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Costco Wholesale Corp COST Ratios & Valuation
| Q4 '26 | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Profitability | ||||||
| Gross margin | 12.8%0.0pp | 12.9%+0.1pp | 12.9%+0.3pp | 12.9%+0.2pp | 12.8%+0.2pp | |
| Operating margin | 3.9%+0.1pp | 3.8%+0.1pp | 3.8%+0.1pp | 3.8%+0.1pp | 3.8%+0.1pp | |
| Net margin | 3%+0.1pp | 3%+0.1pp | 3%+0.1pp | 3%0.0pp | 2.9%0.0pp | |
| Returns | ||||||
| Return on equity | 28.4%-2.3pp | 29.2%-2.9pp | 29.7%-3.2pp | 30.3%+0.4pp | 30.7%+0.4pp | |
| Return on invested capital | 46.1%+3.4pp | 50.6%+3.0pp | 49.4%+3.5pp | 48.5%+1.2pp | 42.7%+10.9pp | |
| Efficiency | ||||||
| Asset turnover | 3.6×-0.1× | 3.6×-0.1× | 3.6×-0.1× | 3.6×+0.1× | 3.7×+0.1× | |
| Liquidity | ||||||
| Current ratio | 1.1×0.0× | 1.1×+0.1× | 1.1×+0.1× | 1×+0.1× | 1×+0.1× | |
| Leverage | ||||||
| Debt-to-equity | 0.3×-0.1× | 0.2×-0.1× | 0.3×-0.1× | 0.3×-0.1× | 0.3×-0.1× | |
| Per Share | ||||||
| Book value per share | $80.56+22.9% | $75.40+23.6% | $72.20+25.6% | $68.17+24.0% | $65.57+23.4% | |
| Valuation | ||||||
| Market capitalization | $420.05B+0.5% | $447.55B-0.6% | $452.07B-5.0% | $404.88B-6.0% | $418.34B+5.7% | |
| Price / earnings | 45.5×-6.1× | 50.6×-6.8× | 52.9×-9.6× | 48.8×-8.1× | 51.7×-2.0× | |
| Price / sales | 1.4×-0.1× | 1.5×-0.2× | 1.6×-0.2× | 1.4×-0.2× | 1.5×0.0× | |
| Price / book | 11.7×-2.6× | 13.4×-3.2× | 14.1×-4.5× | 13.4×-4.3× | 14.3×-2.4× |
FAQ
- What are Costco Wholesale Corp's profit margins?
- Costco Wholesale Corp (COST) runs a 12.8% gross margin and a 3.9% operating margin, with a 3.0% net margin.
- Where do Costco Wholesale Corp's ratios come from?
- Every ratio is computed from Costco Wholesale Corp's SEC filings — trailing-twelve-month flows over period-end balances. Valuation multiples combine those fundamentals with market data, recomputed each period. Switch between quarterly, annual, and TTM, or open any ratio for its full history and peer comparisons.
