Costco Wholesale Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the operation of membership warehouses in the United States, Puerto Rico, Canada, the United Kingdom, Mexico, Japan, Korea, Australia, Spain, France, Iceland, China, and Taiwan. It offers branded and private-label products in a range of merchandise categories. The company offers sundries, dry groceries, candies, coolers, freezers, liquor, and tobacco and deli products; appliances, electronics, health and beauty aids, hardware, garden and patio products, sporting goods, tires, toys and seasonal products, office supplies, automotive care products, postages, tickets, apparel, small appliances, furniture, domestics, housewares, special order kiosks, and jewelry; and meat, produce, service deli, and bakery products. It also operates pharmacies, opticals, food courts, hearing-aid centers, and tire installation centers, as well as 636 gas stations; and offers business delivery, travel, same-day grocery, and various other services online in various countries. As of August 29, 2021, the company operated 815 membership warehouses, including 564 in the United States and Puerto Rico, 105 in Canada, 39 in Mexico, 30 in Japan, 29 in the United Kingdom, 16 in South Korea, 14 in Taiwan, 12 in Australia, 3 in Spain, 1 in Iceland, 1 in France, and 1 in China. It also operates e-commerce websites in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Mexico, South Korea, Taiwan, Japan, and Australia. The company was formerly known as Costco Companies, Inc. and changed its name to Costco Wholesale Corporation in August 1999. Costco Wholesale Corporation was founded in 1976 and is based in Issaquah, Washington.

James Sinegal

Jeffrey Brotman

Costco Wholesale Corporation

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Company Name	Costco Wholesale Corporation	Amazon	PlayCore	Staples
Symbol	COST
MSH ID	COM:COSTCO	COM:ABOUTAMAZON	COM:PLAYCORE	COM:STAPLES
Market	STOCKS	PRIVATE	PRIVATE	PRIVATE
Sector	Consumer Defensive	Consumer Services	Consumer Goods	Consumer Services
Industry	Discount Stores	Retail and Technology	Recreation Products	Specialty Retail
Country	US	US	US	US
Stage
Employee Count	316K			29.98K
Website	costco.com	aboutamazon.com	playcore.com	staples.com
LinkedIn				staples
Founders

Metric
Market Cap	392.05B
Enterprise Value
Monthly Web Traffic		3.42B	16.33K
Web Traffic Growth		0.10	-0.19
Valuation
Raised Capital		8B

Metric
Revenue	254.45B
Revenue (LTM)
Revenue (NTM)
Gross Profit	32.09B
EBITDA	12.15B
Operating Income	9.29B
Net Income	7.37B
EPS	16.60
Diluted EPS	16.56
Revenue 2022
Revenue 2023
Revenue 2024
Revenue 2025
Revenue 2026

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Revenue Growth (LTM)
Revenue Growth (NTM)
Gross Profit Growth (LTM)
EBITDA Growth (LTM)
Net Income Growth (LTM)
14-Day Growth Score
28-Day Growth Score
90-Day Growth Score
365-Day Growth Score

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Gross Profit Margin	0.13
Operating Profit Margin	0.04
EBITDA Margin	0.05
Net Profit Margin	0.03
Return on Equity	0.32
Return on Assets	0.11
Return on Capital Employed	0.28

COM:COSTCO

Costco Wholesale Corporation

Last Close

955.65

22/11 21:00

Market Cap

392.05B

Beta: -

Volume Today

2.06M

Avg: -

Company Overview

Market Metrics

Financial Performance

Growth Metrics

Profitability Ratios

Valuation Multiples

Operational Metrics

Cash Flow Metrics

Balance Sheet Metrics

Efficiency Metrics

Metric
P/E Ratio	48.52
P/B Ratio	12.09
Revenue Multiple (LTM)
Revenue Multiple (NTM)
EBITDA Multiple (LTM)
EBITDA Multiple (NTM)
Price to Sales Ratio	1.60
EV Multiple	40.10

Metric
Days Sales Outstanding	3.78
Days Payables Outstanding	34.52
Days Inventory Outstanding	30.66
Operating Cycle	34.57
Cash Conversion Cycle	3.37
Asset Turnover	3.75

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Operating Cash Flow	11.34B
Free Cash Flow	6.63B
Cash Flow to Debt	1.92
Operating Cash Flow/Sales	0.05
Free Cash Flow Yield	0.03

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Cash & Equivalents	9.91B
Accounts Receivable
Inventory	18.65B
Goodwill	994M
Debt to Capitalization	0.30
Debt to Assets	0.13
Current Ratio	1.09
Quick Ratio	0.45

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Rule of 40 (LTM)
Rule of 40 (NTM)
Stock Comp to Revenue	0.00
R&D to Revenue
SG&A to Revenue