Analysis of Long-term (Investment) Activity Ratios
Quarterly Data
Activity ratios measure how efficiently a company performs day-to-day tasks, such us the collection of receivables and management of inventory.
Long-term Activity Ratios (Summary)
Costco Wholesale Corp., long-term (investment) activity ratios (quarterly data)
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-09-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-05-12), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-02-18), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-11-26), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-09-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-05-07), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-02-12), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-11-20), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-08-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-05-08), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-02-13), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-11-21), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-08-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-05-09), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-02-14), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-11-22), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-08-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-05-10), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-02-16), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-11-24), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-09-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-05-12), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-02-17), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-11-25).
| Long-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Net fixed asset turnover | An activity ratio calculated as total revenue divided by net fixed assets. | Costco Wholesale Corp. net fixed asset turnover ratio improved from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 but then deteriorated significantly from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024. |
| Net fixed asset turnover (including operating lease, right-of-use asset) | An activity ratio calculated as total revenue divided by net fixed assets (including operating lease, right-of-use asset). | Costco Wholesale Corp. net fixed asset turnover ratio (with operating lease, right-of-use asset) improved from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 but then deteriorated significantly from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024. |
| Total asset turnover | An activity ratio calculated as total revenue divided by total assets. | Costco Wholesale Corp. total asset turnover ratio deteriorated from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 and from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024. |
| Equity turnover | An activity ratio calculated as total revenue divided by shareholders’ equity. | Costco Wholesale Corp. equity turnover ratio deteriorated from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 and from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024. |
Net Fixed Asset Turnover
Costco Wholesale Corp., net fixed asset turnover calculation (quarterly data)
| Sep 1, 2024 | May 12, 2024 | Feb 18, 2024 | Nov 26, 2023 | Sep 3, 2023 | May 7, 2023 | Feb 12, 2023 | Nov 20, 2022 | Aug 28, 2022 | May 8, 2022 | Feb 13, 2022 | Nov 21, 2021 | Aug 29, 2021 | May 9, 2021 | Feb 14, 2021 | Nov 22, 2020 | Aug 30, 2020 | May 10, 2020 | Feb 16, 2020 | Nov 24, 2019 | Sep 1, 2019 | May 12, 2019 | Feb 17, 2019 | Nov 25, 2018 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net sales | 78,185) | 57,392) | 57,331) | 56,717) | 77,430) | 52,604) | 54,239) | 53,437) | 70,764) | 51,612) | 50,937) | 49,417) | 61,441) | 44,376) | 43,888) | 42,347) | 52,277) | 36,451) | 38,256) | 36,236) | 46,448) | 33,964) | 34,628) | 34,311) | |||||||
| Property and equipment, net | 29,032) | 28,062) | 27,601) | 27,168) | 26,684) | 25,931) | 25,724) | 25,144) | 24,646) | 24,143) | 24,052) | 23,887) | 23,492) | 23,177) | 22,531) | 22,288) | 21,807) | 21,527) | 21,481) | 21,237) | 20,890) | 20,475) | 20,145) | 19,879) | |||||||
| Long-term Activity Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net fixed asset turnover1 | 8.60 | 8.87 | 8.84 | 8.87 | 8.91 | 8.91 | 8.94 | 9.02 | 9.04 | 8.84 | 8.57 | 8.34 | 8.18 | 7.89 | 7.77 | 7.60 | 7.48 | 7.31 | 7.21 | 7.12 | 7.15 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net Fixed Asset Turnover, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dollar General Corp. | 6.36 | 6.67 | 6.90 | 7.09 | 7.23 | 7.37 | 7.60 | 7.77 | 7.87 | 8.13 | 8.20 | 8.43 | 8.65 | 8.78 | 8.88 | 8.91 | 8.47 | 8.70 | 8.83 | 8.69 | 8.63 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Target Corp. | 3.20 | 3.18 | 3.23 | 3.32 | 3.41 | 3.47 | 3.57 | 3.68 | 3.71 | 3.65 | 3.64 | 3.62 | 3.44 | 3.27 | 3.13 | 2.97 | 2.93 | 2.91 | 2.92 | 2.93 | 2.92 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Walmart Inc. | 5.51 | 5.59 | 5.67 | 5.74 | 5.73 | 5.82 | 5.79 | 5.75 | 5.74 | 5.88 | 5.87 | 5.88 | 5.77 | 5.08 | 5.08 | 4.98 | 4.74 | 4.77 | 4.73 | 4.72 | 4.58 | — | — | — | |||||||
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-09-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-05-12), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-02-18), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-11-26), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-09-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-05-07), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-02-12), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-11-20), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-08-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-05-08), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-02-13), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-11-21), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-08-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-05-09), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-02-14), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-11-22), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-08-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-05-10), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-02-16), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-11-24), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-09-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-05-12), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-02-17), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-11-25).
