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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 112.5% higher than minimum and 11.2% lower than maximum for the last 3 years
  • The company is overvalued by EV / LTM EBITDA multiple compared to target level (34.3x vs
    )
  • Fundamental value created in LTM (estimate)
  • For the last 3 months insiders sold company shares on $10.1 mln (-0.002% of cap.)

Key Financials (Download financials)

Ticker: COST
Share price, USD:  (+0.7%)956.61
year average price 959.77  


year start price 885.98 2024-09-05

min close price 873.59 2024-10-07

max close price 1076.86 2025-02-13

current price 949.78 2025-09-04
Common stocks: 443 988 000

Dividend Yield:  0.5%
FCF Yield LTM: 1.2%
EV / LTM EBITDA: 34.3x
EV / EBITDA annualized: 38.1x
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 ($m): 424 723
Net Debt ($m): -3 794
EV (Enterprise Value): 420 929
EBITDA LTM ($m): 12 282
EV / LTM EBITDA: 34.3x
Price to Book: 17.9x

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Net Debt / Cash and Equivalents ($m)

Share price and dividends (Download history)

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News


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2025-08-31fool.com

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2025-08-30fool.com

Where Will Costco Stock Be in 5 Years?

2025-08-29seekingalpha.com

Costco: Kirkland May Become A Game Changer For Valuation

2025-08-28marketbeat.com

Costco Faces Downgrades, Death Cross, Insider Selling

2025-08-24marketbeat.com

Costco and Ross: 2 Ways to Play the Consumer Divide
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