Costco Wholesale Corp risk profile
40 Elevated one input has moved against it
Measured 1 September 2026 from COST's filed statements. Recomputed nightly.
40 (Elevated), driven by Competitive position at 53, over 5 weighted categories on the MANUFACTURER profile.
What is measured
| Mechanism | Reading | Band | Direction | Driver |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Market expectation | 22 | Normal | Stable | One-year price volatility — 20.0% |
| Operating pressure | 40 | Elevated | Stable | Costs outgrowing revenue — -0.1 percentage points |
| Cash conversion | 38 | Normal | Stable | Capital spending against operating cash — 0.41x |
| Leverage and coverage | 15 | Contained | Stable | Current ratio — 1.03x |
| Competitive position | 53 | Elevated | Stable | Operating-margin gap against peers — -7.5 percentage points |
| Concentration | Reads identified supplier spend, customers above the 10% disclosure threshold and revenue by region. No reading is stored for this company. | |||
These are descriptive readings of disclosed mechanisms, not investment advice, and not a prediction. A band says where a measured input sits, never what to do about it or what happens next.
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