COSTCostco Wholesale
0.0% today · +17.1% 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 74% 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 23.7), 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 | 23.7 · n=71 | 116% above |
| P/B | 13.2 | 2.3 · n=83 | 484% above |
| P/S | 1.6 | 0.8 · n=89 | 88% above |
| EV/EBIT | 39.1 | 20.6 · n=67 | 90% above |
| Free-cash-flow yield | 2.0% | 5.3% · n=87 | 62% below |
| Dividend yield | 0.54% | 1.72% · 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 | 378% 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 | 45.1 | 10.1 | 31.9 | 1.4% | 0.8% | 6/10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KOCoca-Cola | 28.5 | 11.2 | 29.2 | 3.4% | 2.2% | 9/10 |
| PGProcter & Gamble | 24.8 | 7.2 | 21.0 | 3.9% | 3.2% | 8/10 |
| PMPhilip Morris | 28.3 | — | 20.7 | 4.5% | 3.1% | 10/10 |
| PEPPepsiCo | 23.8 | 9.6 | 20.8 | 3.9% | 4.0% | 6/10 |
| MOAltria Group | 15.7 | — | 13.4 | 7.1% | 5.6% | 10/10 |
| MNSTMonster Beverage | 40.9 | 9.0 | 31.1 | 2.2% | 0.0% | 6/10 |
| MDLZMondelez | 20.7 | 3.2 | 19.1 | 4.3% | 3.0% | 6/10 |
| CLColgate-Palmolive | 38.0 | 270.7 | 26.6 | 4.9% | 2.7% | 8/10 |
| TGTTarget | 16.7 | 4.1 | 13.9 | 6.1% | 4.3% | 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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