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Costco (COST)
A mixed picture - strengths and real weaknesses - 14 of 33 checks passed.
Latest close : $915.74, -1.0% on the day; -16.2% from the 52-week high. Refreshed every trading night.
Full analysis: report · all charts. Financial statements are computed from SEC EDGAR XBRL filings, current to . The share price and everything built on it (market cap, multiples, yields, the Value and Trend checks) are refreshed every trading night; this page shows the close of . Not investment advice.
Key figures
| Share price (delayed close) | $915.74 |
| Market cap | $406.1B |
| 52-week range | $846.26 - $1092.58 |
| P/E | 46.1x |
| P/E, own 5-year median | 31.2x |
| P/S | 1.4x |
| Free cash flow yield | 2.2% |
| Dividend yield | 0.5% |
| Revenue (TTM) | $293.6B |
| Net income (TTM) | $8.8B |
| Free cash flow (TTM) | $8.8B |
| Gross margin | 5.6% |
| Operating margin | 3.8% |
| Return on equity | 26.4% |
| Revenue growth (1y) | - |
| Revenue CAGR (3y) | +6.6% |
| Debt / equity | 0.17x |
| Cash & short-term investments | $20.0B |
| Shares outstanding | 443.5m (cover page of the latest filing, 2026-05-27) |
The score: 14 of 33 checks passed
Six chapters, six pass/fail checks each. Five are computed from the filings; Trend is price behaviour, and says so.
Is COST stock cheap or expensive right now?
Value · 1 of 6 checks passed. Expensive against its own history and its sector - you're paying up for what you get. chapter →
Is Costco still growing?
Growth · not scored. Not enough data to score this fairly - the checks below show exactly what's missing. (loss-making in both years; under 3 years of history; under 8 quarters of history) chapter →
Does Costco make real money?
Quality · 4 of 6 checks passed. A solidly profitable business, though not exceptional against its sector. chapter →
Can Costco survive a bad year?
Health · 4 of 6 checks passed. Financially sound overall, with one or two things worth watching. chapter →
What does Costco hand back to shareholders?
Shareholder returns · 3 of 6 checks passed. Cash comes back to owners, with a caveat or two in the checks below. chapter →
Which way is COST trending?
Trend analysis · 1 of 6 checks passed. The market is voting against it right now - a falling trend on most measures. chapter →
Are insiders buying or selling COST?
Open-market buys: $0.00 · sells: $15M, across the recent Form 4 filings. detail →
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Method: figures computed deterministically from SEC EDGAR XBRL (companyfacts, frames, financial-statement-and-notes datasets, Form 4); prices delayed end-of-day. Scores count transparent pass/fail checks. Missing data is shown as missing, never estimated. Last changed . © TenQ - cite with a link to this page.