Costco COST · NASDAQ
$1,003.32 -1.46% (-$14.89)
Summary
65 / 100 · Bulios Score
What speaks for it
- It earns 19 USD a year on every 100 USD of invested capital.
- Revenue grew by 7.8% a year over the last 3 years.
- It holds more cash than debt: $20.2B against $4.66B.
- It has raised its dividend 7 years in a row and pays out only 27% of profit.
What to watch
- The share price is above the Bulios Fair Price.
- Out of every 100 USD of revenue, only 3.0 USD is left as net profit.
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Score in detailPrice
Is it expensive?
Looks expensiveBulios Fair Price is an estimate of a stock's fair value from the Bulios valuation model. It is an input for your own analysis, not investment advice. How does it work?
Today you pay 47.8 USD for 1 USD of yearly profit. Over the last five years it was 46.2 USD on average.
Valuation in detailIs it growing?
Yes, fastRevenue (USD)
Diluted EPS (USD)
- Analyst estimate
Revenue grew by 9.1% a year over 5 years. Over the last 3 years it grew by 7.8% a year. For the next fiscal year analysts expect revenue to fall by 0.3%.
Growth in detailDoes it make money?
PoorlyWhere 100 USD of revenue goes
- Cost of sales 82 USD
- Sales and administration 9.0 USD
- Taxes and other 0.8 USD
- Net profit 3.0 USD
Net profit, industry median (Discount Stores) 3.0 USD
Out of every 100 USD of revenue, 3.0 USD is left as net profit.
Profitability in detailIs it financially healthy?
YesIt could repay all its debt from a single year of free cash flow. It holds more cash than debt.
Financial health in detailDoes it pay a dividend?
Small, safe- Yield
- 0.56%
- Paid out of profit
- 27%
- Raised in a row
- 7 years
You receive $5.54 per share a year. The company covers the payout with ease.
Dividends in detailWhat do analysts expect?
Mildly positive- Buy 39
- Hold 19
- Sell 1
Today's price within the analysts' price targets
The average target of $1,098 is 9.4% above today's price. 66% of the analysts recommend buying.
Analysts in detailWhat does it earn on?
Fiscal year 2025By product
- Food and Sundries 40%
- Non-Foods 26%
- Other 19%
- Fresh Food 14%
- Membership 1.9%
By region
- UNITED STATES 73%
- Other International Operations 14%
- CANADA 13%
Food and Sundries brings in 40% of revenue. Other grew fastest, by 13% a year.
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