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Costco Wholesale (NEOE:COST) Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow : 39.04 (As of Dec. 12, 2024)


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What is Costco Wholesale Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow?

As of today (2024-12-12), Costco Wholesale's share price is C$46.11. Costco Wholesale's Cash Flow from Operations per share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Aug. 2024 was C$1.18. Hence, Costco Wholesale's Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 39.04.

The historical rank and industry rank for Costco Wholesale's Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow or its related term are showing as below:

NEOE:COST' s Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 9.71   Med: 19.04   Max: 39
Current: 39

During the past 13 years, Costco Wholesale's highest Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Ratio was 39.00. The lowest was 9.71. And the median was 19.04.

NEOE:COST's Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow is ranked worse than
93% of 257 companies
in the Retail - Defensive industry
Industry Median: 7.42 vs NEOE:COST: 39.00

Costco Wholesale's Cash Flow from Operations per share for the three months ended in Aug. 2024 was C$0.31. Its Cash Flow from Operations per share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Aug. 2024 was C$1.18.

During the past 12 months, the average Operating Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Costco Wholesale was 2.40% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Operating Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 8.10% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Operating Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 10.00% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Operating Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 11.90% per year.

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 10.90% per year.


Costco Wholesale Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for Costco Wholesale's Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow 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 Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Chart

Costco Wholesale Annual Data
Trend Aug15 Aug16 Aug17 Aug18 Aug19 Aug20 Aug21 Aug22 Aug23 Aug24
Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 17.42 22.59 31.41 22.06 35.00

Costco Wholesale Quarterly Data
Nov19 Feb20 May20 Aug20 Nov20 Feb21 May21 Aug21 Nov21 Feb22 May22 Aug22 Nov22 Feb23 May23 Aug23 Nov23 Feb24 May24 Aug24
Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow 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 22.06 20.09 31.05 29.74 35.00

Competitive Comparison of Costco Wholesale's Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow

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's Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Retail - Defensive Industry

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 Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Calculation

Costco Wholesale's Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow ratio for today is calculated as

Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Ratio=Share Price/Cash Flow from Operations per share (TTM)
=46.11/1.181
=39.04

Costco Wholesale's Share Price of today is C$46.11.
Costco Wholesale's Cash Flow from Operations per share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Aug. 2024 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was C$1.18.

* 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.

Note: Cash Flow from Operations per share is calculated as Cash Flow from Operations divided by Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average).

It can also be calculated from the numbers for the whole company:

Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Ratio=Market Cap/Cash Flow from Operations

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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.