About costco wholesale corp. - COST
COST At a Glance
| Phone | 1-425-313-8100 | Revenue | 275.24B | |
| Industry | Specialty Stores | Net Income | 8.10B | |
| Sector | Retail Trade | 2025 Sales Growth | 8.167% | |
| Fiscal Year-end | 08 / 2026 | Employees | 341,000 | |
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COST Valuation
| P/E Current | 50.645 |
| P/E Ratio (with extraordinary items) | N/A |
| P/E Ratio (without extraordinary items) | 51.808 |
| Price to Sales Ratio | 1.524 |
| Price to Book Ratio | 14.337 |
| Price to Cash Flow Ratio | 31.47 |
| Enterprise Value to EBITDA | 32.34 |
| Enterprise Value to Sales | 1.505 |
| Total Debt to Enterprise Value | 0.024 |
COST Efficiency
| Revenue/Employee | 807,140.762 |
| Income Per Employee | 23,750.733 |
| Receivables Turnover | 85.93 |
| Total Asset Turnover | 3.746 |
COST Liquidity
| Current Ratio | 1.034 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.546 |
| Cash Ratio | 0.412 |
COST Profitability
| Gross Margin | 12.843 |
| Operating Margin | 3.772 |
| Pretax Margin | 3.93 |
| Net Margin | 2.943 |
| Return on Assets | 11.024 |
| Return on Equity | 30.686 |
| Return on Total Capital | 20.714 |
| Return on Invested Capital | 22.535 |
COST Capital Structure
| Total Debt to Total Equity | 34.066 |
| Total Debt to Total Capital | 25.41 |
| Total Debt to Total Assets | 12.886 |
| Long-Term Debt to Equity | 32.828 |
| Long-Term Debt to Total Capital | 24.487 |
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Costco fans reportedly name dairy item as a must-buy that justifies membership
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Costco's surprise Nike collaboration sends sneaker resale market into complete frenzy
Costco's surprise Nike collaboration sneaker sent customers into a buying frenzy, with resale prices jumping to $1,000 after the original $135 release.
Costco’s popular bargain meal at center of new lawsuit
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Texas chain crushes Costco and Trader Joe's to claim America's top grocery store title
A Texas-based chain beat Amazon, Costco and Trader Joe's to claim the title of America's best grocery store for the fifth time in nine years.