Common Stock Valuation Ratios (Price Multiples)
Quarterly Data
Valuation ratios measure the quantity of an asset or flaw (e.g., earnings) associated with ownership of a specified claim (e.g., a share of ownership of the enterprise).
Historical Valuation Ratios (Summary)
Costco Wholesale Corp., historical price multiples (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).
| Valuation ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| P/E ratio | The P/E ratio tells analyst how much an investor in common stock pays per dollar of current earnings. | Costco Wholesale Corp. P/E ratio increased from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 and from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024. |
| P/OP ratio | Because P/E ratio is calculated using net income, the ratio can be sensitive to nonrecurring earnings and capital structure, analysts may use price to operating profit. | Costco Wholesale Corp. P/OP ratio increased from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 and from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024. |
| P/S ratio | An rationale for the P/S ratio is that sales, as the top line in an income statement, are generally less subject to distortion or manipulation than other fundamentals such as EPS or book value. Sales are also more stable than earnings and never negative. | Costco Wholesale Corp. P/S ratio increased from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 and from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024. |
| P/BV ratio | The P/BV ratio is interpreted as an indicator of market judgment about the relationship between a company required rate of return and its actual rate of return. | Costco Wholesale Corp. P/BV ratio increased from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 but then slightly decreased from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024. |
Price to Earnings (P/E)
Costco Wholesale Corp., historical P/E 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 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. shares of common stock outstanding1 | 443,073,537 | 443,335,024 | 443,504,036 | 443,728,416 | 442,740,572 | 443,148,481 | 443,483,205 | 443,729,036 | 442,604,145 | 442,962,949 | 443,224,290 | 443,432,486 | 441,823,811 | 442,069,091 | 442,533,785 | 442,955,229 | 441,228,027 | 441,523,711 | 441,579,952 | 441,757,627 | 439,656,950 | 439,789,186 | 439,880,257 | 440,490,478 | |||||||
| Selected Financial Data (US$) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income attributable to Costco (in millions) | 2,354) | 1,681) | 1,743) | 1,589) | 2,160) | 1,302) | 1,466) | 1,364) | 1,868) | 1,353) | 1,299) | 1,324) | 1,670) | 1,220) | 951) | 1,166) | 1,389) | 838) | 931) | 844) | 1,097) | 906) | 889) | 767) | |||||||
| Earnings per share (EPS)2 | 16.63 | 16.18 | 15.32 | 14.69 | 14.21 | 13.54 | 13.64 | 13.26 | 13.20 | 12.75 | 12.44 | 11.65 | 11.33 | 10.69 | 9.82 | 9.76 | 9.07 | 8.40 | 8.56 | 8.46 | 8.32 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |||||||
| Share price1, 3 | 909.10 | 842.64 | 734.20 | 661.00 | 565.52 | 512.60 | 479.52 | 456.53 | 480.32 | 487.61 | 532.72 | 549.67 | 449.34 | 383.87 | 323.83 | 369.44 | 363.02 | 310.75 | 279.85 | 293.31 | 297.60 | 251.21 | 236.38 | 197.13 | |||||||
| Valuation Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| P/E ratio4 | 54.68 | 52.08 | 47.93 | 45.01 | 39.79 | 37.86 | 35.14 | 34.43 | 36.38 | 38.26 | 42.83 | 47.19 | 39.65 | 35.91 | 32.99 | 37.85 | 40.02 | 36.98 | 32.71 | 34.68 | 35.76 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| P/E Ratio, Competitors5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dollar General Corp. | 19.94 | 15.14 | 14.02 | 14.93 | 18.67 | 22.44 | 23.98 | 22.17 | 21.90 | 20.46 | 20.82 | 18.00 | 16.92 | 20.63 | 21.44 | 23.43 | 21.04 | 23.78 | 24.63 | 20.38 | 19.18 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Target Corp. | 18.60 | 16.59 | 16.67 | 23.57 | 27.08 | 21.82 | 17.50 | 13.23 | 14.38 | 17.57 | 19.28 | 18.16 | 20.39 | 23.56 | 21.44 | 22.08 | 16.12 | 19.66 | 17.35 | 13.68 | 13.56 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Walmart Inc. | 31.52 | 25.73 | 30.97 | 35.47 | 32.17 | 46.12 | 26.02 | 26.43 | 29.27 | 47.43 | 41.22 | 32.45 | 27.47 | 21.57 | 23.39 | 23.27 | 21.69 | 23.34 | 25.39 | 36.14 | 41.79 | — | — | — | |||||||
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 Data adjusted for splits and stock dividends.
