COSTCostco Wholesale
+1.2% today · +16.2% over a year
8/10 A 1–10 summary of how an instrument compares with similar ones (same sector and region) by published rules. It describes today's data; it is not a price forecast. More in the glossary → «Balanced» — higher than 73% of the instruments we score
Quality, Stability, Dividend safety: among the best of its peers; priced higher than most peers (P/E 51.2). Dividend yield 0.54%.
Costco Wholesale (COST) valuation against sector peers: P/E 51.2 (sector median 23.5), P/B 13.2, EV/EBIT 39.1, free-cash-flow yield 2.0%, P/S 1.6.
Ratios vs sector
Medians of Consumer staples companies in the same region (stocks and REITs).
| Metric | COST | Sector median | vs median |
|---|---|---|---|
| P/E | 51.2 | 23.5 · n=71 | 118% above |
| P/B | 13.2 | 2.2 · n=83 | 489% above |
| P/S | 1.6 | 0.8 · n=89 | 87% above |
| EV/EBIT | 39.1 | 20.4 · n=67 | 92% above |
| Free-cash-flow yield | 2.0% | 5.2% · n=87 | 62% below |
| Dividend yield | 0.54% | 1.73% · n=97 | 69% below |
| Return on equity | 28.4% | 10.8% · n=88 | 163% above |
| Return on invested capital | 41.3% | 8.6% · n=88 | 381% above |
| Gross margin | 12.8% | 32.5% · n=95 | 61% below |
| Net debt / EBITDA | −1.05 | 1.74 · n=77 | 160% below |
Value factor: 3 of 100 within the peer group. Full score breakdown →
Sector peers
The largest companies of the same sector and region.
| WMTWalmart | 45.2 | 10.1 | 32.0 | 1.4% | 0.8% | 6/10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KOCoca-Cola | 28.2 | 11.1 | 28.9 | 3.5% | 2.2% | 9/10 |
| PGProcter & Gamble | 24.8 | 7.1 | 20.9 | 3.9% | 3.2% | 8/10 |
| PMPhilip Morris | 28.2 | — | 20.6 | 4.5% | 3.1% | 10/10 |
| PEPPepsiCo | 23.5 | 9.5 | 20.6 | 4.0% | 4.1% | 6/10 |
| MOAltria Group | 15.6 | — | 13.3 | 7.2% | 5.7% | 10/10 |
| MNSTMonster Beverage | 41.1 | 9.1 | 31.3 | 2.2% | 0.0% | 6/10 |
| MDLZMondelez | 20.6 | 3.2 | 19.1 | 4.3% | 3.0% | 6/10 |
| CLColgate-Palmolive | 37.9 | 270.3 | 26.5 | 4.9% | 2.7% | 8/10 |
| TGTTarget | 17.2 | 4.2 | 14.2 | 5.9% | 4.1% | 9/10 |
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 Oct 2026
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