Financials Costco Wholesale Corporation

Equities

COST

US22160K1051

Discount Stores

Market Closed - Nasdaq 04:00:00 2024-05-31 pm EDT 5-day change 1st Jan Change
809.9 USD -0.67% Intraday chart for Costco Wholesale Corporation +0.02% +22.70%

Valuation

Fiscal Period: September 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
Capitalization 1 128,440 153,783 204,479 229,946 241,184 359,084 - -
Enterprise Value (EV) 1 125,180 149,115 200,712 226,300 233,942 354,241 350,801 346,401
P/E ratio 35.4 x 38.6 x 41 x 39.5 x 38.4 x 50.1 x 46.1 x 42.1 x
Yield 0.84% 0.78% 0.64% 0.65% 0.71% 2.39% 0.56% 0.57%
Capitalization / Revenue 0.84 x 0.92 x 1.04 x 1.01 x 1 x 1.41 x 1.31 x 1.23 x
EV / Revenue 0.82 x 0.89 x 1.02 x 1 x 0.97 x 1.39 x 1.28 x 1.19 x
EV / EBITDA 20.1 x 21.1 x 23.6 x 23.3 x 23 x 31 x 27.7 x 25.5 x
EV / FCF 37.3 x 24.6 x 37.4 x 64.6 x 34.7 x 53.7 x 49.1 x 40.3 x
FCF Yield 2.68% 4.06% 2.68% 1.55% 2.88% 1.86% 2.04% 2.48%
Price to Book 8.49 x 8.43 x 11.6 x 11.1 x 9.61 x 15.3 x 12.1 x 9.92 x
Nbr of stocks (in thousands) 439,789 441,524 442,069 442,963 443,148 443,374 - -
Reference price 2 292.0 348.3 462.6 519.1 544.2 809.9 809.9 809.9
Announcement Date 10/3/19 9/24/20 9/23/21 9/22/22 9/26/23 - - -
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Income Statement Evolution (Annual data)

Fiscal Period: September 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
Net sales 1 152,703 166,761 195,929 226,954 242,290 254,725 273,403 290,850
EBITDA 1 6,229 7,080 8,489 9,693 10,191 11,433 12,659 13,575
EBIT 1 4,903 5,435 6,708 7,793 8,114 9,154 10,143 11,183
Operating Margin 3.21% 3.26% 3.42% 3.43% 3.35% 3.59% 3.71% 3.85%
Earnings before Tax (EBT) 1 4,765 5,367 6,680 7,840 8,487 9,599 10,513 11,516
Net income 1 3,659 4,002 5,007 5,844 6,292 7,179 7,766 8,352
Net margin 2.4% 2.4% 2.56% 2.57% 2.6% 2.82% 2.84% 2.87%
EPS 2 8.260 9.020 11.27 13.14 14.16 16.17 17.57 19.26
Free Cash Flow 1 3,358 6,051 5,370 3,501 6,745 6,598 7,143 8,599
FCF margin 2.2% 3.63% 2.74% 1.54% 2.78% 2.59% 2.61% 2.96%
FCF Conversion (EBITDA) 53.91% 85.47% 63.26% 36.12% 66.19% 57.71% 56.42% 63.34%
FCF Conversion (Net income) 91.77% 151.2% 107.25% 59.91% 107.2% 91.91% 91.97% 102.96%
Dividend per Share 2 2.440 2.700 2.980 3.380 3.840 19.34 4.547 4.596
Announcement Date 10/3/19 9/24/20 9/23/21 9/22/22 9/26/23 - - -
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Income Statement Evolution (Quarterly data)

Fiscal Period: September 2022 Q1 2022 Q2 2022 Q3 2022 Q4 2023 Q1 2023 Q2 2023 Q3 2023 Q4 2024 Q1 2024 Q2 2024 Q3 2024 Q4 2025 Q1 2025 Q2 2025 Q3
Net sales 1 50,363 51,904 52,596 72,091 54,437 55,266 53,648 78,939 57,799 58,442 58,245 80,045 62,390 63,038 62,732
EBITDA 1 2,125 2,248 2,229 3,091 2,198 2,373 2,151 3,469 2,485 2,576 2,693 3,665 2,802 2,961 3,015
EBIT 1 1,693 1,812 1,791 2,497 1,751 1,903 1,679 2,781 1,984 2,062 2,173 2,922 2,218 2,354 2,396
Operating Margin 3.36% 3.49% 3.41% 3.46% 3.22% 3.44% 3.13% 3.52% 3.43% 3.53% 3.73% 3.65% 3.55% 3.73% 3.82%
Earnings before Tax (EBT) 1 1,696 1,801 1,827 2,516 1,770 1,983 1,771 2,963 2,106 2,237 2,246 3,026 2,333 2,472 2,503
Net income 1 1,324 1,299 1,353 1,868 1,364 1,466 1,302 2,160 1,589 1,743 1,662 2,220 1,722 1,830 1,848
Net margin 2.63% 2.5% 2.57% 2.59% 2.51% 2.65% 2.43% 2.74% 2.75% 2.98% 2.85% 2.77% 2.76% 2.9% 2.95%
EPS 2 2.980 2.920 3.040 4.200 3.070 3.300 2.930 4.860 3.580 3.920 3.738 4.994 3.908 4.117 4.131
Dividend per Share 2 0.7000 0.7900 0.9000 0.9000 0.9000 0.9000 1.020 1.020 1.020 15.00 1.160 1.160 1.098 1.098 1.120
Announcement Date 12/9/21 3/3/22 5/26/22 9/22/22 12/8/22 3/2/23 6/1/23 9/26/23 12/14/23 3/7/24 - - - - -
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Balance Sheet Analysis

Fiscal Period: September 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
Net Debt 1 - - - - - - - -
Net Cash position 1 3,260 4,668 3,767 3,646 7,242 4,844 8,284 12,683
Leverage (Debt/EBITDA) - - - - - - - -
Free Cash Flow 1 3,358 6,051 5,370 3,501 6,745 6,598 7,143 8,599
ROE (net income / shareholders' equity) 25.9% 23.9% 27.9% 30.6% 27.5% 29.3% 28.6% 26%
ROA (Net income/ Total Assets) 8.41% 7.93% 8.72% 9.47% 9.45% 10.4% 10.4% 10.4%
Assets 1 43,495 50,478 57,412 61,717 66,580 69,272 74,402 80,132
Book Value Per Share 2 34.40 41.30 39.80 46.60 56.60 52.90 67.20 81.60
Cash Flow per Share 2 14.40 20.00 20.20 16.60 24.90 23.30 25.20 29.90
Capex 1 2,998 2,810 3,588 3,891 4,323 4,493 4,607 4,690
Capex / Sales 1.96% 1.69% 1.83% 1.71% 1.78% 1.76% 1.68% 1.61%
Announcement Date 10/3/19 9/24/20 9/23/21 9/22/22 9/26/23 - - -
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EPS & Dividend

Year-on-year evolution of the PER

Year-on-year evolution of the Yield

Change in Enterprise Value/EBITDA

Trading Rating
Investor Rating
ESG Refinitiv
C
More Ratings
Sell
Consensus
Buy
Mean consensus
OUTPERFORM
Number of Analysts
34
Last Close Price
809.9 USD
Average target price
820.5 USD
Spread / Average Target
+1.31%
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