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Costco Wholesale

NASDAQ: COST · USD

Costco Wholesale (COST) valuation and fair value

Cash flow scenarios and historical market multiples, using sourced financial data.

Fair Value

Valuation scenarios using the same sourced data as the charts.

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Sources and methodology

Current publication · Updated 18/10/2026 · Version 3

Publication history

Publication history
VersionUpdatedValue per share
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218/10/2026Premium
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Sources

Research methodology and limitations · What is fair value?

Historical valuation multiples

Closing prices against trailing 12-month earnings and cash flow.

Daily closes · Published TTM basis · Diluted shares · Sep 25, 2026

P/E

× · TTM

46.4×
Dec 19, 2011 through Sep 25, 2026
Mean 36.39×Median 33.49×

39% above median

PEG

× · TTM · YoY growth

3.63×
Mean 3.99×Median 2.24×

62% above median

P/S

× · TTM

1.4×
Mean 0.88×Median 0.76×

84% above median

P/FCF

× · TTM

46.57×
Mean 40.09×Median 35.97×

29% above median

P/FCF / growth

× · TTM · YoY growth

2.28×
Mean 1.78×Median 1.36×

67% above median

P/OCF

× · TTM

27.34×
Mean 21.07×Median 17.38×

57% above median

P/B

×

12.24×
Mean 9.05×Median 8.29×

48% above median

FCF yield

% · TTM

2.15%
Mean 2.8%Median 2.78%

23% below median

Earnings yield

% · TTM

2.16%
Mean 2.94%Median 2.99%

28% below median

EV/Sales

× · TTM

1.35×
Mean 0.9×Median 0.85×

59% above median

EV/EBITDA

× · TTM

28.78×
Mean 20.88×Median 20.4×

41% above median

Monthly closes

Costco Wholesale valuation history. Each metric has its own unit. A dash means inputs are missing or the calculation is undefined.
Close dateFinancials throughP/E×PEG×P/S×P/FCF×P/FCF / growth×P/OCF×P/B×FCF yield%Earnings yield%EV/Sales×EV/EBITDA×
Sep 25, 2026May 10, 202646.4×3.63×1.4×46.57×2.28×27.34×12.24×2.15%2.16%1.35×28.78×
Aug 31, 2026May 10, 202647.46×3.72×1.43×47.64×2.33×27.97×12.52×2.1%2.11%1.38×29.46×
Jul 31, 2026May 10, 202647.87×3.75×1.44×48.04×2.35×28.2×12.62×2.08%2.09%1.4×29.72×
Jun 30, 2026May 10, 202647.04×3.68×1.42×47.21×2.31×27.72×12.41×2.12%2.13%1.37×29.19×
May 29, 2026Aug 31, 202552.51×5.25×1.55×54.27×2.97×31.89×14.58×1.84%1.9%1.51×32.55×
