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Costco COST

US equityMarket cap rank #29Discount StoresTop Retailers
$898.13
−$6.58 (-0.73%)
Market open · Sep 24, 1:10 pm ET
After hours $904.60 -0.01%
Open$908.88
Prev close$904.70
Day range$897.33 – $909.43
Volume1.14M
Market cap$398.30B
P/E (TTM)45.2
Dividend yield0.60%

Valuation

Multiples measured against the stock's own five-year history

Price / earnings45.5x
CheapRich

Around its usual level · 42nd percentile, 5-year average 46.9x

#2460 of 2977 stocks by PE (1 = cheapest)

Price / book12.0x
CheapRich

Below its usual level · 36th percentile, 5-year average 13.3x

#4937 of 5303 stocks by PB (1 = cheapest)

Price / sales1.4x
CheapRich

Around its usual level · 54th percentile, 5-year average 1.3x

#1915 of 5143 stocks by PS (1 = cheapest)

P/E over five years

32x43x54x65xSep '21Mar '24Sep '26

Dashed line is the 5-year average; the shaded band is one standard deviation either side.

Morningstar fair value estimate

Fair value$740.00
Price vs. fair value+21.4%Trading above the estimate
Star rating★★☆☆☆
Economic moatWide
UncertaintyMedium
MultipleCurrent5y averagePercentile vs. own historyIndustry rank
PB 11.97 13.33 36% (cheaper than usual) #4937 of 5303 (1 = cheapest)
PE 45.51 46.95 42% (cheaper than usual) #2460 of 2977 (1 = cheapest)
PS 1.37 1.29 54% (pricier than usual) #1915 of 5143 (1 = cheapest)

Percentile is against this stock’s own 5-year valuation range: higher means it’s trading rich relative to its own history, lower means cheap relative to its own history — it is not a comparison against other companies.

Morningstar view

Star rating★★
Fair value estimate$740.00
Economic moatWide
UncertaintyMedium
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