Costco
US.COST
915.74
-9.67
-1.04%
Costco
915.74
-9.67
-1.04%
Live - 104 symbols - heartbeat 283s ago
· 2026-09-04 20:02
Pre-market
925.65
+0.03%
After-hours
916.00
+0.03%
Overnight
926.00
+0.06%
Revenue annual, last 8 years
Latest year +8.17% YoY
Margins
- Gross margin
- 12.84%
- Operating margin
- 3.77%
- Net margin
- 2.94%
Key ratios & quality
- PEG ratio
- 4.01
- Altman Z-Score
- 9.53
PEG uses trailing P/E against the 3-year net income growth rate (11.49%/yr) since forward earnings estimates aren't available here, so this is not a "forward PEG." Altman Z-Score below ~1.8 suggests financial distress risk, above ~3.0 suggests low risk; the model is most reliable for industrial/manufacturing companies and less meaningful for banks and other financial firms.
✦ Quant Financial Health how this is computed
Good
- Altman Z-Score is 9.53, above the 3.0 "safe zone" threshold.
- Most reliable for industrial/manufacturing companies; less meaningful for banks, insurers and other financials.
Income statement
| Line item | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 141.58B | 152.70B | 166.76B | 195.93B | 226.95B | 242.29B | 254.45B | 275.24B |
| Gross profit | 18.42B | 19.82B | 21.82B | 25.25B | 27.57B | 29.70B | 32.10B | 35.35B |
| Selling & admin expenses | 13.88B | 14.99B | 16.39B | 18.54B | 19.78B | 21.59B | 22.81B | 24.97B |
| Research & development | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Operating profit | 4.48B | 4.74B | 5.44B | 6.71B | 7.79B | 8.11B | 9.29B | 10.38B |
| Pretax profit | 4.44B | 4.77B | 5.37B | 6.68B | 7.84B | 8.49B | 9.74B | 10.82B |
| Tax | 1.26B | 1.06B | 1.31B | 1.60B | 1.93B | 2.20B | 2.37B | 2.72B |
| Net profit | 3.18B | 3.70B | 4.06B | 5.08B | 5.92B | 6.29B | 7.37B | 8.10B |
| Basic EPS | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 18 |
| Diluted EPS | 7.09 | 8.26 | 9.02 | 11.27 | 13.14 | 14.16 | 16.56 | 18.21 |
| Line item | 2025-02 | 2025-05 | 2025-08 | 2025-11 | 2026-02 | 2026-05 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 63.72B | 63.21B | 86.16B | 67.31B | 69.60B | 70.53B |
| Gross profit | 7.98B | 8.21B | 11.12B | 8.80B | 8.88B | 9.01B |
| Selling & admin expenses | 5.66B | 5.68B | 7.78B | 6.33B | 6.27B | 6.19B |
| Research & development | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Operating profit | 2.32B | 2.53B | 3.34B | 2.46B | 2.61B | 2.82B |
| Pretax profit | 2.42B | 2.58B | 3.51B | 2.58B | 2.72B | 2.94B |
| Tax | 634.00M | 677.00M | 900.00M | 582.00M | 686.00M | 746.00M |
| Net profit | 1.79B | 1.90B | 2.61B | 2.00B | 2.04B | 2.19B |
| Basic EPS | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Diluted EPS | 4.02 | 4.28 | 5.87 | 4.50 | 4.58 | 4.93 |
Balance sheet
| Line item | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total current assets | 20.29B | 23.49B | 28.12B | 29.51B | 32.70B | 35.88B | 34.25B | 38.38B |
| Cash & ST investments | 7.26B | 9.44B | 13.31B | 12.18B | 11.05B | 15.23B | 11.14B | 15.28B |
| Inventory | 11.04B | 11.40B | 12.24B | 14.22B | 17.91B | 16.65B | 18.65B | 18.12B |
| Total assets | 40.83B | 45.40B | 55.56B | 59.27B | 64.17B | 68.99B | 69.83B | 77.10B |
| Total current liabilities | 19.93B | 23.24B | 24.84B | 29.44B | 32.00B | 33.58B | 35.46B | 37.11B |
| Short-term debt | 90.00M | 1.70B | 95.00M | 799.00M | 73.00M | 1.08B | 103.00M | -- |
| Long-term debt | 6.49B | 5.12B | 7.51B | 6.69B | 6.48B | 5.38B | 5.79B | 5.71B |
| Total liabilities | 27,727,000,000.00 | 29,816,000,000.00 | 36,851,000,000.00 | 41,190,000,000.00 | 43,519,000,000.00 | 43,936,000,000.00 | 46,209,000,000.00 | 47,935,000,000.00 |
| Total equity | 13.10B | 15.58B | 18.71B | 18.08B | 20.65B | 25.06B | 23.62B | 29.16B |
| Retained earnings | 7.89B | 10.26B | 12.88B | 11.67B | 15.59B | 19.52B | 17.62B | 22.65B |
| Line item | 2025-02 | 2025-05 | 2025-08 | 2025-11 | 2026-02 | 2026-05 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total current assets | 36.90B | 38.15B | 38.38B | 43.41B | 43.13B | 45.18B |
| Cash & ST investments | 13.16B | 14.85B | 15.28B | 17.18B | 18.24B | 20.00B |
| Inventory | 18.75B | 18.61B | 18.12B | 21.14B | 18.99B | 19.42B |