Apr 30, 2026Aug 31, 202555.71×5.57×1.64×57.57×3.15×33.83×15.47×1.74%1.8%1.61×34.57×
Mar 31, 2026Aug 31, 202554.71×5.47×1.61×56.54×3.09×33.23×15.19×1.77%1.83%1.58×33.94×
Feb 27, 2026Aug 31, 202555.5×5.55×1.63×57.36×3.14×33.71×15.41×1.74%1.8%1.6×34.44×
Jan 30, 2026Aug 31, 202551.63×5.16×1.52×53.35×2.92×31.36×14.34×1.87%1.94%1.49×31.99×
Dec 31, 2025Aug 31, 202547.35×4.73×1.39×48.93×2.67×28.76×13.15×2.04%2.11%1.36×29.29×
Nov 28, 2025Aug 31, 202550.16×5.01×1.48×51.84×2.83×30.47×13.93×1.93%1.99%1.45×31.06×
Oct 31, 2025Aug 31, 202550.05×5×1.47×51.72×2.83×30.4×13.9×1.93%2%1.44×30.99×
Sep 30, 2025Nov 24, 202454.36×3.37×1.59×82.13×—41.4×16.84×1.22%1.84%1.57×34.53×
Aug 29, 2025Nov 24, 202455.4×3.44×1.62×83.7×—42.19×17.16×1.19%1.81%1.6×35.19×
Jul 31, 2025Nov 24, 202455.18×3.42×1.62×83.37×—42.02×17.1×1.2%1.81%1.6×35.05×
Jun 30, 2025Nov 24, 202458.13×3.61×1.7×87.84×—44.27×18.01×1.14%1.72%1.68×36.95×
May 30, 2025Nov 24, 202461.08×3.79×1.79×92.29×—46.52×18.93×1.08%1.64%1.77×38.85×
Apr 30, 2025Nov 24, 202458.4×3.62×1.71×88.24×—44.48×18.1×1.13%1.71%1.69×37.13×
Mar 31, 2025Nov 24, 202455.54×3.44×1.63×83.92×—42.3×17.21×1.19%1.8%1.61×35.29×
Feb 28, 2025Nov 24, 202461.58×3.82×1.8×93.04×—46.9×19.08×1.07%1.62%1.78×39.17×
Jan 31, 2025Nov 24, 202457.54×3.57×1.68×86.94×—43.82×17.83×1.15%1.74%1.66×36.57×
Dec 31, 2024Nov 24, 202453.81×3.34×1.58×81.3×—40.98×16.67×1.23%1.86%1.56×34.17×
Nov 29, 2024May 12, 202460.27×3.1×1.7×58.29×2.14×35.71×19.86×1.72%1.66%1.69×38.14×
Oct 31, 2024May 12, 202454.21×2.79×1.53×52.43×1.92×32.12×17.86×1.91%1.84%1.52×34.28×
Sep 30, 2024May 12, 202454.98×2.83×1.55×53.17×1.95×32.57×18.11×1.88%1.82%1.54×34.76×
Aug 30, 2024May 12, 202455.34×2.85×1.56×53.52×1.96×32.79×18.23×1.87%1.81%1.55×35×
Jul 31, 2024May 12, 202450.98×2.62×1.44×49.3×1.81×30.2×16.8×2.03%1.96%1.43×32.21×
Jun 28, 2024May 12, 202452.71×2.71×1.49×50.98×1.87×31.23×17.37×1.96%1.9%1.48×33.32×
May 31, 2024Feb 18, 202453.02×4.34×1.45×58.09×4.4×33.83×17.35×1.72%1.89%1.44×33.52×
Apr 30, 2024Feb 18, 202447.32×3.88×1.29×51.85×3.93×30.19×15.49×1.93%2.11%1.28×29.9×
Mar 28, 2024Feb 18, 202447.96×3.93×1.31×52.55×3.98×30.6×15.7×1.9%2.09%1.3×30.31×
Feb 29, 2024Nov 26, 202350.73×4.7×1.35×37.55×0.18×25.22×12.64×2.66%1.97%1.3×30.59×
Jan 31, 2024Nov 26, 202347.38×4.39×1.26×35.08×0.17×23.56×11.81×2.85%2.11%1.22×28.51×
