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Fair value989.20Plus+7%696Price 1,053.571,311
Q1 FY2027 · Earnings report
EPS estimate 4.93Revenue estimate 74.25B
Q1 FY2027 · Earnings report
EPS estimate 4.93Revenue estimate 74.25B
Costco Wholesale financial ratios 1985–2026
50.70 today, against 47.13 on average over the last 5 years.
P/E ratio P/S ratio P/B ratio
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| Fiscal year | TTM 30 Aug 2026 | FY2026 30 Aug 2026 | FY2025 31 Aug 2025 | FY2024 1 Sept 2024 | FY2023 3 Sept 2023 | FY2022 28 Aug 2022 | FY2021 29 Aug 2021 | FY2020 30 Aug 2020 | FY2019 31 Aug 2019 | FY2018 31 Aug 2018 | FY2017 31 Aug 2017 | FY2016 31 Aug 2016 | FY2015 31 Aug 2015 | FY2014 31 Aug 2014 | FY2013 31 Aug 2013 | FY2012 31 Aug 2012 | FY2011 31 Aug 2011 | FY2010 31 Aug 2010 | FY2009 31 Aug 2009 | FY2008 31 Aug 2008 | FY2007 31 Aug 2007 | FY2006 31 Aug 2006 | FY2005 31 Aug 2005 | FY2004 31 Aug 2004 | FY2003 31 Aug 2003 | FY2002 31 Aug 2002 | FY2001 31 Aug 2001 | FY2000 31 Aug 2000 | FY1999 31 Aug 1999 | FY1998 31 Aug 1998 | FY1997 31 Aug 1997 | FY1996 31 Aug 1996 | FY1995 31 Aug 1995 | FY1994 31 Aug 1994 | FY1993 31 Aug 1993 | FY1992 31 Aug 1992 | FY1991 31 Aug 1991 | FY1990 31 Aug 1990 | FY1989 31 Aug 1989 | FY1988 31 Aug 1988 | FY1987 31 Aug 1987 | FY1986 31 Aug 1986 | FY1985 31 Aug 1985 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 466.87B | 419.04B | 418.82B | 396.14B | 241.57B | 235.61B | 202.02B | 153.77B | 129.62B | 102.23B | 68.72B | 71.09B | 61.55B | 53.12B | 48.75B | 42.44B | 34.25B | 24.78B | 22.12B | 29.13B | 27.64B | 21.98B | 20.57B | 18.91B | 14.70B | 15.16B | 16.82B | 15.37B | 16.42B | 10.14B | 7.41B | 3.86B | 3.32B | 3.39B | 4.10B | 2.92B | 4.34B | 1.29B | 987.25M | 511.10M | 423.05M | 392.67M | 483.00M | |
Enterprise value | 454.14B | 407.41B | 414.88B | 396.18B | 238.40B | 236.31B | 202.17B | 152.58B | 128.06B | 102.75B | 70.83B | 72.87B | 62.88B | 52.47B | 49.10B | 40.29B | 32.40B | 23.73B | 21.19B | 28.86B | 27.08B | 21.03B | 19.27B | 17.40B | 14.50B | 15.67B | 17.27B | 15.64B | 16.90B | 10.71B | 8.17B | 5.05B | 4.46B | 4.29B | 4.84B | 3.45B | 4.85B | 1.50B | 1.21B | 433.00M | 357.25M | 263.07M | 412.70M |
| 50.70 | 45.42 | 51.71 | 53.77 | 38.39 | 39.83 | 39.78 | 37.88 | 35.00 | 32.16 | 25.32 | 29.92 | 25.55 | 25.44 | 23.65 | 24.02 | 22.21 | 18.73 | 20.37 | 22.71 | 25.53 | 19.92 | 19.35 | 21.43 | 20.39 | 21.65 | 27.94 | 24.34 | 31.86 | 22.06 | 23.72 | 15.53 | 15.29 | 48.35 | 18.38 | 22.64 | 32.34 | 10.27 | 8.44 | 5.39 | 5.77 | 6.67 | 10.50 | |
