NASDAQ
COST
Last Price
US $922.92
KEY FIGURES
MKT CAP
$409.3B
EPS
TTM$27.63
EPS Growth (1Y)
14.00%
PEG
TTM2.57x
P/E
TTM33.40x
P/S
TTM1.35x
YIELD
0.6%
Profit margin
Current Ratio
Capital Returns
30.69%
Return on equity
ROIC: 19.26%
Valuation History
51.8X
Price to Earnings
EV/EBITDA: 30.9X
Cash flow
Profit margin
GROWTH (5Y CAGR)
Revenue
9.12%
EBITDA
10.71%
Cash flow
11.82%
Base Cash Flow Valuation (DCF)
Fair Value
Market $922.92
-56.26%
Default assumptions
Base EBITDA Valuation
Fair Value
Market $922.92
-72.39%
Default assumptions
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Valuation
Financial
Performance
Cash flow to debt coverage
Costco Wholesale Corporation cash flow to debt ratio of 339.45% indicates that the company generates enough cash to cover a substantial portion of its debt. This level indicates very strong financial health.
Free cash flow growth
Costco Wholesale Corporation's free cash flow has increased 19.82% from $7.84B last year to $9.39B, signaling increasing performance
Debt-to-equity ratio
Costco Wholesale Corporation's debt to equity ratio is 0.13, which means that the company's assets are healthy financed, signaling financial stability.
Debt-to-equity trend
Costco Wholesale Corporation's debt has decreased relative to shareholder equity from 0.35 last year to 0.13 today, signaling strengthened financials
Net debt to EBITDA
Costco Wholesale Corporation has a net cash position, so leverage is healthy.
Interest coverage
Costco Wholesale Corporation earns at least as much interest as it pays. Interest obligations are fully covered.
Profit margin growth
Costco Wholesale Corporation's profit margin was 2.94% last year and is 3.04% this year, signaling increasing performance
Current ratio
Costco Wholesale Corporation's short-term assets of $46.58B exceed its short-term liabilities of $43.95B
Return on assets
Costco Wholesale Corporation's return on assets of 10.36% is higher than the 5.00% threshold, indicating efficient asset utilization
Return on equity
Costco Wholesale Corporation's return on equity of 28.02%, is higher than 15.00%, indicating good performance
Earnings quality
Costco Wholesale Corporation's operating cash flow exceeds its net income, indicating high-quality earnings backed by actual cash generation
Earnings stability
Costco Wholesale Corporation had positive net income in 5 out of 5 years, indicating stable and consistent earnings
Positive free cash flow
Costco Wholesale Corporation has positive free cash flow, indicating the company generates cash after capital expenditures
Free cash flow yield
Costco Wholesale Corporation has a free cash flow yield of 2.29%, which is above the 2.00% threshold, indicating strong cash generation relative to market value
Earnings growth
Costco Wholesale Corporation's yearly earnings has increased 13.92% since last year from $8.10B to $9.23B, signaling increasing performance
Revenue growth
Costco Wholesale Corporation's yearly revenue has increased 10.14% since last year from $275.24B to $303.15B, signaling increasing performance
Return on invested capital
ROIC 18.59% (Source: FMP key-metrics). At or above the 10% threshold. Score: 2 of 2. The company is generating returns above the upper end of the typical US weighted-average cost of capital range under this definition of invested capital.
3-year revenue CAGR
Costco Wholesale Corporation's 3-year revenue CAGR of 7.76% is positive, indicating growing revenue over the past 3 years
Revenue consistency
Costco Wholesale Corporation had revenue growth in 5 out of 5 years, indicating consistent revenue performance
Return on equity consistency
Costco Wholesale Corporation had positive ROE in 5 out of 5 years, indicating consistent and reliable returns on equity
Base Cash Flow Valuation (DCF)
Costco Wholesale Corporation is overvalued relative to its fair value price of 412.47 based on Base Cash Flow Valuation (DCF) model
Earnings yield (TTM)
Costco Wholesale Corporation has an earnings yield of 2.99%, which is below the 4.00% threshold, indicating the stock may be expensive relative to its earnings
Base EBITDA Valuation
Costco Wholesale Corporation is overvalued relative to its fair value price of 263.61 based on Base EBITDA Valuation model
EV/EBITDA (FY)
Costco Wholesale Corporation has an EV/EBITDA ratio of 27.34x, which exceeds the 20.00x threshold, indicating the stock may be overvalued relative to its operating earnings
PEG ratio (TTM/FY)
Costco Wholesale Corporation has a PEG-ratio over 1 which is considered overvalued
Price-to-book ratio (FY)
Costco Wholesale Corporation has a price-to-book ratio of 11.44x, which exceeds the 5.00x threshold, indicating the stock may be overvalued relative to its book value
Price-to-sales ratio (TTM)
Costco Wholesale Corporation has a price-to-sales ratio of 1.35x, which is below the 8.00x threshold, indicating reasonable valuation relative to its revenue