2 Q4 2024 Calculation
EPS
= (Net income attributable to CostcoQ4 2024
+ Net income attributable to CostcoQ3 2024
+ Net income attributable to CostcoQ2 2024
+ Net income attributable to CostcoQ1 2024)
÷ No. shares of common stock outstanding
= (2,354,000,000 + 1,681,000,000 + 1,743,000,000 + 1,589,000,000)
÷ 443,073,537 = 16.63
3 Closing price as at the filing date of Costco Wholesale Corp. Quarterly or Annual Report.
4 Q4 2024 Calculation
P/E ratio = Share price ÷ EPS
= 909.10 ÷ 16.63 = 54.68
5 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Valuation ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| P/E ratio | The P/E ratio tells analyst how much an investor in common stock pays per dollar of current earnings. | Costco Wholesale Corp. P/E ratio increased from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 and from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024. |
Price to Operating Profit (P/OP)
Costco Wholesale Corp., historical P/OP 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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| No. shares of common stock outstanding1 | 443,073,537 | 443,335,024 | 443,504,036 | 443,728,416 | 442,740,572 | 443,148,481 | 443,483,205 | 443,729,036 | 442,604,145 | 442,962,949 | 443,224,290 | 443,432,486 | 441,823,811 | 442,069,091 | 442,533,785 | 442,955,229 | 441,228,027 | 441,523,711 | 441,579,952 | 441,757,627 | 439,656,950 | 439,789,186 | 439,880,257 | 440,490,478 | |||||||
| Selected Financial Data (US$) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating income (in millions) | 3,042) | 2,197) | 2,062) | 1,984) | 2,781) | 1,679) | 1,903) | 1,751) | 2,497) | 1,791) | 1,812) | 1,693) | 2,275) | 1,663) | 1,340) | 1,430) | 1,929) | 1,179) | 1,266) | 1,061) | 1,463) | 1,122) | 1,203) | 949) | |||||||
| Operating profit per share2 | 20.96 | 20.35 | 19.18 | 18.81 | 18.33 | 17.67 | 17.91 | 17.69 | 17.61 | 17.09 | 16.79 | 15.72 | 15.18 | 14.39 | 13.28 | 13.10 | 12.32 | 11.25 | 11.12 | 10.98 | 10.77 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |||||||
| Share price1, 3 | 909.10 | 842.64 | 734.20 | 661.00 | 565.52 | 512.60 | 479.52 | 456.53 | 480.32 | 487.61 | 532.72 | 549.67 | 449.34 | 383.87 | 323.83 | 369.44 | 363.02 | 310.75 | 279.85 | 293.31 | 297.60 | 251.21 | 236.38 | 197.13 | |||||||
| Valuation Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| P/OP ratio4 | 43.38 | 41.40 | 38.28 | 35.14 | 30.86 | 29.01 | 26.78 | 25.80 | 27.28 | 28.53 | 31.72 | 34.97 | 29.60 | 26.67 | 24.38 | 28.20 | 29.47 | 27.61 | 25.16 | 26.72 | 27.62 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| P/OP Ratio, Competitors5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dollar General Corp. | 13.54 | 10.37 | 9.80 | 10.68 | 13.55 | 16.55 | 17.78 | 16.49 | 16.32 | 15.17 | 15.48 | 13.42 | 12.64 | 15.44 | 16.06 | 17.44 | 15.65 | 17.79 | 18.49 | 15.34 | 14.41 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Target Corp. | 13.48 | 12.05 | 11.95 | 16.74 | 19.56 | 15.72 | 12.81 | 9.79 | 11.17 | 13.72 | 14.12 | 13.29 | 13.62 | 15.26 | 15.20 | 15.33 | 11.35 | 13.94 | 12.44 | 9.80 | 9.69 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Walmart Inc. | 18.10 | 16.56 | 19.94 | 18.77 | 18.40 | 19.93 | 15.13 | 14.11 | 15.43 | 14.89 | 16.23 | 16.40 | 16.46 | 19.02 | 19.63 | 16.77 | 15.69 | 15.80 | 15.12 | 13.92 | 12.70 | — | — | — | |||||||
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 Data adjusted for splits and stock dividends.
