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Costco Wholesale COST Asset turnover

Asset turnover at other companies

Target logo
TargetTGT
1.9×0.0×
Kroger logo
KrogerKR
2.9×0.0×
Sysco logo
SyscoSYY
3.1×-0.1×
Walmart
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Walmart WMT
2.6×0.0×
Best Buy logo
Best BuyBBY
2.9×0.0×
Dollar Tree logo
Dollar TreeDLTR
1.2×+0.3×

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$70.5B+11.6%
Gross profit$9.0B+9.7%
Operating income$2.8B+11.3%
Net income$2.2B+15.2%
EPS (diluted)$4.93+15.2%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$18.9B+36.9%
Total debt$8.1B-2.7%
Total equity$33.5B+23.5%
Total assets$86.4B+14.5%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$11.1B+17.6%
CapEx$4.2B+19.7%
Free cash flow$6.9B+16.3%

Valuation

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Market cap$428.22B-6.1%
Enterprise value$417.41B-7.3%
P/E48.5×-9.7×
P/S1.5×-0.2×

Profitability

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Gross margin12.9%+0.1pp
Operating margin3.8%+0.1pp
Net margin3%+0.1pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity29.2%-2.9pp
Debt / equity0.2×-0.1×
Current ratio1.1×+0.1×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Costco Wholesale’s reported figures.

Based on trailing twelve months.

The official record: Costco Wholesale’s 10-Q, filed June 3, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Costco Wholesale's asset turnover?
Costco Wholesale (COST) reported asset turnover of 3.6× in Q1 2026.
How has Costco Wholesale's asset turnover changed year-over-year?
Costco Wholesale's asset turnover decreased by 3.3% year-over-year, from 3.7× to 3.6×.
What is the long-term trend for Costco Wholesale's asset turnover?
Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Costco Wholesale's asset turnover has grown at a 2.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 13.4× to 14.8×.
What does asset turnover mean?
How many sales dollars the company generates from each dollar of assets.
How do you interpret asset turnover?
Higher turnover means a more sales-efficient asset base. Low-margin businesses (retail, distribution) compete on high turnover; high-margin ones (software, luxury) on margin.
How does asset turnover compare across companies?
Compare within an industry — turnover differences across sectors reflect business models, not performance.