Costco
COST stock analysis · Consumer Staples · Consumer Staples Merchandise Retail
As of · fund-implied per-share value
Fund holding value ÷ shares held. Not a live quote; not adjusted for later stock splits.
View SEC fund filing ↗Price × SEC outstanding shares. Shares measured 2026-05-27. Approximate; share and price dates can differ.
View share-count filing ↗DCF value
Equity cash-flow scenario · SEC outstanding shares at 2026-05-27 · -71.3% versus input cap
How this is calculated ↗Reverse DCF
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How this is calculated ↗Relative valuation
26 sector peers · median 23.7×
How this is calculated ↗Historical multiples
7 annual observations · snapshot P/E 51.2× · 8.4% versus history
How this is calculated ↗Free cash flow yield
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How this is calculated ↗ROIC / quality
Normalized tax · financing-capital proxy · short-term borrowing coverage incomplete
How this is calculated ↗Value composite
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How this is calculated ↗12–1 price momentum
Split and corporate-action verification is incomplete for these fund observations. Verified adjusted endpoints are required for 12–1 momentum.
How this is calculated ↗Asset growth
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How this is calculated ↗Net payout yield
Requires reported dividends, repurchases and issuance; missing values are not zero.
How this is calculated ↗Accrual quality
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How this is calculated ↗Fundamental momentum
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How this is calculated ↗Follow the cash
ANNUAL · USDOperating cash flow and reinvestment over time
Annual USD. Negative bars use a compressed lower scale. Hover or inspect the financial history table for exact values.
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How sensitive is the valuation?
| Return / Growth | 3.0% | 5.0% | 7.0% |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.0% | $336.66 | $367.33 | $400.30 |
| 10.0% | $246.70 | $268.41 | $291.71 |
| 12.0% | $194.63 | $211.19 | $228.95 |
Annual financial history
Open SEC filings ↗| Fiscal year-end | Revenue | Net income | Operating cash flow | Capital expenditure | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-31 | 275.2B | 8.1B | 13.3B | 5.5B | 77.1B |
| 2024-09-01 | 254.5B | 7.4B | 11.3B | 4.7B | 69.8B |
| 2023-09-03 | 242.3B | 6.3B | 11.1B | 4.3B | 69B |
| 2022-08-28 | 227B | 5.9B | 7.4B | 3.9B | 64.2B |
| 2021-08-29 | 195.9B | 5.1B | 9B | 3.6B | 59.3B |
| 2020-08-30 | 166.8B | 4.1B | 8.9B | 2.8B | 55.6B |
| 2019-09-01 | 152.7B | 3.7B | 6.4B | 3B | 45.4B |
| 2018-09-02 | 141.6B | 3.2B | 5.8B | 3B | 40.8B |
USD, abbreviated. Restated annual history; not a point-in-time backtest. Missing values appear as dashes.
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MODEL ANNUAL PERIOD| Input | Value | SEC tag / source | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|
| revenue | 275.2B | RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax | 2025-10-08 |
| netIncome | 8.1B | ProfitLoss Explicit consolidated amount, including the portion attributable to noncontrolling interests. | 2025-10-08 |
| Parent/common earnings proxy | 8.1B | NetIncomeLoss | 2025-10-08 |
| cfo | 13.3B | NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities | 2025-10-08 |
| capex | 5.5B | PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment | 2025-10-08 |
| operatingIncome | 10.4B | OperatingIncomeLoss | 2025-10-08 |
| assets | 77.1B | Assets | 2025-10-08 |
| equity | 29.2B | StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest Explicit consolidated amount, including the portion attributable to noncontrolling interests. | 2025-10-08 |
| Parent book equity proxy | 29.2B | StockholdersEquity | 2025-10-08 |
| debt | 5.8B | LongTermDebtCurrent + LongTermDebtNoncurrent | 2025-10-08 |
| shortDebt | — | Not reported under a supported tag | — |
| cash | 14.2B | CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue | 2025-10-08 |
| shares | 444.8M | WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding | 2025-10-08 |
| dividends | 2.2B | PaymentsOfDividendsCommonStock | 2025-10-08 |
| buybacks | 903M | PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock | 2025-10-08 |
| issuance | — | Not reported under a supported tag | — |