Costco

COST US Consumer Staples Consumer Staples Merchandise Retail
S&P 500 Nasdaq 100
$904.77
+0.26%
Delayed · cached 15 min
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Strengths

  • Low debt: debt-to-equity of 0.17.
  • Comfortable interest cover: operating profit covers interest about 67.4 times.
  • Return on equity is healthy at 24.2%.
  • Return on capital employed is healthy at 21.1%.
  • Has paid a dividend in each of the last 5 years on record.

!Watch-points

  • Net profit margin is slim at 2.9%.

These points are generated automatically from the company’s reported figures to highlight what stands out. They are descriptive observations for educational purposes only — not advice or a recommendation to buy, sell, or hold.

Forensic Checks

Altman Z-ScoreSafe zone
9.48

In Altman’s original study, companies in this range showed a low incidence of financial distress.

Piotroski F-ScoreModerate
5 / 7

The F-Score adds one point for each of several year-on-year signs of improving profitability, lower leverage and better efficiency. Higher is generally stronger.

Based on 7 of the 9 signals — the rest need data not available for this stock.

These are well-known academic screening models, shown for educational context only. They describe historical financial patterns and are not predictions, advice, or a recommendation to buy, sell, or hold.

Key Ratios

Market Cap$401.25B
Current Price$ 904.77
High / Low$ 1,096.50 / 844.06
Stock P/E45.46583
Book Value$ 75.40
Dividend Yield0.6%
ROCE21.05%
ROE24.17%
Debt to Equity0.17
Current Ratio1.03
P/B Ratio24.270884
EPS$ 18.21
Debt$5.79B
PAT Margin2.94%
Cash PAT$10.53B
ICR67.42
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