Try our mobile app

General information

Country: UNITED STATES

Sector: Discount Stores

Costco Wholesale Corporation operates wholesale membership warehouses in multiple countries. The Company sells all kinds of food, automotive supplies, toys, hardware, sporting goods, jewelry, electronics, apparel, health, and beauty aids, as well as other goods.
Website: costco.com


  • Pretty weak financial results growth rate 9.0% (average between last period year over year growth for revenue and EBITDA), there is slowdown compared to average historical growth rates (10.5%)
  • Dividend yield for the last twelve months 0.5%
  • Free cash flow yield 1.2% (LTM)
  • Share price is 129.3% higher than minimum and 11.3% lower than maximum for the last 3 years
  • The company is overvalued by EV / LTM EBITDA multiple compared to target level (34.2x vs
    )
  • Fundamental value created in LTM (estimate)
  • For the last 3 months insiders sold company shares on $6.0 mln (-0.001% of cap.)

Key Financials (Download financials)

Ticker: COST
Share price, USD:  (+0.9%)954.71
year average price 890.04  


year start price 711.30 2024-04-02

min close price 704.88 2024-04-04

max close price 1076.86 2025-02-13

current price 954.71 2025-04-01
Common stocks: 443 988 000

Dividend Yield:  0.5%
FCF Yield LTM: 1.2%
EV / LTM EBITDA: 34.2x
EV / EBITDA annualized: 37.9x
Last revenue growth (y/y):  +7.5%
Last growth of EBITDA (y/y):  +10.4%
Historical revenue growth:  +8.6%
Historical growth of EBITDA:  +12.5%
Target EV / EBITDA (hist percentile):
Fundamental value created in LTM:
EV / LTM EBITDA mutiple calculation
Market Cap ($m): 423 880
Net Debt ($m): -3 794
EV (Enterprise Value): 420 086
EBITDA LTM ($m): 12 282
EV / LTM EBITDA: 34.2x
Price to Book: 17.8x

Revenue and EBITDA

Quarterly values ($m)

Change (y/y)

Cash Flow

FCF ($m)

Net Debt / Cash and Equivalents ($m)

Share price and dividends (Download history)

Share price

Payment USD per share

Multiple and potential

EV / EBITDA

Potential dynamics

News


2025-03-31prnewswire.com

SIGMA LITHIUM REPORTS 4Q24 AND FY24 RESULTS: STRONG MARGIN GENERATION, RECORD PRODUCTION AND SIGNIFICANT COST REDUCTIONS

2025-03-31wsj.com

Why Costco Went All In on Kirkland — and How It Paid Off

2025-03-27prnewswire.com

SPECTRUM TV SELECT CUSTOMERS NOW RECEIVE PEACOCK PREMIUM AT NO EXTRA COST

2025-03-26zacks.com

Investors Heavily Search Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST): Here is What You Need to Know

2025-03-26fool.com

Costco Stock Sell-Off: Time to Buy the Dip?

2025-03-24fool.com

3 Reasons Costco Is a Must-Buy for Long-Term Investors

2025-03-23fool.com

Where Will Costco Stock Be in 3 Years?

2025-03-23fool.com

2 Stocks That Turned $1,000 Into $1 Million (or More)

2025-03-21fool.com

Can Buying Costco Stock on the Dip Help Make You a Millionaire?

2025-03-20fool.com

If I Could Only Buy and Hold a Single Stock, This Would Be It
More information for subscribed users:
detailed calculation of
Potential and Created Value,
website traffic data