Forward P/E | 45.38 | 41.52 | 46.02 | 49.38 | 31.74 | 37.07 | 34.28 | 32.19 | 34.11 | 28.48 | 22.44 | 28.09 | 26.47 | 7.88 | 7.88 | 7.88 | 7.88 | 7.88 | 7.88 | 7.88 | 7.88 | 7.88 | 7.88 | 7.88 | 5.72 | 5.72 | 5.72 | 5.72 | 5.72 | 5.72 | 5.72 | 5.72 | 14.55 | 14.00 | 17.34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
PEG ratio | 5.36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1.54 | 1.38 | 1.52 | 1.56 | 1.00 | 1.04 | 1.03 | 0.92 | 0.85 | 0.72 | 0.53 | 0.60 | 0.53 | 0.47 | 0.46 | 0.43 | 0.39 | 0.32 | 0.31 | 0.40 | 0.43 | 0.37 | 0.39 | 0.39 | 0.35 | 0.39 | 0.48 | 0.48 | 0.60 | 0.42 | 0.34 | 0.20 | 0.19 | 0.21 | 0.27 | 0.40 | 0.66 | 0.24 | 0.20 | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.15 | 0.26 | |
P/B ratio | 13.04 | 11.70 | 14.36 | 16.77 | 9.64 | 11.41 | 11.50 | 8.41 | 8.50 | 7.99 | 6.38 | 5.89 | 5.80 | 4.32 | 4.50 | 3.43 | 2.85 | 2.29 | 2.21 | 3.17 | 3.21 | 2.40 | 2.32 | 2.48 | 2.24 | 2.66 | 3.44 | 3.62 | 4.65 | 3.42 | 3.00 | 2.17 | 2.17 | 2.01 | 2.28 | 3.64 | 5.68 | 2.09 | 1.85 | 1.07 | 1.12 | 1.30 | 2.99 |
P/FCF ratio | 49.72 | 44.63 | 53.44 | 59.76 | 35.81 | 67.30 | 37.62 | 25.41 | 38.60 | 36.45 | 16.27 | 110.56 | 32.53 | 26.68 | 36.00 | 26.91 | 17.95 | 14.37 | 26.28 | 50.44 | 40.02 | 35.75 | 26.11 | 13.57 | 21.11 | — | — | — | 107.32 | 61.21 | 201.26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
EV/EBITDA | 31.63 | 28.37 | 30.97 | 32.62 | 22.23 | 23.87 | 23.42 | 21.27 | 19.99 | 17.02 | 12.78 | 14.55 | 12.95 | 12.09 | 11.99 | 10.69 | 9.66 | 8.02 | 8.27 | 10.43 | 12.45 | 9.80 | 9.77 | 9.53 | 9.36 | 10.63 | 13.35 | 12.11 | 15.58 | 10.89 | 10.72 | 7.74 | 16.73 | 8.00 | 28.80 | 40.25 | 50.22 | 14.82 | 13.35 | 5.90 | 2.60 | 2.35 | 8.35 |
EV/sales | 1.50 | 1.34 | 1.51 | 1.56 | 0.98 | 1.04 | 1.03 | 0.91 | 0.84 | 0.73 | 0.55 | 0.61 | 0.54 | 0.47 | 0.47 | 0.41 | 0.36 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.40 | 0.42 | 0.35 | 0.36 | 0.36 | 0.34 | 0.40 | 0.50 | 0.49 | 0.62 | 0.44 | 0.37 | 0.26 | 0.25 | 0.26 | 0.32 | 0.47 | 0.73 | 0.28 | 0.25 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.10 | 0.23 |
Earnings yield | 1.98% | 2.20% | 1.93% | 1.86% | 2.60% | 2.51% | 2.51% | 2.64% | 2.86% | 3.11% | 3.95% | 3.34% | 3.91% | 3.93% | 4.23% | 4.16% | 4.50% | 5.34% | 4.91% | 4.40% | 3.92% | 5.02% | 5.17% | 4.67% | 4.90% | 4.62% | 3.58% | 4.11% | 3.14% | 4.53% | 4.22% | 6.44% | 6.54% | 2.07% | 5.44% | 4.42% | 3.09% | 9.74% | 11.85% | 18.55% | 17.33% | 15.00% | 9.52% |
