Costco
COST
996.31
+0.78
+0.08%
Costco
US · COST
#36 by market cap
Listed 1970
996.31
+0.78
+0.08%
Live - 5344 symbols - heartbeat 17s ago
· 2026-10-20 11:00
✦ Quant Financial Health how this is computed
Good
- Altman Z-Score is 9.30, above the 3.0 "safe zone" threshold.
- Most reliable for industrial/manufacturing companies; less meaningful for banks, insurers and other financials.
Revenue annual, last 8 years
Latest year +10.14% YoY
Margins
- Gross margin
- 12.82%
- Operating margin
- 3.85%
- Net margin
- 3.04%
Key ratios & quality
- Enterprise valuei
- 426.36B
- PEG ratioi
- 3.53
- Altman Z-Scorei
- 9.30
PEG uses trailing P/E against the 3-year net income growth rate (13.61%/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.
Income statement
| Line item | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 152.70B | 166.76B | 195.93B | 226.95B | 242.29B | 254.45B | 275.24B | 303.15B |
| Gross profit | 19.82B | 21.82B | 25.25B | 27.57B | 29.70B | 32.10B | 35.35B | 38.88B |
| Selling & admin expenses | 14.99B | 16.39B | 18.54B | 19.78B | 21.59B | 22.81B | 24.97B | 27.19B |
| Research & development | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Operating profit | 4.74B | 5.44B | 6.71B | 7.79B | 8.11B | 9.29B | 10.38B | 11.69B |
| Pretax profit | 4.77B | 5.37B | 6.68B | 7.84B | 8.49B | 9.74B | 10.82B | 12.25B |
| Tax | 1.06B | 1.31B | 1.60B | 1.93B | 2.20B | 2.37B | 2.72B | 3.03B |
| Net profit | 3.70B | 4.06B | 5.08B | 5.92B | 6.29B | 7.37B | 8.10B | 9.23B |
| Basic EPS | 8 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 21 |
| Diluted EPS | 8.26 | 9.02 | 11.27 | 13.14 | 14.16 | 16.56 | 18.21 | 20.76 |
| Line item | 2025-05 | 2025-08 | 2025-11 | 2026-02 | 2026-05 | 2026-08 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 63.21B | 86.16B | 67.31B | 69.60B | 70.53B | 95.72B |
| Gross profit | 8.21B | 11.12B | 8.80B | 8.88B | 9.01B | 12.19B |
| Selling & admin expenses | 5.68B | 7.78B | 6.33B | 6.27B | 6.19B | 8.39B |
| Research & development | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Operating profit | 2.53B | 3.34B | 2.46B | 2.61B | 2.82B | 3.80B |
| Pretax profit | 2.58B | 3.51B | 2.58B | 2.72B | 2.94B | 4.01B |
| Tax | 677.00M | 900.00M | 582.00M | 686.00M | 746.00M | 1.01B |
| Net profit | 1.90B | 2.61B | 2.00B | 2.04B | 2.19B | 3.00B |
| Basic EPS | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 |
| Diluted EPS | 4.28 | 5.87 | 4.50 | 4.58 | 4.93 | 6.75 |
Balance sheet
| Line item | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total current assets | 23.49B | 28.12B | 29.51B | 32.70B | 35.88B | 34.25B | 38.38B | 46.58B |
| Cash & ST investments | 9.44B | 13.31B | 12.18B | 11.05B | 15.23B | 11.14B | 15.28B | 21.30B |
| Inventory | 11.40B | 12.24B | 14.22B | 17.91B | 16.65B | 18.65B | 18.12B | 19.32B |
| Total assets | 45.40B | 55.56B | 59.27B | 64.17B | 68.99B | 69.83B | 77.10B | 89.05B |
| Total current liabilities | 23.24B | 24.84B | 29.44B | 32.00B | 33.58B | 35.46B | 37.11B | 43.95B |
| Short-term debt | 1.70B | 95.00M | 799.00M | 73.00M | 1.08B | 103.00M | 75.00M | 2.25B |
| Long-term debt | 5.12B | 7.51B | 6.69B | 6.48B | 5.38B | 5.79B | 5.71B | 3.91B |
| Total liabilities | 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 | 53,242,000,000.00 |
| Total equity | 15.58B | 18.71B | 18.08B | 20.65B | 25.06B | 23.62B | 29.16B | 35.80B |
| Retained earnings | 10.26B | 12.88B | 11.67B | 15.59B | 19.52B | 17.62B | 22.65B | 28.59B |
| Line item | 2025-05 | 2025-08 | 2025-11 | 2026-02 | 2026-05 | 2026-08 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total current assets | 38.15B | 38.38B | 43.41B | 43.13B | 45.18B | 46.58B |
| Cash & ST investments | 14.85B | 15.28B | 17.18B | 18.24B | 20.00B | 21.30B |
| Inventory | 18.61B | 18.12B | 21.14B | 18.99B | 19.42B | 19.32B |
| Total assets | 75.48B | 77.10B | 82.79B | 83.64B | 86.43B | 89.05B |
| Total current liabilities | 37.58B | 37.11B | 41.81B | 40.76B | 42.13B | 43.95B |
| Short-term debt | -- | 75.00M | -- | -- | -- | 2.25B |
| Long-term debt | 5.72B | 5.71B | 5.67B | 5.69B | 5.67B | 3.91B |
