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COST Quote, Financials, Valuation and Earnings

Last price:
$927.59
Seasonality move :
4.47%
Day range:
$915.42 - $930.50
52-week range:
$667.64 - $1,008.25
Dividend yield:
0.49%
P/E ratio:
54.46x
P/S ratio:
1.59x
P/B ratio:
16.84x
Volume:
1.6M
Avg. volume:
2M
1-year change:
40.15%
Market cap:
$411.7B
Revenue:
$254.5B
EPS (TTM):
$17.03

Price Performance History

Performance vs. Valuation Benchmarks

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Competitors

Company Revenue Forecast Earnings Forecast Revenue Growth Forecast Earnings Growth Forecast Analyst Price Target Median
COST
Costco Wholesale
$62B $3.79 6.97% 3.25% $1,018.24
BJ
BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings
$5.1B $0.93 -1.15% -20.4% $97.54
DG
Dollar General
$10.1B $0.94 4.05% -18.09% $90.05
DLTR
Dollar Tree
$7.4B $1.08 -4.71% 10.87% $84.13
KR
The Kroger
$34.2B $0.98 -5.97% 8.15% $65.70
TGT
Target
$25.9B $2.30 -5.14% -27.44% $142.24
Company Price Analyst Target Market Cap P/E Ratio Dividend per Share Dividend Yield Price / LTM Sales
COST
Costco Wholesale
$927.37 $1,018.24 $411.7B 54.46x $1.16 0.49% 1.59x
BJ
BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings
$92.57 $97.54 $12.2B 22.74x $0.00 0% 0.60x
DG
Dollar General
$71.62 $90.05 $15.8B 11.80x $0.59 3.3% 0.39x
DLTR
Dollar Tree
$71.97 $84.13 $15.5B -- $0.00 0% 0.50x
KR
The Kroger
$58.90 $65.70 $42.6B 15.58x $0.32 2.07% 0.29x
TGT
Target
$138.22 $142.24 $63.3B 14.66x $1.12 3.21% 0.59x
Company Total Debt / Total Capital Beta Debt to Equity Quick Ratio
COST
Costco Wholesale
19.03% 1.464 1.33% 0.39x
BJ
BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings
26.75% 1.788 5.73% 0.11x
DG
Dollar General
45.95% 0.911 35.46% 0.09x
DLTR
Dollar Tree
31% 1.075 24.68% 0.11x
KR
The Kroger
61.47% 0.809 51.01% 1.02x
TGT
Target
52.45% 0.532 23.12% 0.16x
Company Gross Profit Operating Income Return on Invested Capital Return on Common Equity EBIT Margin Free Cash Flow
COST
Costco Wholesale
$8B $2.2B 25.39% 32.45% 3.77% $2B
BJ
BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings
$975.5M $241.9M 24.82% 35.94% 4.5% $18.8M
DG
Dollar General
$2.9B $323.8M 9.65% 19.19% 3.18% $201M
DLTR
Dollar Tree
$2.3B $333.4M -9.28% -13.51% 4.4% $357.3M
KR
The Kroger
$7.7B $828M 11.3% 22.83% 2.65% -$28M
TGT
Target
$7.3B $1.2B 14.75% 31.8% 4.66% $84M

Costco Wholesale vs. Competitors

  • Which has Higher Returns COST or BJ?

    BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings has a net margin of 2.89% compared to Costco Wholesale's net margin of 3.05%. Costco Wholesale's return on equity of 32.45% beat BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings's return on equity of 35.94%.

    Company Gross Margin Earnings Per Share Invested Capital
    COST
    Costco Wholesale
    12.94% $4.04 $30.2B
    BJ
    BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings
    19.13% $1.17 $2.4B
  • What do Analysts Say About COST or BJ?

    Costco Wholesale has a consensus price target of $1,018.24, signalling upside risk potential of 9.8%. On the other hand BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings has an analysts' consensus of $97.54 which suggests that it could grow by 5.37%. Given that Costco Wholesale has higher upside potential than BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings, analysts believe Costco Wholesale is more attractive than BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings.

