This is the standing evidence sheet for Costco Wholesale (COST): the yardsticks BullScope computes from official SEC filings and market prices. It refreshes whenever a new edition of our research is published, and it is impersonal by design — every reader sees the same page. Nothing here is investment advice; it is the evidence, organized.
The price tag — what buyers pay per dollar of profit
Today the market pays about $51.8 for each $1 of Costco Wholesale’s annual profit (a price-to-earnings ratio of 51.8). Across its own past decade the typical price tag was 50.3, which puts today at roughly the 55th percentile of the company’s own history.
The tape — what the stock itself has done
- Last price: $935.80 · 14% below its 52-week high
- Past 6 months: -2.2% · past 12 months: -1.9%
- Day-to-day temperament: normal (annualized volatility 20%)
The filed record — straight from the annual reports
| Fiscal year | Revenue | Growth | Operating margin | EPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2021 | $195.9B | — | 3.4% | $11.27 |
| FY2022 | $227.0B | +15.8% | 3.4% | $13.14 |
| FY2023 | $242.3B | +6.8% | 3.3% | $14.16 |
| FY2024 | $254.5B | +5.0% | 3.6% | $16.56 |
| FY2025 | $275.2B | +8.2% | 3.8% | $18.21 |
The road ahead — filed results vs published expectations
| FY2023A | FY2024A | FY2025A | FY2026E | FY2027E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net sales ($B) | 242.3 | 254.5 | 275.2 | 291 to 298 | 308 to 322 |
| Net sales growth (%) | +5.4 | +5.0 | +8.1 | 5.7 | 5.8 |
| Operating margin (%) | 3.3 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.70 to 4.00 | 3.70 to 4.05 |
| Diluted EPS ($) | 14.16 | 16.56 | 18.21 | 19.20 to 20.80 | 20.00 to 22.50 |
Columns marked A are actual filed results; E columns are the published consensus ranges the current price is being weighed against.
The four gauges — from the latest edition
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Edition date: 2026-07-21. This page updates when a new edition is published. Sources: SEC EDGAR filings, Nasdaq prices; computed by BullScope’s published methodology.