2 Q4 2024 Calculation
Operating profit per share
= (Operating incomeQ4 2024
+ Operating incomeQ3 2024
+ Operating incomeQ2 2024
+ Operating incomeQ1 2024)
÷ No. shares of common stock outstanding
= (3,042,000,000 + 2,197,000,000 + 2,062,000,000 + 1,984,000,000)
÷ 443,073,537 = 20.96
3 Closing price as at the filing date of Costco Wholesale Corp. Quarterly or Annual Report.
4 Q4 2024 Calculation
P/OP ratio = Share price ÷ Operating profit per share
= 909.10 ÷ 20.96 = 43.38
5 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Valuation ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| P/OP ratio | Because P/E ratio is calculated using net income, the ratio can be sensitive to nonrecurring earnings and capital structure, analysts may use price to operating profit. | Costco Wholesale Corp. P/OP ratio increased from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 and from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024. |
Price to Sales (P/S)
Costco Wholesale Corp., historical P/S 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 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. shares of common stock outstanding1 | 443,073,537 | 443,335,024 | 443,504,036 | 443,728,416 | 442,740,572 | 443,148,481 | 443,483,205 | 443,729,036 | 442,604,145 | 442,962,949 | 443,224,290 | 443,432,486 | 441,823,811 | 442,069,091 | 442,533,785 | 442,955,229 | 441,228,027 | 441,523,711 | 441,579,952 | 441,757,627 | 439,656,950 | 439,789,186 | 439,880,257 | 440,490,478 | |||||||
| Selected Financial Data (US$) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net sales (in millions) | 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) | |||||||
| Sales per share2 | 563.39 | 561.36 | 550.35 | 543.10 | 536.91 | 521.37 | 518.74 | 511.01 | 503.23 | 481.77 | 465.16 | 449.05 | 434.68 | 413.71 | 395.37 | 382.28 | 369.92 | 356.47 | 350.79 | 342.44 | 339.70 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |||||||
| Share price1, 3 | 909.10 | 842.64 | 734.20 | 661.00 | 565.52 | 512.60 | 479.52 | 456.53 | 480.32 | 487.61 | 532.72 | 549.67 | 449.34 | 383.87 | 323.83 | 369.44 | 363.02 | 310.75 | 279.85 | 293.31 | 297.60 | 251.21 | 236.38 | 197.13 | |||||||
| Valuation Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| P/S ratio4 | 1.61 | 1.50 | 1.33 | 1.22 | 1.05 | 0.98 | 0.92 | 0.89 | 0.95 | 1.01 | 1.15 | 1.22 | 1.03 | 0.93 | 0.82 | 0.97 | 0.98 | 0.87 | 0.80 | 0.86 | 0.88 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| P/S Ratio, Competitors5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dollar General Corp. | 0.86 | 0.74 | 0.78 | 0.92 | 1.19 | 1.46 | 1.57 | 1.46 | 1.54 | 1.47 | 1.57 | 1.43 | 1.33 | 1.62 | 1.60 | 1.57 | 1.30 | 1.45 | 1.50 | 1.26 | 1.19 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Target Corp. | 0.73 | 0.57 | 0.53 | 0.60 | 0.70 | 0.70 | 0.69 | 0.73 | 0.95 | 1.17 | 1.23 | 1.16 | 0.96 | 1.03 | 0.90 | 0.77 | 0.69 | 0.83 | 0.72 | 0.55 | 0.53 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Walmart Inc. | 0.76 | 0.66 | 0.70 | 0.65 | 0.62 | 0.70 | 0.62 | 0.60 | 0.70 | 0.67 | 0.74 | 0.71 | 0.67 | 0.78 | 0.78 | 0.66 | 0.62 | 0.65 | 0.63 | 0.59 | 0.55 | — | — | — | |||||||
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 Data adjusted for splits and stock dividends.
