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Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST) P/E Ratio

PE Ratio

47.880.11-0.23%

Summary

Current Value
As of today, COST PE ratio is 47.88, down -0.23% on
All-time High
COST PE ratio is currently -24.28% below its historical high of 63.23 set on
1-Year High
COST PE ratio reached a 1-year high of 56.42 on
1-Year Low
COST PE ratio reached a 1-year low of 45.53 on
1-Year Change
COST PE ratio is down -11.38% year-over-year
Sector rank
COST PE ratio is higher than 85.94% of companies in Consumer Defensive sector

Chart

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Performance

COST Performance
MetricDateValue1D1M3MYTD1Y3Y5Y
PE Ratio47.88-0.2%+0.0%-9.0%+3.7%-11.4%+15.9%+17.1%
Price$951.89-0.2%+0.0%-5.9%+10.4%-0.1%+70.7%+118.8%
TTM Revenue$293.59B+2.6%+2.6%+9.2%+21.2%+57.3%
TTM EPS$19.88+3.4%+3.4%+12.8%+40.4%+86.9%
PB Ratio12.60-0.2%+0.1%-9.9%-0.2%-19.1%+20.1%+8.0%
PS Ratio1.440.0%0.0%-8.3%+5.1%-8.3%+37.1%+39.8%
Enterprise Value$410.38B-0.3%+0.0%-6.5%+9.8%-1.3%+69.2%+114.3%
EV/EBITDA29.76-0.2%+0.0%-8.7%+4.5%-11.0%+25.8%+43.4%
Market Cap$422B-0.2%+0.0%-6.0%+10.3%-0.1%+70.8%+119.5%

Highs

COST PE Ratio Highs Comparison
PeriodHighDateCurrent
1M48.99-2.3%
3M55.04-13.0%
6M55.04-13.0%
1Y56.42-15.1%
3Y63.23-24.3%
5Y63.23-24.3%
All63.23-24.3%

Lows

COST PE Ratio Lows Comparison
PeriodLowDateCurrent
1M45.92+4.3%
3M45.92+4.3%
6M45.92+4.3%
1Y45.53+5.2%
3Y38.36+24.8%
5Y32.80+46.0%
All11.94+301.0%

History

DateValueChange
47.88+3.7%
46.19-14.1%
53.80+19.5%
45.01+30.5%
34.50-29.4%
48.84+26.2%
38.70+11.0%
34.85+26.3%
27.59-6.8%
29.59+1.5%
29.16-3.7%
30.28+3.0%
29.41+14.7%
25.65+7.1%
23.96-4.2%
25.02+5.0%
23.83-0.4%
23.92+32.6%
18.04-36.6%
28.47+27.6%
DateValueChange
22.31+33.5%
16.71-33.7%
25.21+6.5%
23.68+28.3%
18.46-45.9%
34.14+16.2%
29.37-33.7%
44.30+26.4%
35.04+38.2%
25.36+17.1%
21.66+5.1%
20.61-8.4%
22.51+29.1%
17.43-10.6%
19.50-12.6%
22.30-19.0%
27.53+11.6%
24.67-9.6%
27.29-20.0%
34.11-

FAQ

What is the current PE ratio of COST?
As of today, COST PE ratio is 47.88
What is COST PE ratio 1-year high?
COST PE ratio reached a 1-year high of 56.42 on August 20, 2025
What is COST PE ratio 1-year low?
COST PE ratio reached a 1-year low of 45.53 on December 22, 2025
What is 1-year change in COST PE ratio?
COST PE ratio is down -11.38% year-over-year
What is 3-year change in COST PE ratio?
COST PE ratio is up +15.88% over the past 3 years
How far is COST PE ratio from its all-time high?
COST PE ratio is currently -24.28% below its historical high of 63.23 set on February 13, 2025
How does COST PE ratio rank versus sector peers?
COST PE ratio is higher than 85.94% of companies in Consumer Defensive sector

Formula

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Data Sources & References

  1. COST Official Website www.costco.com
  2. Most Recent Annual Report (10-K) www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/909832/000090983225000101/0000909832-25-000101-index.htm
  3. COST Profile on Yahoo Finance finance.yahoo.com/quote/COST
  4. COST Profile on NASDAQ.com www.nasdaq.com/market-activity/stocks/cost