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COST

Costco Wholesale Corp

US$910.34-1.54% (-US$14.25)
Day's range
US$910.30 – US$925.56
Day's volume
US$2bn
52-week range
US$846.26 – US$1,092.58

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COST in numbers

Market cap
US$403.7bn
P/B
12.05
Dividend yield (12m)
0.61%

The 12-month dividend yield of COST is 0.61%, below its 5-year average of 0.92%.

COST price history

01/10/202530/09/2026
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COST risk and return

Monthly closes adjusted for splits and distributions.

Metric12 months36 months60 months
Return+0.32%+71.47%+95.11%
Volatility (annualised)16.36%20.22%23.10%
Largest drawdown-11.37%-17.43%-20.32%
Positive months6/1219/3634/60

How much did investing in COST return?

US$1,000.00 invested on 01/10/2021 would be worth US$1,951.12 today.

Value today in COST
US$1,951.12
Return over the period
+95.11%
Return per year
+14.31%
In the S&P 500
US$1,661.44

With dividends reinvested, before taxes and costs, at month-end closes. Past returns do not guarantee future ones.

COST fundamentals

Valuation

  • P/E
    —
  • P/B
    12.05
  • EV/EBITDA
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  • EV/EBIT
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  • EV/Revenue
    —
  • P/EBIT
    —
  • P/S
    —
  • P/OCF
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  • P/FCF
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  • Earnings yield
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  • PEG ratio
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  • Earnings per share
    —
  • Book value per share
    US$75.56

Debt

  • Net debt
    -US$14.3bn
  • Net debt/EBITDA
    —
  • Net debt/Equity
    -0.43
  • Debt/Equity
    0.17
  • Current ratio
    1.07
  • Quick ratio
    0.61
  • Cash ratio
    0.47

What is COST's fair price?

Two classic value formulas, with today's numbers. The current price is US$910.34.

Graham's fair price
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COST's earnings per share and book value per share are not available, so the formula cannot be calculated.

Benjamin Graham paid no more than a P/E of 15 and a P/B of 1.5. Their product, 22.5, times earnings (EPS) and book value per share gives the fair price.

Bazin's ceiling price
US$116.93
87.15% below the price

US$7.02 (5-year average) ÷ 6%

Décio Bazin only bought shares yielding at least 6% a year in distributions. The ceiling price is the average dividend per share of recent years divided by 6%.

Graham ignores growth and debt; Bazin assumes past distributions will repeat. They are reference points for comparison, not a buy recommendation.

COST indicators by year

Multiples at each year's closing price; margins and returns from that year's accounts.

Indicator20252024202320222021202020192018
P/E47.1955.1146.4534.5750.0941.5435.3228.48
P/B13.1017.1911.669.7914.289.098.486.97
EV/EBITDA29.0934.7827.8220.3829.0022.6820.3214.97
Dividend yield0.59%2.13%0.60%0.76%0.54%3.38%0.86%1.08%
Earnings per shareUS$18.27US$16.63US$14.21US$13.20US$11.33US$9.07US$8.32US$7.15
Book value per shareUS$65.81US$53.31US$56.60US$46.64US$39.75US$41.44US$34.67US$29.21
ROE27.77%31.19%25.11%28.31%28.51%21.89%24.00%24.49%
ROIC39.52%38.22%36.95%36.41%39.60%32.65%29.17%26.46%
Gross margin12.84%12.61%12.26%12.15%12.88%13.09%10.78%13.01%
EBITDA margin4.65%4.53%4.21%4.27%4.33%4.25%4.08%4.18%
Net margin2.94%2.90%2.60%2.57%2.56%2.40%2.40%2.21%
Net debt/EBITDA-0.74-0.46-0.86-0.46-0.55-0.80-0.42-0.12

