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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: $987.02 Daily Weekly Monthly
20 Day Moving Average: 1,809,194 shares
Shares Outstanding: 443.48 (millions)
Market Capitalization: $437,720.75 (millions)
Beta: 0.97
52 Week High: $1,078.24
52 Week Low: $793.00
Short Interest Ratio:
  % Price Change % Price Change Relative to S&P 500
4 Week -2.75% -7.07%
12 Week 2.45% -12.49%
Year To Date 7.72% 0.90%
 
 • 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: 05/01/25
Next Expected EPS Date: 09/25/25
Share - Related Items
Shares Outstanding: 443.48
Most Recent Split Date: 1.00 (2.00:1)
Beta: 0.97
Market Capitalization: $437,720.75 (millions)
 
 
 • EPS Information     • Dividend Information
Analyst Coverage: No Dividend Yield: 0.53%
Current Fiscal Quarter EPS Consensus Estimate: $5.78 Indicated Annual Dividend: $5.20
Current Fiscal Year EPS Consensus Estimate: $17.96 Payout Ratio: 0.30
Number of Estimates in the Fiscal Year Consensus: 10.00 Change In Payout Ratio: 0.02
Estmated Long-Term EPS Growth Rate: 8.95% Last Dividend Paid: 05/01/2025 - $1.30
Next EPS Report Date: 09/25/25  
 

 • Fundamental Ratios
P/E
Current FY Estimate: 54.97
Trailing 12 Months: 57.15
PEG Ratio: 6.14
Price Ratios
Price/Book: 16.14
Price/Cash Flow: 46.53
Price / Sales: 1.63
EPS Growth
vs. Year Ago Period: 13.23%
vs. Previous Quarter: 6.47%
Sales Growth
vs. Year Ago Period: 8.02%
vs. Previous Quarter: -0.81%
ROE
05/31/25 - 30.48
02/28/25 - 31.26
11/30/24 - 32.31
ROA
05/31/25 - 10.52
02/28/25 - 10.49
11/30/24 - 10.55
Current Ratio
05/31/25 - 1.02
02/28/25 - 1.00
11/30/24 - 0.98
Quick Ratio
05/31/25 - 0.52
02/28/25 - 0.49
11/30/24 - 0.43
Operating Margin
05/31/25 - 2.86
02/28/25 - 2.82
11/30/24 - 2.83
Net Margin
05/31/25 - 2.92
02/28/25 - 2.89
11/30/24 - 2.93
Pre-Tax Margin
05/31/25 - 3.88
02/28/25 - 3.83
11/30/24 - 3.84
Book Value
05/31/25 - 61.16
02/28/25 - 57.65
11/30/24 - 55.08
Inventory Turnover
05/31/25 - 12.18
02/28/25 - 12.17
11/30/24 - 12.19
Debt-to-Equity
05/31/25 - 0.21
02/28/25 - 0.23
11/30/24 - 0.23
Debt-to-Capital
05/31/25 - 17.41
02/28/25 - 18.37
11/30/24 - 19.03
 

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