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Zacks Company Profile for Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST : NSDQ)
 
 • Company Description   
Costco Wholesale Corporation sells high volumes of foods and general merchandise at discounted prices through membership warehouses. The company also operates e-commerce websites in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Mexico, Korea, Taiwan, Japan and Australia. The company's warehouses offer an array of low-priced nationally branded and select private labeled products in a wide range of merchandise categories. Costco offers three types of memberships to its customers: Business, Gold Star, and Executive. Costco generates revenue from two sources: 1) Store sales and 2) Membership fees. Costco offers myriad varieties of food products as well as a vast range of household and lifestyle products, stationeries and appliances. The company also sells gasoline to customers at cheap prices and offers merchandise in the following categories: Food and Sundries, Hardlines, Fresh Foods, Softlines, Ancillary.

Number of Employees: 333,000

 
 • Price / Volume Information   
Yesterday's Closing Price: $1,008.09 Daily Weekly Monthly
20 Day Moving Average: 1,856,043 shares
Shares Outstanding: 443.68 (millions)
Market Capitalization: $447,272.75 (millions)
Beta: 1.00
52 Week High: $1,078.24
52 Week Low: $771.43
Short Interest Ratio:
  % Price Change % Price Change Relative to S&P 500
4 Week 4.64% -0.84%
12 Week -5.95% 1.61%
Year To Date 10.02% 14.33%
 
 • Address & Contact Information
Street Address Phone / Fax Email Address Web URL
999 LAKE DRIVE
-
ISSAQUAH,WA 98027
USA
ph: 425-313-8100
fax: 425-313-6593
investor@costco.com http://www.costco.com
 
 • General Corporate Information   
Officers
Ron M. Vachris - Chief Executive Officer; President and Director
Hamilton E. James - Chairman of the Board
Gary Millerchip - Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Offic
Daniel M. Hines - Senior Vice President and Corporate Controller
Susan L. Decker - Director

Peer Information
Costco Wholesale Corporation (TGT)
Costco Wholesale Corporation (BURL)
Costco Wholesale Corporation (ALCSQ)
Costco Wholesale Corporation (CLDRQ)
Costco Wholesale Corporation (BLEEQ)
Costco Wholesale Corporation (FDO)
Industry / Sector / Ticker Info
Analyst Coverage: No
Industry Group: RETAIL-DISCOUNT
Sector: Retail/Wholesale
CUSIP: 22160K105
SIC: 5331
Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year End: August
Last Reported Quarter: 02/01/25
Next Expected EPS Date: 05/29/25
Share - Related Items
Shares Outstanding: 443.68
Most Recent Split Date: 1.00 (2.00:1)
Beta: 1.00
Market Capitalization: $447,272.75 (millions)
 
 
 • EPS Information     • Dividend Information
Analyst Coverage: No Dividend Yield: 0.52%
Current Fiscal Quarter EPS Consensus Estimate: $4.25 Indicated Annual Dividend: $5.20
Current Fiscal Year EPS Consensus Estimate: $17.96 Payout Ratio: 0.28
Number of Estimates in the Fiscal Year Consensus: 11.00 Change In Payout Ratio: -0.01
Estmated Long-Term EPS Growth Rate: 9.36% Last Dividend Paid: 05/01/2025 - $1.30
Next EPS Report Date: 05/29/25  
 

 • Fundamental Ratios
P/E
Current FY Estimate: 56.13
Trailing 12 Months: 60.11
PEG Ratio: 5.99
Price Ratios
Price/Book: 17.49
Price/Cash Flow: 47.53
Price / Sales: 1.69
EPS Growth
vs. Year Ago Period: 8.36%
vs. Previous Quarter: 5.24%
Sales Growth
vs. Year Ago Period: 9.04%
vs. Previous Quarter: 2.53%
ROE
02/28/25 - 31.26
11/30/24 - 32.31
08/31/24 - 31.05
ROA
02/28/25 - 10.49
11/30/24 - 10.55
08/31/24 - 10.32
Current Ratio
02/28/25 - 1.00
11/30/24 - 0.98
08/31/24 - 0.97
Quick Ratio
02/28/25 - 0.49
11/30/24 - 0.43
08/31/24 - 0.44
Operating Margin
02/28/25 - 2.82
11/30/24 - 2.83
08/31/24 - 2.82
Net Margin
02/28/25 - 2.89
11/30/24 - 2.93
08/31/24 - 2.90
Pre-Tax Margin
02/28/25 - 3.83
11/30/24 - 3.84
08/31/24 - 3.83
Book Value
02/28/25 - 57.65
11/30/24 - 55.08
08/31/24 - 53.28
Inventory Turnover
02/28/25 - 12.17
11/30/24 - 12.19
08/31/24 - 12.50
Debt-to-Equity
02/28/25 - 0.23
11/30/24 - 0.23
08/31/24 - 0.25
Debt-to-Capital
02/28/25 - 18.37
11/30/24 - 19.03
08/31/24 - 19.70
 

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