Dec 29, 2023Nov 26, 202345.01×4.17×1.19×33.32×0.16×22.38×11.22×3%2.22%1.15×27.04×
Nov 30, 2023May 7, 202343.9×6.86×1.12×45.23×1.07×26.74×11.18×2.21%2.28%1.09×26.23×
Oct 31, 2023May 7, 202340.91×6.4×1.04×42.16×1×24.92×10.42×2.37%2.44%1.02×24.4×
Sep 29, 2023May 7, 202341.84×6.54×1.07×43.11×1.02×25.49×10.65×2.32%2.39%1.04×24.97×
Aug 31, 2023May 7, 202340.68×6.36×1.04×41.92×0.99×24.78×10.36×2.39%2.46%1.01×24.26×
Jul 31, 2023May 7, 202341.52×6.49×1.06×42.79×1.01×25.3×10.57×2.34%2.41%1.03×24.78×
Jun 30, 2023May 7, 202339.87×6.23×1.02×41.08×0.97×24.29×10.15×2.43%2.51%0.99×23.77×
May 31, 2023Feb 12, 202337.58×3.81×0.97×41.53×—23.85×9.98×2.41%2.66%0.94×22.34×
Apr 28, 2023Feb 12, 202336.96×3.75×0.95×40.85×—23.46×9.81×2.45%2.71%0.93×21.97×
Mar 31, 2023Feb 12, 202336.5×3.7×0.94×40.34×—23.16×9.69×2.48%2.74%0.91×21.68×
Feb 28, 2023Nov 20, 202236.58×2.62×0.93×75.49×—31.91×10.02×1.32%2.73%0.91×21.6×
Jan 31, 2023Nov 20, 202238.62×2.77×0.98×79.7×—33.69×10.58×1.25%2.59%0.96×22.82×
Dec 30, 2022Nov 20, 202234.49×2.47×0.88×71.18×—30.09×9.45×1.4%2.9%0.86×20.34×
Nov 30, 2022May 8, 202242.49×2.21×1.1×58.51×—30.65×12.01×1.71%2.35%1.08×24.94×
Oct 31, 2022May 8, 202239.52×2.05×1.03×54.42×—28.51×11.17×1.84%2.53%1×23.16×
Sep 30, 2022May 8, 202237.21×1.93×0.97×51.25×—26.85×10.52×1.95%2.69%0.94×21.78×
Aug 31, 2022May 8, 202241.14×2.14×1.07×56.65×—29.68×11.63×1.77%2.43%1.05×24.13×
Jul 29, 2022May 8, 202242.65×2.21×1.11×58.74×—30.77×12.06×1.7%2.34%1.09×25.03×
Jun 30, 2022May 8, 202237.77×1.96×0.98×52.01×—27.25×10.68×1.92%2.65%0.96×22.11×
May 31, 2022Feb 13, 202237.63×1.4×0.99×34.39×9.19×20.88×10.68×2.91%2.66%0.96×21.81×
Apr 29, 2022Feb 13, 202242.91×1.6×1.13×39.22×10.49×23.82×12.18×2.55%2.33%1.1×24.96×
Mar 31, 2022Feb 13, 202246.47×1.73×1.22×42.47×11.36×25.8×13.19×2.35%2.15%1.19×27.08×
Feb 28, 2022Nov 21, 202144.7×2.31×1.14×39.67×—24.13×12.5×2.52%2.24%1.11×25.69×
Jan 31, 2022Nov 21, 202143.48×2.24×1.11×38.59×—23.47×12.16×2.59%2.3%1.08×24.98×
Dec 31, 2021Nov 21, 202148.87×2.52×1.24×43.38×—26.38×13.67×2.31%2.05%1.22×28.15×
Nov 30, 2021May 9, 202150.69×1.86×1.28×34.65×0.46×23.35×14.53×2.89%1.97%1.27×29.29×
Oct 29, 2021May 9, 202146.19×1.69×1.17×31.57×0.42×21.28×13.25×3.17%2.16%1.16×26.66×
Sep 30, 2021May 9, 202142.23×1.55×1.07×28.86×0.38×19.45×12.11×3.46%2.37%1.06×24.35×
Aug 31, 2021May 9, 202142.8×1.57×1.08×29.26×0.39×19.72×12.27×3.42%2.34%1.07×24.68×