Free cash flow yield | 2.01% | 2.24% | 1.87% | 1.67% | 2.79% | 1.49% | 2.66% | 3.94% | 2.59% | 2.74% | 6.15% | 0.90% | 3.07% | 3.75% | 2.78% | 3.72% | 5.57% | 6.96% | 3.81% | 1.98% | 2.50% | 2.80% | 3.83% | 7.37% | 4.74% | -0.13% | -2.47% | -1.03% | 0.93% | 1.63% | 0.50% | -2.08% | -7.59% | -6.69% | -5.78% | -9.55% | -0.45% | -2.77% | -3.78% | — | — | — | — |
Dividend yield | — | 0.59% | 0.52% | 2.28% | 0.52% | 0.64% | 2.85% | 0.96% | 0.80% | 0.67% | 5.68% | 1.05% | 4.66% | 1.10% | 7.30% | 1.05% | 1.14% | 1.36% | 1.34% | 0.91% | 0.89% | 1.05% | 0.99% | 0.49% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 7.56% | — | — | — | — |
Payout ratio | — | 26.64% | 26.95% | 122.72% | 19.88% | 25.33% | 113.17% | 36.44% | 28.02% | 21.67% | 143.85% | 31.40% | 118.93% | 27.97% | 172.73% | 25.24% | 25.23% | 25.55% | 27.26% | 20.66% | 22.70% | 20.87% | 19.24% | 10.44% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 63.76% | — | — | — | — |
Buyback yield | 0.18% | 0.20% | 0.22% | 0.18% | 0.28% | 0.19% | 0.25% | 0.13% | 0.19% | 0.32% | 0.68% | 0.68% | 0.78% | 0.63% | 0.07% | 1.49% | 1.82% | 2.22% | 0.31% | 3.07% | 7.15% | 6.56% | 2.01% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.65% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.01% | 0.16% | 3.20% | 0.25% | 4.06% | 0.00% | — | — | — | — |
Shareholder yield | — | 0.79% | 0.74% | 2.46% | 0.80% | 0.82% | 3.09% | 1.09% | 0.99% | 0.99% | 6.36% | 1.73% | 5.44% | 1.73% | 7.38% | 2.54% | 2.96% | 3.59% | 1.65% | 3.98% | 8.04% | 7.61% | 3.00% | 0.49% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.65% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.01% | 0.16% | 3.20% | 0.25% | 4.06% | 7.56% | — | — | — | — |
| 25.77% | 25.77% | 27.77% | 31.19% | 25.11% | 28.66% | 28.92% | 22.20% | 24.30% | 24.84% | 25.18% | 19.67% | 22.69% | 16.97% | 19.03% | 14.30% | 12.85% | 12.22% | 10.83% | 13.95% | 12.56% | 12.07% | 11.97% | 11.57% | 11.00% | 12.29% | 12.33% | 14.89% | 14.59% | 15.50% | 12.65% | 13.99% | 14.19% | 4.16% | 12.42% | 16.10% | 17.58% | 20.35% | 21.87% | 19.77% | 19.33% | 19.52% | 28.52% | |
ROA (return on assets) | 10.36% | 10.36% | 10.50% | 10.55% | 9.12% | 9.22% | 8.57% | 7.31% | 8.16% | 7.79% | 7.47% | 7.16% | 7.30% | 6.32% | 6.81% | 6.51% | 5.76% | 5.56% | 4.94% | 6.20% | 5.52% | 6.31% | 6.38% | 5.85% | 5.47% | 6.02% | 5.97% | 7.31% | 6.87% | 7.35% | 5.70% | 5.07% | 4.89% | 1.66% | 5.69% | 6.79% | 7.32% | 10.49% | 10.54% | 9.54% | 8.80% | 11.95% | 12.09% |
