COST - Costco Wholesale Corporation
NEXT EARNINGS:
Mar 5, 2026
(in 8 days)
EPS Est: $4.53
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Rev Est: $69.2B
Price:
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CONSENSUS:
Buy
DETAILS
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PRICE TARGET:
$1048.21
DETAILS
HIGH:
$1171.00
LOW:
$769.00
MEDIAN:
$1082.50
CONSENSUS:
$1048.21
UPSIDE:
4.99%
Market Cap:
443.17B
Volume:
1,647,441
Avg Volume:
2,664,478
52 Week Range:
844.06-1067.08
Sector:
Consumer Defensive
Industry:
Discount Stores
Beta:
1.01
Last Dividend:
$5.20
Exchange:
NASDAQ
Country:
US
Employees:
333,000
IPO Date:
1986-07-09
EPS (TTM):
18.24
P/E Ratio:
51.71
Revenue (TTM):
275.24B
Total Assets:
77.10B
Total Debt:
8.17B
Cash & Equiv:
14.16B
Rev Growth (5Y):
10.5%
EPS Growth (5Y):
15.0%
FCF Growth (5Y):
5.3%
ROCE:
27.4%
Debt/Equity:
0.28
Earnings History
| Date | EPS Actual | EPS Est | EPS Surprise | Rev Actual | Rev Est | Rev Surprise |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-11 | $4.34 | $4.27 | +1.6% | $67.3B | $67.1B | +0.2% |
| 2025-09-25 | $5.87 | $5.80 | +1.2% | $86.2B | $86.0B | +0.2% |
| 2025-05-29 | $4.28 | $4.24 | +0.9% | $63.2B | $63.1B | +0.1% |
| 2025-03-06 | $4.02 | $4.09 | -1.7% | $63.7B | $63.1B | +1.0% |
| 2024-12-12 | $3.82 | $3.79 | +0.8% | $62.2B | $62.0B | +0.2% |
| 2024-09-26 | $5.29 | $5.08 | +4.1% | $79.7B | $79.9B | -0.3% |
| 2024-05-30 | $3.78 | $3.70 | +2.2% | $58.5B | $58.0B | +0.8% |
| 2024-03-07 | $3.92 | $3.62 | +8.3% | $58.4B | $59.1B | -1.1% |
| Metric | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 275.24B | 254.45B | 242.29B | 226.95B | 195.93B | 166.76B | 152.70B | 141.58B | 129.03B | 118.72B | 116.20B | 112.64B |
| Net Income | 8.10B | 7.37B | 6.29B | 5.84B | 5.01B | 4.00B | 3.66B | 3.13B | 2.68B | 2.35B | 2.38B | 2.06B |
| EPS | 18.24 | 16.60 | 14.18 | 13.17 | 11.30 | 9.05 | 8.32 | 7.15 | 6.11 | 5.36 | 5.41 | 4.69 |
| Total Assets | 77.10B | 69.83B | 68.99B | 64.17B | 59.27B | 55.56B | 45.40B | 40.83B | 36.35B | 33.16B | 33.02B | 33.02B |
| Total Debt | 8.17B | 8.27B | 8.88B | 9.04B | 10.13B | 10.17B | 6.82B | 6.58B | 6.66B | 5.16B | 6.13B | 5.09B |
| Cash & Equivalents | 14.16B | 9.91B | 13.70B | 10.20B | 11.26B | 12.28B | 8.38B | 6.05B | 4.55B | 3.38B | 4.80B | 5.74B |
| Operating Cash Flow | 13.34B | 11.34B | 11.07B | 7.39B | 8.96B | 8.86B | 6.36B | 5.77B | 6.73B | 3.29B | 4.29B | 3.98B |
| Free Cash Flow | 7.84B | 6.63B | 6.75B | 3.50B | 5.37B | 6.05B | 3.36B | 2.81B | 4.22B | 643.00M | 1.89B | 1.99B |
| FCF per Share | 17.65 | 14.93 | 15.20 | 7.89 | 12.12 | 13.68 | 7.64 | 6.40 | 9.63 | 1.47 | 4.31 | 4.54 |
| Book Value | 29.16B | 23.62B | 25.06B | 20.64B | 17.56B | 18.28B | 15.24B | 12.80B | 10.78B | 12.08B | 10.62B | 12.30B |
| Cash & ST Investments | 15.28B | 11.14B | 15.23B | 11.05B | 12.18B | 13.30B | 9.44B | 7.26B | 5.78B | 4.73B | 6.42B | 7.32B |
| ROC Equity | 0.28 | 0.31 | 0.25 | 0.28 | 0.29 | 0.22 | 0.24 | 0.24 | 0.25 | 0.19 | 0.22 | 0.17 |