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COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP /NEW USD

Membership warehouse clubs selling groceries, general merchandise, and private-label goods.

At a glance: strengths & risks
✓Revenue growing (+10%)✓Profit growing (+14%)✓Net cash balance sheet

Sector: Consumer staples

US_COST

Price chart

1 003.32 USDDay -1.46%

Key metrics

Net debt (table and EV/EBITDA): |short-term borrowings| + |long-term borrowings| + |other financial liabilities| when extracted + |non-controlling interest| when extracted − |cash and equivalents|; amounts in millions of the reporting currency.

Market

Price
1 003.32 USD · -1.46%
Market cap
445.5 bn USD

Growth

Δ revenue y/y
11.1%
Δ EBITDA y/y
-1.2%

Multiples

P/E (LTM)
48.3x
3y avg: 49.3x
P/B (FY)
12.4x
P/E (ann.)
37.1x
EV/EBITDA (LTM)
30.2x
3y avg: 31.1x
EV/EBITDA (ann.)
28.6x

Cash return

Dividend yield
0.6%
FCF yield (LTM)
2.1%

Value creation

fundamental value/yr, % of market cap
Value created / year
+1.6%
↓ details

Liquidity

Daily turnover (US listing)
2.1 bln USD

Shares: yahoo_fundamentals_timeseries/COST

Financial results

Monetary columns are in B USD, one decimal; scale (K/M/B/T) keeps values readable. For the period (default) shows P&L and cash flow for that row’s reporting window: quarterly amounts when the feed uses quarter-duration facts (typical US 10-Q revenue and income), quarterly cash flows after stripping YTD where only cumulative tags exist, and an implied Q4 on 31 Dec FY rows (P&L: FY minus Q1–Q3; operating / investing cash flow: FY 12m minus 9M YTD to 30 Sep when sourced from SEC builder evidence) so they match 10-Q scale. Some issuers still use cumulative YTD minus the prior row in the same calendar year. As reported shows values stored on each row (e.g. full-year on FY). Balance sheet is always as reported. Source JSON may use millions etc.; conversion uses amounts_unit per row.