Jul 30, 2021May 9, 202140.38×1.48×1.02×27.6×0.37×18.6×11.58×3.62%2.48%1.01×23.27×
Jun 30, 2021May 9, 202137.18×1.36×0.94×25.42×0.34×17.13×10.66×3.93%2.69%0.93×21.4×
May 28, 2021Feb 14, 202138.71×2.62×0.94×28.94×0.75×19.05×10.74×3.45%2.58%0.94×22.03×
Apr 30, 2021Feb 14, 202138.07×2.58×0.93×28.47×0.73×18.74×10.57×3.51%2.63%0.92×21.67×
Mar 31, 2021Feb 14, 202136.07×2.44×0.88×26.97×0.7×17.75×10.01×3.71%2.77%0.87×20.52×
Feb 26, 2021Nov 22, 202034.02×2.19×0.85×22.92×0.24×15.64×9.9×4.36%2.94%0.82×18.86×
Jan 29, 2021Nov 22, 202036.22×2.33×0.91×24.4×0.26×16.65×10.54×4.1%2.76%0.87×20.13×
Dec 31, 2020Nov 22, 202038.72×2.49×0.97×26.09×0.28×17.8×11.27×3.83%2.58%0.93×21.58×
Nov 30, 2020May 10, 202046.87×17.81×1.08×44.08×0.83×25.16×10.35×2.27%2.13%1.07×26.16×
Oct 30, 2020May 10, 202042.78×16.26×0.99×40.24×0.76×22.96×9.45×2.49%2.34%0.98×23.85×
Sep 30, 2020May 10, 202042.47×16.14×0.98×39.94×0.75×22.8×9.38×2.5%2.35%0.97×23.68×
Aug 31, 2020May 10, 202041.59×15.81×0.96×39.12×0.74×22.33×9.18×2.56%2.4%0.95×23.18×
Jul 31, 2020May 10, 202038.95×14.8×0.9×36.63×0.69×20.9×8.6×2.73%2.57%0.89×21.69×
Jun 30, 2020May 10, 202036.28×13.79×0.84×34.11×0.64×19.47×8.01×2.93%2.76%0.83×20.18×
May 29, 2020Sep 1, 201937.38×2.27×0.9×40.73×2.09×21.52×8.97×2.46%2.68%0.89×21.71×
Apr 30, 2020Sep 1, 201936.72×2.23×0.88×40.01×2.06×21.14×8.81×2.5%2.72%0.87×21.32×
Mar 31, 2020Sep 1, 201934.55×2.09×0.83×37.65×1.94×19.89×8.29×2.66%2.89%0.82×20.05×
Feb 28, 2020Sep 1, 201934.07×2.07×0.82×37.12×1.91×19.61×8.18×2.69%2.94%0.81×19.76×
Jan 31, 2020Sep 1, 201937.02×2.24×0.89×40.34×2.07×21.31×8.89×2.48%2.7%0.88×21.5×
Dec 31, 2019Sep 1, 201935.62×2.16×0.85×38.81×2×20.5×8.55×2.58%2.81%0.84×20.67×
Nov 29, 2019May 12, 201936.81×1.89×0.89×51.6×—23.63×9.16×1.94%2.72%0.88×21.43×
Oct 31, 2019May 12, 201936.48×1.87×0.88×51.13×—23.41×9.08×1.96%2.74%0.88×21.23×
Sep 30, 2019May 12, 201935.38×1.81×0.85×49.58×—22.7×8.8×2.02%2.83%0.85×20.59×
Aug 30, 2019May 12, 201936.19×1.85×0.87×50.73×—23.23×9.01×1.97%2.76%0.87×21.06×
Jul 31, 2019May 12, 201933.84×1.73×0.82×47.44×—21.72×8.42×2.11%2.95%0.81×19.69×
Jun 28, 2019May 12, 201932.45×1.66×0.78×45.48×—20.82×8.07×2.2%3.08%0.78×18.87×
May 31, 2019Feb 17, 201930.73×1.88×0.72×39.86×—18.87×7.65×2.51%3.25%0.73×17.42×
Apr 30, 2019Feb 17, 201931.49×1.93×0.74×40.85×—19.34×7.84×2.45%3.18%0.74×17.85×
