If You Hold Any Dollars in Your Bank Account, Read This...
Strange events are unfolding in the global financial system. A monetary reset dubbed the "Mar-a-Lago Accord" is quietly in motion, and the financial elite are already taking protective action. If history is any guide, you could lose up to 40% of your wealth in the next two years. Move your money before it's too late.
Shares Stats
| Shares Outstanding | 443,240,000 |
| Shares Float | 442,310,000 |
| Shares Short | 7,220,000 |
| Insider Holdings | 16% |
| Institution Holdings | 72.12% |
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. It offers merchandise, including sundries, dry groceries, candies, coolers, freezers, deli, liquor, and tobacco; non-food merchandise comprising appliances, small electronics, health and beauty aids, hardware, lawn and garden, sporting goods, tires, toys and seasonal, automotive, stamps, tickets, apparel, furniture, domestics, housewares, special order kiosks, and jewelry; and fresh food, such as meat, produce, service deli, and bakery products. The company is also involved in warehouse ancillary operations, which include gasoline, pharmacies, optical, food courts, hearing-aid centers, and tire installation centers. In addition, it engages in e-commerce, business centers, travel, and other businesses. 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 | 341,000 |
Highlights
| Analyst Target | 1,073.42 |
| Market Cap | 404,884,100,000 |
| PE Ratio | 50.17 |
| PEG Ratio | 5.09 |
| EBITDA | 12,808,999,936 |
Financials
| Curr Year EPS Estimate | 18.14 |
| Profit Margin | 2.94% |
| Operating Margin | 3.77 |
| Return on Assets | 0.09 |
| Return on Equity | 0.31 |
| Revenue | 275.2B |
| Earnings Per Share | 18.18 |
| Revenue Per Share | 619.92 |
| Gross Profit | 35,349,000,192 |
| Quarterly Revenue Growth | 0.08 |
Valuation
| Trailing PE | 50.25 |
| Forward PE | 45.25 |
| Price/Sales (Trailing 12 Mt.) | 1.47 |
| Price/Book (Most Recent Quarter) | 13.88 |
Dividend
Costco Wholesale Corp pays out a dividend of $5.42 per share, with a dividend yield of 0.59%.
COST's last dividend payment was made to shareholders on November 14, 2025.
They pay out 27.02% of their earnings out as a dividend.
Recent Dividends
| Nov 14, 2025 | $1.30 |
| Aug 15, 2025 | $1.30 |
| May 16, 2025 | $1.30 |
| Feb 21, 2025 | $1.16 |
| Nov 15, 2024 | $1.16 |
| Aug 9, 2024 | $1.16 |
| May 10, 2024 | $1.16 |
| Feb 16, 2024 | $1.02 |
| Jan 14, 2024 | $15 |
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