Costco Wholesale Corporation

General ticker "COST" information:

  • Sector: Consumer Staples
  • Industry: Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail
  • Capitalization: $391.4B (TTM average)

Costco Wholesale Corporation follows the US Stock Market performance with the rate: 70.4%.

Estimated limits based on current volatility of 2.9%: low 917.36$, high 971.90$

Factors to consider:

  • Company included in S&P500 list
  • Company pays dividends (quarterly): last record date 2025-02-07, amount 1.16$ (Y0.48%)
  • US accounted for 72.4% of revenue in the fiscal year ended 2024-09-01
  • Earnings for 6 months up through Q2 are below our estimates

Stock Forecast*

* forecast is subjective and experimental, should not be used for any investment decisions

Long term estimates were made for the period from 2024-09-01 to 2026-09-01

  • 2024-09-01 to 2025-09-01 estimated range: [722.96$, 962.61$]
  • 2025-09-01 to 2026-09-01 estimated range: [775.34$, 1034.56$]

Financial Metrics affecting the COST estimates:

  • Positive: -0.18 < Operating profit margin, % of 3.65
  • Positive: Non-GAAP EPS, $ of 16.57 > 2.18
  • Negative: Inventory ratio change, % of 3.68 > 1.09
  • Negative: 0 < Industry inventory ratio change (median), % of 0.22

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Short-term COST quotes

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Long-term COST plot with estimates

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Financial data

YTD 2022-08-28 2023-09-03 2024-09-01
Operating Revenue $226,954.00MM $242,290.00MM $254,453.00MM
Operating Expenses $219,161.00MM $234,176.00MM $245,168.00MM
Operating Income $7,793.00MM $8,114.00MM $9,285.00MM
Non-Operating Income $47.00MM $373.00MM $455.00MM
Interest Expense $158.00MM $160.00MM $169.00MM
Income(Loss) $7,840.00MM $8,487.00MM $9,740.00MM
Taxes $1,925.00MM $2,195.00MM $2,373.00MM
Profit(Loss)* $5,844.00MM $6,292.00MM $7,367.00MM
Stockholders Equity $20,642.00MM $25,058.00MM $23,622.00MM
Inventory $17,907.00MM $16,651.00MM $18,647.00MM
Assets $64,166.00MM $68,994.00MM $69,831.00MM
Operating Cash Flow $7,392.00MM $11,068.00MM $11,339.00MM
Capital expenditure $3,891.00MM $4,323.00MM $4,710.00MM
Investing Cash Flow $-3,915.00MM $-4,972.00MM $-4,409.00MM
Financing Cash Flow $-4,283.00MM $-2,614.00MM $-10,764.00MM
Earnings Per Share** $13.17 $14.18 $16.60

* Profit(Loss) attributable to entity.
** EPS are Split Adjusted, recent splits may be reflected with a delay.