Costco (COST) stock
NASDAQ
As of the Oct 26, 2026 close (U.S. Eastern)
- Market cap
- $445.3B
- As of Oct 26, 2026
- P/E
- 48.26x
- Latest fiscal year
- P/B
- 12.44x
- Latest reported equity
- P/S
- 1.47x
- Latest fiscal year
- ROE
- 25.8%
- Latest fiscal year
- Dividend yield
- 0.55%
- Latest fiscal-year dividends
Multiples use the price as of Oct 26, 2026 and may differ from the current price.
Compares the share price with the company's earnings, net assets and sales. Check trading status and financial notes separately.
Price date for the multiples · Oct 26, 2026 · Financial period · Latest fiscal year
Latest fiscal-year financials · Computed in-house by ChickenStock
P/E
48.26x
P/B
12.44x
P/S
1.47x
Earnings and dividend metrics▾
Earnings
EPS
$20.83
Earnings per share
BPS
$80.82
Book value per share
ROE
25.8%
Return on equity
- EPS — what one share earned over the last four quarters. This company earned $20.83 per share.
- BPS — net assets divided by the number of shares. Each share is backed by $80.82 of net assets.
- ROE — how much the company earned on shareholder equity over a year: 25.8%.
Dividends
Yield
0.55%
Dividend per share
$5.54
Payout ratio
26.6%
Consecutive years
4+ yrs
Yield uses fiscal 2026 dividends · Dividend per share and payout ratio are for fiscal 2026.
- Dividend yield — dividends divided by the share price (or market cap). It falls when the price rises.
- Dividend per share — the fiscal-year dividend per share. For one hundred shares that is about $554.00 before tax.
- Payout ratio — 26.6% of earnings was paid out as dividends.
- Consecutive years — dividends were paid every year for more than 4 years. That does not mean they will continue.
Reference only · not a promise of future dividends
ⓘ What are these valuation metrics?▾
P/E = share price ÷ earnings per share (EPS)
P/B = share price ÷ book value per share (BPS)
P/S = share price ÷ sales per share
P/E shows how many times annual earnings per share the price is; not all earnings are paid to shareholders. P/B compares the price with net assets, and P/S with sales.
Higher or lower is not good or bad by itself. Typical levels differ by industry; read P/B alongside ROE and P/S alongside margins.
ChickenStock computes these from SEC financial filings: net income and revenue are summed over the latest four quarters, and equity is the latest reported balance.
A negative P/E means a net loss. Reference information only, not a recommendation to buy or sell.
Latest earnings
SEC filingsMay–Jul 2026(FY2026 Q4)
Revenue increased 11.1% from the same period a year earlier.
Key reported figures come first. Select one to see the same quarter across three years.
Revenue · same quarter, three years
Year-ago quarter $86.2B+11.1%
Annual total minus the first three quarters (the filing does not report the fourth quarter on its own).
$79.7B
May–Jul '24
$86.2B
May–Jul '25
$95.7B
May–Jul '26
The next earnings date has not been confirmed yet.
ⓘ Notes on these figures▾
- Results for May–Jul 2026 are from the 10-K submitted to SEC EDGAR on Oct 7, 2026.
- Revenue is the annual total minus the first three quarters; the filing does not report the fourth quarter on its own.
- Revenue increased 11.1% from the same quarter a year earlier.
- Operating income is the annual total minus the first three quarters; the filing does not report the fourth quarter on its own.
- Operating income increased 13.8% from the same quarter a year earlier.
- Net income is the annual total minus the first three quarters; the filing does not report the fourth quarter on its own.
- Net income increased 14.9% from the same quarter a year earlier.
Filed Oct 7, 2026 · 10-K · SEC EDGAR · View original
Reported results are from SEC EDGAR filings. Reference information only, not investment advice.
Insider transactions
Recent Form 4 filings grouped by person, date and transaction type.
