Costco Wholesale Corporation
COST
NASDAQ514.80
Costco Wholesale Corporation
NASDAQ:COST
RECENT
PRICE
514.80
P/E
RATIO
39.57
(PEG:2.39)
P/E RATIO
RELATIVE
TO S&P
1.80
DIV
YLD
0.67%
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Low:
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Legends
Stock price
0.76 Beta (1.0 Market)
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% total return 02/23:
Stock
S&P
1y.
0
0
3y.
0
0
5y.
0
0
0
Percent shares traded:
0
0
0
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
TTM
Fiscal year
143.86
2.42
1.54
0.55
166.84
2.95
1.33
0.61
164.57
2.50
1.94
0.68
177.71
2.97
3.93
0.77
203.88
3.35
4.37
0.89
228.63
3.94
3.64
1.03
241.33
4.68
3.11
8.17
256.76
4.69
4.54
1.33
264.42
5.41
4.31
6.52
270.69
5.36
1.47
1.70
294.28
6.11
9.63
8.90
322.85
7.15
6.40
1.57
347.25
8.32
7.64
2.36
377.03
9.05
13.68
3.34
442.19
11.30
12.12
12.97
511.56
13.17
7.89
3.38
520.68
13.26
7.89
3.38
Revenue per share
Earnings per share
Free Cash Flow per sh
Dividends per share
3.10
19.26
3.68
21.16
2.88
23.08
2.41
24.69
2.96
27.52
3.41
28.51
4.78
24.86
4.54
28.04
5.45
24.16
6.04
27.54
5.71
24.58
6.77
29.19
6.82
34.66
6.35
41.34
8.10
39.64
8.77
46.53
8.77
45.92
CAPEX per share
Book Value per share
448
434
434
439
436
434
436
439
439
439
438
439
440
442
443
444
444
Comm.Shares outs.(m)
24.6
1.4
0.9%
21.6
1.0
1.0%
20.1
0.3
1.4%
20.4
1.0
1.3%
23.4
1.4
1.1%
23.5
1.6
1.1%
23.8
1.4
7.3%
25.9
1.4
1.1%
27.1
1.4
4.4%
28.7
1.3
1.1%
27.5
1.2
5.3%
29.2
1.2
0.8%
31.3
1.3
0.9%
36.2
1.0
1.0%
37.0
1.2
3.1%
38.7
1.8
0.7%
39.6
1.8
0.7%
Avg. annual P/E ratio
P/E relative to S&P500
Avg. annual div. yield
Capital Structure (30/11/22 | Q1)
Total liabilities
$44,551 m.
Total assets
$66,027 m.
Long-term debt
$8,975 m.
Cash and equiv.
$10,856 m.
Goodwill - -
Retained earnings $16,412 m.
Common stock 444 m. shares
Market Capitalisation
$232,261 m. (as of 5/2/23)
99,137
2.8%
105,156
2.9%
112,640
2.9%
116,199
3.1%
118,719
3.1%
129,025
3.2%
141,576
3.2%
152,703
3.1%
166,761
3.3%
195,929
3.4%
226,954
3.4%
231,028
3.4%
Revenue (m)
Operating margin
908
1,709
946
2,039
1,029
2,058
1,127
2,377
1,255
2,350
1,370
2,679
1,437
3,134
1,492
3,659
1,645
4,002
1,781
5,007
1,900
5,844
1,468
5,884
Depreciation (m)
Net profit (m)
36.1%
1.7%
32.4%
1.9%
34.7%
1.8%
33.2%
2.0%
34.3%
2.0%
32.8%
2.1%
28.4%
2.2%
22.3%
2.4%
24.4%
2.4%
24.0%
2.6%
24.6%
2.6%
25.0%
2.5%
Income tax rate
Net profit margin
1,266
1,381
12,361
2,583
4,998
10,833
3,176
5,093
12,303
759
4,864
10,617
(357)
4,061
12,079
(178)
6,573
10,778
363
6,487
12,799
248
5,124
15,243
3,276
10,072
18,284
64
9,334
17,564
698
8,966
20,642
1,083
8,975
21,471
Working capital (m)
Long-term debt (m)
Equity (m)
12.2%
10.4%
13.8%
12.5%
10.4%
18.8%
11.6%
10.0%
16.7%
14.8%
11.1%
22.4%
14.1%
11.3%
19.5%
15.0%
11.5%
24.9%
15.8%
11.2%
24.5%
17.3%
10.8%
24.0%
13.7%
9.9%
21.9%
17.6%
11.5%
28.5%
18.6%
12.4%
28.3%
18.3%
12.1%
27.4%
ROIC
Return on capital
Return on equity
Working Capital
2020
2021
2022
Cash assets
13,305
12,286
11,231
Receivables
1,550
1,803
2,241
Inventory
12,242
14,215
17,907
Other
1,023
1,312
1,499
Current assets
28,120
29,505
32,696
Acc. Payable
14,172
16,278
17,848
Debt due
95
799
73
Other
10,577
12,364
14,077
Current liab.