ROIC (return on invested capital) | 37.30% | 37.30% | 33.41% | 32.83% | 29.45% | 31.53% | 31.04% | 28.66% | 29.77% | 26.97% | 22.86% | 21.11% | 23.73% | 21.26% | 22.18% | 20.22% | 18.80% | 15.95% | 13.47% | 16.04% | 14.18% | 15.68% | 16.86% | 14.35% | 11.47% | 12.07% | 12.15% | 15.14% | 14.16% | 13.96% | 11.24% | 10.24% | 2.80% | 8.36% | 1.74% | 1.46% | 3.25% | 5.67% | 7.49% | 9.87% | 27.46% | 39.29% | 24.36% |
| 1.06 | 1.06 | 1.03 | 0.97 | 1.07 | 1.02 | 1.00 | 1.13 | 1.01 | 1.02 | 0.99 | 0.98 | 1.01 | 1.22 | 1.19 | 1.10 | 1.14 | 1.16 | 1.11 | 1.07 | 1.09 | 1.05 | 1.22 | 1.18 | 1.14 | 1.04 | 0.94 | 1.02 | 1.16 | 1.20 | 1.07 | 1.03 | 1.01 | 0.93 | 1.11 | 0.95 | 1.31 | 0.97 | 1.23 | 1.72 | 1.90 | 1.41 | 1.69 | |
Quick ratio | 0.57 | 0.57 | 0.50 | 0.39 | 0.52 | 0.42 | 0.47 | 0.60 | 0.47 | 0.45 | 0.41 | 0.38 | 0.46 | 0.59 | 0.55 | 0.48 | 0.55 | 0.56 | 0.49 | 0.45 | 0.48 | 0.43 | 0.59 | 0.56 | 0.42 | 0.29 | 0.23 | 0.22 | 0.30 | 0.24 | 0.16 | 0.14 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.17 | 0.05 | 0.08 | 0.07 | 0.05 | 1.01 | 1.13 | 0.80 | 1.10 |
| 0.24 | 0.24 | 0.35 | 0.42 | 0.42 | 0.53 | 0.65 | 0.61 | 0.45 | 0.51 | 0.62 | 0.43 | 0.58 | 0.41 | 0.46 | 0.11 | 0.18 | 0.20 | 0.22 | 0.26 | 0.26 | 0.06 | 0.09 | 0.17 | 0.20 | 0.23 | 0.22 | 0.19 | 0.26 | 0.31 | 0.38 | 0.73 | 0.77 | 0.56 | 0.47 | 0.63 | 0.65 | 0.32 | 0.40 | 0.44 | 0.52 | 0.02 | 0.47 | |
Debt / EBITDA | 0.60 | 0.60 | 0.76 | 0.82 | 0.98 | 1.10 | 1.32 | 1.55 | 1.06 | 1.09 | 1.20 | 1.03 | 1.26 | 1.17 | 1.22 | 0.37 | 0.64 | 0.73 | 0.87 | 0.85 | 1.02 | 0.26 | 0.39 | 0.72 | 0.86 | 0.89 | 0.81 | 0.62 | 0.85 | 0.95 | 1.24 | 1.98 | 4.44 | 1.78 | 4.98 | 5.93 | 5.15 | 1.92 | 2.38 | 2.89 | 1.44 | 0.05 | 1.55 |
Net debt / EBITDA | -0.89 | -0.89 | -0.38 | -0.10 | -0.44 | -0.01 | -0.09 | -0.31 | -0.41 | -0.11 | 0.16 | 0.09 | -0.06 | -0.51 | -0.27 | -0.92 | -1.03 | -0.87 | -0.59 | -0.34 | -0.52 | -1.06 | -1.36 | -0.99 | -0.13 | 0.35 | 0.35 | 0.18 | 0.20 | 0.58 | 1.01 | 1.82 | 4.27 | 1.68 | 4.37 | 6.18 | 5.28 | 2.07 | 2.45 | -1.06 | -0.48 | -1.16 | -1.42 |
Interest coverage | 80.59 | 80.59 | 67.42 | 54.94 | 50.71 | 49.32 | 39.23 | 33.97 | 31.58 | 28.18 | 30.68 | 27.61 | 29.23 | 28.50 | 30.84 | 29.04 | 21.03 | 18.71 | 16.45 | 19.11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Asset turnover | 3.40 | 3.40 | 3.57 | 3.64 | 3.51 | 3.54 | 3.31 | 3.00 | 3.36 | 3.47 | 3.55 | 3.58 | 3.52 | 3.41 | 3.47 | 3.65 | 3.32 | 3.27 | 3.25 | 3.50 | 3.28 | 3.44 | 3.18 | 3.19 | 3.23 | 3.34 | 3.45 | 3.73 | 3.66 | 3.88 | 3.99 | 3.98 | 4.04 | 3.89 | 3.86 | 3.85 | 3.60 | 4.42 | 4.41 | 4.08 | 3.97 | 5.37 | 4.82 |
