Costco Wholesale (COST) Quality Rank


COST Costco Wholesale Corp COST
96 GF Score
Price $924.67
GF Value $1,017.04
Valuation Fairly Valued
! 1 Warning Sign
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What is Costco Wholesale Quality Rank?

The Quality Rank measures the business quality of a company relative to other companies. It is ranked based on the strength of the balance sheet, as well as the profitability and growth of the business. The ranked companies are split in equal numbers and then ranked from 1 to 10, with 10 being the highest.

The rank of balance sheet (30%)

The rank of balance sheet is done through the ranking of:
  • Interest coverage
  • Zscore
  • Debt to revenue
  • Equity to asset
  • Cash to debt

The rank of Profitability (70%)

The ranking of Profitability is done by ranking:
  • Operating margin mean rank (10-year mean average profit margine)
  • Operating margin growth rank
  • Fscore
  • Predictability rank
  • Revenue growth rank (5 year), when the growth is higher than 25%, set it as 25%
  • Num of year profit (number of years that is profitable within the last 10 years)
  • ROIC median (10-year median of ROIC)

Costco Wholesale Quality Rank Related Terms

COST
96GF Score
Costco Wholesale Corp COST
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Is Costco Wholesale (COST) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Costco Wholesale stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of $924.67 is trading 9.1% below its estimated GF Value™ of $1,017.04. GuruFocus considers Costco Wholesale to be Fairly Valued.

Key valuation signals for COST:

  • Quality Rank:
  • GF Value™: $1,017.04 vs. price of $924.67 (9.1% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 96/100 with 1 warning sign

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Costco Wholesale Business Description

Address 999 Lake Drive, Issaquah, WA, USA, 98027
Founded in 1983, Costco Wholesale now operates a global chain of membership-based warehouse clubs, delivering high-quality goods and services at consistently low prices. As of its most recent fiscal year, Costco operated approximately 910 warehouses, serving more than 80 million members across its three geographic segments: Costco US (approximately 73% of total revenue), Costco Canada (13%), and Costco International (14%).Costco's core value proposition—quality products at unbeatable prices—has yielded consistently strong member renewal rates (93% in the US and Canada and nearly 90% internationally). About 55% of Costco's fiscal 2025 revenue came from its grocery offerings, and another 25% from general merchandise.
96GF Score

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$924.67
Price
$1,017.04
GF Value