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Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST)

Equity · Currency in USD · Last updated Dec 9, 2023

Costco Wholesale Corporation is a membership-only warehouse club that offers various products and services at discounted prices. It operates over 800 warehouses in the United States, Canada, Mexico, the United Kingdom, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Australia, and Spain.

SummaryFinancials

Company Info

ISINUS22160K1051
CUSIP22160K105
SectorConsumer Defensive
IndustryDiscount Stores

Highlights

Market Cap$270.42B
EPS$14.17
PE Ratio43.10
PEG Ratio4.57
Revenue (TTM)$242.29B
Gross Profit (TTM)$30.10B
EBITDA (TTM)$10.58B
Year Range$444.53 - $613.55
Target Price$607.81
Short %1.20%
Short Ratio3.08

Share Price Chart


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Performance

The chart shows the growth of an initial investment of $10,000 in Costco Wholesale Corporation, comparing it to the performance of the S&P 500 index or another benchmark. All prices have been adjusted for splits and dividends.


0.00%10,000.00%20,000.00%30,000.00%40,000.00%50,000.00%JulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecember
49,532.70%
2,173.31%
COST (Costco Wholesale Corporation)
Benchmark (^GSPC)

S&P 500

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Return

Costco Wholesale Corporation had a return of 34.81% year-to-date (YTD) and 27.83% in the last 12 months. Over the past 10 years, Costco Wholesale Corporation had an annualized return of 20.00%, outperforming the S&P 500 benchmark which had an annualized return of 9.85%.


PeriodReturnBenchmark
Year-To-Date34.81%19.92%
1 month7.65%5.06%
6 months18.52%7.11%
1 year27.83%16.17%
5 years (annualized)23.76%11.84%
10 years (annualized)20.00%9.85%

Monthly Returns Heatmap


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
20231.87%5.24%4.14%-1.85%2.85%-2.22%7.49%

Risk-Adjusted Performance

This table presents a comparison of risk-adjusted performance metrics for Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST) and S&P 500 (^GSPC). Risk-adjusted metrics are performance indicators that assess an investment's returns in relation to its risk, enabling a more accurate comparison of different investment options.


Sharpe ratioSortino ratioOmega ratioCalmar ratioUlcer Index
COST
Costco Wholesale Corporation
1.51
^GSPC
S&P 500
1.25

Sharpe Ratio

The current Costco Wholesale Corporation Sharpe ratio is 1.51. A Sharpe ratio greater than 1.0 is considered acceptable.


Rolling 12-month Sharpe Ratio0.000.501.001.50JulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecember
1.51
1.25
COST (Costco Wholesale Corporation)
Benchmark (^GSPC)

Dividend History

Costco Wholesale Corporation granted a 0.65% dividend yield in the last twelve months. The annual payout for that period amounted to $3.96 per share.


PeriodTTM20222021202020192018201720162015201420132012
Dividend$3.96$3.49$3.07$12.75$2.52$2.21$8.95$1.75$6.56$1.38$1.21$8.07

Dividend yield

0.65%0.76%0.54%3.38%0.86%1.08%4.81%1.09%4.06%0.97%1.01%8.17%

Monthly Dividends

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for Costco Wholesale Corporation. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2023$0.00$0.90$0.00$0.00$1.02$0.00$0.00$1.02$0.00$0.00$1.02
2022$0.00$0.79$0.00$0.90$0.00$0.00$0.90$0.00$0.00$0.90$0.00$0.00
2021$0.00$0.70$0.00$0.79$0.00$0.00$0.79$0.00$0.00$0.79$0.00$0.00
2020$0.00$0.65$0.00$0.70$0.00$0.00$0.70$0.00$0.00$0.70$0.00$10.00
2019$0.00$0.57$0.00$0.00$0.65$0.00$0.00$0.65$0.00$0.65$0.00$0.00
2018$0.00$0.50$0.00$0.00$0.57$0.00$0.00$0.57$0.00$0.00$0.57$0.00
2017$0.00$0.45$0.00$0.00$7.50$0.00$0.00$0.50$0.00$0.00$0.50$0.00
2016$0.00$0.40$0.00$0.45$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.45$0.00$0.00$0.45$0.00
2015$0.00$5.36$0.00$0.40$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.40$0.00$0.00$0.40$0.00
2014$0.00$0.31$0.00$0.00$0.36$0.00$0.36$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.36$0.00
2013$0.00$0.28$0.00$0.00$0.31$0.00$0.00$0.31$0.00$0.00$0.31$0.00
2012$0.24$0.00$0.00$0.28$0.00$0.00$0.28$0.00$0.00$0.28$7.00

Dividend Yield & Payout


Dividend Yield
COST
0.65%
Market bottom
1.02%
Market top
5.22%
Costco Wholesale Corporation has a dividend yield of 0.65%, which signifies it pays a smaller percentage of its stock price in dividends to its shareholders compared to other companies in the market.
Payout Ratio
COST
27.91%
Market bottom
18.80%
Market top
64.70%
Costco Wholesale Corporation has a payout ratio of 27.91%, which is quite average when compared to the overall market. This suggests that Costco Wholesale Corporation strikes a balance between reinvesting profits for growth and paying dividends to shareholders.

Drawdowns Chart

The Drawdowns chart displays portfolio losses from any high point along the way.


-15.00%-10.00%-5.00%0.00%JulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecember
-0.03%
-4.01%
COST (Costco Wholesale Corporation)
Benchmark (^GSPC)

Worst Drawdowns

The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the Costco Wholesale Corporation. A maximum drawdown is a measure of risk, indicating the largest reduction in portfolio value due to a series of losing trades.

The maximum drawdown for the Costco Wholesale Corporation was 70.95%, occurring on Jan 11, 1995. Recovery took 726 trading sessions.


Depth

Start

To Bottom

Bottom

To Recover

End

Total

-70.95%Jan 16, 1992756Jan 11, 1995726Nov 21, 19971482
-66.89%Jun 10, 1986351Oct 27, 1987321Feb 2, 1989672
-53.39%May 2, 2000665Dec 24, 2002886Jul 3, 20061551
-48.04%Jul 9, 2008168Mar 9, 2009451Dec 20, 2010619
-36.46%Jul 17, 199052Sep 27, 199046Dec 3, 199098

Volatility Chart

The current Costco Wholesale Corporation volatility is 5.13%, representing the average percentage change in the investments's value, either up or down over the past month. The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.


2.00%3.00%4.00%5.00%6.00%JulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecember
5.13%
2.77%
COST (Costco Wholesale Corporation)
Benchmark (^GSPC)