Nixon's Revenge From Beyond the Grave
He's known as the most disgraced president in U.S. history. But there's another story about Richard Nixon... a totally different story from 51 years ago... that you haven't been told... that would have made him a true American hero forever. Now... in a strange twist of fate... this same story could also give investors the chance to become wealthy beyond compare starting in 2025.
Shares Stats
| Shares Outstanding | 443,940,000 |
| Shares Float | 442,860,000 |
| Shares Short | 6,590,000 |
| Insider Holdings | 19% |
| Institution Holdings | 71.52% |
About Costco Wholesale Corp
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, lawn and garden, 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.
General
| Name | Costco Wholesale Corp |
| Ticker | COST |
| Exchange | NASDAQ |
| Sector | Consumer Defensive |
| Industry | Discount Stores |
| Currency | USD |
| Country | USA |
| Fiscal Year End | August |
| Full Time Employees | 333,000 |
Highlights
| Analyst Target | 1,035.27 |
| Market Cap | 423,186,800,000 |
| PE Ratio | 56.02 |
| PEG Ratio | 5.82 |
| EBITDA | 11,521,999,872 |
Financials
| Curr Year EPS Estimate | 16.36 |
| Profit Margin | 2.93% |
| Operating Margin | 3.67 |
| Return on Assets | 0.08 |
| Return on Equity | 0.30 |
| Revenue | 258.8B |
| Earnings Per Share | 16.98 |
| Revenue Per Share | 573.20 |
| Gross Profit | 30,095,000,000 |
| Quarterly Revenue Growth | 0.01 |
Valuation
| Trailing PE | 56.19 |
| Forward PE | 52.63 |
| Price/Sales (Trailing 12 Mt.) | 1.66 |
| Price/Book (Most Recent Quarter) | 17.32 |
Dividend
Costco Wholesale Corp pays out a dividend of $4.70 per share, with a dividend yield of 0.49%.
COST's last dividend payment was made to shareholders on November 15, 2024.
They pay out 26.32% of their earnings out as a dividend.
Recent Dividends
| Nov 15, 2024 | $1.16 |
| Aug 9, 2024 | $1.16 |
| May 10, 2024 | $1.16 |
| Feb 16, 2024 | $1.02 |
| Jan 14, 2024 | $15 |
| Nov 17, 2023 | $1.02 |
| Sep 8, 2023 | $1.02 |
| May 19, 2023 | $1.02 |
| Feb 17, 2023 | $0.90 |
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