| Quarter | Q4 FY2026 30 Aug 2026 | Q3 FY2026 10 May 2026 | Q2 FY2026 15 Feb 2026 | Q1 FY2026 23 Nov 2025 | Q4 FY2025 31 Aug 2025 | Q3 FY2025 11 May 2025 | Q2 FY2025 16 Feb 2025 | Q1 FY2025 24 Nov 2024 | Q4 FY2024 1 Sept 2024 | Q3 FY2024 12 May 2024 | Q2 FY2024 18 Feb 2024 | Q1 FY2024 26 Nov 2023 | Q4 FY2023 31 Aug 2023 | Q3 FY2023 7 May 2023 | Q2 FY2023 12 Feb 2023 | Q1 FY2023 20 Nov 2022 | Q4 FY2022 31 Aug 2022 | Q3 FY2022 8 May 2022 | Q2 FY2022 13 Feb 2022 | Q1 FY2022 21 Nov 2021 | Q4 FY2021 31 Aug 2021 | Q3 FY2021 9 May 2021 | Q2 FY2021 14 Feb 2021 | Q1 FY2021 22 Nov 2020 | Q4 FY2020 31 Aug 2020 | Q3 FY2020 10 May 2020 | Q2 FY2020 16 Feb 2020 | Q1 FY2020 24 Nov 2019 | Q4 FY2019 31 Aug 2019 | Q3 FY2019 12 May 2019 | Q2 FY2019 17 Feb 2019 | Q1 FY2019 25 Nov 2018 | Q4 FY2018 31 Aug 2018 | Q3 FY2018 13 May 2018 | Q2 FY2018 18 Feb 2018 | Q1 FY2018 26 Nov 2017 | Q4 FY2017 31 Aug 2017 | Q3 FY2017 7 May 2017 | Q2 FY2017 12 Feb 2017 | Q1 FY2017 20 Nov 2016 | Q4 FY2016 31 Aug 2016 |
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| 419.06B | 443.69B | 452.17B | 393.40B | 418.84B | 451.13B | 475.88B | 426.65B | 396.23B | 344.08B | 321.37B | 264.03B | 243.81B | 221.49B | 224.80B | 232.29B | 231.73B | 221.33B | 224.72B | 239.27B | 201.89B | 169.01B | 156.32B | 169.08B | 154.02B | 137.27B | 140.70B | 132.13B | 129.61B | 106.41B | 95.31B | 96.37B | 102.19B | 85.94B | 84.10B | 75.60B | 68.62B | 75.76B | 75.51B | 66.21B | 70.96B | |
Enterprise value | 407.43B | 432.97B | 443.12B | 385.36B | 414.90B | 445.65B | 471.66B | 423.87B | 396.27B | 342.98B | 321.71B | 256.37B | 240.65B | 218.00B | 220.97B | 230.48B | 232.43B | 219.17B | 222.15B | 236.63B | 202.03B | 169.01B | 157.95B | 165.69B | 152.83B | 138.07B | 140.96B | 132.35B | 128.05B | 105.90B | 95.72B | 96.08B | 102.71B | 86.56B | 85.82B | 76.39B | 70.73B | 75.20B | 75.84B | 66.50B | 72.75B |
| 45.42 | 50.20 | 52.89 | 47.39 | 51.72 | 57.52 | 62.44 | 56.32 | 53.78 | 47.97 | 47.30 | 40.51 | 38.75 | 36.85 | 36.97 | 39.15 | 39.18 | 38.62 | 40.19 | 45.64 | 39.75 | 35.29 | 35.46 | 38.57 | 37.95 | 36.46 | 36.75 | 34.93 | 34.99 | 29.18 | 27.29 | 29.16 | 32.14 | 28.10 | 28.01 | 26.90 | 25.28 | 29.51 | 31.33 | 27.09 | 29.87 | |
