COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP /NEW (COST) Overview
Consumer Discretionary • Nasdaq • CIK 0000909832
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Market Cap
$484.34B
P/E (TTM)
52.5x
Rev Growth (TTM)
+10.1%
Net Margin (TTM)
3.0%
FCF Yield (TTM)
1.9%
FCF Margin (TTM)
3.1%
Figures as of August 30, 2026
Filings
Primary-source SEC disclosures, read end-to-end. SEC figures cite the filing they come from.
8-KNov 20262026-11-10source
8-KOct 20262026-10-16source
8-KOct 20262026-10-14source
10-K2026 FY2026-10-07source
8-KEarnings2026-09-24source
What your agent reads
Investor Relations
Company-published material — management’s own words, not SEC-audited. Each source below is labeled so your agent knows what to verify.
IR decks — not catalogued
Company-published, not SEC-audited
Earnings
Q4
about 2 months ago
8-K releaseRevenue
$93.87B
+11.2%
Net Income
$3.00B
+14.9%
EPS
N/A
—
Most recent quarterly earnings snapshot
Cash Flow Health
Free Cash Flow8/8 positive
TTM$9.4B
Q4 '26
$2.5B+22%
Q3 '26
$2.0B+19%
FCF Margin
TTM3.1%
Q4 '262.6%-10%
Sector: 3.2%Below Avg
OCF Margin
5.2%
OCF/NI1.71x
CapEx Coverage
2.5x
FCF Yield1.9%
FCF Growth (3Y)+12%
Cash Conversion Cycle
1 days
DSO: 4+DIO: 27−DPO: 30
Cash flow trends & capital efficiency
Capital Allocation
Total Shareholder YieldTTM
TTM0.4%
Div Yield0.5%
+Buyback (TTM)0.2%
Dividend & Payout Metrics
Dividend Yield (TTM)0.5%
FCF Payout Ratio26.2%
Free Cash Flow (TTM)$9.4B
Stock Repurchases (TTM)$848.0M
Capital Return / FCF21.3%
Shares Outstanding (YoY)0.0%
Est. Dividends Paid (TTM)$2.5B
Shows how management rewards shareholders
Valuation Metrics
Price-to-EarningsTTM
52.5x
Volatile
8Q: 53.3x-2075%
High PEG ratio (3.7x) suggests expensive for growth
Valuation Lenses
Earnings
52.5x
vs – sector
Cash Flow
50.0x
EV/FCF vs –
Growth-Adj
3.7xPEG
Expensive for growth
Quality-Adj
2.3P/E per %ROIC
ROIC: 22.7%
Shareholder Returns
Dividend
0.5%
Buyback
0.2%
Total Yield
0.4%
Market Cap$484.34B
EV$469.20B
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Multi-angle valuation analysis with sector context
Margins & Efficiency
ROIC 75th pctile
Profitability Cascade
Gross
12.8%
Operating
3.9%
Below Avg in sector
Net
3.0%
Margins Unknown
Return on Invested CapitalTTM
22.7%
Stable
-0.0% YoY8Q: 21.7%+2.2%
P25MedianP75
75th pctl (med: 6.8%)
DuPont BreakdownROIC = Margin × Turn × (1+D/E)
NOPAT Margin
2.9%
8Q: 2.9%
Asset Turnover
3.61x
8Q: 3.44x
Leverage (1+D/E)
1.17x
D/E: 0.17x
DuPont: 12.3% ≈ 22.7% ROIC
Asset & CapEx Efficiency
Fixed Asset Turn
9.03x
8Q:8.46x
+107.2%
Invested Cap Turn
7.81x
8Q:7.80x
+15.6%
CapEx Intensity
16.6%
8Q:15.3%
CapEx/Depreciation
2.41x
FCF vs Net Margin Gap+0.1 pts
Margin trends, ROIC, and capital efficiency
Balance Sheet & Solvency
Net Cash
Net Debt / EBITDA
Net Cash
(0.8x)Net Cash: $15.14B
Interest Coverage
80.6x
+Net cash position: $15.14B
+Strong interest coverage: 80.6x
Leverage Metrics
Debt-to-Equity
0.17x
Balance sheet risk & solvency analysis
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