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Costco (COST)
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Costco Ratios

COST's free cash flow for Q1 2026 was $0.13. For the 2026 fiscal year, COST's free cash flow was decreased by $ and operating cash flow was $0.04. See a summary of the company’s cash flow.
Ratios
TTM
Dec 25Dec 24Dec 23Dec 22
Liquidity Ratios
Current Ratio
1.04 0.97 1.07 1.02 1.00
Quick Ratio
0.53 0.44 0.57 0.46 0.52
Cash Ratio
0.39 0.28 0.41 0.32 0.38
Solvency Ratio
0.21 0.21 0.20 0.19 0.17
Operating Cash Flow Ratio
0.35 0.32 0.33 0.23 0.30
Short-Term Operating Cash Flow Coverage
0.00 110.09 10.24 101.26 11.21
Net Current Asset Value
$ -9.08B$ -11.96B$ -8.06B$ -10.82B$ -11.69B
Leverage Ratios
Debt-to-Assets Ratio
0.03 0.12 0.13 0.14 0.17
Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.08 0.35 0.35 0.44 0.58
Debt-to-Capital Ratio
0.07 0.26 0.26 0.30 0.37
Long-Term Debt-to-Capital Ratio
0.07 0.20 0.18 0.24 0.28
Financial Leverage Ratio
2.73 2.96 2.75 3.11 3.37
Debt Service Coverage Ratio
71.85 35.93 7.20 36.15 7.54
Interest Coverage Ratio
70.07 54.94 50.71 49.32 39.23
Debt to Market Cap
<0.01 0.01 0.03 0.03 0.04
Interest Debt Per Share
5.83 19.01 20.38 20.73 23.25
Net Debt to EBITDA
-1.05 -0.13 -0.43 -0.11 -0.13
Profitability Margins
Gross Profit Margin
12.88%12.61%12.26%12.15%12.88%
EBIT Margin
3.92%3.89%3.57%3.52%3.50%
EBITDA Margin
4.89%4.77%4.60%4.53%4.55%
Operating Profit Margin
3.80%3.65%3.35%3.43%3.42%
Pretax Profit Margin
3.96%3.83%3.50%3.45%3.41%
Net Profit Margin
2.96%2.90%2.60%2.57%2.56%
Continuous Operations Profit Margin
2.96%2.90%2.60%2.61%2.59%
Net Income Per EBT
74.83%75.64%74.14%74.54%74.96%
EBT Per EBIT
104.18%104.90%104.60%100.60%99.58%
Return on Assets (ROA)
10.03%10.55%9.12%9.11%8.45%
Return on Equity (ROE)
29.61%31.19%25.11%28.31%28.51%
Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)
25.99%27.02%22.91%24.23%22.49%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)
19.44%20.37%16.48%18.24%16.65%
Return on Tangible Assets
10.03%10.55%9.25%9.25%8.59%
Earnings Yield
2.11%1.86%2.60%2.48%2.48%
Efficiency Ratios
Receivables Turnover
86.78 93.51 106.04 101.27 108.67
Payables Turnover
10.39 11.45 12.16 11.17 10.49
Inventory Turnover
11.56 11.92 12.77 11.13 12.01
Fixed Asset Turnover
7.93 8.04 7.89 7.82 7.16
Asset Turnover
3.39 3.64 3.51 3.54 3.31
Working Capital Turnover Ratio
194.85 472.08 161.85 595.68 117.32
Cash Conversion Cycle
-0.45 2.63 2.01 3.71 -1.05
Days of Sales Outstanding
4.21 3.90 3.44 3.60 3.36
Days of Inventory Outstanding
41.54 30.61 28.59 32.78 30.40
Days of Payables Outstanding
46.20 31.88 30.02 32.67 34.81
Operating Cycle
45.74 34.51 32.03 36.39 33.76
Cash Flow Ratios
Operating Cash Flow Per Share
33.25 25.54 24.94 16.66 20.22
Free Cash Flow Per Share
20.28 14.93 15.20 7.89 12.12
CapEx Per Share
12.97 10.61 9.74 8.77 8.10
Free Cash Flow to Operating Cash Flow
0.61 0.58 0.61 0.47 0.60
Dividend Paid and CapEx Coverage Ratio
1.84 0.82 1.99 1.37 0.96
Capital Expenditure Coverage Ratio
2.56 2.41 2.56 1.90 2.50
Operating Cash Flow Coverage Ratio
6.06 1.37 1.25 0.82 0.88
Operating Cash Flow to Sales Ratio
0.05 0.04 0.05 0.03 0.05
Free Cash Flow Yield
2.30%1.67%2.79%1.49%2.66%
Valuation Ratios
Price-to-Earnings (P/E) Ratio
47.30 53.77 38.39 40.32 40.35
Price-to-Sales (P/S) Ratio
1.40 1.56 1.00 1.04 1.03
Price-to-Book (P/B) Ratio
12.96 16.77 9.64 11.41 11.50
Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) Ratio
43.54 59.76 35.81 67.30 37.62
Price-to-Operating Cash Flow Ratio
26.60 34.94 21.83 31.87 22.55
Price-to-Earnings Growth (PEG) Ratio
18.77 3.15 5.01 2.44 1.62
Price-to-Fair Value
12.96 16.77 9.64 11.41 11.50
Enterprise Value Multiple
27.58 32.48 21.26 22.82 22.53
Enterprise Value
378.21B 394.51B 236.75B 234.44B 200.89B
EV to EBITDA
28.83 32.48 21.26 22.82 22.53
EV to Sales
1.35 1.55 0.98 1.03 1.03
EV to Free Cash Flow
42.01 59.51 35.10 66.96 37.41
EV to Operating Cash Flow
25.62 34.79 21.39 31.72 22.43
Tangible Book Value Per Share
68.26 53.21 54.22 44.30 38.55
Shareholders’ Equity Per Share
68.26 53.21 56.46 46.53 39.64
Tax and Other Ratios
Effective Tax Rate
0.25 0.24 0.26 0.25 0.24
Revenue Per Share
631.57 573.20 545.88 511.56 442.19
Net Income Per Share
18.70 16.60 14.18 13.17 11.30
Tax Burden
0.75 0.76 0.74 0.75 0.75
Interest Burden
1.30 0.98 0.98 0.98 0.98
Research & Development to Revenue
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
SG&A to Revenue
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Stock-Based Compensation to Revenue
<0.01 <0.01 <0.01 <0.01 <0.01
Income Quality
1.78 1.54 1.76 1.25 1.76
Currency in USD