Mar 29, 2019Feb 17, 201931.05×1.9×0.73×40.28×—19.07×7.73×2.48%3.22%0.73×17.61×
Feb 28, 2019Nov 25, 201829.7×1.74×0.68×31.59×—16.29×7.36×3.17%3.37%0.67×16.33×
Jan 31, 2019Nov 25, 201829.14×1.71×0.66×30.99×—15.98×7.22×3.23%3.43%0.66×16.03×
Dec 31, 2018Nov 25, 201827.66×1.62×0.63×29.42×—15.17×6.85×3.4%3.62%0.63×15.21×
Nov 30, 2018May 13, 201833.94×1.85×0.75×30.39×0.54×16.87×8.41×3.29%2.95%0.75×17.35×
Oct 31, 2018May 13, 201833.55×1.83×0.74×30.04×0.54×16.68×8.32×3.33%2.98%0.75×17.15×
Sep 28, 2018May 13, 201834.47×1.88×0.76×30.86×0.55×17.14×8.54×3.24%2.9%0.77×17.62×
Aug 31, 2018May 13, 201834.21×1.86×0.76×30.63×0.55×17.01×8.48×3.26%2.92%0.76×17.49×
Jul 31, 2018May 13, 201832.1×1.75×0.71×28.74×0.51×15.96×7.96×3.48%3.12%0.71×16.41×
Jun 29, 2018May 13, 201830.67×1.67×0.68×27.46×0.49×15.25×7.6×3.64%3.26%0.68×15.69×
May 31, 2018Feb 18, 201829.57×1.24×0.66×30.1×1.78×15.76×7.45×3.32%3.38%0.67×15.34×
Apr 30, 2018Feb 18, 201829.41×1.23×0.65×29.94×1.77×15.67×7.41×3.34%3.4%0.67×15.26×
Mar 29, 2018Feb 18, 201828.11×1.18×0.63×28.61×1.7×14.98×7.08×3.49%3.56%0.64×14.6×
Feb 28, 2018Nov 26, 201730.34×2.05×0.65×25.63×1.13×14.17×7.6×3.9%3.3%0.66×15.13×
Jan 31, 2018Nov 26, 201730.97×2.1×0.66×26.16×1.15×14.47×7.75×3.82%3.23%0.67×15.44×
Dec 29, 2017Nov 26, 201729.58×2×0.63×24.99×1.1×13.82×7.41×4%3.38%0.64×14.76×
Nov 30, 2017May 7, 201732.04×3.73×0.67×37.82×2.67×17.22×8.22×2.64%3.12%0.67×15.57×
Oct 31, 2017May 7, 201727.98×3.25×0.59×33.03×2.33×15.04×7.18×3.03%3.57%0.58×13.58×
Sep 29, 2017May 7, 201728.54×3.32×0.6×33.69×2.38×15.34×7.32×2.97%3.5%0.6×13.86×
Aug 31, 2017May 7, 201727.23×3.17×0.57×32.14×2.27×14.64×6.98×3.11%3.67%0.57×13.21×
Jul 31, 2017May 7, 201727.54×3.2×0.58×32.5×2.29×14.8×7.06×3.08%3.63%0.58×13.37×
Jun 30, 2017May 7, 201727.78×3.23×0.59×32.79×2.31×14.94×7.13×3.05%3.6%0.58×13.49×
May 31, 2017Feb 12, 201733.35×9.64×0.67×32.02×0.35×15.98×6.39×3.12%3%0.67×15.81×
Apr 28, 2017Feb 12, 201732.81×9.48×0.66×31.5×0.34×15.72×6.29×3.17%3.05%0.66×15.56×
Mar 31, 2017Feb 12, 201731×8.96×0.62×29.76×0.32×14.85×5.94×3.36%3.23%0.63×14.7×
Feb 28, 2017Nov 20, 201632.32×13×0.67×29.2×0.33×14.8×6.52×3.42%3.09%0.67×15.56×
Jan 31, 2017Nov 20, 201629.91×12.02×0.62×27.02×0.3×13.69×6.03×3.7%3.34%0.62×14.4×
Dec 30, 2016Nov 20, 201629.21×11.74×0.6×26.39×0.3×13.37×5.89×3.79%3.42%0.61×14.07×
Nov 30, 2016May 8, 201628.32×15.57×0.57×35.14×—14.75×5.75×2.85%3.53%0.58×13.74×
