Founded in 1983, Costco Wholesale now operates a global chain of membership-based warehouse clubs, delivering high-quality goods and services at consistently low prices.
Company facts
| Company | Costco Wholesale Corporation |
|---|---|
| Symbol | COST |
| Exchange | XNAS |
| Sector | Consumer Defensive |
| Industry | Discount Stores |
| Market cap | $400.19B (Massive market data, 2026-09-10) |
| Employees | 341,000 |
| Country | United States |
| Website | https://www.costco.com |
Trading — Costco Wholesale Corporation
| Last price | $904.77 |
|---|---|
| Change | 0.27% |
| Previous close | $902.38 |
| Day range | $900.75 – $907.36 |
| 50-day average | $941.18 |
| 200-day average | $960.44 |
| Average volume | 2,306,172 |
Price basis: 2026-09-11T20:59:29.661617+00:00
Valuation and financial health
| Earnings per share | $19.93 |
|---|---|
| Price / book | 11.94 |
| Price / cash flow | 26.68 |
| Enterprise value / EBITDA | 28.06 |
| Enterprise value / sales | 1.32 |
| Debt / equity | 0.17 |
| Current ratio | 1.07 |
| Dividend yield | 0.58% |
| Free cash flow | $8.81B |
| Cash ratio | 0.45 |
| Enterprise value | $386.91B |
Reported 2026-09-10
Earnings
| Report date | 2026-09-24 |
|---|---|
| Session | After Hours |
| Fiscal quarter ending | Aug/2026 |
| EPS estimate | $6.48 |
| Year-ago EPS | $5.87 |
| Analyst estimates | 11 |
Source: Nasdaq.com public earnings calendar
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