TickerHumNASDAQ · Consumer Defensive · Discount Stores
Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST)
As of Nov 11, 1:50 PM ET, Costco Wholesale (COST) last traded at $1,075.50, up 0.88% on the day. Its TickerHum research score is 62/100 (above average). It reported revenue of $303.15B for the FY ending 2026-08-30, up 10.1% year over year, with a 3.9% operating margin.
Ratings
- Valuation: 51/100 — Strongest input: price / sales (ttm) 1.6x. Weakest: price / earnings (ttm) 51.8x.
- Growth: 54/100 — Strongest input: diluted eps growth (ttm, yoy) +14.0 %. Weakest: revenue growth (ttm, yoy) +10.1 %.
- Profitability: 51/100 — Strongest input: return on equity 25.8 %. Weakest: operating margin 3.9 %.
- Financial health: 70/100 — Strongest input: cash / long-term debt 5.16. Weakest: current ratio 1.06.
- Momentum: 64/100 — Strongest input: price vs 200-day average +10.4 %. Weakest: 6-month return +4.1 %.
- Attention: 51/100 — Strongest input: headlines in the last 7 days 44. Weakest: volume vs 3-month average 0.6x.
- Risk resilience: 84/100 — Strongest input: annualised volatility (1y) 20.3 %. Weakest: max drawdown (1y) -18.3 %.
- Data confidence: 98/100 — Strongest input: quote age (hours) 0 h. Weakest: inputs available 95 %.
Reported fundamentals
| Metric | Value | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $303.15B | FY ending 2026-08-30 · 10-K |
| Revenue growth | 10.1% | FY ending 2026-08-30 · 10-K |
| Net income | $9.23B | FY ending 2026-08-30 · 10-K |
| Diluted EPS | $20.76 | FY ending 2026-08-30 · 10-K |
| Operating margin | 3.9% | FY ending 2026-08-30 · 10-K |
| Net margin | 3.0% | FY ending 2026-08-30 · 10-K |
| Free cash flow | $9.38B | FY ending 2026-08-30 · 10-K |
| Cash | $20.21B | as of 2026-08-30 · 10-K |
| Long-term debt | $3.91B | as of 2026-08-30 · 10-K |
| Debt / equity | 0.11 | as of 2026-08-30 · 10-K |
Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL company facts (CIK 0000909832).
Comparable companies for Costco Wholesale
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- Costco Wholesale vs Walmart (COST vs WMT) — Same industry (Discount Stores); market cap 2.1x; shares: grocery
- Costco Wholesale vs Target (COST vs TGT) — Same industry (Discount Stores); market cap 0.15x; shares: grocery
- Costco Wholesale vs BJ's Wholesale Club (COST vs BJ) — Same industry (Discount Stores); market cap 0.029x; shares: grocery, warehouse club
- Costco Wholesale vs Dollar General (COST vs DG) — Same industry (Discount Stores); market cap 0.063x
- Costco Wholesale vs Dollar Tree (COST vs DLTR) — Same industry (Discount Stores); market cap 0.056x
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