Costco Wholesale (LIM:COST) EV-to-EBIT : 43.03 (As of Dec. 13, 2024)

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What is Costco Wholesale EV-to-EBIT?

EV-to-EBIT is calculated as Enterprise Value divided by its EBIT. As of today, Costco Wholesale's Enterprise Value is $434,994 Mil. Costco Wholesale's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Nov. 2024 was $10,108 Mil. Therefore, Costco Wholesale's EV-to-EBIT for today is 43.03.

The historical rank and industry rank for Costco Wholesale's EV-to-EBIT or its related term are showing as below:

LIM:COST' s EV-to-EBIT Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 16.39 Med: 25.33 Max: 44.29
Current: 43.53

During the past 13 years, the highest EV-to-EBIT of Costco Wholesale was 44.29. The lowest was 16.39. And the median was 25.33.

LIM:COST's EV-to-EBIT is ranked worse than
90.33% of 269 companies
in the Retail - Defensive industry
Industry Median: 13.45 vs LIM:COST: 43.53

Joel Greenblatt calls the inversion of this ratio Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %. Costco Wholesale's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Nov. 2024 was $399,055 Mil. Costco Wholesale's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Nov. 2024 was $10,108 Mil. Costco Wholesale's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % for the quarter that ended in Nov. 2024 was 2.53%.

Costco Wholesale EV-to-EBIT Historical Data

The historical data trend for Costco Wholesale's EV-to-EBIT can be seen below:

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Costco Wholesale EV-to-EBIT Chart

Costco Wholesale Annual Data

Trend

Aug15

Aug16

Aug17

Aug18

Aug19

Aug20

Aug21

Aug22

Aug23

Aug24

EV-to-EBIT

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27.24

29.15

28.65

27.39

39.62

Costco Wholesale Quarterly Data
	Feb20	May20	Aug20	Nov20	Feb21	May21	Aug21	Nov21	Feb22	May22	Aug22	Nov22	Feb23	May23	Aug23	Nov23	Feb24	May24	Aug24	Nov24
EV-to-EBIT	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															28.32	35.58	36.54	39.62	-

Competitive Comparison of Costco Wholesale's EV-to-EBIT

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's EV-to-EBIT Distribution in the Retail - Defensive Industry

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:

EV-to-EBIT	=	Enterprise Value (Today)	/	EBIT (TTM)
	=	434993.833	/	10108
	=	43.03

Costco Wholesale's current Enterprise Value is $434,994 Mil.
Costco Wholesale's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Nov. 2024 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $10,108 Mil.

Costco Wholesale (LIM:COST) EV-to-EBIT Explanation

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.

Joel Greenblatt calls the inversion of this ratio Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) %.

Costco Wholesale's Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % for the quarter that ended in Nov. 2024 is calculated as:

Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % (Q: Nov. 2024 )	=	EBIT	/	Enterprise Value (Q: Nov. 2024 )
	=	10108	/	399054.8005
	=	2.53 %

Costco Wholesale's Enterprise Value for the quarter that ended in Nov. 2024 was $399,055 Mil.
Costco Wholesale's EBIT for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Nov. 2024 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $10,108 Mil.

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Address

999 Lake Drive, Issaquah, WA, USA, 98027

Website

https://www.costco.com

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 270 warehouses, primarily in markets such as Canada, Mexico, Japan, and the UK.