Costco Wholesale's EPS (Basic) for the
three
months ended in Feb. 2024 was $3.93.
Its EPS (Basic) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Feb. 2024 was $15.32.
Costco Wholesale's EPS without NRI for the
three
months ended in Feb. 2024 was $3.87.
Its EPS without NRI for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Feb. 2024 was $15.17.
During the past 12 months, Costco Wholesale's average EPS without NRIGrowth Rate was 12.30% per year.
During the past 3 years, the average EPS without NRIGrowth Rate was 16.10% per year.
During the past 5 years, the average EPS without NRIGrowth Rate was 15.50% per year.
During the past 10 years, the average EPS without NRIGrowth Rate was 12.90% per year.
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 Earnings per Share (Diluted) Historical Data
The historical data trend for Costco Wholesale's Earnings per Share (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 Annual Data
Trend
Aug14
Aug15
Aug16
Aug17
Aug18
Aug19
Aug20
Aug21
Aug22
Aug23
Earnings per Share (Diluted)
8.26
9.02
11.27
13.14
14.16
Costco Wholesale Quarterly Data
May19
Aug19
Nov19
Feb20
May20
Aug20
Nov20
Feb21
May21
Aug21
Nov21
Feb22
May22
Aug22
Nov22
Feb23
May23
Aug23
Nov23
Feb24
Earnings per Share (Diluted)
3.30
2.93
4.86
3.58
3.92
Competitive Comparison
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 PE Ratio Distribution
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 Earnings per Share (Diluted) Calculation
Earnings Per Share (EPS) is the amount of earnings per outstanding share of the company's stock. In calculating earnings per share, the dividends of preferred stocks need to subtracted from the total net income first.
Costco Wholesale's Earnings Per Share (Diluted) for the fiscal year that ended in Aug. 2023 is calculated as
Earnings per Share (Diluted) 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 $15.29
* 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.
Companies also reported diluted shares in their financial reports. Diluted shares include the shares of convertibles or warrants outstanding.
Costco Wholesale (NAS:COST) Earnings per Share (Diluted) Explanation
Earnings Per Share (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.
Costco Wholesale Earnings per Share (Diluted) 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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