Oct 31, 2016May 8, 201627.9×15.34×0.57×34.62×—14.53×5.67×2.89%3.58%0.57×13.54×
Sep 30, 2016May 8, 201628.77×15.82×0.58×35.7×—14.98×5.85×2.8%3.48%0.59×13.96×
Aug 31, 2016May 8, 201630.58×16.82×0.62×37.95×—15.93×6.21×2.64%3.27%0.62×14.83×
Jul 29, 2016May 8, 201631.55×17.35×0.64×39.15×—16.43×6.41×2.55%3.17%0.64×15.3×
Jun 30, 2016May 8, 201629.63×16.29×0.6×36.76×—15.43×6.02×2.72%3.38%0.6×14.37×
May 31, 2016Aug 30, 201527.69×1.8×0.58×34.79×—15.36×6.2×2.87%3.61%0.59×14.14×
Apr 29, 2016Aug 30, 201527.57×1.79×0.58×34.64×—15.29×6.17×2.89%3.63%0.59×14.08×
Mar 31, 2016Aug 30, 201529.33×1.91×0.61×36.85×—16.27×6.57×2.71%3.41%0.63×14.96×
Feb 29, 2016Aug 30, 201527.92×1.82×0.58×35.08×—15.49×6.25×2.85%3.58%0.6×14.25×
Jan 29, 2016Aug 30, 201528.13×1.83×0.59×35.34×—15.6×6.3×2.83%3.56%0.6×14.36×
Dec 31, 2015Aug 30, 201530.06×1.96×0.63×37.76×—16.67×6.73×2.65%3.33%0.64×15.32×
Nov 30, 2015May 10, 201531.01×1.88×0.63×36.8×1.58×17.45×6.76×2.72%3.23%0.64×15.57×
Oct 30, 2015May 10, 201530.37×1.84×0.62×36.04×1.55×17.09×6.62×2.77%3.29%0.63×15.26×
Sep 30, 2015May 10, 201527.77×1.68×0.56×32.95×1.41×15.63×6.05×3.03%3.6%0.57×13.97×
Aug 31, 2015May 10, 201526.9×1.63×0.55×31.92×1.37×15.14×5.86×3.13%3.72%0.56×13.54×
Jul 31, 2015May 10, 201527.91×1.69×0.57×33.12×1.42×15.71×6.08×3.02%3.58%0.58×14.04×
Jun 30, 2015May 10, 201525.94×1.57×0.53×30.79×1.32×14.6×5.65×3.25%3.85%0.54×13.06×
May 29, 2015Feb 15, 201527.89×1.83×0.56×28.43×0.49×14.48×6.19×3.52%3.58%0.55×13.7×
Apr 30, 2015Feb 15, 201527.98×1.83×0.56×28.53×0.49×14.53×6.21×3.51%3.57%0.55×13.75×
Mar 31, 2015Feb 15, 201529.64×1.94×0.59×30.21×0.52×15.39×6.57×3.31%3.37%0.59×14.57×
Feb 27, 2015Nov 23, 201430.52×7.62×0.58×29.55×0.3×15.57×5.26×3.38%3.28%——
Jan 30, 2015Nov 23, 201429.7×7.42×0.56×28.75×0.29×15.15×5.12×3.48%3.37%——
Dec 31, 2014Nov 23, 201429.44×7.35×0.56×28.51×0.29×15.02×5.07×3.51%3.4%——
Nov 28, 2014May 11, 201431.81×—0.59×39.95×—16.98×5.32×2.5%3.14%——
Oct 31, 2014May 11, 201429.85×—0.55×37.49×—15.94×5×2.67%3.35%——
Sep 30, 2014May 11, 201428.05×—0.52×35.23×—14.97×4.69×2.84%3.57%——
Aug 29, 2014May 11, 201427.1×—0.5×34.03×—14.47×4.54×2.94%3.69%——
Jul 31, 2014May 11, 201426.31×—0.49×33.04×—14.05×4.4×3.03%3.8%——
Jun 30, 2014May 11, 201425.78×—0.48×32.37×—13.76×4.31×3.09%3.88%——
May 30, 2014Feb 16, 201426.16×—0.49×36.62×—14.42×4.46×2.73%3.82%——
