About costco wholesale corp. - COST
COST At a Glance
| Phone | 1-425-313-8100 | Revenue | 275.24B | |
| Industry | Specialty Stores | Net Income | 8.10B | |
| Sector | Retail Trade | 2025 Sales Growth | 8.167% | |
| Fiscal Year-end | 08 / 2026 | Employees | 341,000 | |
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COST Valuation
| P/E Current | 50.638 |
| P/E Ratio (with extraordinary items) | N/A |
| P/E Ratio (without extraordinary items) | 51.808 |
| Price to Sales Ratio | 1.524 |
| Price to Book Ratio | 14.337 |
| Price to Cash Flow Ratio | 31.47 |
| Enterprise Value to EBITDA | 32.34 |
| Enterprise Value to Sales | 1.505 |
| Total Debt to Enterprise Value | 0.024 |
COST Efficiency
| Revenue/Employee | 807,140.762 |
| Income Per Employee | 23,750.733 |
| Receivables Turnover | 85.93 |
| Total Asset Turnover | 3.746 |
COST Liquidity
| Current Ratio | 1.034 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.546 |
| Cash Ratio | 0.412 |
COST Profitability
| Gross Margin | 12.843 |
| Operating Margin | 3.772 |
| Pretax Margin | 3.93 |
| Net Margin | 2.943 |
| Return on Assets | 11.024 |
| Return on Equity | 30.686 |
| Return on Total Capital | 20.714 |
| Return on Invested Capital | 22.535 |
COST Capital Structure
| Total Debt to Total Equity | 34.066 |
| Total Debt to Total Capital | 25.41 |
| Total Debt to Total Assets | 12.886 |
| Long-Term Debt to Equity | 32.828 |
| Long-Term Debt to Total Capital | 24.487 |
Costco Wholesale Corp. in the News
Costco files federal lawsuit challenging Trump's emergency tariff orders on imported goods
Major retailer Costco challenges Trump tariff legality in federal court. Company faces critical December deadline that could lock in payments forever.
New ‘cash law’ could force Walmart and Costco to take your money the old-fashioned way
Ohio lawmakers weigh bill requiring businesses to accept cash payments up to $500, potentially forcing retailers like Target, Costco and Walmart to change.
Costco recalls popular ready-to-eat food items over plastic contamination concerns
Costco recalls its Caesar salad and chicken sandwich products after plastic pieces were found in dressing. Customers are urged to return items for full refund immediately.
Popular snack sold at Costco, Sam's Club stores nationwide recalled
More than 2 million pounds of Korean barbecue pork jerky sold at Costco and Sam's Club stores may contain metal pieces from production equipment.
Costco Kirkland brand poke recalled nationwide over possible listeria contamination
Federal health officials announced a tuna poke recall at Costco stores across 30-plus states over the possible listeria contamination in green onions used in the product.
Costco recalls certain wine over risk of bottles spontaneously shattering
Costco warns customers across 12 states to dispose of recalled Prosecco bottles immediately by wrapping in towels and plastic bags to prevent glass injury.
New Costco hours take effect: What it means for members
The retail giant's new "Executive Member Shopping Hours" policy gives top-tier premium subscribers private shopping time before stores open to other members.
Costco's Pepsi-to-Coke switch goes viral as members sound off
Membership warehouse chain Costco completed a nationwide transition to Coca-Cola products in food courts, ending an 11-year partnership with PepsiCo that began in 2013.
Bye, Pepsi!: Costco locations begin to make the switch to Coca-Cola at food courts
Costco's switch from Pepsi to Coca-Cola at its food courts is underway. All of of the warehouse retailer's food courts will make the switch by the fall.
Lululemon accuses Costco of selling knockoffs of its popular athletic apparel
Lululemon filed a lawsuit against Costco over Kirkland brand products that allegedly copy its Scuba hoodies, Define jackets and ABC pants at lower prices.