- Previous Close
822.00 - Open
818.56 - Bid 816.16 x 100
- Ask 817.81 x 100
- Day's Range
809.71 - 824.17 - 52 Week Range
530.56 - 896.67 - Volume
1,767,785 - Avg. Volume
1,921,680 - Market Cap (intraday)
362.156B - Beta (5Y Monthly) 0.77
- PE Ratio (TTM)
50.52 - EPS (TTM)
16.17 - Earnings Date Sep 26, 2024
- Forward Dividend & Yield 4.64 (0.57%)
- Ex-Dividend Date Jul 26, 2024
- 1y Target Est
886.84
Costco Wholesale Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the operation of membership warehouses in the United States, Puerto Rico, Canada, Mexico, Japan, the United Kingdom, Korea, Australia, Taiwan, China, Spain, France, Iceland, New Zealand, and Sweden. The company offers branded and private-label products in a range of merchandise categories. It offers merchandise, such as sundries, dry groceries, candies, coolers, freezers, deli, liquor, and tobacco; 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. The company also operates gasoline, pharmacies, optical, food courts, hearing-aid centers, and tire installation centers; and offers business delivery, travel, grocery, and various other services online. It also operates e-commerce websites. 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.
www.costco.com316,000
Full Time Employees
September 03
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Market Cap
362.05B
Enterprise Value
359.84B
Trailing P/E
50.63
Forward P/E
46.30
PEG Ratio (5yr expected)
5.09
Price/Sales (ttm)
1.43
Price/Book (mrq)
16.63
Enterprise Value/Revenue
1.42
Enterprise Value/EBITDA
30.02
Financial Highlights
Profitability and Income Statement
Profit Margin
2.83%
Return on Assets (ttm)
8.38%
Return on Equity (ttm)
31.64%
Revenue (ttm)
253.7B
Net Income Avi to Common (ttm)
7.17B
Diluted EPS (ttm)
16.17
Balance Sheet and Cash Flow
Total Cash (mrq)
11.5B
Total Debt/Equity (mrq)
42.70%
Levered Free Cash Flow (ttm)
5.25B
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View MoreA Durable Economy as GDP Grows 2.8%
According to the advance estimate released today by the Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S. Gross Domestic Product expanded in the second quarter at an annualized rate of 2.8%. That's well above the 2.0% consensus and 1.4% growth in the first quarter. Strong growth with easing inflation keeps the prospect of a September rate cut on the table. Spending by consumers and businesses drove growth. Personal consumption expenditures were up 2.3%, helped by a rebound in durable goods. The huge services category grew 2.2%. Consumer spending on goods rose 2.5%, reversing a 2.3% decline in 1Q. Within goods, durables jumped 4.7% after a 4.5% decline in 1Q. Nondurables were up 1.4%. Mortgage rates stuck near 7% strained housing affordability in 2Q, sending prospective buyers to the sidelines and residential fixed investment (housing) down 1.4%. This reversed a 16% jump in 1Q. Spending on equipment rose 11.6%, while intellectual property was up 4.5%. The report also contains data on inflation, which, consistent with recent reports, showed signs of moderating. The PCE Price Index increased 2.6% in the second quarter, compared with an increase of 3.4% in the first quarter. Excluding food and energy, the index increased 2.9%, compared with an increase of 3.7% in the previous quarter. In our view, the report this morning indicates that consumers and businesses remain resilient even after Fed's 11 rate hikes. After the report, futures on the S&P 500 rose. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note rose slightly as inflation eased amid strong growth. Based on futures trading, there was little change in the expectation that the Fed will maintain its 5.25%-5.5% policy target when it meets next week. Futures continued to show traders expectation for a rate cut in September, but the strong report raised the odds of a 25-basis-point cut and lowered the chance of 50-basis-point cut.
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Dividend income is often overlooked amid gyrations in the stock market. But dividends are an important element of return. Dividend income accounted for 42% of the total return of the S&P 500 between 1930 and 2012, according to Hartford Funds. And that's just the average. In some of those decades, dividends accounted for more than 50% of total returns and even 100% of returns. More recently, dividends have accounted for a smaller portion of returns, at around 15%-20%. Not all dividends are created equal, though, and it is important to understand the difference between the two main categories: high-yield stocks and dividend-growth stocks. High-yield stocks typically have dividends that pay out in the 5%-8% range. Though the income appears attractive, the share prices of high-yield stocks may be at risk. Dividend-growth stocks typically have lower yields, often in the 1.0%-2.5% range. But the lower-yielding dividends are not likely to be a huge component of cash flow, leaving management teams with other value-additive options for deploying cash. Further, while the yields are not as high, management teams may be more likely to boost the payouts over time, as earnings grow.