COST
Consumer DefensiveCostco Wholesale Corporation
$875.74
+$21.24 (+2.49%)
Jan 5, 2026
Price History (1Y)
Analysis
Costco Wholesale Corporation is a consumer defensive company operating in the discount stores industry. It has a significant scale, with a market capitalization of $388.79 billion, annual revenue of $280.39 billion, and over 341,000 employees. The company's financial health is characterized by moderate profitability, with gross, operating, and profit margins at 12.9%, 3.7%, and 3.0% respectively. Costco also generates strong returns on equity (30.3%) and assets (8.5%), while its balance sheet shows a debt-to-equity ratio of 26.97 and $17.18 billion in cash, offset by $8.17 billion in debt. Costco's valuation is reflected in a price-to-earnings ratio of 45.87 and forward P/E of 39.47, which corresponds to revenue growth rates of 8.3% year-over-year and earnings growth rates of 11.4%. The company offers a dividend yield of 6.1%, with a payout ratio of 27.1%.
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About Costco Wholesale Corporation
Costco Wholesale Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the operation of membership warehouses in the United States, Puerto Rico, Canada, Mexico, Japan, the United Kingdom, Korea, Australia, Taiwan, China, Spain, France, Iceland, New Zealand, and Sweden. It offers merchandise, including sundries, dry groceries, candies, coolers, freezers, deli, liquor, and tobacco; non-food merchandise comprising appliances, small electronics, health and beauty aids, hardware, lawn and garden, sporting goods, tires, toys and seasonal, automotive, stamps, tickets, apparel, furniture, domestics, housewares, special order kiosks, and jewelry; and fresh food, such as meat, produce, service deli, and bakery products. The company is also involved in warehouse ancillary operations, which include gasoline, pharmacies, optical, food courts, hearing-aid centers, and tire installation centers. In addition, it engages in e-commerce, business centers, travel, and other businesses. The company was formerly known as Costco Companies, Inc. and changed its name to Costco Wholesale Corporation in August 1999. Costco Wholesale Corporation was founded in 1976 and is based in Issaquah, Washington.
Visit website →Key Statistics
- Market Cap
- $388.79B
- P/E Ratio
- 45.87
- 52-Week High
- $1078.23
- 52-Week Low
- $844.06
- Avg Volume
- 2.60M
- Beta
- 1.01
- Dividend Yield
- 61.00%
Company Info
- Industry
- Discount Stores
- Exchange
- NMS
- Country
- United States
- Employees
- 341,000