Forward P/E | 41.52 | 45.68 | 47.25 | 42.77 | 46.02 | 51.05 | 55.83 | 51.72 | 49.38 | 44.21 | 41.17 | 34.05 | 32.04 | 30.74 | 32.08 | 35.07 | 37.07 | 36.03 | 37.19 | 39.78 | 34.62 | 30.91 | 29.67 | 33.55 | 32.04 | 30.15 | 33.02 | 32.75 | 34.11 | 29.04 | 25.78 | 26.60 | 28.48 | 25.04 | 25.41 | 23.62 | 22.44 | 27.33 | 27.25 | 24.92 | 28.09 |
PEG ratio | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1.38 | 1.51 | 1.58 | 1.40 | 1.52 | 1.68 | 1.80 | 1.65 | 1.56 | 1.36 | 1.29 | 1.07 | 1.01 | 0.94 | 0.96 | 1.01 | 1.02 | 1.02 | 1.07 | 1.18 | 1.03 | 0.91 | 0.88 | 0.98 | 0.92 | 0.85 | 0.89 | 0.85 | 0.85 | 0.71 | 0.65 | 0.67 | 0.72 | 0.62 | 0.62 | 0.57 | 0.53 | 0.61 | 0.62 | 0.55 | 0.60 | |
P/B ratio | 11.70 | 13.24 | 14.09 | 12.98 | 14.36 | 16.63 | 18.61 | 17.45 | 16.77 | 15.80 | 15.48 | 10.10 | 9.73 | 9.40 | 9.86 | 10.82 | 11.23 | 11.08 | 11.57 | 12.96 | 11.49 | 10.25 | 9.99 | 11.38 | 8.42 | 8.17 | 8.47 | 8.33 | 8.50 | 7.35 | 6.88 | 7.32 | 7.98 | 7.08 | 7.15 | 6.82 | 6.37 | 7.65 | 6.07 | 5.53 | 5.88 |
P/FCF ratio | 44.63 | 50.38 | 49.69 | 43.70 | 53.44 | 61.65 | 68.72 | 85.09 | 59.77 | 46.39 | 51.83 | 29.99 | 36.15 | 38.04 | 41.06 | 81.48 | 66.19 | 53.98 | 37.25 | 41.12 | 37.60 | 24.44 | 26.91 | 26.34 | 25.45 | 34.79 | 33.68 | 40.06 | 38.60 | 41.37 | 35.84 | 31.43 | 36.43 | 25.56 | 28.92 | 23.02 | 16.25 | 35.22 | 30.41 | 24.77 | 110.36 |
EV/EBITDA | 28.37 | 29.92 | 31.49 | 28.08 | 30.97 | 34.45 | 37.40 | 34.21 | 32.63 | 28.62 | 28.16 | 23.06 | 22.44 | 21.43 | 21.69 | 23.11 | 23.50 | 22.75 | 23.55 | 26.48 | 23.41 | 20.73 | 20.66 | 21.89 | 21.31 | 20.43 | 21.14 | 20.14 | 19.99 | 16.74 | 15.28 | 15.93 | 17.01 | 14.37 | 14.56 | 13.45 | 12.76 | 14.30 | 14.85 | 13.01 | 14.53 |
EV/sales | 1.34 | 1.47 | 1.55 | 1.37 | 1.51 | 1.66 | 1.79 | 1.64 | 1.56 | 1.35 | 1.29 | 1.04 | 0.99 | 0.93 | 0.94 | 1.00 | 1.02 | 1.01 | 1.06 | 1.17 | 1.03 | 0.91 | 0.88 | 0.96 | 0.92 | 0.86 | 0.89 | 0.86 | 0.84 | 0.71 | 0.65 | 0.66 | 0.73 | 0.62 | 0.63 | 0.58 | 0.55 | 0.61 | 0.63 | 0.56 | 0.61 |
Earnings yield | 2.20% | 1.99% | 1.89% | 2.11% | 1.93% | 1.74% | 1.60% | 1.78% | 1.86% | 2.08% | 2.11% | 2.47% | 2.58% | 2.71% | 2.70% | 2.55% | 2.55% | 2.59% | 2.49% | 2.19% | 2.52% | 2.83% | 2.82% | 2.59% | 2.64% | 2.74% | 2.72% | 2.86% | 2.86% | 3.43% | 3.66% | 3.43% | 3.11% | 3.56% | 3.57% | 3.72% | 3.96% | 3.39% | 3.19% | 3.69% | 3.35% |
Free cash flow yield | 2.24% | 1.98% | 2.01% | 2.29% | 1.87% | 1.62% | 1.46% | 1.18% | 1.67% | 2.16% | 1.93% | 3.33% | 2.77% | 2.63% | 2.44% | 1.23% | 1.51% | 1.85% | 2.68% | 2.43% | 2.66% | 4.09% | 3.72% | 3.80% | 3.93% | 2.87% | 2.97% | 2.50% | 2.59% | 2.42% | 2.79% | 3.18% | 2.74% | 3.91% | 3.46% | 4.34% | 6.16% | 2.84% | 3.29% | 4.04% | 0.91% |