1 Q4 2024 Calculation
Net fixed asset turnover
= (Net salesQ4 2024
+ Net salesQ3 2024
+ Net salesQ2 2024
+ Net salesQ1 2024)
÷ Property and equipment, net
= (78,185 + 57,392 + 57,331 + 56,717)
÷ 29,032 = 8.60
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Long-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Net fixed asset turnover | An activity ratio calculated as total revenue divided by net fixed assets. | Costco Wholesale Corp. net fixed asset turnover ratio improved from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 but then deteriorated significantly from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024. |
Net Fixed Asset Turnover (including Operating Lease, Right-of-Use Asset)
Costco Wholesale Corp., net fixed asset turnover (including operating lease, right-of-use asset) calculation (quarterly data)
| Sep 1, 2024 | May 12, 2024 | Feb 18, 2024 | Nov 26, 2023 | Sep 3, 2023 | May 7, 2023 | Feb 12, 2023 | Nov 20, 2022 | Aug 28, 2022 | May 8, 2022 | Feb 13, 2022 | Nov 21, 2021 | Aug 29, 2021 | May 9, 2021 | Feb 14, 2021 | Nov 22, 2020 | Aug 30, 2020 | May 10, 2020 | Feb 16, 2020 | Nov 24, 2019 | Sep 1, 2019 | May 12, 2019 | Feb 17, 2019 | Nov 25, 2018 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net sales | 78,185) | 57,392) | 57,331) | 56,717) | 77,430) | 52,604) | 54,239) | 53,437) | 70,764) | 51,612) | 50,937) | 49,417) | 61,441) | 44,376) | 43,888) | 42,347) | 52,277) | 36,451) | 38,256) | 36,236) | 46,448) | 33,964) | 34,628) | 34,311) | |||||||
| Property and equipment, net | 29,032) | 28,062) | 27,601) | 27,168) | 26,684) | 25,931) | 25,724) | 25,144) | 24,646) | 24,143) | 24,052) | 23,887) | 23,492) | 23,177) | 22,531) | 22,288) | 21,807) | 21,527) | 21,481) | 21,237) | 20,890) | 20,475) | 20,145) | 19,879) | |||||||
| Operating lease right-of-use assets | 2,617) | 2,643) | 2,740) | 2,672) | 2,713) | 2,806) | 2,859) | 2,787) | 2,774) | 2,731) | 2,840) | 2,903) | 2,890) | 2,875) | 2,887) | 2,785) | 2,788) | 2,749) | 2,596) | 2,597) | —) | —) | —) | —) | |||||||
| Property and equipment, net (including operating lease, right-of-use asset) | 31,649) | 30,705) | 30,341) | 29,840) | 29,397) | 28,737) | 28,583) | 27,931) | 27,420) | 26,874) | 26,892) | 26,790) | 26,382) | 26,052) | 25,418) | 25,073) | 24,595) | 24,276) | 24,077) | 23,834) | 20,890) | 20,475) | 20,145) | 19,879) | |||||||
| Long-term Activity Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net fixed asset turnover (including operating lease, right-of-use asset)1 | 7.89 | 8.11 | 8.04 | 8.08 | 8.09 | 8.04 | 8.05 | 8.12 | 8.12 | 7.94 | 7.67 | 7.43 | 7.28 | 7.02 | 6.88 | 6.75 | 6.64 | 6.48 | 6.43 | 6.35 | 7.15 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net Fixed Asset Turnover (including Operating Lease, Right-of-Use Asset), Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dollar General Corp. | 2.25 | 2.33 | 2.37 | 2.38 | 2.38 | 2.36 | 2.36 | 2.36 | 2.37 | 2.40 | 2.42 | 2.48 | 2.52 | 2.49 | 2.47 | 2.41 | 2.30 | 2.31 | 2.33 | 2.34 | 8.63 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Target Corp. | 2.90 | 2.91 | 2.97 | 3.07 | 3.15 | 3.20 | 3.29 | 3.38 | 3.40 | 3.35 | 3.33 | 3.32 | 3.17 | 3.02 | 2.89 | 2.74 | 2.70 | 2.69 | 2.70 | 2.72 | 2.71 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Walmart Inc. | 4.93 | 4.99 | 5.04 | 5.09 | 5.08 | 5.15 | 5.09 | 5.04 | 5.04 | 5.14 | 5.13 | 5.14 | 5.05 | 4.38 | 4.38 | 4.30 | 4.09 | 4.12 | 4.08 | 4.09 | 4.58 | — | — | — | |||||||
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-09-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-05-12), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-02-18), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-11-26), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-09-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-05-07), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-02-12), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-11-20), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-08-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-05-08), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-02-13), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-11-21), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-08-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-05-09), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-02-14), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-11-22), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-08-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-05-10), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-02-16), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-11-24), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-09-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-05-12), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-02-17), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-11-25).