Apr 30, 2014Feb 16, 201426.08×—0.49×36.51×—14.37×4.45×2.74%3.83%——
Mar 31, 2014Feb 16, 201425.18×—0.47×35.25×—13.88×4.29×2.84%3.97%——
Feb 28, 2014Nov 24, 201325.23×2.02×0.5×46.76×—15.78×4.61×2.14%3.96%——
Jan 31, 2014Nov 24, 201324.27×1.94×0.48×44.99×—15.18×4.43×2.22%4.12%——
Dec 31, 2013Nov 24, 201325.71×2.06×0.51×47.65×—16.08×4.69×2.1%3.89%——
Nov 29, 2013May 12, 201327.22×0.96×0.54×33.61×—15.34×5.28×2.98%3.67%0.53×13.71×
Oct 31, 2013May 12, 201325.61×0.91×0.51×31.62×—14.43×4.97×3.16%3.9%0.5×12.89×
Sep 30, 2013May 12, 201324.99×0.89×0.49×30.86×—14.09×4.85×3.24%4%0.49×12.58×
Aug 30, 2013May 12, 201324.28×0.86×0.48×29.98×—13.68×4.71×3.34%4.12%0.48×12.21×
Jul 31, 2013May 12, 201325.48×0.9×0.5×31.46×—14.36×4.94×3.18%3.92%0.5×12.83×
Jun 28, 2013May 12, 201324×0.85×0.47×29.63×—13.52×4.65×3.38%4.17%0.47×12.07×
May 31, 2013Feb 17, 201324.63×0.85×0.48×31.17×—14.44×4.77×3.21%4.06%0.48×12.57×
Apr 30, 2013Feb 17, 201324.36×0.84×0.47×30.83×—14.29×4.72×3.24%4.11%0.48×12.43×
Mar 28, 2013Feb 17, 201323.83×0.82×0.46×30.17×—13.98×4.62×3.31%4.2%0.47×12.17×
Feb 28, 2013Nov 25, 201224.62×1.05×0.45×23.76×6.8×12.71×3.51×4.21%4.06%0.42×11.11×
Jan 31, 2013Nov 25, 201224.87×1.07×0.45×24.01×6.87×12.84×3.54×4.17%4.02%0.43×11.24×
Dec 31, 2012Nov 25, 201223.99×1.03×0.44×23.16×6.63×12.39×3.42×4.32%4.17%0.41×10.82×
Nov 30, 2012May 6, 201228.92×2.3×0.49×24.07×1.43×13.97×3.63×4.15%3.46%0.45×12.2×
Oct 31, 2012May 6, 201227.39×2.18×0.46×22.8×1.35×13.23×3.43×4.39%3.65%0.43×11.5×
Sep 28, 2012May 6, 201227.88×2.22×0.47×23.2×1.38×13.46×3.5×4.31%3.59%0.44×11.72×
Aug 31, 2012May 6, 201227.24×2.17×0.46×22.67×1.35×13.15×3.42×4.41%3.67%0.42×11.43×
Jul 31, 2012May 6, 201226.77×2.13×0.45×22.28×1.32×12.93×3.36×4.49%3.74%0.42×11.22×
Jun 29, 2012May 6, 201226.44×2.11×0.45×22×1.31×12.77×3.32×4.54%3.78%0.41×11.07×
May 31, 2012Aug 28, 201126.21×2.11×0.44×20.08×1.86×11.98×3.19×4.98%3.82%0.42×11.07×
Apr 30, 2012Aug 28, 201126.75×2.16×0.45×20.5×1.9×12.23×3.26×4.88%3.74%0.43×11.31×
Mar 30, 2012Aug 28, 201127.55×2.22×0.46×21.11×1.95×12.59×3.36×4.74%3.63%0.44×11.66×
Feb 29, 2012Aug 28, 201126.11×2.11×0.44×20×1.85×11.94×3.18×5%3.83%0.42×11.02×
Jan 31, 2012Aug 28, 201124.96×2.01×0.42×19.12×1.77×11.41×3.04×5.23%4.01%0.4×10.51×
Dec 30, 2011Aug 28, 201125.28×2.04×0.42×19.37×1.79×11.56×3.08×5.16%3.96%0.4×10.66×
Sources and calculations

