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COST

Costco Wholesale Corp

$910.34-1.54% (-$14.25)Updated 9/30/26, 5:28 PM

Day's range: $910.30 – $925.56
Day's volume: $2B
52-week range: $846.27 – $1,092.58

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COST in numbers

Market cap: $403.7B

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

10/01/202509/30/2026

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COST risk and return

Monthly closes adjusted for splits and distributions.

Metric	12 months	36 months	60 months
Return	+0.32%	+71.47%	+95.11%
Volatility (annualized)	16.36%	20.22%	23.10%
Largest drawdown	-11.37%	-17.43%	-20.32%
Positive months	6/12	19/36	34/60

How much did investing in COST return?

Amount invested

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

Value today in COST: $1,951.12

Return over the period: +95.11%

Return per year: +14.31%

In the S&P 500: $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
—
EV/EBIT
—
EV/Revenue
—
P/EBIT
—
P/S
—
P/OCF
—
P/FCF
—
Earnings yield
—
PEG ratio
—
Earnings per share
—
Book value per share
$75.56

Debt

Net debt
-$14.3B
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 $910.34.

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

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: $116.93; 87.15% below the price

$7.02 (5-year average) ÷ 6%

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

Graham ignores growth and debt; Bazin assumes past distributions repeat. They are references to compare, not a buy recommendation.

COST's indicators by year

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

Indicator	2025	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020	2019	2018
P/E	47.19	55.11	46.45	34.57	50.09	41.54	35.32	28.48
P/B	13.10	17.19	11.66	9.79	14.28	9.09	8.48	6.97
EV/EBITDA	29.09	34.78	27.82	20.38	29.00	22.68	20.32	14.97
Dividend yield	0.59%	2.13%	0.60%	0.76%	0.54%	3.38%	0.86%	1.08%
Earnings per share	$18.27	$16.63	$14.21	$13.20	$11.33	$9.07	$8.32	$7.15
Book value per share	$65.81	$53.31	$56.60	$46.64	$39.75	$41.44	$34.67	$29.21
ROE	27.77%	31.19%	25.11%	28.31%	28.51%	21.89%	24.00%	24.49%
ROIC	39.52%	38.22%	36.95%	36.41%	39.60%	32.65%	29.17%	26.46%
Gross margin	12.84%	12.61%	12.26%	12.15%	12.88%	13.09%	10.78%	13.01%
EBITDA margin	4.65%	4.53%	4.21%	4.27%	4.33%	4.25%	4.08%	4.18%
Net margin	2.94%	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's financial statements

Line	2025	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020
Net revenue	$275.2B	$254.5B	$242.3B	$227B	$195.9B	$166.8B
Cost of revenue	-$239.9B	-$222.4B	-$212.6B	-$199.4B	-$170.7B	-$144.9B
Gross profit	$35.3B	$32.1B	$29.7B	$27.6B	$25.2B	$21.8B
EBITDA	$12.8B	$11.5B	$10.2B	$9.7B	$8.5B	$7.1B
EBIT	$10.4B	$9.3B	$8.1B	$7.8B	$6.7B	$5.4B
Financial result	—	—	—	—	—	—
Income before tax	$10.8B	$9.7B	$8.5B	$7.8B	$6.7B	$5.4B
Income tax	-$2.7B	-$2.4B	-$2.2B	-$1.9B	-$1.6B	-$1.3B
Net income	$8.1B	$7.4B	$6.3B	$5.8B	$5B	$4B

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
Type	Last day to own	Payment	Per share
Dividend	07/23/2026	08/07/2026	$1.47
Dividend	04/30/2026	05/15/2026	$1.47
Dividend	01/29/2026	02/13/2026	$1.30
Dividend	10/30/2025	11/14/2025	$1.30
Dividend	07/31/2025	08/15/2025	$1.30
Dividend	05/01/2025	05/16/2025	$1.30
Dividend	02/06/2025	02/21/2025	$1.16
Dividend	10/31/2024	11/15/2024	$1.16
Dividend	07/25/2024	08/09/2024	$1.16
Dividend	04/24/2024	05/10/2024	$1.16
Dividend	01/31/2024	02/16/2024	$1.02
Dividend	12/26/2023	01/14/2024	$15.00

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Earlier distributions
Type	Last day to own	Payment	Per share
Dividend	11/01/2023	11/17/2023	$1.02
Dividend	08/23/2023	09/08/2023	$1.02
Dividend	05/03/2023	05/19/2023	$1.02
Dividend	02/01/2023	02/17/2023	$0.90
Dividend	10/26/2022	11/10/2022	$0.90
Dividend	07/27/2022	08/12/2022	$0.90
Dividend	04/27/2022	05/13/2022	$0.90
Dividend	02/02/2022	02/18/2022	$0.79
Dividend	10/27/2021	11/12/2021	$0.79
Dividend	07/28/2021	08/13/2021	$0.79
Dividend	04/28/2021	05/14/2021	$0.79
Dividend	02/03/2021	02/19/2021	$0.70
Dividend	11/30/2020	12/11/2020	$10.00
Dividend	10/28/2020	11/13/2020	$0.70
Dividend	07/29/2020	08/14/2020	$0.70
Dividend	04/29/2020	05/15/2020	$0.70
Dividend	02/05/2020	02/21/2020	$0.65
Dividend	10/30/2019	11/15/2019	$0.65
Dividend	08/28/2019	09/13/2019	$0.65
Dividend	05/08/2019	05/24/2019	$0.65
Dividend	02/06/2019	02/22/2019	$0.57
Dividend	11/07/2018	11/23/2018	$0.57
Dividend	08/29/2018	09/14/2018	$0.57
Dividend	05/09/2018	05/25/2018	$0.57
Dividend	02/14/2018	03/02/2018	$0.50
Dividend	11/15/2017	12/01/2017	$0.50
Dividend	08/15/2017	09/01/2017	$0.50
Dividend	05/05/2017	05/26/2017	$7.00
Dividend	05/09/2017	05/26/2017	$0.50
Dividend	02/07/2017	02/24/2017	$0.45
Dividend	11/01/2016	11/18/2016	$0.45

About Costco Wholesale

Sector: Retail

Questions about COST

How much is COST today?

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

How much did COST pay in dividends in 2025?

COST paid $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 annualized volatility of 16.36% and a largest drawdown of -11.37%.