    Company Buy Ratings Hold Ratings Sell Ratings
    COST
    Costco Wholesale
    16 13 1
    BJ
    BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings
    11 12 1
  • Is COST or BJ More Risky?

    Costco Wholesale has a beta of 0.836, which suggesting that the stock is 16.435% less volatile than S&P 500. In comparison BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings has a beta of 0.320, suggesting its less volatile than the S&P 500 by 68.021%.

  • Which is a Better Dividend Stock COST or BJ?

    Costco Wholesale has a quarterly dividend of $1.16 per share corresponding to a yield of 0.49%. BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings offers a yield of 0% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $0.00 per share. Costco Wholesale pays 122.72% of its earnings as a dividend. BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings pays out 0.01% of its earnings as a dividend. BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings's payout ratio is sufficient to cover dividend payouts with earnings for the foreseeable future, but Costco Wholesale's is not.

  • Which has Better Financial Ratios COST or BJ?

    Costco Wholesale quarterly revenues are $62.2B, which are larger than BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings quarterly revenues of $5.1B. Costco Wholesale's net income of $1.8B is higher than BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings's net income of $155.7M. Notably, Costco Wholesale's price-to-earnings ratio is 54.46x while BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings's PE ratio is 22.74x. Generally a lower price-to-earnings ratio signals a stock is trading at a lower multiple of earnings and is a better value. Another key metric is the price-to-sales ratio, which for Costco Wholesale is 1.59x versus 0.60x for BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.

    Company Price/Sales Ratio Price/Earnings Ratio Quarterly Revenue Quarterly Net Income
    COST
    Costco Wholesale
    1.59x 54.46x $62.2B $1.8B
    BJ
    BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings
    0.60x 22.74x $5.1B $155.7M
  • Which has Higher Returns COST or DG?

    Dollar General has a net margin of 2.89% compared to Costco Wholesale's net margin of 1.93%. Costco Wholesale's return on equity of 32.45% beat Dollar General's return on equity of 19.19%.

    Company Gross Margin Earnings Per Share Invested Capital
    COST
    Costco Wholesale
    12.94% $4.04 $30.2B
    DG
    Dollar General
    28.83% $0.89 $13.6B
  • What do Analysts Say About COST or DG?

    Costco Wholesale has a consensus price target of $1,018.24, signalling upside risk potential of 9.8%. On the other hand Dollar General has an analysts' consensus of $90.05 which suggests that it could grow by 25.73%. Given that Dollar General has higher upside potential than Costco Wholesale, analysts believe Dollar General is more attractive than Costco Wholesale.

    Company Buy Ratings Hold Ratings Sell Ratings
    COST
    Costco Wholesale
    16 13 1
    DG
    Dollar General
    8 20 1
  • Is COST or DG More Risky?

    Costco Wholesale has a beta of 0.836, which suggesting that the stock is 16.435% less volatile than S&P 500. In comparison Dollar General has a beta of 0.437, suggesting its less volatile than the S&P 500 by 56.307%.

  • Which is a Better Dividend Stock COST or DG?

    Costco Wholesale has a quarterly dividend of $1.16 per share corresponding to a yield of 0.49%. Dollar General offers a yield of 3.3% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $0.59 per share. Costco Wholesale pays 122.72% of its earnings as a dividend. Dollar General pays out 31.18% of its earnings as a dividend. Dollar General's payout ratio is sufficient to cover dividend payouts with earnings for the foreseeable future, but Costco Wholesale's is not.

  • Which has Better Financial Ratios COST or DG?

    Costco Wholesale quarterly revenues are $62.2B, which are larger than Dollar General quarterly revenues of $10.2B. Costco Wholesale's net income of $1.8B is higher than Dollar General's net income of $196.5M. Notably, Costco Wholesale's price-to-earnings ratio is 54.46x while Dollar General's PE ratio is 11.80x. Generally a lower price-to-earnings ratio signals a stock is trading at a lower multiple of earnings and is a better value. Another key metric is the price-to-sales ratio, which for Costco Wholesale is 1.59x versus 0.39x for Dollar General. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.

