NASDAQ · Consumer Defensive · Discount Stores
Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST)
As of Sep 25, 4:00 PM ET, Costco Wholesale (COST) last traded at $922.77, up 2.93% on the day. Its TickerHum research score is 57/100 (average). It reported revenue of $293.59B for the twelve months ending 2026-05-10, up 9.2% year over year, with a 3.8% operating margin.
Ratings
- Valuation: 56/100 — Strongest input: price / sales (ttm) 1.4x. Weakest: price / earnings (ttm) 46.4x.
- Growth: 52/100 — Strongest input: diluted eps growth (ttm, yoy) +12.8 %. Weakest: revenue growth (ttm, yoy) +9.2 %.
- Profitability: 39/100 — Strongest input: return on equity 26.4 %. Weakest: gross margin 5.6 %.
- Financial health: 70/100 — Strongest input: cash / long-term debt 3.34. Weakest: current ratio 1.07.
- Momentum: 38/100 — Strongest input: 1-year return +0.7 %. Weakest: 6-month return -5.8 %.
- Attention: 82/100 — Strongest input: headlines in the last 7 days 64. Weakest: volume vs 3-month average 2.1x.
- Risk: 84/100 — Strongest input: annualised volatility (1y) 20.0 %. Weakest: max drawdown (1y) -18.3 %.
- Data confidence: 92/100 — Strongest input: inputs available 100 %. Weakest: quote age (hours) 45 h.
Reported fundamentals
| Metric | Value | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $293.59B | TTM ending 2026-05-10 · 10-Q |
| Revenue growth | 9.2% | TTM ending 2026-05-10 · 10-Q |
| Net income | $8.84B | TTM ending 2026-05-10 · 10-Q |
| Diluted EPS | $19.88 | TTM ending 2026-05-10 · 10-Q |
| Gross margin | 5.6% | FY ending 2019-09-01 · 10-K |
| Operating margin | 3.8% | TTM ending 2026-05-10 · 10-Q |
| Net margin | 3.0% | TTM ending 2026-05-10 · 10-Q |
| Free cash flow | $8.81B | TTM ending 2026-05-10 · 10-Q |
| Cash | $18.95B | as of 2026-05-10 · 10-Q |
| Long-term debt | $5.67B | as of 2026-05-10 · 10-Q |
| Debt / equity | 0.17 | as of 2026-05-10 · 10-Q |
Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL company facts (CIK 0000909832).
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