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Costco Wholesale (NEOE:COST) EPS (Diluted) : C$0.79 (TTM As of Nov. 2024)


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What is Costco Wholesale EPS (Diluted)?

Costco Wholesale's Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the three months ended in Nov. 2024 was C$0.19. Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Nov. 2024 was C$0.79.

Costco Wholesale's EPS (Basic) for the three months ended in Nov. 2024 was C$0.19. Its EPS (Basic) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Nov. 2024 was C$0.79.

Costco Wholesale's EPS without NRI for the three months ended in Nov. 2024 was C$0.19. Its EPS without NRI for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Nov. 2024 was C$0.79.

During the past 12 months, Costco Wholesale's average EPS without NRIGrowth Rate was 16.60% per year. During the past 3 years, the average EPS without NRIGrowth Rate was 14.00% per year. During the past 5 years, the average EPS without NRI Growth Rate was 15.40% per year. During the past 10 years, the average EPS without NRI Growth Rate was 14.10% 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 EPS without NRI Growth Rate using EPS without NRI data.

During the past 13 years, Costco Wholesale's highest 3-Year average EPS without NRI Growth Rate was 161.60% per year. The lowest was -85.10% per year. And the median was 12.80% per year.


Costco Wholesale EPS (Diluted) Historical Data

The historical data trend for Costco Wholesale's EPS (Diluted) 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 EPS (Diluted) Chart

Costco Wholesale Annual Data
Trend Aug15 Aug16 Aug17 Aug18 Aug19 Aug20 Aug21 Aug22 Aug23 Aug24
EPS (Diluted)
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.41 0.48 0.58 0.65 0.77

Costco Wholesale Quarterly Data
Feb20 May20 Aug20 Nov20 Feb21 May21 Aug21 Nov21 Feb22 May22 Aug22 Nov22 Feb23 May23 Aug23 Nov23 Feb24 May24 Aug24 Nov24
EPS (Diluted) 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 0.17 0.18 0.18 0.25 0.19

Competitive Comparison of Costco Wholesale's EPS (Diluted)

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

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

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



Costco Wholesale EPS (Diluted) Calculation

EPS (Diluted) is a rough measurement of the amount of a company's profit that can be allocated to one share of its stock. Diluted EPS takes into account all of the outstanding dilutive securities that could potentially be exercised (such as stock options and convertible preferred stock) and shows how such an action would impact earnings per share.

Costco Wholesale's Diluted EPS for the fiscal year that ended in Aug. 2024 is calculated as

Diluted EPS (A: Aug. 2024 ) = (Net Income - Preferred Dividends) / Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average)
=(10059.639-0)/13119.959
=0.77

Costco Wholesale's Diluted EPS for the quarter that ended in Nov. 2024 is calculated as

Diluted EPS (Q: Nov. 2024 )=(Net Income - Preferred Dividends) / Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average)
=(2512.345-0)/13123.853
=0.19

EPS (Diluted) 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 C$0.79

* 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  (NEOE:COST) EPS (Diluted) Explanation

EPS is the single most important variable used by Wall Street in determining the earnings power of a company. But investors need to be aware that Earnings per Share can be easily manipulated by adjusting depreciation and amortization rate or non-recurring items. That's why GuruFocus lists EPS without NRI, which better reflects the company's underlying performance.


Be Aware

Compared with Earnings per share, a company's cash flow is better indicator of the company's earnings power.

If a company's earnings per share is less than cash flow per share over long term, investors need to be cautious and find out why.


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