.
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The historical rank and industry rank for Costco Wholesale's Operating Cash Flow per Share or its related term are showing as below:
COST'
s 3-Year OCF Growth Rate Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -13.5 Med: 11.05 Max: 34.7
Current: 7.7
During the past 13 years, Costco Wholesale's highest 3-Year average Operating Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 34.70% per year. The lowest was -13.50% per year. And the median was 11.05% per year.
COST's 3-Year OCF Growth Rate is ranked better than 61.51% of 252
companies
in the Retail - Defensive industry
Industry Median: 3.2
vs COST: 7.70
Costco Wholesale Operating Cash Flow per Share Historical Data
The historical data trend for Costco Wholesale's Operating Cash Flow per Share 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.
For the Discount Stores subindustry, Costco Wholesale's Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow 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 Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Distribution
For the Retail - Defensive industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Costco Wholesale's Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Costco Wholesale's Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow falls into.
Costco Wholesale Operating Cash Flow per Share Calculation
Operating Cash Flow per Share is the amount of Cash Flow from Operations per outstanding share of the company's stock.
Costco Wholesale's Operating Cash Flow per Share for the fiscal year that ended in Aug. 2023 is calculated as
Operating Cash Flow per Share 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 $23.96
* 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 Operating Cash Flow per Share 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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