- Vachris Roland MichaelPresident and CEO · Oct 22, 2026Shares withheld for taxes3,656 shares · $3.7MAvg. price $1,018.21
Show 3 price lots
- 1,404 shares × $1,018.21$1.4M
- 1,131 shares × $1,018.21$1.2M
- 1,121 shares × $1,018.21$1.1M
- MILLERCHIP GARYExecutive Vice President · Oct 22, 2026Shares withheld for taxes1,631 shares · $1.7MAvg. price $1,018.21
Show 3 price lots
- 817 shares × $1,018.21$832K
- 500 shares × $1,018.21$509K
- 313 shares × $1,018.21$319K
- Klauer James CExecutive Vice President · Oct 22, 2026Shares withheld for taxes2,101 shares · $2.1MAvg. price $1,018.21
Show 5 price lots
- 542 shares × $1,018.21$552K
- 530 shares × $1,018.21$540K
- 443 shares × $1,018.21$451K
- 396 shares × $1,018.21$403K
- 191 shares × $1,018.21$194K
- Adamo ClaudineExecutive Vice President · Oct 22, 2026Shares withheld for taxes692 shares · $704KAvg. price $1,018.21
Show 5 price lots
- 198 shares × $1,018.21$202K
- 177 shares × $1,018.21$180K
- 111 shares × $1,018.21$113K
- 109 shares × $1,018.21$111K
- 97 shares × $1,018.21$99K
- Barbre Tiffany MarieInsider · Oct 22, 2026Shares withheld for taxes537 shares · $547KAvg. price $1,018.21
Show 5 price lots
- 166 shares × $1,018.21$169K
- 102 shares × $1,018.21$103K
- 94 shares × $1,018.21$96K
- 90 shares × $1,018.21$92K
- 85 shares × $1,018.21$86K
- George Sarah CatherineExecutive Vice President · Oct 22, 2026Shares withheld for taxes260 shares · $264KAvg. price $1,018.21
Show 5 price lots
- 62 shares × $1,018.21$64K
- 60 shares × $1,018.21$61K
- 56 shares × $1,018.21$57K
- 47 shares × $1,018.21$48K
- 35 shares × $1,018.21$35K
- JEWELL SARAH MR SALLYDirector · Oct 22, 2026Grant or award266 shares · $0Avg. price $03,879 shares held after
- Barbre Tiffany MarieInsider · Oct 22, 2026Grant or award1,965 shares · $0Avg. price $07,120 shares held after
- DECKER SUSAN LDirector · Oct 22, 2026Grant or award266 shares · $0Avg. price $08,798 shares held after
- DENMAN KENNETH DDirector · Oct 22, 2026Grant or award266 shares · $0Avg. price $05,045 shares held after
- MILLERCHIP GARYExecutive Vice President · Oct 22, 2026Grant or award6,140 shares · $0Avg. price $021,605 shares held after
- JAMES HAMILTON EDirector · Oct 22, 2026Grant or award266 shares · $0Avg. price $055,804 shares held after
- Vachris Roland MichaelPresident and CEO · Oct 22, 2026Grant or award13,973 shares · $0Avg. price $066,231 shares held after
- Raimondo Gina MarieDirector · Oct 22, 2026Grant or award266 shares · $0Avg. price $0481 shares held after
- STANTON JOHN WDirector · Oct 22, 2026Grant or award266 shares · $0Avg. price $024,356 shares held after
- Wilderotter Mary AgnesDirector · Oct 22, 2026Grant or award266 shares · $0Avg. price $08,527 shares held after
- RAIKES JEFFREY SDirector · Oct 22, 2026Grant or award266 shares · $0Avg. price $06,310 shares held after
- Foulkes HelenaDirector · Oct 22, 2026Grant or award266 shares · $0Avg. price $01,353 shares held after
- Wilcox William RichardExecutive Vice President · Oct 13, 2026Open-market sale1,100 shares · $1.1MAvg. price $958.2053,094 shares held after
- Adamo ClaudineExecutive Vice President · Sep 29, 2026Open-market sale2,200 shares · $2.0MAvg. price $915.937,134 shares held after
Only transactions reported on SEC Form 4 are shown. A sale may follow a pre-arranged 10b5-1 plan, and items such as option exercises or shares withheld for taxes are not open-market trades.
Recent SEC filings
40 filingsRecent filing summaries
Newest first by publication date · may differ from the filing date
- AI summary8-KCostco said its Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $1.47 per common share on October 14, 2026.Published Oct 14, 2026 · Filed Oct 14, 2026Read the summary →
- AI summary8-KCostco said net sales for the retail month of June, the 5 weeks ended July 5, 2026, were $29.24 billion, an increase of 10.6% from $26.44 billion in the prior year.Published Oct 1, 2026 · Filed Jul 8, 2026Read the summary →
- AI summary8-KCostco said net sales for the first quarter ended November 23, 2025 (12 weeks) increased 8.2% to $65.98 billion from $60.99 billion in the same period last year.Published Oct 7, 2026 · Filed Dec 11, 2025Read the summary →
- Costco said its Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $1.47 per common share on October 14, 2026.Read the full analysis →
- Costco said net sales for the retail month of June, the 5 weeks ended July 5, 2026, were $29.24 billion, an increase of 10.6% from $26.44 billion in the prior year.Read the full analysis →
Filings submitted to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (EDGAR). Dates are SEC filing dates (U.S. Eastern). Form and item names are the official SEC titles. The Earnings and Risk tags come directly from form types and item codes; they are not written by AI. Insider ownership reports (Forms 3, 4 and 5) are excluded.
Company overview
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Costco (COST) stock information
NASDAQ
Costco (COST) is listed on NASDAQ. Its market capitalization is about $445.3B. On trailing-twelve-month earnings the P/E ratio is 48.26, and the P/B ratio is 12.44. Return on equity is 25.8%. These figures are computed in-house from official filings and are reference information only.
Costco — frequently asked questions
- What is the P/E ratio of Costco (COST)?
- On a trailing-twelve-month basis, COST trades at a P/E ratio of 48.26. It is calculated as market capitalization divided by net income attributable to controlling interests, using official filings. Reference information only.
- What is the market capitalization of Costco?
- COST has a market capitalization of about $445.3B. The figure moves with the share price and is refreshed each trading day.
- Does Costco pay a dividend?
- COST has a dividend yield of about 0.55%, based on disclosed payment history. Dividend policy can change; this is reference information only.
- Is this page investment advice?
- No. Every figure on this page is factual reference information compiled from public filings. It is not investment advice, not a price forecast and not a recommendation to buy or sell. Investment decisions rest with the user.
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