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COST's free cash flow for Q3 2025 was $0.13. For the 2025 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	Sep 24	Sep 23	Sep 22	Sep 21
Liquidity Ratios
Current Ratio	1.01	1.07	1.02	1.00	1.13
Quick Ratio	0.52	0.57	0.46	0.52	0.64
Cash Ratio	0.36	0.41	0.32	0.38	0.49
Solvency Ratio	0.17	0.20	0.19	0.17	0.16
Operating Cash Flow Ratio	0.27	0.33	0.23	0.30	0.36
Short-Term Operating Cash Flow Coverage	3.74	10.24	101.26	11.21	93.27
Net Current Asset Value	$ -6.33B	$ -8.06B	$ -10.82B	$ -11.69B	$ -8.73B
Leverage Ratios
Debt-to-Assets Ratio	0.15	0.13	0.14	0.17	0.18
Debt-to-Equity Ratio	0.45	0.35	0.44	0.58	0.56
Debt-to-Capital Ratio	0.31	0.26	0.30	0.37	0.36
Long-Term Debt-to-Capital Ratio	0.25	0.18	0.24	0.28	0.29
Financial Leverage Ratio	2.98	2.75	3.11	3.37	3.04
Debt Service Coverage Ratio	2.89	7.20	36.15	7.54	23.76
Interest Coverage Ratio	31.58	50.71	49.32	39.23	33.97
Debt to Market Cap	0.05	0.03	0.03	0.04	0.05
Interest Debt Per Share	15.86	20.38	20.73	23.25	23.35
Net Debt to EBITDA	-0.24	-0.43	-0.11	-0.13	-0.29
Profitability Margins
Gross Profit Margin	12.98%	12.26%	12.15%	12.88%	13.09%
EBIT Margin	3.22%	3.57%	3.52%	3.50%	3.31%
EBITDA Margin	4.20%	4.60%	4.53%	4.55%	4.42%
Operating Profit Margin	3.10%	3.35%	3.43%	3.42%	3.26%
Pretax Profit Margin	3.12%	3.50%	3.45%	3.41%	3.22%
Net Profit Margin	2.40%	2.60%	2.57%	2.56%	2.40%
Continuous Operations Profit Margin	2.43%	2.60%	2.61%	2.59%	2.43%
Net Income Per EBT	76.79%	74.14%	74.54%	74.96%	74.57%
EBT Per EBIT	100.59%	104.60%	100.60%	99.58%	98.75%
Return on Assets (ROA)	8.06%	9.12%	9.11%	8.45%	7.20%
Return on Equity (ROE)	24.00%	25.11%	28.31%	28.51%	21.89%
Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)	21.37%	22.91%	24.23%	22.49%	17.70%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)	15.43%	16.48%	18.24%	16.65%	13.34%
Return on Tangible Assets	8.07%	9.25%	9.25%	8.59%	7.33%
Earnings Yield	2.82%	2.60%	2.48%	2.48%	2.60%
Efficiency Ratios
Receivables Turnover	99.48	106.04	101.27	108.67	107.59
Payables Turnover	11.38	12.16	11.17	10.49	10.23
Inventory Turnover	11.66	12.77	11.13	12.01	11.84
Fixed Asset Turnover	7.31	7.89	7.82	7.16	6.62
Asset Turnover	3.36	3.51	3.54	3.31	3.00
Working Capital Turnover Ratio	499.85	161.85	595.68	117.32	94.64
Cash Conversion Cycle	2.89	2.01	3.71	-1.05	-1.47
Days of Sales Outstanding	3.67	3.44	3.60	3.36	3.39
Days of Inventory Outstanding	31.30	28.59	32.78	30.40	30.83
Days of Payables Outstanding	32.08	30.02	32.67	34.81	35.69
Operating Cycle	34.97	32.03	36.39	33.76	34.22
Cash Flow Ratios
Operating Cash Flow Per Share	14.45	24.94	16.66	20.22	20.03
Free Cash Flow Per Share	7.64	15.20	7.89	12.12	13.68
CapEx Per Share	6.82	9.74	8.77	8.10	6.35
Free Cash Flow to Operating Cash Flow	0.53	0.61	0.47	0.60	0.68
Dividend Paid and CapEx Coverage Ratio	1.57	1.99	1.37	0.96	2.07
Capital Expenditure Coverage Ratio	2.12	2.56	1.90	2.50	3.15
Operating Cash Flow Coverage Ratio	0.93	1.25	0.82	0.88	0.87
Operating Cash Flow to Sales Ratio	0.04	0.05	0.03	0.05	0.05
Free Cash Flow Yield	2.59%	2.79%	1.49%	2.66%	3.94%
Valuation Ratios
Price-to-Earnings (P/E) Ratio	35.43	38.39	40.32	40.35	38.42
Price-to-Sales (P/S) Ratio	0.85	1.00	1.04	1.03	0.92
Price-to-Book (P/B) Ratio	8.50	9.64	11.41	11.50	8.41
Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) Ratio	38.60	35.81	67.30	37.62	25.41
Price-to-Operating Cash Flow Ratio	20.39	21.83	31.87	22.55	17.35
Price-to-Earnings Growth (PEG) Ratio	2.16	5.01	2.44	1.62	4.38
Price-to-Fair Value	8.50	9.64	11.41	11.50	8.41
Enterprise Value Multiple	19.99	21.26	22.82	22.53	20.59
Enterprise Value	128.06B	236.75B	234.44B	200.89B	151.66B
EV to EBITDA	19.99	21.26	22.82	22.53	20.59
EV to Sales	0.84	0.98	1.03	1.03	0.91
EV to Free Cash Flow	38.14	35.10	66.96	37.41	25.06
EV to Operating Cash Flow	20.15	21.39	31.72	22.43	17.12
Tangible Book Value Per Share	35.32	54.22	44.30	38.55	40.06
Shareholders’ Equity Per Share	34.66	56.46	46.53	39.64	41.34
Tax and Other Ratios
Effective Tax Rate	0.22	0.26	0.25	0.24	0.24
Revenue Per Share	347.25	545.88	511.56	442.19	377.03
Net Income Per Share	8.32	14.18	13.17	11.30	9.05
Tax Burden	0.77	0.74	0.75	0.75	0.75
Interest Burden	0.97	0.98	0.98	0.98	0.97
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	1.72	1.76	1.25	1.76	2.18

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