2 Q4 2024 Calculation
Sales per share
= (Net salesQ4 2024
+ Net salesQ3 2024
+ Net salesQ2 2024
+ Net salesQ1 2024)
÷ No. shares of common stock outstanding
= (78,185,000,000 + 57,392,000,000 + 57,331,000,000 + 56,717,000,000)
÷ 443,073,537 = 563.39
3 Closing price as at the filing date of Costco Wholesale Corp. Quarterly or Annual Report.
4 Q4 2024 Calculation
P/S ratio = Share price ÷ Sales per share
= 909.10 ÷ 563.39 = 1.61
5 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Valuation ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| P/S ratio | An rationale for the P/S ratio is that sales, as the top line in an income statement, are generally less subject to distortion or manipulation than other fundamentals such as EPS or book value. Sales are also more stable than earnings and never negative. | Costco Wholesale Corp. P/S ratio increased from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 and from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024. |
Price to Book Value (P/BV)
Costco Wholesale Corp., historical P/BV 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 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. shares of common stock outstanding1 | 443,073,537 | 443,335,024 | 443,504,036 | 443,728,416 | 442,740,572 | 443,148,481 | 443,483,205 | 443,729,036 | 442,604,145 | 442,962,949 | 443,224,290 | 443,432,486 | 441,823,811 | 442,069,091 | 442,533,785 | 442,955,229 | 441,228,027 | 441,523,711 | 441,579,952 | 441,757,627 | 439,656,950 | 439,789,186 | 439,880,257 | 440,490,478 | |||||||
| Selected Financial Data (US$) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total Costco stockholders’ equity (in millions) | 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) | |||||||
| Book value per share (BVPS)2 | 53.31 | 49.11 | 46.81 | 58.93 | 56.60 | 53.18 | 51.40 | 48.39 | 46.64 | 45.08 | 43.81 | 41.64 | 39.75 | 37.28 | 35.37 | 33.55 | 41.44 | 38.05 | 37.62 | 35.90 | 34.67 | 32.94 | 31.50 | 29.89 | |||||||
| Share price1, 3 | 909.10 | 842.64 | 734.20 | 661.00 | 565.52 | 512.60 | 479.52 | 456.53 | 480.32 | 487.61 | 532.72 | 549.67 | 449.34 | 383.87 | 323.83 | 369.44 | 363.02 | 310.75 | 279.85 | 293.31 | 297.60 | 251.21 | 236.38 | 197.13 | |||||||
| Valuation Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| P/BV ratio4 | 17.05 | 17.16 | 15.69 | 11.22 | 9.99 | 9.64 | 9.33 | 9.43 | 10.30 | 10.82 | 12.16 | 13.20 | 11.30 | 10.30 | 9.16 | 11.01 | 8.76 | 8.17 | 7.44 | 8.17 | 8.58 | 7.63 | 7.50 | 6.59 | |||||||
| Benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| P/BV Ratio, Competitors5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dollar General Corp. | 4.91 | 4.50 | 4.83 | 5.98 | 8.14 | 8.67 | 8.97 | 8.46 | 8.39 | 8.08 | 8.59 | 7.72 | 6.74 | 7.52 | 6.82 | 6.43 | 5.38 | 5.94 | 5.95 | 4.99 | 4.75 | 4.31 | 4.40 | 3.75 | |||||||
| Target Corp. | 5.73 | 4.81 | 4.69 | 5.53 | 6.70 | 6.83 | 6.98 | 7.19 | 7.79 | 8.63 | 8.18 | 7.50 | 6.17 | 6.76 | 6.00 | 5.48 | 4.47 | 5.53 | 4.62 | 3.71 | 3.52 | 3.36 | 4.08 | 3.43 | |||||||
| Walmart Inc. | 5.83 | 5.28 | 5.47 | 5.54 | 4.90 | 5.72 | 4.65 | 4.47 | 4.81 | 4.62 | 5.14 | 5.07 | 4.59 | 5.23 | 5.56 | 5.12 | 4.32 | 4.70 | 4.64 | 4.44 | 3.85 | 3.94 | 3.97 | 3.34 | |||||||
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 Data adjusted for splits and stock dividends.
2 Q4 2024 Calculation
BVPS = Total Costco stockholders’ equity ÷ No. shares of common stock outstanding
= 23,622,000,000 ÷ 443,073,537 = 53.31
3 Closing price as at the filing date of Costco Wholesale Corp. Quarterly or Annual Report.
4 Q4 2024 Calculation
P/BV ratio = Share price ÷ BVPS
= 909.10 ÷ 53.31 = 17.05
5 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Valuation ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| P/BV ratio | The P/BV ratio is interpreted as an indicator of market judgment about the relationship between a company required rate of return and its actual rate of return. | Costco Wholesale Corp. P/BV ratio increased from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 but then slightly decreased from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024. |