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COST Costco Wholesale Corp

Exchange: NASDAQ

Asset Type: Common Stock Country: USA

Market Cap

$439.9B

P/E Ratio

58.05

EPS

$17.08

Dividend Yield

0.52%

Company Overview

Costco Wholesale Corporation (doing business as Costco Wholesale and also known simply as Costco) is an American multinational corporation which operates a chain of membership-only (needing a membership to shop there) big-box retail stores. As of 2020, Costco was the fifth largest retailer in the world, and the world's largest retailer of choice and prime beef, organic foods, rotisserie chicken, and wine as of 2016.

Sector: TRADE & SERVICES
Industry: RETAIL-VARIETY STORES
Currency: USD
Fiscal Year End: August
Latest Quarter: 2025-02-28
Official Website: https://www.costco.com

Performance

1 Week	1 Month	1 Year	3 Years	5 Years	YTD	2025	2024	Since Inception
-3.17%	-3.97%	-5.80%	+19.76%	+15.57%	+6.01%	N/A	N/A	+16.23%

Performance Charts

50/200 Day Moving Average Bollinger Bands

Monthly Returns (%)

Year	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1993	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+0.7%
1994	-7.8%	+12.7%	-9.4%	-16.6%	-12.4%	+12.8%	+0.4%	+4.6%	+2.4%	-1.9%	-2.4%	-16.3%
1995	+6.8%	-1.0%	+8.3%	-0.9%	-3.4%	+15.1%	+10.4%	-5.9%	+1.4%	-0.7%	-2.2%	-8.2%
1996	+2.4%	+10.4%	+8.7%	+1.3%	+5.3%	+8.1%	-5.2%	-3.0%	+3.1%	-3.0%	+17.0%	+8.0%
1997	+6.0%	-3.8%	+7.8%	+4.6%	+16.9%	-2.6%	+15.2%	-4.8%	+4.3%	+2.3%	+15.1%	+0.7%
1998	-2.8%	+12.7%	+9.2%	+4.7%	+3.6%	+9.0%	-10.0%	-17.1%	+0.7%	+19.8%	+10.6%	+15.0%
1999	+14.8%	-3.1%	+14.0%	-11.6%	-10.4%	+10.4%	-6.6%	0.0%	-3.7%	+11.5%	+14.2%	-0.5%
2000	+7.3%	+1.4%	+5.9%	+2.9%	-40.9%	+3.3%	-1.3%	+5.8%	+1.5%	+4.8%	-10.9%	+22.4%
2001	+15.8%	-9.7%	-6.0%	-11.0%	+11.4%	+5.6%	+4.8%	-13.1%	-5.0%	+6.4%	+8.1%	+8.6%
2002	+3.7%	-10.3%	-3.5%	+1.0%	-2.3%	-1.7%	-9.7%	-4.2%	-3.1%	+4.8%	-4.8%	-13.1%
2003	+2.9%	+5.7%	-1.6%	+15.3%	+7.6%	-1.7%	+1.1%	-12.8%	-3.4%	+13.8%	+1.0%	+3.8%
2004	-0.7%	+5.2%	-3.2%	-0.3%	+1.4%	+8.7%	-0.9%	+1.1%	+0.8%	+15.5%	+1.6%	-0.4%
2005	-2.4%	-1.2%	-5.2%	-8.0%	+12.0%	-1.4%	+2.8%	-5.4%	-0.7%	+12.3%	+3.5%	-1.0%
2006	+0.9%	+2.9%	+5.8%	+0.5%	-2.5%	+7.9%	-7.4%	-11.3%	+6.2%	+7.5%	-1.8%	+1.1%
2007	+6.2%	-0.3%	-3.7%	-0.2%	+5.4%	+3.6%	+2.4%	+3.3%	-0.6%	+9.6%	+0.4%	+3.5%
2008	-2.6%	-8.7%	+4.9%	+9.7%	+0.3%	-1.7%	-10.6%	+7.3%	-3.2%	-12.2%	-9.4%	+2.0%
2009	-14.2%	-5.6%	+9.4%	+4.9%	+0.2%	-5.7%	+8.1%	+3.4%	+10.6%	+1.2%	+5.4%	-1.2%
2010	-2.9%	+6.5%	-2.1%	-1.1%	-1.1%	-5.9%	+3.4%	0.0%	+14.1%	-2.4%	+7.7%	+6.8%
2011	-0.5%	+4.4%	-2.0%	+10.3%	+2.3%	-1.5%	-3.7%	+0.7%	+4.6%	+1.4%	+2.8%	-2.3%
2012	-1.3%	+4.9%	+5.5%	-2.9%	-1.7%	+10.0%	+1.2%	+2.1%	+2.3%	-1.7%	+5.6%	-5.0%
2013	+3.7%	-0.8%	+4.8%	+2.2%	+1.4%	+0.9%	+6.2%	-4.5%	+3.0%	+2.5%	+6.6%	-5.1%
2014	-5.6%	+4.2%	-4.4%	+3.6%	+0.6%	-0.7%	+2.4%	+3.0%	+3.5%	+6.4%	+6.8%	-0.3%
2015	+0.9%	+6.5%	+3.1%	-5.3%	-0.3%	-5.3%	+7.6%	-3.4%	+3.2%	+9.4%	+2.4%	+0.1%
2016	-6.4%	-0.5%	+5.0%	-5.7%	+0.4%	+5.6%	+6.5%	-2.8%	-5.9%	-3.0%	+1.8%	+6.7%
2017	+2.4%	+8.4%	-5.4%	+5.9%	+6.1%	-11.4%	-0.9%	-0.8%	+4.8%	-2.0%	+14.8%	+0.9%
2018	+4.7%	-1.8%	-1.3%	+4.6%	+0.8%	+5.4%	+4.7%	+6.9%	+0.8%	-2.7%	+1.4%	-11.9%
2019	+5.4%	+2.2%	+10.7%	+1.4%	-2.2%	+10.3%	+4.3%	+7.2%	-2.3%	+3.4%	+0.9%	-2.0%
2020	+4.0%	-7.8%	+1.4%	+6.5%	+1.8%	-1.7%	+7.6%	+6.8%	+2.1%	+0.9%	+9.6%	-1.3%
2021	-6.5%	-5.9%	+6.5%	+5.8%	+1.7%	+4.6%	+8.8%	+6.0%	-1.4%	+9.6%	+9.7%	+5.3%
2022	-11.0%	+3.0%	+10.9%	-7.5%	-12.3%	+2.8%	+13.1%	-3.6%	-9.5%	+6.4%	+7.5%	-15.4%
2023	+12.0%	-5.1%	+2.6%	+1.3%	+1.9%	+5.2%	+4.1%	-1.8%	+2.9%	-2.2%	+7.5%	+13.9%
2024	+5.3%	+7.2%	-1.5%	-1.2%	+12.0%	+5.0%	-3.2%	+8.6%	-0.7%	-1.4%	+11.3%	-5.7%
2025	+6.9%	+7.1%	-9.8%	+5.2%	+4.7%	-4.8%	-5.1%	+0.5%	-1.9%	-1.4%	+0.2%	-5.6%
2026	+9.2%	+7.5%	-1.4%	+1.8%	-5.6%	-2.2%	+1.9%	-0.8%	-4.4%	-	-	-

