Fundamental analysis · SEC EDGAR · TTM through 10/05/2026
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Fundamental quality
68
out of 100
Costco Wholesale Corp /new earns a fundamental-quality score of 68 out of 100, profiling it as a company of reasonable quality. Its score rests mainly on its financial strength (net debt -0.96× EBITDA). Whether it's cheap or expensive depends on the current price, which you can compute in the tool.
Costco is a warehouse-club chain: customers pay an annual membership to buy at very low prices in large volumes. A big part of its profit comes precisely from those membership fees.
EPS growth: 14.9% · Revenue growth: 10.4%
Net margin: 3% · ROE: 26.4% · ROIC: 40.5%
Net debt/EBITDA: -0.96x · FCF: 3%
Source: SEC EDGAR · TTM through 10/05/2026
The score combines growth, profitability and financial strength, and here its pillars hold up evenly.
Percentile against the other 98 Consumer companies in our coverage: how far it beats them on each metric (100 = best in sector).
Computed from the daily dataset scores. A high percentile places the company among the best in its sector on that metric; it is not a buy recommendation.
Key concepts
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| Year | Revenue | Net income | Free cash flow | Net debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 166,761 | 4,002 | 6,051 | -4,668 |
| 2021 | 195,929 | 5,007 | 5,370 | -3,767 |
| 2022 | 226,954 | 5,844 | 3,501 | -3,646 |
| 2023 | 242,290 | 6,292 | 6,745 | -7,242 |
| 2024 | 254,453 | 7,367 | 6,629 | -4,009 |
| 2025 | 275,235 | 8,099 | 7,837 | -8,373 |
Between 2020 and 2025, revenue went from $166,761M to $275,235M (+65%) and net income went from $4,002M to $8,099M (+102%).
Annual figures in millions of U.S. dollars ($M) per SEC filings. Net debt is total debt minus cash.
Latest results
Figures for the nine months ended May 10, 2026, versus the nine months ended May 11, 2025 (SEC filings):
Automatic comparison between the two most recent periods filed with the SEC. One quarter doesn't make a trend: read it alongside the historical evolution above.
$0.77
per share, yearly
27% of earnings
Payout
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Is Costco Wholesale Corp /new cheap or expensive?
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In terms of business quality, Costco Wholesale Corp /new scores 68 out of 100 in our analysis, placing it as a company of reasonable quality. That said, this isn't a recommendation: whether it's a good investment also depends on its current price and your goals.
Is Costco Wholesale Corp /new a profitable company?
Costco Wholesale Corp /new is profitable, with a net margin of 3%, though a thin one.
Does Costco Wholesale Corp /new have a lot of debt?
No. Costco Wholesale Corp /new has a net cash position: more cash than debt.
Is Costco Wholesale Corp /new growing?
Its revenue has grown 10.4% annualized in recent years and its earnings per share 14.9%, and without interruption since 2020.
Does Costco Wholesale Corp /new generate cash?
Yes. It converts about 3% of its revenue into free cash flow, and has done so positively year after year.
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