1 Q4 2024 Calculation
Net fixed asset turnover (including operating lease, right-of-use asset)
= (Net salesQ4 2024
+ Net salesQ3 2024
+ Net salesQ2 2024
+ Net salesQ1 2024)
÷ Property and equipment, net (including operating lease, right-of-use asset)
= (78,185 + 57,392 + 57,331 + 56,717)
÷ 31,649 = 7.89
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Long-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Net fixed asset turnover (including operating lease, right-of-use asset) | An activity ratio calculated as total revenue divided by net fixed assets (including operating lease, right-of-use asset). | Costco Wholesale Corp. net fixed asset turnover ratio (with operating lease, right-of-use asset) improved from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 but then deteriorated significantly from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024. |
Total Asset Turnover
Costco Wholesale Corp., total asset turnover calculation (quarterly data)
| Sep 1, 2024 | May 12, 2024 | Feb 18, 2024 | Nov 26, 2023 | Sep 3, 2023 | May 7, 2023 | Feb 12, 2023 | Nov 20, 2022 | Aug 28, 2022 | May 8, 2022 | Feb 13, 2022 | Nov 21, 2021 | Aug 29, 2021 | May 9, 2021 | Feb 14, 2021 | Nov 22, 2020 | Aug 30, 2020 | May 10, 2020 | Feb 16, 2020 | Nov 24, 2019 | Sep 1, 2019 | May 12, 2019 | Feb 17, 2019 | Nov 25, 2018 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net sales | 78,185) | 57,392) | 57,331) | 56,717) | 77,430) | 52,604) | 54,239) | 53,437) | 70,764) | 51,612) | 50,937) | 49,417) | 61,441) | 44,376) | 43,888) | 42,347) | 52,277) | 36,451) | 38,256) | 36,236) | 46,448) | 33,964) | 34,628) | 34,311) | |||||||
| Total assets | 69,831) | 67,911) | 66,323) | 73,723) | 68,994) | 66,752) | 66,848) | 66,027) | 64,166) | 63,852) | 63,078) | 64,149) | 59,268) | 57,274) | 54,918) | 60,217) | 55,556) | 51,732) | 48,782) | 51,431) | 45,400) | 43,752) | 42,799) | 43,814) | |||||||
| Long-term Activity Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total asset turnover1 | 3.57 | 3.66 | 3.68 | 3.27 | 3.45 | 3.46 | 3.44 | 3.43 | 3.47 | 3.34 | 3.27 | 3.10 | 3.24 | 3.19 | 3.19 | 2.81 | 2.94 | 3.04 | 3.18 | 2.94 | 3.29 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total Asset Turnover, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dollar General Corp. | 1.26 | 1.27 | 1.28 | 1.29 | 1.30 | 1.25 | 1.25 | 1.28 | 1.30 | 1.31 | 1.32 | 1.34 | 1.30 | 1.24 | 1.21 | 1.19 | 1.22 | 1.22 | 1.22 | 1.23 | 1.94 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Target Corp. | 1.91 | 1.87 | 2.00 | 2.07 | 2.02 | 1.93 | 2.03 | 2.08 | 1.94 | 1.87 | 1.93 | 1.92 | 1.80 | 1.73 | 1.74 | 1.77 | 1.80 | 1.75 | 1.83 | 1.85 | 1.80 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Walmart Inc. | 2.55 | 2.44 | 2.45 | 2.52 | 2.49 | 2.40 | 2.36 | 2.32 | 2.32 | 2.32 | 2.35 | 2.36 | 2.20 | 2.17 | 2.27 | 2.28 | 2.20 | 2.16 | 2.19 | 2.18 | 2.33 | — | — | — | |||||||
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-09-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-05-12), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-02-18), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-11-26), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-09-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-05-07), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-02-12), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-11-20), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-08-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-05-08), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-02-13), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-11-21), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-08-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-05-09), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-02-14), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-11-22), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-08-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-05-10), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-02-16), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-11-24), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-09-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-05-12), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-02-17), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-11-25).
