Valuation

COSTCostco Wholesale

StockNasdaqVereinigte StaatenConsumer staplesEU retail: available
7/10

Ratios vs sector

Medians of Consumer staples companies in the same region (stocks and REITs).

Lower P/E, P/B, P/S and EV/EBIT mean cheaper; higher yields, returns and margins mean more for the price. Negative multiples (losses) are left out of the medians.
MetricCOSTSector medianvs median
P/E47,222,0 · n=62114 % above
P/B12,22,6 · n=72367 % above
P/S1,40,9 · n=7658 % above
EV/EBIT35,918,8 · n=5691 % above
Free-cash-flow yield2,2 %6,0 % · n=7464 % below
Dividend yield0,56 %2,36 % · n=8076 % below
Return on equity28,4 %13,2 % · n=73115 % above
Return on invested capital41,3 %9,3 % · n=72343 % above
Gross margin12,8 %33,1 % · n=7861 % below
Net debt / EBITDA−1,051,97 · n=61153 % below

Value factor: 1 of 100 within the peer group. Full score breakdown →

Sector peers

The largest companies of the same sector and region.

InstrumentP/EP/BEV/EBITFree-cash-flow yieldDividend yieldSmart Score
WMTWal-Mart Stores41,79,429,61,5 %0,8 %6/10
KOCOCA-COLA28,811,729,73,2 %2,3 %8/10
PGProcter & Gamble23,16,818,54,2 %3,4 %8/10
PMPhilip Morris29,5—22,84,0 %2,9 %9/10
PEPPepsiCo21,48,619,14,4 %4,5 %6/10
MOAltria Group15,4—13,27,5 %5,9 %10/10
MDLZMondelez30,83,127,13,2 %3,2 %4/10
CLColgate-Palmolive36,3313,425,85,2 %2,3 %9/10
TGTTarget16,14,013,46,3 %3,7 %9/10
KDPKeurig Dr Pepper31,61,822,34,4 %2,8 %2/10

Fiscal-year history

From annual SEC filings; each bar is a fiscal year, labelled by the year it ended.

Filings: U.S. SEC EDGAR · ratios computed by AI-Stock Invest from public filings and end-of-day prices · latest period 30 Aug. 2026 · filed 07 Okt. 2026