DatePeriodStatusRevenueB USDOperating profitB USDD&AB USDEBITDAB USDNet profitB USDOperating CFB USDCapex + M&AB USDAssetsB USDEquityB USDROE (annualized)Net debtB USDSource
2026-08-30Q3 2026 (3M)OK95.7
y/y 11.1%
3.8
y/y 13.8%
0.9
y/y 14.1%
4.7
y/y 13.8%
3.0
y/y 14.9%
4.7-2.289.0
y/y 15.5%
35.8
y/y 22.8%
26.6%-11.1Link
2026-05-31Q2 2026 (3M)OK70.5
y/y 11.6%
2.8
y/y 11.3%
0.6
y/y 8.2%
3.4
y/y 10.7%
2.2
y/y 15.2%
3.4-1.486.4
y/y 14.5%
33.5
y/y 23.5%
8.9%-10.8Yahoo Finance
2026-02-15Q1 2026 (3M)OK69.6
y/y 9.2%
2.6
y/y 12.5%
0.6
y/y 8.2%
3.2
y/y 11.7%
2.0
y/y 13.8%
3.0-1.383.6
y/y 14.2%
32.1
y/y 25.5%
26.1%-10.0Link
2025-11-23Q4 2025 (3M)OK67.3
y/y 8.3%
2.5
y/y 12.2%
0.6
y/y 8.9%
3.1
y/y 11.5%
2.0
y/y 11.3%
4.7-1.582.8
y/y 12.8%
30.3
y/y 23.9%
26.9%-9.0Link
2025-08-31Q3 2025 (3M)OK86.2
y/y 8.1%
3.3
y/y 9.8%
0.8
y/y 9.6%
4.1
y/y 9.8%
2.6
y/y 10.9%
3.9-2.077.1
y/y 10.4%
29.2
y/y 23.5%
28.8%-5.3Link
2025-05-11Q2 2025 (3M)OK63.2
y/y 8.0%
2.5
y/y 15.2%
0.6
y/y 7.0%
3.1
y/y 13.6%
1.9
y/y 13.2%
3.5-1.175.5
y/y 11.1%
27.1
y/y 24.6%
9.6%-6.5Link
2025-02-16Q1 2025 (3M)OK63.7
y/y 9.0%
2.3
y/y 12.3%
0.6
y/y 7.4%
2.9
y/y 11.3%
1.8
y/y 2.6%
2.7-1.173.2
y/y 10.4%
25.6
y/y 23.2%
28.6%-5.0Link
2024-11-24Q4 2024 (3M)OK62.2
y/y 7.5%
2.2
y/y 10.7%
0.5
y/y 9.4%
2.7
y/y 10.4%
1.8
y/y 13.2%
3.3-1.373.4
y/y -0.5%
24.5
y/y -6.5%
29.9%-3.7Link
2024-09-01Q3 2024 (3M)OK79.7
y/y —
3.0
y/y —
0.7
y/y —
3.7
y/y —
2.4
y/y —
3.0-1.669.8
y/y 1.2%
23.6
y/y -5.7%
32.5%-1.2Link
2024-05-12Q2 2024 (3M)OK58.5
y/y 9.1%
2.2
y/y 30.9%
0.5
y/y 9.3%
2.7
y/y 26.1%
1.7
y/y 29.1%
3.0-1.167.9
y/y 1.7%
21.8
y/y -7.6%
10.5%-2.2Link
2024-02-18Q1 2024 (3M)OK58.4
y/y 5.7%
2.1
y/y 8.4%
0.5
y/y 9.4%
2.6
y/y 8.6%
1.7
y/y 18.9%
0.7-1.066.3
y/y -0.8%
20.8
y/y -8.9%
29.7%-0.9Link
2023-11-26Q4 2023 (3M)OK57.8
y/y —
2.0
y/y —
0.5
y/y —
2.5
y/y —
1.6
y/y —
4.7-1.073.7
y/y —
26.1
y/y —
24.8%-8.5Link
2023-09-03FY 2023 (12M)OK—
y/y —
—
y/y —
—
y/y —
—
y/y —
—
y/y —
——69.0
y/y —
25.1
y/y —
25.9%-6.3Link
2023-05-07Q2 2023 (3M)OK53.6
y/y —
1.7
y/y —
0.5
y/y —
2.2
y/y —
1.3
y/y —
1.5-0.866.8
y/y —
23.6
y/y —
7.5%-4.7Link
2023-02-12Q1 2023 (3M)OK55.3
y/y —
1.9
y/y —
0.5
y/y —
2.4
y/y —
1.5
y/y —
3.2-0.966.8
y/y —
22.8
y/y —
—-4.6Link

Net debt structure (leases included, IFRS 16) 2026-08-30

Short-term debt (incl. ST leases)2 248
Long-term debt (incl. LT leases)3 914
− Cash & equivalents20 207
Net debt-14 045

Net debt / LTM EBITDA: -1.0x

Revenue & EBITDA

RevenueEBITDA

Quarterly values ($ mln)

0100 000200 000300 000400 0002023 q32024 q32025 FY2026 FY

Year-over-year change

0%5%10%15%2023 q32024 q32025 FY2026 FY

Cash flow

Operating and investing cash flow (OCF + ICF) ($ mln)

-2 50002 5005 0007 50010 0002023 q32024 q32025 FY2026 FY

Net debt / cash ($ mln)