24,844
29,441
31,998
74.8%
68.4%
(72.7)%
265.6%
72.0%
46.1%
(18.9)%
176.8%
68.6%
191.6%
(43.8)%
103.5%
78.3%
36.3%
72.0%
38.3%
63.6%
27.7%
(13.2)%
116.3%
74.7%
55.3%
74.7%
55.3%
Plowback ratio
Div.&Repurch. to FCF
Costco Wholesale Corporation (US) started trading on December 4, 1985 (cik: 0000909832), operates in the Consumer Defensive sector (Discount Stores industry), has 304,000 full-time employees, and is led by Mr. W. Craig Jelinek. Costco Wholesale Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the operation of membership warehouses in the United States, Puerto Rico, Canada, the United Kingdom, Mexico, Japan, Korea, Australia, Spain, France, Iceland, China, and Taiwan. It offers branded and private-label products in a range of merchandise categories. The company offers sundries, dry groceries, candies, coolers, freezers, liquor, and tobacco and deli products; appliances, electronics, health and beauty aids, hardware, garden and patio products, sporting goods, tires, toys and seasonal products, office supplies, automotive care products, postages, tickets, apparel, small appliances, furniture, domestics, housewares, special order kiosks, and jewelry; and meat, produce, service deli, and bakery products. It also operates pharmacies, optical, food courts, hearing aids, and tire installation centers, as well as 668 gas stations; and offers online business delivery, travel, same-day grocery, and various other services. As of August 28, 2022, the company operated 838 membership warehouses, including 578 in the United States and Puerto Rico, 107 in Canada, 40 in Mexico, 31 in Japan, 29 in the United Kingdom, 17 in Korea, 14 in Taiwan, 13 in Australia, 4 in Spain, 1 in Iceland, 2 in France, and 2 in China. It also operates e-commerce websites in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Mexico, Korea, Taiwan, Japan, and Australia. 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.
Annual rates
(avg rate of change)
Past
5 y.
Past
10 y.
Revenues
12.60%
9.03%
Cash flow
13.46%
61.47%
Earnings
16.99%
12.69%
Dividends
76.96%
97.98%
Book value
13.16%
8.25%
Insider trading
Type
Shares
Date
Klauer James C
Sale
2,500
01/27/23
Murphy James P.
Gift
105
12/12/22
Decker Susan L
Sale
952
12/12/22
Miller Russell D
Sale
1,000
11/04/22
Adamo Claudine
Sale
2,000
10/26/22
Fiscal Year Ends
Quarterly Revenue (m)
Full fiscal year
I
II
III
IV
2021
43,208
44,769
45,277
62,675
195,929
2022
50,363
51,904
52,596
72,091
226,954
2023
54,437
- -
- -
- -
- -
Fiscal Year Ends
Earnings per share
Full fiscal year
I
II
III
IV
2021
2.63
2.15
2.75
3.77
11.30
2022
2.98
2.93
3.05
4.21
13.17
2023
3.07
- -
- -
- -
- -
Fiscal Year Ends
Quarterly dividends paid
Full fiscal year
I
II
III
IV
2020
1.30
- -
0.65
1.40
3.34
2021
0.70
10.00
0.70
1.58
12.97
2022
0.79
- -
0.79
1.80
3.38
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