| Total assets | 73.22B | 75.48B | 77.10B | 82.79B | 83.64B | 86.43B |
| Total current liabilities | 37.00B | 37.58B | 37.11B | 41.81B | 40.76B | 42.13B |
| Short-term debt | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Long-term debt | 5.76B | 5.72B | 5.71B | 5.67B | 5.69B | 5.67B |
| Total liabilities | 47,647,000,000.00 | 48,357,000,000.00 | 47,935,000,000.00 | 52,487,000,000.00 | 51,552,000,000.00 | 52,921,000,000.00 |
| Total equity | 25.58B | 27.13B | 29.16B | 30.30B | 32.09B | 33.51B |
| Retained earnings | 19.77B | 20.89B | 22.65B | 23.87B | 25.12B | 26.48B |
Cash flow
| Line item | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | 5.77B | 6.36B | 8.86B | 8.96B | 7.39B | 11.07B | 11.34B | 13.34B |
| Depreciation & amortization | 1.44B | 1.49B | 1.65B | 1.78B | 1.90B | 2.08B | 2.24B | 2.43B |
| Free cash flow | 2.81B | 3.36B | 6.05B | 5.37B | 3.50B | 6.75B | 6.63B | 7.84B |
| Dividends paid | -689.00M | -1.04B | -1.48B | -5.75B | -1.50B | -1.25B | -9.04B | -2.18B |
| Stock buybacks / issuance | -328.00M | -247.00M | -196.00M | -496.00M | -439.00M | -676.00M | -700.00M | -903.00M |
| Ending cash balance | 6.06B | 8.38B | 12.28B | 11.26B | 10.20B | 13.70B | 9.91B | 14.16B |
| Line item | 2025-02 | 2025-05 | 2025-08 | 2025-11 | 2026-02 | 2026-05 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | 2.75B | 3.46B | 3.87B | 4.69B | 3.00B | 3.45B |
| Depreciation & amortization | 552.00M | 552.00M | 774.00M | 597.00M | 597.00M | 597.00M |
| Free cash flow | 1.61B | 2.33B | 1.90B | 3.16B | 1.71B | 2.04B |
| Dividends paid | 0 | -515.00M | -1.15B | -577.00M | -577.00M | 0 |
| Stock buybacks / issuance | -205.00M | -211.00M | -280.00M | -210.00M | -209.00M | -184.00M |
| Ending cash balance | 12.36B | 13.84B | 14.16B | 16.22B | 17.38B | 18.95B |
Returns & efficiency
| Line item | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE % | 26.59 | 26.10 | 23.87 | 27.93 | 30.59 | 27.54 | 30.27 | 30.69 |
| ROA % | 8.12 | 8.49 | 7.93 | 8.72 | 9.47 | 9.45 | 10.61 | 11.02 |
| ROIC % | 17.26 | 17.65 | 16.07 | 18.06 | 20.53 | 18.98 | 21.39 | 22.67 |
| 5-year avg ROE % | 21.85 | 23.51 | 24.14 | 25.59 | 27.02 | 27.21 | 28.04 | 29.40 |
| EBIT margin % | 3.25 | 3.22 | 3.32 | 3.50 | 3.52 | 3.57 | 3.89 | 3.99 |
| FCF / sales % | 1.98 | 2.20 | 3.63 | 2.74 | 1.54 | 2.78 | 2.61 | 2.85 |
| Current ratio | 1.02 | 1.01 | 1.13 | 1.00 | 1.02 | 1.07 | 0.97 | 1.03 |
| Quick ratio | 0.45 | 0.47 | 0.60 | 0.47 | 0.42 | 0.52 | 0.39 | 0.50 |
| Debt / assets | 51.39 | 44.76 | 55.61 | 57.69 | 43.79 | 35.45 | 34.58 | 28.02 |
| LT debt / equity | 50.68 | 33.62 | 55.09 | 53.14 | 43.44 | 31.14 | 34.58 | 28.02 |
| Interest coverage | 28.94 | 32.77 | 33.73 | 40.06 | 50.62 | 54.04 | 58.63 | 71.25 |
| Revenue CAGR (3Y) % | 6.81 | 8.75 | 8.93 | 11.44 | 14.12 | 13.26 | 9.10 | 6.64 |
| Net income CAGR (3Y) % | 9.65 | 15.90 | 14.31 | 16.90 | 16.89 | 16.28 | 13.74 | 11.49 |
| FCF CAGR (3Y) % | 14.03 | 73.50 | 12.73 | 24.17 | 1.40 | 3.69 | 7.27 | 30.81 |
| Line item | 2025-02 | 2025-05 | 2025-08 | 2025-11 | 2026-02 | 2026-05 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE % | 32.89 | 32.08 | 30.69 | 30.32 | 29.65 | 29.15 |
| ROA % | 10.92 | 10.94 | 11.02 | 10.63 | 10.90 | 10.92 |
| ROIC % | 23.54 | 23.29 | 22.67 | 22.62 | 22.30 | 22.08 |
| 5-year avg ROE % | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| EBIT margin % | 3.90 | 3.94 | 3.99 | 4.01 | 4.03 | 4.05 |
| FCF / sales % | 2.62 | 2.72 | 2.85 | 3.21 | 3.18 | 3.00 |
| Current ratio | 1.00 | 1.02 | 1.03 | 1.04 | 1.06 | 1.07 |
| Quick ratio | 0.44 | 0.47 | 0.50 | 0.49 | 0.54 | 0.56 |
| Debt / assets | 31.43 | 30.16 | 28.02 | 26.74 | 25.45 | 24.28 |
| LT debt / equity | 31.43 | 30.16 | 28.02 | 26.74 | 25.45 | 24.28 |
| Interest coverage | 63.12 | 67.38 | 71.25 | 73.99 | 77.47 | 81.49 |
| Revenue CAGR (3Y) % | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Net income CAGR (3Y) % | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| FCF CAGR (3Y) % | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Revenue breakdown most recent period
Business
Operation of membership warehouses100.00%
Quote time 2026-09-04 20:02:31
For reference only, not investment advice.