Financial inputs from company filings. Last checked Oct 18, 2026. A dash means missing inputs or an undefined calculation.

Tooltip changes compare the preceding available trading close. Percentage changes divide by the absolute prior value; a zero or missing baseline has no percentage change. Percentage metrics show changes in percentage points.

Daily curves use completed, split-adjusted closes without dividend adjustment. TTM uses four complete fiscal quarters, or the prior annual report plus current YTD less prior YTD. Its supporting inputs must be filed before the price date. Diluted weighted shares are normalized for splits. Later restatements can delay availability; this is not a vintage-filings backtest. Fiscal period-end closes remain available when daily prices are missing.

Mean and median use every valid daily observation in the selected range (or valid fiscal observations in the fallback). Missing and undefined values are excluded; extreme values remain included. “Cheap” and “expensive” compare the latest positive multiple with its own median, with a 10% neutral band; yields use the opposite direction. These labels describe historical pricing, not intrinsic fair value. The table uses the last available trading close in each month, including the current partial month.

The SBC option subtracts reported share-based compensation from FCF as an economic-cost scenario. Missing SBC never becomes zero.

Market prices: Yahoo Finance · COST, USD. Latest completed close Sep 25, 2026. Price data retrieved Sep 28, 2026.

P/E
Completed closing price × diluted shares / TTM earnings attributable to common shareholders.
PEG
Trailing P/E / year-over-year growth of TTM earnings per diluted share, expressed as a percentage number (20 for 20%). Each per-share basis uses TTM earnings attributable to common shareholders / split-normalized period diluted shares. Requires positive prior earnings and positive growth; uses reported history, not analyst forecasts.
P/S
Completed closing price × diluted shares / TTM revenue.
P/FCF
Completed closing price × diluted shares / TTM free cash flow. With Deduct SBC enabled, subtract reported SBC from FCF.
P/FCF / growth
Trailing P/FCF / year-over-year growth of TTM FCF per diluted share, expressed as a percentage number (20 for 20%). FCF = operating cash flow − cash capital investment; each per-share basis uses split-normalized period diluted shares. Requires positive prior FCF and positive growth. Deduct SBC subtracts reported SBC from both trailing years.
P/OCF
Completed closing price × diluted shares / TTM operating cash flow.
P/B
Completed closing price × diluted shares / period-end equity attributable to owners.
FCF yield
TTM FCF / (completed closing price × diluted shares) × 100. Reflects the SBC option.
Earnings yield
TTM earnings attributable to common shareholders / (completed closing price × diluted shares) × 100.
EV/Sales
(Completed closing price × diluted shares + debt − cash) / TTM revenue. A simplified EV proxy; excludes preferred equity and minority interests.
EV/EBITDA
(Completed closing price × diluted shares + debt − cash) / (TTM operating income + TTM reported depreciation and amortization).