Costco Wholesale Corporation COST
Consumer Defensive · Discount Stores · United States · S&P 500
Based on the available data, Costco Wholesale Corporation gets an algorithmic score of 42/100. It trades at 924.59 $, with a bearish technical trend (RSI 53.2) and 19.9% annual volatility.
Updated: 2026-09-30
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Strengths
- High ROE (28.4%): generates strong profit on equity.
- Low-debt balance sheet.
- Low beta (0.28): defensive profile.
- Meaningful dividend (64.00%).
Weaknesses
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Fundamentals
| P/E | 44.45 |
| Forward P/E | 36.96 |
| PEG | 4.43 |
| P/B | 11.45 |
| EV/EBITDA | 27.66 |
| P/S | 1.35 |
| ROE % | 28.40 |
| ROA % | 8.79 |
| Gross margin % | 12.82 |
| Operating margin % | 3.97 |
| Net margin % | 3.04 |
| Revenue growth % (y/y) | 11.10 |
| Earnings growth % (y/y) | 15.00 |
| Revenue CAGR % | 6.64 |
| Earnings CAGR % | 11.49 |
| Debt/Equity % | 23.95 |
| Current ratio | 1.06 |
| FCF yield % | 1.91 |
| Dividend yield % | 64.00 |
| Payout % | 26.69 |
Returns
| 1 month | -2.2 % |
| 3 months | -1.0 % |
| 6 months | -6.9 % |
| YTD | +8.7 % |
| 1 year | +1.5 % |
| 3 years | +72.2 % |
| 5 years | +115.8 % |
Risk
| 1-year volatility | 19.9 % |
| Beta | 0.28 |
| 5-year max drawdown | -31.4 % |
| Sharpe 1A | -0.03 |
Macroeconomic context
Defensive sector: stable demand in recessions. Sensitive to agricultural commodity costs and input inflation; competes with bonds for its dividend. As a US company, its valuation depends on the Fed, 10-year Treasury yields and the US earnings cycle.
How the score is calculated
The score combines profitability (ROE, ROA, net margin), growth (revenue and earnings), valuation (P/E, EV/EBITDA, free cash flow), financial strength (debt and liquidity; not applied to banks and insurers) and momentum (6 and 12-month returns and trend). It is an educational quantitative filter, not a buy or sell recommendation.