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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: 304,000

 
 • Price / Volume Information   
Yesterday's Closing Price: $496.87 Daily Weekly Monthly
20 Day Moving Average: 2,132,327 shares
Shares Outstanding: 443.48 (millions)
Market Capitalization: $220,353.39 (millions)
Beta: 0.79
52 Week High: $612.27
52 Week Low: $406.51
Short Interest Ratio:
  % Price Change % Price Change Relative to S&P 500
4 Week 2.30% -0.88%
12 Week 10.37% 2.28%
Year To Date 8.84% 2.05%
 
 • 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
W. Craig Jelinek - Chief Executive Officer and Director
Hamilton E. James - Chairman of the Board
Richard A. Galanti - Executive Vice President; Chief Financial Officer
Daniel M. Hines - Senior Vice President and Corporate Controller
Kenneth D. Denman - 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: 02/01/23
Next Expected EPS Date: 05/25/23
Share - Related Items
Shares Outstanding: 443.48
Most Recent Split Date: 1.00 (2.00:1)
Beta: 0.79
Market Capitalization: $220,353.39 (millions)
 
 
 • EPS Information     • Dividend Information
Analyst Coverage: No Dividend Yield: 0.72%
Current Fiscal Quarter EPS Consensus Estimate: $3.36 Indicated Annual Dividend: $3.60
Current Fiscal Year EPS Consensus Estimate: $14.38 Payout Ratio: 0.26
Number of Estimates in the Fiscal Year Consensus: 15.00 Change In Payout Ratio: -0.04
Estmated Long-Term EPS Growth Rate: 9.24% Last Dividend Paid: 02/02/2023 - $0.90
Next EPS Report Date: 05/25/23  
 

 • Fundamental Ratios
P/E
Current FY Estimate: 34.55
Trailing 12 Months: 36.08
PEG Ratio: 3.74
Price Ratios
Price/Book: 9.67
Price/Cash Flow: 28.20
Price / Sales: 0.94
EPS Growth
vs. Year Ago Period: 13.01%
vs. Previous Quarter: 6.45%
Sales Growth
vs. Year Ago Period: 6.48%
vs. Previous Quarter: 1.52%
ROE
02/28/23 - 28.66
11/30/22 - 28.83
08/31/22 - 29.44
ROA
02/28/23 - 9.39
11/30/22 - 9.26
08/31/22 - 9.24
Current Ratio
02/28/23 - 1.06
11/30/22 - 1.03
08/31/22 - 1.02
Quick Ratio
02/28/23 - 0.56
11/30/22 - 0.47
08/31/22 - 0.46
Operating Margin
02/28/23 - 2.61
11/30/22 - 2.58
08/31/22 - 2.60
Net Margin
02/28/23 - 2.58
11/30/22 - 2.55
08/31/22 - 2.58
Pre-Tax Margin
02/28/23 - 3.45
11/30/22 - 3.43
08/31/22 - 3.45
Book Value
02/28/23 - 51.41
11/30/22 - 48.40
08/31/22 - 46.65
Inventory Turnover
02/28/23 - 11.75
11/30/22 - 11.52
08/31/22 - 11.57
Debt-to-Equity
02/28/23 - 0.29
11/30/22 - 0.30
08/31/22 - 0.31
Debt-to-Capital
02/28/23 - 22.20
11/30/22 - 23.16
08/31/22 - 23.90
 

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