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Top ETF Holdings

ETFs that hold COST as a significant position:

ETF Ticker	ETF Name	Weight in ETF
VDC	Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF	13.2 %
FSTA	Fidelity MSCI Consumer Staples Index ETF	12.4 %
XLP	Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund	10.2 %
IEDI	iShares U.S. Consumer Focused ETF	9.7 %
KXI	iShares Global Consumer Staples ETF	9.7 %
RTH	VanEck Retail ETF	9.0 %
UGE	ProShares Ultra Consumer Staples	6.8 %
YALL	God Bless America ETF	5.6 %
QQQA	ProShares Nasdaq-100 Dorsey Wright Momentum ETF	5.4 %
LEAD	Siren DIVCON Leaders Dividend ETF	5.4 %

Top 10 ETF holdings shown.

Valuation Metrics

Market Capitalization	$439.9B
P/E Ratio (TTM)	58.05
Forward P/E	49.26
PEG Ratio	5.29
Price/Book	17.33
Price/Sales (TTM)	1.67
EV/Revenue	1.66
EV/EBITDA	34.74

Profitability & Returns

Profit Margin	2.89%
Operating Margin (TTM)	3.63%
Return on Assets (TTM)	8.73%
Return on Equity (TTM)	32.90%
Revenue (TTM)	$264.1B
Gross Profit (TTM)	$33.5B
EBITDA	$12.1B
Beta	0.99

Per Share Metrics

Earnings Per Share (EPS)	$17.08
Diluted EPS (TTM)	$17.08
Revenue Per Share (TTM)	$594.82
Book Value Per Share	$57.64
Shares Outstanding	443.7M

Growth Metrics

Quarterly Earnings Growth (YoY)	+260.00%
Quarterly Revenue Growth (YoY)	+900.00%
52 Week High	$1,076.83
52 Week Low	$784.15
50 Day Moving Average	$961.46
200 Day Moving Average	$937.85

Dividend Information

Dividend Yield

0.52%

Dividend Per Share

$4.50

Dividend Date

May 16, 2025

Ex-Dividend Date

May 02, 2025