    Company Price/Sales Ratio Price/Earnings Ratio Quarterly Revenue Quarterly Net Income
    COST
    Costco Wholesale
    1.59x 54.46x $62.2B $1.8B
    DG
    Dollar General
    0.39x 11.80x $10.2B $196.5M
  • Which has Higher Returns COST or DLTR?

    Dollar Tree has a net margin of 2.89% compared to Costco Wholesale's net margin of 3.08%. Costco Wholesale's return on equity of 32.45% beat Dollar Tree's return on equity of -13.51%.

    Company Gross Margin Earnings Per Share Invested Capital
    COST
    Costco Wholesale
    12.94% $4.04 $30.2B
    DLTR
    Dollar Tree
    30.97% $1.08 $11.1B
  • What do Analysts Say About COST or DLTR?

    Costco Wholesale has a consensus price target of $1,018.24, signalling upside risk potential of 9.8%. On the other hand Dollar Tree has an analysts' consensus of $84.13 which suggests that it could grow by 16.9%. Given that Dollar Tree has higher upside potential than Costco Wholesale, analysts believe Dollar Tree is more attractive than Costco Wholesale.

    Company Buy Ratings Hold Ratings Sell Ratings
    COST
    Costco Wholesale
    16 13 1
    DLTR
    Dollar Tree
    6 19 0
  • Is COST or DLTR More Risky?

    Costco Wholesale has a beta of 0.836, which suggesting that the stock is 16.435% less volatile than S&P 500. In comparison Dollar Tree has a beta of 0.896, suggesting its less volatile than the S&P 500 by 10.389%.

  • Which is a Better Dividend Stock COST or DLTR?

    Costco Wholesale has a quarterly dividend of $1.16 per share corresponding to a yield of 0.49%. Dollar Tree offers a yield of 0% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $0.00 per share. Costco Wholesale pays 122.72% of its earnings as a dividend. Dollar Tree pays out -- of its earnings as a dividend.

  • Which has Better Financial Ratios COST or DLTR?

    Costco Wholesale quarterly revenues are $62.2B, which are larger than Dollar Tree quarterly revenues of $7.6B. Costco Wholesale's net income of $1.8B is higher than Dollar Tree's net income of $233.3M. Notably, Costco Wholesale's price-to-earnings ratio is 54.46x while Dollar Tree's PE ratio is --. Generally a lower price-to-earnings ratio signals a stock is trading at a lower multiple of earnings and is a better value. Another key metric is the price-to-sales ratio, which for Costco Wholesale is 1.59x versus 0.50x for Dollar Tree. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.

    Company Price/Sales Ratio Price/Earnings Ratio Quarterly Revenue Quarterly Net Income
    COST
    Costco Wholesale
    1.59x 54.46x $62.2B $1.8B
    DLTR
    Dollar Tree
    0.50x -- $7.6B $233.3M
  • Which has Higher Returns COST or KR?

    The Kroger has a net margin of 2.89% compared to Costco Wholesale's net margin of 1.84%. Costco Wholesale's return on equity of 32.45% beat The Kroger's return on equity of 22.83%.

    Company Gross Margin Earnings Per Share Invested Capital
    COST
    Costco Wholesale
    12.94% $4.04 $30.2B
    KR
    The Kroger
    22.85% $0.84 $33.5B
  • What do Analysts Say About COST or KR?

    Costco Wholesale has a consensus price target of $1,018.24, signalling upside risk potential of 9.8%. On the other hand The Kroger has an analysts' consensus of $65.70 which suggests that it could grow by 11.54%. Given that The Kroger has higher upside potential than Costco Wholesale, analysts believe The Kroger is more attractive than Costco Wholesale.

    Company Buy Ratings Hold Ratings Sell Ratings
    COST
    Costco Wholesale
    16 13 1
    KR
    The Kroger
    9 12 0
  • Is COST or KR More Risky?

