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Costco (COST) valuation

Run six valuation models on Costco with live data: DCF, Reverse DCF, Graham number, Monte Carlo, scenarios and sum-of-the-parts (NAV).

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Costco

COST · Consumer Defensive

Current price

951,04 USD

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Valuation

Market cap
$421.77B
PE (TTM | NTM | +1y)
48.18 | 41.97 | 41.89
Price / Sales
1.44
EV / EBITDA
30.25
Price / Book
25.51

Cash flow

FCF yield(15.68 / 951.04)
+1.65%
SBC-adjusted FCF yield(13.67 / 951.04)
+1.44%
SBC impact
-12.8%

Margins & growth

Profit margin
+3.01%
Operating margin
+3.67%
Quarterly earnings (YoY)
+15.19%
Quarterly revenue (YoY)
+11.58%

Balance

Cash
$11.13B
Debt
$10.23B
Net position
$898M

Dividend

Dividend yield
+0.62%
Payout ratio
+27.01%
Next payout
8/7/2026

Price (1 year)

-2.16%
$1.05K

Revenue

estimate
Q2 23: $53.65BQ2 23Q4 23: $57.8BQ2 24: $58.52BQ2 24Q4 24: $62.15BQ2 25: $63.21BQ2 25Q2 25: $63.21BQ3 25: $86.16BQ3 25Q4 25: $67.31BQ1 26: $69.6BQ1 26Q2 26: $70.53BQ2 26: $70.53BQ2 26Q3 26 · estimate: $94.61BQ3 26$94.61B

EBITDA

Q2 25: $3.17BQ2 25Q3 25: $4.33BQ3 25Q4 25: $3.22BQ4 25Q1 26: $3.35BQ1 26Q2 26: $3.57BQ2 26$4.33B

Net income

Q2 23: $1.3BQ2 23Q4 23: $1.59BQ2 24: $1.68BQ2 24Q4 24: $1.8BQ2 25: $1.9BQ2 25Q2 25: $1.9BQ3 25: $2.61BQ3 25Q4 25: $2BQ1 26: $2.04BQ1 26Q2 26: $2.19BQ2 26: $2.19BQ2 26$2.61B

Free cash flow

Q4 23: $3.61BQ4 23Q4 24: $2BQ2 25: $2.33BQ2 25Q3 25: $1.9BQ4 25: $3.16BQ4 25Q1 26: $1.71BQ2 26: $2.04BQ2 26$3.61B

EPS

estimate
Q2 23: 2.93Q2 23Q4 23: 3.58Q2 24: 3.78Q2 24Q4 24: 4.04Q2 25: 4.28Q2 25Q2 25: 4.28Q3 25: 5.87Q3 25Q4 25: 4.50Q1 26: 4.58Q1 26Q2 26: 4.93Q2 26: 4.93Q2 26Q3 26 · estimate: 6.56Q3 266.56

Cash & debt

CashDebt
Q2 23 · Cash: $12.49BQ2 23Q3 23 · Cash: $13.7BQ4 23 · Cash: $17.01BQ2 24 · Cash: $10.4BQ2 24Q3 24 · Cash: $9.91BQ4 24 · Cash: $10.91BQ2 25 · Cash: $13.84BQ2 25Q2 25 · Cash: $13.84BQ2 25 · Debt: $8.18BQ3 25 · Cash: $14.16BQ3 25 · Debt: $8.17BQ4 25 · Cash: $16.22BQ4 25 · Debt: $8.1BQ4 25Q1 26 · Cash: $17.38BQ1 26 · Debt: $8.17BQ2 26 · Cash: $18.95BQ2 26 · Cash: $18.95BQ2 26 · Debt: $8.14BQ2 26$18.95B

Return of capital

DividendsBuybacks
Q4 23 · Dividends: $905MQ4 23 · Buybacks: $162MQ4 23Q4 24 · Dividends: $515MQ4 24 · Buybacks: $207MQ2 25 · Dividends: $515MQ2 25 · Buybacks: $211MQ2 25Q3 25 · Dividends: $1.15BQ3 25 · Buybacks: $280MQ4 25 · Dividends: $577MQ4 25 · Buybacks: $210MQ4 25Q1 26 · Dividends: $577MQ1 26 · Buybacks: $209MQ2 26 · Buybacks: $184MQ2 26$1.43B

Shares outstanding

Q2 23: 443.22MQ2 23Q2 23: 443.15MQ3 23: 442.79MQ4 23: 442.74MQ4 23: 443.79MQ4 23Q4 23: 443.73MQ1 24: 443.5MQ2 24: 443.37MQ2 24: 443.34MQ2 24Q3 24: 443.13MQ4 24: 443.07MQ4 24: 443.94MQ4 24: 443.9MQ4 24Q1 25: 443.68MQ2 25: 443.52MQ2 25: 443.48MQ3 25: 443.24MQ3 25Q3 25: 443.18MQ4 25: 443.92MQ1 26: 443.65MQ2 26: 443.51MQ2 26: 443.48MQ2 26443.94M

Stock-based compensation

Q2 23: $94MQ2 23Q4 23: $444MQ2 24: $106MQ2 24Q4 24: $463MQ2 25: $106MQ2 25Q2 25: $106MQ3 25: $140MQ3 25Q4 25: $486MQ1 26: $166MQ1 26Q2 26: $119MQ2 26: $119MQ2 26$486M

Operating expenses

R&DSG&A
Q2 23 · SG&A: $4.79BQ2 23Q4 23 · SG&A: $5.36BQ2 24 · SG&A: $5.15BQ2 24Q4 24 · SG&A: $5.85BQ2 25 · SG&A: $5.68BQ2 25Q2 25 · SG&A: $5.68BQ3 25 · SG&A: $7.78BQ3 25Q4 25 · SG&A: $6.33BQ1 26 · SG&A: $6.27BQ1 26Q2 26 · SG&A: $6.19BQ2 26 · SG&A: $6.19BQ2 26$7.78B

Source: Yahoo Finance. Quarterly history grows automatically over time as new quarters are published.

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