Costco Wholesale Corporat... (COST)
Costco Wholesale Statistics
Share Statistics
Costco Wholesale has 443.48M shares outstanding. The number of shares has increased by 0.08% in one year.
| 443.48M |
| 0.08% |
| -0.05% |
| 68.56% |
| 442.62M |
| 5 |
| n/a |
Short Selling Information
The latest short interest is 5.46M, so 1.23% of the outstanding shares have been sold short.
| 5.46M |
| 1.23% |
| 1.23% |
| 2.53 |
Valuation Ratios
The PE ratio is 53.77 and the forward PE ratio is 49.98. Costco Wholesale's PEG ratio is 3.15.
| 53.77 |
| 49.98 |
| 1.56 |
| 1.2 |
| 16.77 |
| 59.76 |
| 3.15 |
Enterprise Valuation
Costco Wholesale has an Enterprise Value (EV) of 394.51B.
| 1.55 |
| 32.48 |
| 34.79 |
| 59.51 |
Financial Position
The company has a current ratio of 0.97, with a Debt / Equity ratio of 0.35.
| 0.97 |
| 0.44 |
| 0.35 |
| 0.68 |
| 1.25 |
| 54.94 |
Financial Efficiency
Return on Equity is 31.19% and Return on Invested Capital is 20.37%.
| 31.19% |
| 10.55% |
| 20.37% |
| $764,123.12 |
| $22,123.12 |
| 333,000 |
| 3.64 |
| 11.92 |
Taxes
| 2.37B |
| 24.36% |
Stock Price Statistics
The stock price has increased by 15.71% in the last 52 weeks. The beta is 0.99, so Costco Wholesale's price volatility has been higher than the market average.
| 0.99 |
| 15.71% |
| 996.73 |
| 955.87 |
| 42.31 |
| 2,326,904 |
Income Statement
In the last 12 months, Costco Wholesale had revenue of 254.45B and earned 7.37B in profits. Earnings per share was 16.6.
| 254.45B |
| 32.09B |
| 9.29B |
| 7.37B |
| 12.15B |
| 9.91B |
| 16.6 |
Balance Sheet
The company has 9.91B in cash and 8.27B in debt, giving a net cash position of 1.63B.
| 9.91B |
| 8.27B |
| 1.63B |
| 17.62B |
| 75.48B |
| 572M |
Cash Flow
In the last 12 months, operating cash flow was 11.34B and capital expenditures -4.71B, giving a free cash flow of 6.63B.
| 11.34B |
| -4.71B |
| 6.63B |
| 14.93 |
Margins
Gross margin is 12.61%, with operating and profit margins of 3.65% and 2.9%.
| 12.61% |
| 3.65% |
| 3.83% |
| 2.9% |
| 4.77% |
| 3.65% |
| 2.61% |
Dividends & Yields
COST pays an annual dividend of $4.78, which amounts to a dividend yield of 0.47%.
| $4.78 |
| 0.47% |
| 13.73% |
| 27.14% |
| 1.86% |
| 1.67% |
Analyst Forecast
The average price target for COST is $1060, which is 7.1% higher than the current price. The consensus rating is "Buy".
| $1060 |
| 7.1% |
| Buy |
| 27 |
Fair Value
There are several formulas that can be used to estimate the intrinsic value of a stock.
| $214.14 |
| -78.37% |
| 140.96 |
| -85.76% |
Stock Splits
The last stock split was on Jan 14, 2000. It was a forward split with a ratio of 2:1.
| Jan 14, 2000 |
| forward |
| 2:1 |
Scores
| 9.93 |
| 8 |