COST financial statements

Line202520242023202220212020
Net revenueUS$275.2bnUS$254.5bnUS$242.3bnUS$227bnUS$195.9bnUS$166.8bn
Cost of sales-US$239.9bn-US$222.4bn-US$212.6bn-US$199.4bn-US$170.7bn-US$144.9bn
Gross profitUS$35.3bnUS$32.1bnUS$29.7bnUS$27.6bnUS$25.2bnUS$21.8bn
EBITDAUS$12.8bnUS$11.5bnUS$10.2bnUS$9.7bnUS$8.5bnUS$7.1bn
EBITUS$10.4bnUS$9.3bnUS$8.1bnUS$7.8bnUS$6.7bnUS$5.4bn
Net finance result——————
Profit before taxUS$10.8bnUS$9.7bnUS$8.5bnUS$7.8bnUS$6.7bnUS$5.4bn
Income tax-US$2.7bn-US$2.4bn-US$2.2bn-US$1.9bn-US$1.6bn-US$1.3bn
Net incomeUS$8.1bnUS$7.4bnUS$6.3bnUS$5.8bnUS$5bnUS$4bn

Figures the company filed with the CVM. Debt excludes leases; each quarter is that quarter alone.

Does COST pay dividends?

Dividend yield per year

  • 4.81%2017
  • 1.08%2018
  • 0.86%2019
  • 3.38%2020
  • 0.54%2021
  • 0.76%2022
  • 0.60%2023
  • 2.13%2024
  • 0.59%2025
  • 0.47%2026
Payment history
TypeLast day to ownPaymentPer share
Dividend23/07/202607/08/2026US$1.47
Dividend30/04/202615/05/2026US$1.47
Dividend29/01/202613/02/2026US$1.30
Dividend30/10/202514/11/2025US$1.30
Dividend31/07/202515/08/2025US$1.30
Dividend01/05/202516/05/2025US$1.30
Dividend06/02/202521/02/2025US$1.16
Dividend31/10/202415/11/2024US$1.16
Dividend25/07/202409/08/2024US$1.16
Dividend24/04/202410/05/2024US$1.16
Dividend31/01/202416/02/2024US$1.02
Dividend26/12/202314/01/2024US$15.00
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Earlier distributions
TypeLast day to ownPaymentPer share
Dividend01/11/202317/11/2023US$1.02
Dividend23/08/202308/09/2023US$1.02
Dividend03/05/202319/05/2023US$1.02
Dividend01/02/202317/02/2023US$0.90
Dividend26/10/202210/11/2022US$0.90
Dividend27/07/202212/08/2022US$0.90
Dividend27/04/202213/05/2022US$0.90
Dividend02/02/202218/02/2022US$0.79
Dividend27/10/202112/11/2021US$0.79
Dividend28/07/202113/08/2021US$0.79
Dividend28/04/202114/05/2021US$0.79
Dividend03/02/202119/02/2021US$0.70
Dividend30/11/202011/12/2020US$10.00
Dividend28/10/202013/11/2020US$0.70
Dividend29/07/202014/08/2020US$0.70
Dividend29/04/202015/05/2020US$0.70
Dividend05/02/202021/02/2020US$0.65
Dividend30/10/201915/11/2019US$0.65
Dividend28/08/201913/09/2019US$0.65
Dividend08/05/201924/05/2019US$0.65
Dividend06/02/201922/02/2019US$0.57
Dividend07/11/201823/11/2018US$0.57
Dividend29/08/201814/09/2018US$0.57
Dividend09/05/201825/05/2018US$0.57
Dividend14/02/201802/03/2018US$0.50
Dividend15/11/201701/12/2017US$0.50
Dividend15/08/201701/09/2017US$0.50
Dividend05/05/201726/05/2017US$7.00
Dividend09/05/201726/05/2017US$0.50
Dividend07/02/201724/02/2017US$0.45
Dividend01/11/201618/11/2016US$0.45

About Costco Wholesale

Sector
Retail

Questions about COST

How much is COST today?

COST is at US$910.34 (-1.54% on the day), last traded on 30/09/2026.

How much did COST pay in dividends in 2025?

COST paid US$5.06 per share in 2025, a dividend yield of 0.59%.

How much did COST return in 12 months?

COST returned 0.32% in 12 months, with annualised volatility of 16.36% and a largest drawdown of -11.37%.