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Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST) P/E Ratio

PE Ratio

48.380.38+0.79%

Summary

Current Value
As of today, COST PE ratio is 48.38, up +0.79% on
All-time High
COST PE ratio is currently -23.49% below its historical high of 63.23 set on
1-Year High
COST PE ratio reached a 1-year high of 59.88 on
1-Year Low
COST PE ratio reached a 1-year low of 45.53 on
1-Year Change
COST PE ratio is down -19.21% year-over-year
Sector rank
COST PE ratio is higher than 89.23% of companies in Consumer Defensive sector

Chart

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Performance

COST Performance
MetricDateValue1D1M3MYTD1Y3Y5Y
PE Ratio48.38+0.8%-8.1%-7.7%+4.7%-19.2%+27.4%+34.0%
Price$961.83+0.8%-4.9%-4.6%+11.5%-8.9%+87.6%+150.6%
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 Ratio12.73+0.8%-9.0%-8.7%+0.8%-26.3%+32.0%+23.6%
PS Ratio1.45+0.7%-7.6%-7.0%+5.8%-16.7%+51.0%+59.3%
Enterprise Value$414.73B+0.8%-5.5%-5.2%+11.0%-10.2%+86.4%+145.7%
EV/EBITDA30.07+0.8%-7.8%-7.5%+5.6%-18.9%+38.6%+64.3%
Market Cap$427B+0.8%-5.0%-4.7%+11.4%-8.9%+87.8%+151.4%

Highs

COST PE Ratio Highs Comparison
PeriodHighDateCurrent
1M55.05-12.1%
3M55.05-12.1%
6M55.05-12.1%
1Y59.88-19.2%
3Y63.23-23.5%
5Y63.23-23.5%
All63.23-23.5%

Lows

COST PE Ratio Lows Comparison
PeriodLowDateCurrent
1M47.59+1.7%
3M47.59+1.7%
6M45.53+6.3%
1Y45.53+6.3%
3Y37.88+27.7%
5Y32.80+47.5%
All11.94+305.2%

History

DateValueChange
48.38+4.7%
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 48.38

  • What is COST PE ratio 1-year high?

    COST PE ratio reached a 1-year high of 59.88 on June 3, 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 -19.21% year-over-year

  • What is 3-year change in COST PE ratio?

    COST PE ratio is up +27.38% over the past 3 years

  • How far is COST PE ratio from its all-time high?

    COST PE ratio is currently -23.49% 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 89.23% 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