Dividend yield | — | — | 0.62% | — | — | — | — | 0.47% | 0.60% | 0.68% | 0.69% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.42% | 2.85% | 3.35% | 3.61% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.23% | 0.89% | 4.85% | 4.93% | — | — | — | — | 1.43% | 1.30% |
Payout ratio | — | — | 33.01% | — | — | — | — | 26.35% | 32.39% | 32.40% | 32.50% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 110.39% | 113.17% | 118.38% | 128.09% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 36.01% | 28.59% | 136.27% | 138.11% | — | — | — | — | 38.63% | 38.80% |
Buyback yield | 0.20% | 0.20% | 0.20% | 0.23% | 0.22% | 0.19% | 0.17% | 0.17% | 0.18% | 0.21% | 0.22% | 0.26% | 0.28% | 0.28% | 0.27% | 0.23% | 0.19% | 0.17% | 0.19% | 0.19% | 0.25% | 0.27% | 0.20% | 0.15% | 0.13% | 0.12% | 0.12% | 0.19% | 0.19% | 0.27% | 0.31% | 0.24% | 0.32% | 0.55% | 0.55% | 0.62% | 0.68% | 0.49% | 0.61% | 0.70% | 0.68% |
Shareholder yield | — | — | 0.83% | — | — | — | — | 0.64% | 0.78% | 0.88% | 0.91% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.61% | 3.09% | 3.62% | 3.81% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.48% | 1.21% | 5.40% | 5.48% | — | — | — | — | 2.13% | 1.98% |
| 25.77% | 26.38% | 26.64% | 27.40% | 27.77% | 28.91% | 29.80% | 30.98% | 31.19% | 32.95% | 32.73% | 24.92% | 25.11% | 25.50% | 26.67% | 27.64% | 28.66% | 28.70% | 28.80% | 28.40% | 28.92% | 29.06% | 28.16% | 29.50% | 22.20% | 22.41% | 23.05% | 23.85% | 24.30% | 25.18% | 25.21% | 25.10% | 24.84% | 25.18% | 25.54% | 25.37% | 25.18% | 25.93% | 19.37% | 20.41% | 19.67% | |
ROA (return on assets) | 10.36% | 10.23% | 10.22% | 10.03% | 10.50% | 10.39% | 10.41% | 10.32% | 10.55% | 10.56% | 10.24% | 8.84% | 9.12% | 9.00% | 9.10% | 8.99% | 9.22% | 8.98% | 8.87% | 8.17% | 8.57% | 8.36% | 8.03% | 7.28% | 7.31% | 7.28% | 7.85% | 7.36% | 8.16% | 8.34% | 8.16% | 7.54% | 7.79% | 7.72% | 7.76% | 7.14% | 7.47% | 7.20% | 6.76% | 6.69% | 7.16% |
ROIC (return on invested capital) | 37.30% | 39.84% | 38.41% | 37.91% | 33.41% | 37.76% | 36.31% | 37.72% | 32.83% | 35.12% | 33.42% | 33.81% | 29.45% | 32.48% | 34.48% | 34.68% | 31.53% | 34.79% | 33.88% | 40.83% | 31.04% | 30.20% | 27.54% | 34.53% | 28.66% | 25.44% | 26.05% | 28.02% | 29.77% | 29.87% | 27.20% | 29.80% | 26.97% | 31.48% | 25.50% | 26.52% | 22.86% | 27.75% | 21.68% | 22.90% | 21.11% |
