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 | 51.194 |
| 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 |
Costco Wholesale Corp. in the News
Popular snack sold at Costco, Sam's Club stores nationwide recalled
More than 2 million pounds of Korean barbecue pork jerky sold at Costco and Sam's Club stores may contain metal pieces from production equipment.
Costco Kirkland brand poke recalled nationwide over possible listeria contamination
Federal health officials announced a tuna poke recall at Costco stores across 30-plus states over the possible listeria contamination in green onions used in the product.
Costco recalls certain wine over risk of bottles spontaneously shattering
Costco warns customers across 12 states to dispose of recalled Prosecco bottles immediately by wrapping in towels and plastic bags to prevent glass injury.
New Costco hours take effect: What it means for members
The retail giant's new "Executive Member Shopping Hours" policy gives top-tier premium subscribers private shopping time before stores open to other members.
Costco's Pepsi-to-Coke switch goes viral as members sound off
Membership warehouse chain Costco completed a nationwide transition to Coca-Cola products in food courts, ending an 11-year partnership with PepsiCo that began in 2013.
Bye, Pepsi!: Costco locations begin to make the switch to Coca-Cola at food courts
Costco's switch from Pepsi to Coca-Cola at its food courts is underway. All of of the warehouse retailer's food courts will make the switch by the fall.
Lululemon accuses Costco of selling knockoffs of its popular athletic apparel
Lululemon filed a lawsuit against Costco over Kirkland brand products that allegedly copy its Scuba hoodies, Define jackets and ABC pants at lower prices.
Costco quietly unveils a major perk that has shoppers racing to upgrade memberships
Costco officially rolled out new shopping hours for its U.S. executive members on Monday, enabling them to squeeze in some morning shopping before other types of members.
Costco opening 27 locations this year, closing in on 1,000 sites
Warehouse retailer Costco plans to open over two dozen new locations during fiscal 2025, with 10 slated to launch in the fourth quarter.
Costco confirms testing of 'scan-and-go' checkout technology to speed up long lines
Popular retailer Costco has been testing checkout technology that members frustrated by the sometimes long lines at its warehouses may be happy to see.