| Total liabilities | 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 | 53,242,000,000.00 |
| Total equity | 27.13B | 29.16B | 30.30B | 32.09B | 33.51B | 35.80B |
| Retained earnings | 20.89B | 22.65B | 23.87B | 25.12B | 26.48B | 28.59B |
Cash flow
| Line item | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | 6.36B | 8.86B | 8.96B | 7.39B | 11.07B | 11.34B | 13.34B | 15.82B |
| Depreciation & amortization | 1.49B | 1.65B | 1.78B | 1.90B | 2.08B | 2.24B | 2.43B | 2.67B |
| Free cash flow | 3.36B | 6.05B | 5.37B | 3.50B | 6.75B | 6.63B | 7.84B | 9.38B |
| Dividends paid | -1.04B | -1.48B | -5.75B | -1.50B | -1.25B | -9.04B | -2.18B | -2.46B |
| Stock buybacks / issuance | -247.00M | -196.00M | -496.00M | -439.00M | -676.00M | -700.00M | -903.00M | -848.00M |
| Ending cash balance | 8.38B | 12.28B | 11.26B | 10.20B | 13.70B | 9.91B | 14.16B | 20.21B |
| Line item | 2025-05 | 2025-08 | 2025-11 | 2026-02 | 2026-05 | 2026-08 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | 3.46B | 3.87B | 4.69B | 3.00B | 3.45B | 4.68B |
| Depreciation & amortization | 552.00M | 774.00M | 597.00M | 597.00M | 597.00M | 883.00M |
| Free cash flow | 2.33B | 1.90B | 3.16B | 1.71B | 2.04B | 2.48B |
| Dividends paid | -515.00M | -1.15B | -577.00M | -577.00M | 0 | -1.30B |
| Stock buybacks / issuance | -211.00M | -280.00M | -210.00M | -209.00M | -184.00M | -245.00M |
| Ending cash balance | 13.84B | 14.16B | 16.22B | 17.38B | 18.95B | 20.21B |
Returns & efficiency
| Line item | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE %i | 26.10 | 23.87 | 27.93 | 30.59 | 27.54 | 30.27 | 30.69 | 28.40 |
| ROA %i | 8.49 | 7.93 | 8.72 | 9.47 | 9.45 | 10.61 | 11.02 | 11.11 |
| ROIC %i | 17.65 | 16.07 | 18.06 | 20.53 | 18.98 | 21.39 | 22.67 | 21.08 |
| 5-year avg ROE %i | 23.51 | 24.14 | 25.59 | 27.02 | 27.21 | 28.04 | 29.40 | 29.50 |
| EBIT margin %i | 3.22 | 3.32 | 3.50 | 3.52 | 3.57 | 3.89 | 3.99 | 4.09 |
| FCF / sales %i | 2.20 | 3.63 | 2.74 | 1.54 | 2.78 | 2.61 | 2.85 | 3.09 |
| Current ratioi | 1.01 | 1.13 | 1.00 | 1.02 | 1.07 | 0.97 | 1.03 | 1.06 |
| Quick ratioi | 0.47 | 0.60 | 0.47 | 0.42 | 0.52 | 0.39 | 0.50 | 0.57 |
| Debt / assetsi | 15.03 | 18.30 | 17.10 | 14.09 | 12.88 | 11.70 | 10.70 | 9.63 |
| LT debt / equityi | 33.62 | 55.09 | 53.14 | 43.44 | 31.14 | 34.58 | 28.02 | 17.67 |
| Interest coveragei | 32.77 | 33.73 | 40.06 | 50.62 | 54.04 | 58.63 | 71.25 | 85.49 |
| Revenue CAGR (3Y) %i | 8.75 | 8.93 | 11.44 | 14.12 | 13.26 | 9.10 | 6.64 | 7.76 |
| Net income CAGR (3Y) %i | 15.90 | 14.31 | 16.90 | 16.89 | 16.28 | 13.74 | 11.49 | 13.61 |
| FCF CAGR (3Y) %i | 73.50 | 12.73 | 24.17 | 1.40 | 3.69 | 7.27 | 30.81 | 11.63 |
| Line item | 2025-05 | 2025-08 | 2025-11 | 2026-02 | 2026-05 | 2026-08 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE %i | 32.08 | 30.69 | 30.32 | 29.65 | 29.15 | 28.40 |
| ROA %i | 10.94 | 11.02 | 10.63 | 10.90 | 10.92 | 11.11 |
| ROIC %i | 23.29 | 22.67 | 22.62 | 22.30 | 22.08 | 21.08 |
| 5-year avg ROE %i | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| EBIT margin %i | 3.94 | 3.99 | 4.01 | 4.03 | 4.05 | 4.09 |
| FCF / sales %i | 2.72 | 2.85 | 3.21 | 3.18 | 3.00 | 3.09 |
| Current ratioi | 1.02 | 1.03 | 1.04 | 1.06 | 1.07 | 1.06 |
| Quick ratioi | 0.47 | 0.50 | 0.49 | 0.54 | 0.56 | 0.57 |
| Debt / assetsi | 10.84 | 10.70 | 9.79 | 9.76 | 9.41 | 9.63 |
| LT debt / equityi | 30.16 | 28.02 | 26.74 | 25.45 | 24.28 | 17.67 |
| Interest coveragei | 67.38 | 71.25 | 73.99 | 77.47 | 81.49 | 85.49 |
| Revenue CAGR (3Y) %i | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Net income CAGR (3Y) %i | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| FCF CAGR (3Y) %i | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Revenue breakdown most recent period
Business
Operation of membership warehouses100.00%
Quote time 2026-10-20 11:00:13 · For reference only, not investment advice and not tailored to your situation.
renewal rates just keep ticking up and the membership fee hike barely dented demand. this stock never looks cheap and somehow that’s been fine for a decade.