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Costco Wholesale (XTER:CTO) E10 : €10.76 (As of Nov. 2024)


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What is Costco Wholesale E10?

E10 is a concept invented by Prof. Robert Shiller, who uses E10 for his Shiller P/E calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings of a company over the past 10 years.

Costco Wholesale's adjusted earnings per share data for the three months ended in Nov. 2024 was €3.806. Add all the adjusted EPS for the past 10 years together and divide 10 will get our e10, which is €10.76 for the trailing ten years ended in Nov. 2024.

During the past 12 months, Costco Wholesale's average E10 Growth Rate was 13.40% per year. During the past 3 years, the average E10 Growth Rate was 15.40% per year. During the past 5 years, the average E10 Growth Rate was 15.60% per year. During the past 10 years, the average E10 Growth Rate was 12.90% per year. Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get the E10 growth rate using E10 data.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average E10 Growth Rate of Costco Wholesale was 19.40% per year. The lowest was 7.60% per year. And the median was 11.30% per year.

As of today (2025-03-05), Costco Wholesale's current stock price is €980.90. Costco Wholesale's E10 for the quarter that ended in Nov. 2024 was €10.76. Costco Wholesale's Shiller PE Ratio of today is 91.16.

During the past 13 years, the highest Shiller PE Ratio of Costco Wholesale was 94.02. The lowest was 35.07. And the median was 52.36.


Costco Wholesale E10 Historical Data

The historical data trend for Costco Wholesale's E10 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 E10 Chart

Costco Wholesale Annual Data
Trend Aug15 Aug16 Aug17 Aug18 Aug19 Aug20 Aug21 Aug22 Aug23 Aug24
E10
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 5.13 6.13 8.74 8.92 10.00

Costco Wholesale Quarterly Data
Feb20 May20 Aug20 Nov20 Feb21 May21 Aug21 Nov21 Feb22 May22 Aug22 Nov22 Feb23 May23 Aug23 Nov23 Feb24 May24 Aug24 Nov24
E10 Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 9.13 9.69 9.80 10.00 10.76

Competitive Comparison of Costco Wholesale's E10

For the Discount Stores subindustry, Costco Wholesale's Shiller PE Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Shiller PE Ratio 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's Shiller PE Ratio Distribution in the Retail - Defensive Industry

For the Retail - Defensive industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Costco Wholesale's Shiller PE Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Costco Wholesale's Shiller PE Ratio falls into.



Costco Wholesale E10 Calculation

E10 is a concept invented by Prof. Robert Shiller, who uses E10 for his Shiller P/E calculation. When we calculate the today's Shiller P/E ratio of a stock, we use today's price divided by E10.

What is E10? How do we calculate E10?

E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings of a company over the past 10 years. Let's use an example to explain.

If we want to calculate the E10 of Wal-Mart (WMT) for Dec. 31, 2010, we need to have the inflation data and the earnings from 2001 through 2010.

We adjusted the earnings of 2001 earnings data with the total inflation from 2001 through 2010 to the equivalent earnings in 2010. If the total inflation from 2001 to 2010 is 40%, and Wal-Mart earned $1 a share in 2001, then the 2001's equivalent earnings in 2010 is $1.4 a share. If Wal-Mart earns $1 again in 2002, and the total inflation from 2002 through 2010 is 35%, then the equivalent 2002 earnings in 2010 is $1.35. So on and so forth, you get the equivalent earnings of past 10 years. Then you add them together and divided the sum by 10 to get E10.

Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.

For example, Costco Wholesale's adjusted earnings per share data for the three months ended in Nov. 2024 was:

Adj_EPS= Earnings per Share (Diluted) /CPI of Nov. 2024 (Change)*Current CPI (Nov. 2024)
=3.806/133.1099*133.1099
=3.806

Current CPI (Nov. 2024) = 133.1099.

Costco Wholesale Quarterly Data

per share eps CPI Adj_EPS
201502 1.189 99.032 1.598
201505 1.047 100.333 1.389
201508 1.554 100.548 2.057
201511 1.016 100.135 1.351
201602 1.118 100.040 1.488
201605 1.096 101.355 1.439
201608 1.579 101.617 2.068
201611 1.149 101.829 1.502
201702 1.099 102.779 1.423
201705 1.439 103.256 1.855
201708 1.762 103.587 2.264
201711 1.235 104.072 1.580
201802 1.288 105.052 1.632
201805 1.438 106.148 1.803
201808 2.044 106.383 2.558
201811 1.522 106.338 1.905
201902 1.771 106.649 2.210
201905 1.833 108.048 2.258
201908 2.221 108.245 2.731
201911 1.719 108.519 2.109
202002 1.926 109.139 2.349
202005 1.733 108.175 2.132
202008 2.645 109.662 3.211
202011 2.217 109.793 2.688
202102 1.770 110.968 2.123
202105 2.263 113.576 2.652
202108 3.196 115.421 3.686
202111 2.610 117.269 2.963
202202 2.573 119.703 2.861
202205 2.876 123.323 3.104
202208 4.145 124.958 4.415
202211 3.012 125.607 3.192
202302 3.082 126.928 3.232
202305 2.696 128.314 2.797
202308 4.457 129.538 4.580
202311 3.308 129.548 3.399
202402 3.634 130.930 3.695
202405 3.496 132.509 3.512
202408 4.798 132.816 4.809
202411 3.806 133.110 3.806

Add all the adjusted EPS together and divide 10 will get our e10.


Costco Wholesale  (XTER:CTO) E10 Explanation

If a company grows much fast than inflation, E10 may underestimate the company's earnings power. Shiller PE Ratio can seem to be too high even the actual P/E is low.

For the Shiller P/E, the earnings of the past 10 years are inflation-adjusted and averaged. The result is used for P/E calculation. Since it looks at the average over the last 10 years, the Shiller P/E is also called PE10.

The Shiller P/E was first used by professor Robert Shiller to measure the valuation of the overall market. The same calculation is applied here to individual companies.

Costco Wholesale's Shiller P/E Ratio of today is calculated as

Shiller PE Ratio=Share Price/E10
=980.90/10.76
=91.16

* 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.

During the past 13 years, the highest Shiller P/E Ratio of Costco Wholesale was 94.02. The lowest was 35.07. And the median was 52.36.


Be Aware

Shiller PE Ratio works better for cyclical companies. It gives you a better idea on the company's real earnings power.


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Costco Wholesale Business Description

Address
999 Lake Drive, Issaquah, WA, USA, 98027
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 over 600 warehouses in the United States and boasts over 60% market share in the domestic warehouse club industry. Internationally, Costco operates another 280 warehouses, primarily in markets such as Canada, Mexico, Japan, and the UK.