-12 500-10 000-7 500-5 000-2 50002023 q32023 q42024 q32024 q42025 FY2026 FY

Profit and cash

Profit is cash-backed
In a typical year of 2022–2026 operating cash flow came to 1.65x of reported net profit; after capex, 0.97x.
year20222023202420252026
cash flow / profit1.26x1.76x1.54x1.65x1.71x
accruals, % of assets-2.4%-6.9%-5.7%-6.8%-7.4%
Last twelve months (to 2026-08-30): 1.71x of profit came back as operating cash flow.
net debt / EBITDA -0.8x · EBIT covers interest 80.6x · capex 2.2x of depreciation · dividends 41% of free cash flow
Read from the reported annual statements: cash flow / profit is the median of the yearly operating cash flow over net profit for the years shown; accruals are (profit − operating cash flow) / assets, the classic gap between what was booked and what was collected. A gap can be growth in working capital, capitalised costs, revaluations or profit from associates — the panel points at it, the statements explain it. Not investment advice.

Research & reviews

Our earnings breakdowns and investment notes on this issuer.

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Fundamental value creation

Value the company creates per year, as a % of market cap

Value created per year: +1.6%

How this was calculated
1. EBITDA growth (latest quarter YoY, annualised)
[EBITDA latest qtr − EBITDA year-ago qtr] × annualisation X (2026-08-30 vs 2025-08-31)
= (3 801 − 3 848) × 3.55
-167
2. Current EV/EBITDA (LTM)
(Market cap + Net debt) ÷ EBITDA (LTM)
= (445 459 + -11 120) ÷ 13 476
30.0x — capped at 30x
3. Target multiple
(Current EV/EBITDA + 12) ÷ 2
= (30.0 + 12) ÷ 2
21.0x
4. Cash flow (balance method, LTM)
Net-debt reduction + dividends + buybacks − equity issuance
= 8 696 + 1 154 + 603 − 0
10 453
5. Value created per year
(EBITDA growth × Target multiple + Cash flow − Dilution) ÷ Market cap
= (-167 × 21.0 + 10 453) ÷ 445 459
+1.6%

Amounts in millions of the reporting currency. EBITDA growth is the latest quarter vs the same quarter a year ago, annualised.

Caveats:

  • FCF (LTM) approximated by latest FY

Revenue growth & acceleration

Growth steady →
Last-year revenue growth +10% vs +8% the year before — a +2.0 pp move. 3-year CAGR +8%.
revenue growth by year: 2024 +5% · 2025 +8% · 2026 +10%
The growth-acceleration signal behind the GARP+acceleration strategy — it favours companies whose revenue growth is speeding up and flags those slowing down (the second derivative of growth).

EV/EBITDA — daily history

Current 31.4x · 3-year 75th pct 35.0x

EV/EBITDA3-year 75th pct

Peer comparison

Group: Consumer staples. Each peer is shown as it trades and re-priced onto this company's market (US) by the ratio of our coverage medians.

CompanyMarketCap, $bnEV/EBITDAEV/EBITDA, adjusted
Indofood Sukses MakmurIndonesia3.31.9x7.4x
PEPSICO INCUS190.612.2x12.2x
Altria GroupUS127.413.3x13.3x
Indofood CBP Sukses MakmurIndonesia3.93.6x13.8x
ITCIndia34.112.7x13.9x
PROCTER & GAMBLE CoUS384.817.7x17.7x
Philip Morris International Inc.US313.918.8x18.8x
Walmart Inc.US965.221.7x21.7x
COCA COLA COUS410.127.7x27.7x
Hindustan UnileverIndia45.327.7x30.3x
Unilever IndonesiaIndonesia3.011.2x42.4x
Group median13.3x17.7x
Group average15.3x19.9x
This companyUS452.130.2x30.2x

Group median 13.3x as traded, 17.7x adjusted; this company 30.2x — a 71% premium.

Group average 15.3x as traded, 19.9x adjusted; against the average this company is at a 52% premium.

At the adjusted group median the market cap would be -40% versus today.

