Costco Wholesale Corp

Research Costco Wholesale Corp (COST) on Bullrun: valuation model: 23.2% overvalued, market cap USD 419.74B, P/E 45.6, dividend yield 0.6%. Explore financials, valuation history, model signals, and stock context.

Key Metrics

Valuation Snapshot

Bullrun's latest valuation model marks Costco Wholesale Corp as 23.2% overvalued; latest market cap is USD 419.74B; P/E is 45.6; dividend yield is 0.6%.

Peer valuation comparison

Latest P/E is 45.61x versus a Consumer Defensive sector median of 17.28x (163.9% above).

Latest dividend yield is 0.59% versus a Consumer Defensive sector median of 3.03% (80.5% below).

Five-year financial history

YearRevenueNet incomeFree cash flowGross marginDiluted EPSCashTotal debtEquity
FY2025USD 275.24BUSD 8.10BUSD 7.84B12.8%18.21USD 14.16BUSD 5.79BUSD 29.16B
FY2024USD 254.45BUSD 7.37BUSD 6.63B12.6%16.56USD 9.91BUSD 5.90BUSD 23.62B
FY2023USD 242.29BUSD 6.29BUSD 6.75B12.3%14.16USD 13.70BUSD 6.46BUSD 25.06B
FY2022USD 226.95BUSD 5.84BUSD 3.50B12.1%13.14USD 10.20BUSD 6.56BUSD 20.64B

Valuation history

YearSnapshot dateMarket capP/EDividend yieldAnnual dividend/share
20262026-10-09USD 419.74B45.60.6%5.54
20252025-12-31USD 382.77B46.20.6%5.06
20242024-12-31USD 406.73B53.80.5%4.5
20232023-12-29USD 292.90B45.02.9%18.96
20222022-12-30USD 202.56B34.50.8%3.49
20212021-12-31USD 251.74B48.90.5%3.07

Dividend history

Latest trailing dividend snapshot: annual dividend/share 5.54 USD, yield 0.6%.

YearDividends/share
FY20254.92 USD
FY202419.36 USD
FY20233.84 USD
FY20223.49 USD

About Costco Wholesale Corp

Costco Wholesale Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the operation of membership warehouses in the United States, Puerto Rico, Canada, Mexico, Japan, the United Kingdom, Korea, Australia, Taiwan, China, Spain, France, Iceland, New Zealand, and Sweden. It offers merchandise, including sundries, dry groceries, candies, coolers, freezers, deli, liquor, and tobacco;

ETFs that hold Costco Wholesale Corp

Costco Wholesale Corp is one of the ten largest holdings of 19 ETFs that investors in Europe can buy. The 8 most traded of them:

ETFWeightTER
iShares S&P 500 Consumer Staples Sector UCITS ETF USD (Acc)14.04%0.15%
Xtrackers MSCI World Consumer Staples UCITS ETF 1C9.31%0.25%
State Street SPDR S&P U.S. Consumer Staples Select Sector UCITS ETF14.07%0.15%
Global X S&P 500 Covered Call UCITS ETF Inc4.46%0.45%
Amundi MSCI USA ESG Selection Extra UCITS ETF DR - USD (D)1.35%0.15%
iShares MSCI World Consumer Staples Sector Advanced UCITS ETF USD Inc9.71%0.18%
Xtrackers MSCI USA Consumer Staples UCITS ETF 1D14.22%0.12%
Amundi S&P World Consumer Staples Screened UCITS ETF Acc9.69%0.18%

Compare every fund on the same index:

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Frequently asked questions

Is Costco Wholesale Corp overvalued or undervalued?

Bullrun's valuation model currently marks Costco Wholesale Corp as 23.2% overvalued.

What is Costco Wholesale Corp's market cap?

Costco Wholesale Corp's market capitalization is USD 419.74B.

What is Costco Wholesale Corp's P/E ratio?

Costco Wholesale Corp's price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio is 45.6.

Does Costco Wholesale Corp pay a dividend?

Costco Wholesale Corp has a dividend yield of 0.6%.

What does Costco Wholesale Corp do?

Costco Wholesale Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the operation of membership warehouses in the United States, Puerto Rico, Canada, Mexico, Japan, the United Kingdom, Korea, Australia, Taiwan, China, Spain, France, Iceland, New Zealand, and Sweden.