    Costco Wholesale has a beta of 0.836, which suggesting that the stock is 16.435% less volatile than S&P 500. In comparison The Kroger has a beta of 0.477, suggesting its less volatile than the S&P 500 by 52.264%.

  • Which is a Better Dividend Stock COST or KR?

    Costco Wholesale has a quarterly dividend of $1.16 per share corresponding to a yield of 0.49%. The Kroger offers a yield of 2.07% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $0.32 per share. Costco Wholesale pays 122.72% of its earnings as a dividend. The Kroger pays out 36.78% of its earnings as a dividend. The Kroger's payout ratio is sufficient to cover dividend payouts with earnings for the foreseeable future, but Costco Wholesale's is not.

  • Which has Better Financial Ratios COST or KR?

    Costco Wholesale quarterly revenues are $62.2B, which are larger than The Kroger quarterly revenues of $33.6B. Costco Wholesale's net income of $1.8B is higher than The Kroger's net income of $618M. Notably, Costco Wholesale's price-to-earnings ratio is 54.46x while The Kroger's PE ratio is 15.58x. Generally a lower price-to-earnings ratio signals a stock is trading at a lower multiple of earnings and is a better value. Another key metric is the price-to-sales ratio, which for Costco Wholesale is 1.59x versus 0.29x for The Kroger. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.

    Company Price/Sales Ratio Price/Earnings Ratio Quarterly Revenue Quarterly Net Income
    COST
    Costco Wholesale
    1.59x 54.46x $62.2B $1.8B
    KR
    The Kroger
    0.29x 15.58x $33.6B $618M
  • Which has Higher Returns COST or TGT?

    Target has a net margin of 2.89% compared to Costco Wholesale's net margin of 3.33%. Costco Wholesale's return on equity of 32.45% beat Target's return on equity of 31.8%.

    Company Gross Margin Earnings Per Share Invested Capital
    COST
    Costco Wholesale
    12.94% $4.04 $30.2B
    TGT
    Target
    28.41% $1.85 $30.5B
  • What do Analysts Say About COST or TGT?

    Costco Wholesale has a consensus price target of $1,018.24, signalling upside risk potential of 9.8%. On the other hand Target has an analysts' consensus of $142.24 which suggests that it could grow by 2.91%. Given that Costco Wholesale has higher upside potential than Target, analysts believe Costco Wholesale is more attractive than Target.

    Company Buy Ratings Hold Ratings Sell Ratings
    COST
    Costco Wholesale
    16 13 1
    TGT
    Target
    12 21 0
  • Is COST or TGT More Risky?

    Costco Wholesale has a beta of 0.836, which suggesting that the stock is 16.435% less volatile than S&P 500. In comparison Target has a beta of 1.167, suggesting its more volatile than the S&P 500 by 16.747%.

  • Which is a Better Dividend Stock COST or TGT?

    Costco Wholesale has a quarterly dividend of $1.16 per share corresponding to a yield of 0.49%. Target offers a yield of 3.21% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $1.12 per share. Costco Wholesale pays 122.72% of its earnings as a dividend. Target pays out 48.6% of its earnings as a dividend. Target's payout ratio is sufficient to cover dividend payouts with earnings for the foreseeable future, but Costco Wholesale's is not.

  • Which has Better Financial Ratios COST or TGT?

    Costco Wholesale quarterly revenues are $62.2B, which are larger than Target quarterly revenues of $25.7B. Costco Wholesale's net income of $1.8B is higher than Target's net income of $854M. Notably, Costco Wholesale's price-to-earnings ratio is 54.46x while Target's PE ratio is 14.66x. Generally a lower price-to-earnings ratio signals a stock is trading at a lower multiple of earnings and is a better value. Another key metric is the price-to-sales ratio, which for Costco Wholesale is 1.59x versus 0.59x for Target. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.

    Company Price/Sales Ratio Price/Earnings Ratio Quarterly Revenue Quarterly Net Income
    COST
    Costco Wholesale
    1.59x 54.46x $62.2B $1.8B
    TGT
    Target
    0.59x 14.66x $25.7B $854M

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