The gap and the implied upside are measured against the median: one richly priced peer moves an average, not a median. The market adjustment uses our coverage medians (US 20.5x, Russia 3.7x, South Africa 5.0x, Kazakhstan 4.7x, India 18.7x, Indonesia 5.4x); it is about where a name is listed, not what it does. Peer multiples come from the nightly rebuild of 2026-10-23; the company's own is live.

Dividends

Paid (completed)

DatePer shareDetailsStatusSource
2026-07-241.47 USDEx-dividend: 1.47 USD per sharePaidYahoo Finance (ex-div)
2026-05-011.47 USDEx-dividend: 1.47 USD per sharePaidYahoo Finance (ex-div)
2026-01-301.3 USDEx-dividend: 1.3 USD per sharePaidYahoo Finance (ex-div)
2025-10-311.3 USDEx-dividend: 1.3 USD per sharePaidYahoo Finance (ex-div)
2025-08-011.3 USDEx-dividend: 1.3 USD per sharePaidYahoo Finance (ex-div)
2025-05-021.3 USDEx-dividend: 1.3 USD per sharePaidYahoo Finance (ex-div)
2025-02-071.16 USDEx-dividend: 1.16 USD per sharePaidYahoo Finance (ex-div)
2024-11-011.16 USDEx-dividend: 1.16 USD per sharePaidYahoo Finance (ex-div)
2024-07-261.16 USDEx-dividend: 1.16 USD per sharePaidYahoo Finance (ex-div)
2024-04-251.16 USDEx-dividend: 1.16 USD per sharePaidYahoo Finance (ex-div)
2024-02-011.02 USDEx-dividend: 1.02 USD per sharePaidYahoo Finance (ex-div)
2023-12-2715 USDEx-dividend: 15 USD per sharePaidYahoo Finance (ex-div)
2023-11-021.02 USDEx-dividend: 1.02 USD per sharePaidYahoo Finance (ex-div)
2023-08-241.02 USDEx-dividend: 1.02 USD per sharePaidYahoo Finance (ex-div)
2023-05-041.02 USDEx-dividend: 1.02 USD per sharePaidYahoo Finance (ex-div)
2023-02-020.9 USDEx-dividend: 0.9 USD per sharePaidYahoo Finance (ex-div)
2022-10-270.9 USDEx-dividend: 0.9 USD per sharePaidYahoo Finance (ex-div)
2022-07-280.9 USDEx-dividend: 0.9 USD per sharePaidYahoo Finance (ex-div)
2022-04-280.9 USDEx-dividend: 0.9 USD per sharePaidYahoo Finance (ex-div)
2022-02-030.79 USDEx-dividend: 0.79 USD per sharePaidYahoo Finance (ex-div)
2021-10-280.79 USDEx-dividend: 0.79 USD per sharePaidYahoo Finance (ex-div)

KASE: status follows wording in the news headline (paid vs intends to pay). Yahoo: amounts are cash dividends per share on ex-dividend dates (UTC calendar date). stockscope.uz (UZ): amounts are per share in UZS by publication date (not necessarily ex-div).

Reporting forms detected in loaded periods: ✓ ✓ ✓ (Balance sheet / Profit or loss (P&L) / Cash flows)

Financial results, valuation multiples (P/E, P/B, EV/EBITDA), profitability and dividend yield of COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP /NEW — from primary filings.

Frequently asked questions

What is COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP /NEW's P/E ratio?
COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP /NEW trades at a P/E of 48.3x (price to trailing 12-month earnings).
What is COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP /NEW's EV/EBITDA?
COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP /NEW trades at 30.2x EV/EBITDA.
What is COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP /NEW's P/B ratio?
COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP /NEW trades at a P/B of 12.4x.
What is COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP /NEW's dividend yield?
COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP /NEW's trailing 12-month dividend yield is 0.6%.
What is COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP /NEW's return on equity (ROE)?
COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP /NEW's ROE is 33.5%.
What is COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP /NEW's market capitalization?
COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP /NEW's market cap is 445.5 bn USD.

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