| 1.06 | 1.07 | 1.06 | 1.04 | 1.03 | 1.02 | 1.00 | 0.98 | 0.97 | 0.94 | 0.93 | 1.09 | 1.07 | 1.08 | 1.06 | 1.03 | 1.02 | 1.04 | 1.03 | 1.02 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.99 | 0.98 | 1.13 | 1.11 | 1.04 | 1.01 | 1.01 | 0.98 | 0.96 | 1.02 | 1.02 | 1.01 | 1.00 | 0.98 | 0.99 | 0.81 | 0.93 | 0.97 | 0.98 | |
Quick ratio | 0.57 | 0.56 | 0.54 | 0.49 | 0.50 | 0.47 | 0.44 | 0.39 | 0.39 | 0.40 | 0.38 | 0.56 | 0.52 | 0.51 | 0.51 | 0.42 | 0.42 | 0.43 | 0.46 | 0.46 | 0.47 | 0.45 | 0.42 | 0.49 | 0.60 | 0.58 | 0.47 | 0.45 | 0.47 | 0.43 | 0.41 | 0.43 | 0.45 | 0.45 | 0.41 | 0.41 | 0.41 | 0.34 | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.38 |
| 0.24 | 0.25 | 0.26 | 0.27 | 0.35 | 0.31 | 0.32 | 0.33 | 0.42 | 0.43 | 0.45 | 0.36 | 0.42 | 0.38 | 0.40 | 0.42 | 0.53 | 0.45 | 0.48 | 0.55 | 0.65 | 0.62 | 0.66 | 0.69 | 0.61 | 0.69 | 0.48 | 0.58 | 0.45 | 0.45 | 0.47 | 0.49 | 0.51 | 0.53 | 0.55 | 0.58 | 0.62 | 0.40 | 0.41 | 0.43 | 0.43 | |
Debt / EBITDA | 0.60 | 0.57 | 0.59 | 0.60 | 0.76 | 0.65 | 0.65 | 0.66 | 0.82 | 0.78 | 0.83 | 0.84 | 0.98 | 0.88 | 0.90 | 0.91 | 1.10 | 0.94 | 0.98 | 1.13 | 1.32 | 1.25 | 1.34 | 1.35 | 1.55 | 1.72 | 1.21 | 1.41 | 1.06 | 1.03 | 1.04 | 1.07 | 1.09 | 1.08 | 1.10 | 1.14 | 1.20 | 0.76 | 0.99 | 1.00 | 1.03 |
Net debt / EBITDA | -0.89 | -0.81 | -0.70 | -0.66 | -0.38 | -0.50 | -0.40 | -0.30 | -0.10 | -0.18 | -0.08 | -0.77 | -0.44 | -0.46 | -0.45 | -0.26 | -0.01 | -0.29 | -0.32 | -0.38 | -0.09 | -0.11 | 0.13 | -0.56 | -0.31 | -0.02 | -0.10 | -0.12 | -0.41 | -0.26 | -0.10 | -0.24 | -0.11 | -0.09 | 0.11 | -0.07 | 0.16 | -0.33 | -0.17 | -0.20 | 0.09 |
Interest coverage | 80.59 | 76.88 | 73.42 | 70.07 | 67.42 | 64.23 | 59.82 | 56.53 | 54.94 | 51.27 | 49.74 | 50.90 | 50.71 | 51.51 | 52.60 | 51.31 | 49.32 | 46.73 | 44.57 | 40.77 | 39.23 | 37.42 | 35.20 | 36.05 | 33.97 | 32.27 | 32.32 | 31.90 | 31.58 | 30.85 | 30.10 | 28.34 | 28.18 | 27.34 | 29.63 | 29.67 | 30.68 | 32.10 | 29.01 | 29.10 | 27.61 |
Asset turnover | 3.40 | 3.40 | 3.42 | 3.39 | 3.57 | 3.56 | 3.61 | 3.53 | 3.64 | 3.74 | 3.75 | 3.33 | 3.51 | 3.53 | 3.51 | 3.50 | 3.54 | 3.41 | 3.33 | 3.17 | 3.31 | 3.26 | 3.25 | 2.87 | 3.00 | 3.11 | 3.25 | 3.01 | 3.36 | 3.42 | 3.44 | 3.31 | 3.47 | 3.52 | 3.51 | 3.37 | 3.55 | 3.46 | 3.40 | 3.27 | 3.58 |
Each period's market value, at its closing price, over its statements; a quarter over its last four quarters. ROIC is operating income after tax over debt plus equity less cash and short-term investments. The first column is today, at the current price.
Common questions about Costco Wholesale's ratios
Source: Financial Modeling Prep