1 Q4 2024 Calculation
Total asset turnover
= (Net salesQ4 2024
+ Net salesQ3 2024
+ Net salesQ2 2024
+ Net salesQ1 2024)
÷ Total assets
= (78,185 + 57,392 + 57,331 + 56,717)
÷ 69,831 = 3.57
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Long-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Total asset turnover | An activity ratio calculated as total revenue divided by total assets. | Costco Wholesale Corp. total asset turnover ratio deteriorated from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 and from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024. |
Equity Turnover
Costco Wholesale Corp., equity turnover calculation (quarterly data)
| Sep 1, 2024 | May 12, 2024 | Feb 18, 2024 | Nov 26, 2023 | Sep 3, 2023 | May 7, 2023 | Feb 12, 2023 | Nov 20, 2022 | Aug 28, 2022 | May 8, 2022 | Feb 13, 2022 | Nov 21, 2021 | Aug 29, 2021 | May 9, 2021 | Feb 14, 2021 | Nov 22, 2020 | Aug 30, 2020 | May 10, 2020 | Feb 16, 2020 | Nov 24, 2019 | Sep 1, 2019 | May 12, 2019 | Feb 17, 2019 | Nov 25, 2018 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net sales | 78,185) | 57,392) | 57,331) | 56,717) | 77,430) | 52,604) | 54,239) | 53,437) | 70,764) | 51,612) | 50,937) | 49,417) | 61,441) | 44,376) | 43,888) | 42,347) | 52,277) | 36,451) | 38,256) | 36,236) | 46,448) | 33,964) | 34,628) | 34,311) | |||||||
| Total Costco stockholders’ equity | 23,622) | 21,771) | 20,760) | 26,147) | 25,058) | 23,568) | 22,794) | 21,471) | 20,642) | 19,968) | 19,418) | 18,463) | 17,564) | 16,482) | 15,652) | 14,860) | 18,284) | 16,802) | 16,614) | 15,861) | 15,243) | 14,486) | 13,858) | 13,167) | |||||||
| Long-term Activity Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Equity turnover1 | 10.57 | 11.43 | 11.76 | 9.22 | 9.49 | 9.80 | 10.09 | 10.56 | 10.79 | 10.69 | 10.62 | 10.78 | 10.93 | 11.10 | 11.18 | 11.40 | 8.93 | 9.37 | 9.32 | 9.54 | 9.80 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Equity Turnover, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dollar General Corp. | 5.73 | 6.05 | 6.16 | 6.48 | 6.83 | 5.96 | 5.71 | 5.80 | 5.46 | 5.49 | 5.49 | 5.39 | 5.07 | 4.65 | 4.25 | 4.10 | 4.14 | 4.10 | 3.95 | 3.98 | 3.99 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Target Corp. | 7.88 | 8.42 | 8.88 | 9.28 | 9.58 | 9.73 | 10.04 | 9.80 | 8.16 | 7.39 | 6.66 | 6.48 | 6.40 | 6.57 | 6.65 | 7.08 | 6.52 | 6.65 | 6.41 | 6.77 | 6.59 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Walmart Inc. | 7.66 | 7.97 | 7.86 | 8.52 | 7.90 | 8.23 | 7.51 | 7.42 | 6.82 | 6.89 | 6.98 | 7.13 | 6.86 | 6.69 | 7.14 | 7.78 | 6.96 | 7.22 | 7.31 | 7.50 | 7.04 | — | — | — | |||||||
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-09-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-05-12), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-02-18), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-11-26), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-09-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-05-07), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-02-12), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-11-20), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-08-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-05-08), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-02-13), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-11-21), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-08-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-05-09), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-02-14), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-11-22), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-08-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-05-10), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-02-16), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-11-24), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-09-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-05-12), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-02-17), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-11-25).
1 Q4 2024 Calculation
Equity turnover
= (Net salesQ4 2024
+ Net salesQ3 2024
+ Net salesQ2 2024
+ Net salesQ1 2024)
÷ Total Costco stockholders’ equity
= (78,185 + 57,392 + 57,331 + 56,717)
÷ 23,622 = 10.57
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Long-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Equity turnover | An activity ratio calculated as total revenue divided by shareholders’ equity. | Costco Wholesale Corp. equity turnover ratio deteriorated from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 and from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024. |