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Costco Wholesale (BUE:COST) Shiller PE Ratio : 75.55 (As of Jun. 06, 2024)


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What is Costco Wholesale Shiller PE Ratio?

As of today (2024-06-06), Costco Wholesale's current share price is ARS20793.50. Costco Wholesale's E10 for the quarter that ended in May. 2024 was ARS275.23. Costco Wholesale's Shiller PE Ratio for today is 75.55.

The historical rank and industry rank for Costco Wholesale's Shiller PE Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

BUE:COST' s Shiller PE Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 34.05   Med: 46.05   Max: 77.83
Current: 77.83

During the past years, Costco Wholesale's highest Shiller PE Ratio was 77.83. The lowest was 34.05. And the median was 46.05.

BUE:COST's Shiller PE Ratio is ranked worse than
92.19% of 192 companies
in the Retail - Defensive industry
Industry Median: 19.62 vs BUE:COST: 77.83

E10 is a concept invented by Prof. Robert Shiller, who uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings of a company over the past 10 years.

Costco Wholesale's adjusted earnings per share data for the three months ended in May. 2024 was ARS13,252.680. Add all the adjusted EPS for the past 10 years together and divide 10 will get our E10, which is ARS275.23 for the trailing ten years ended in May. 2024.

Shiller PE for Stocks: The True Measure of Stock Valuation


Costco Wholesale Shiller PE Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Costco Wholesale's Shiller PE Ratio can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Costco Wholesale Shiller PE Ratio Chart

Costco Wholesale Annual Data
Trend Aug14 Aug15 Aug16 Aug17 Aug18 Aug19 Aug20 Aug21 Aug22 Aug23
Shiller PE Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 53.27 56.40 62.94 60.15 55.92

Costco Wholesale Quarterly Data
Aug19 Nov19 Feb20 May20 Aug20 Nov20 Feb21 May21 Aug21 Nov21 Feb22 May22 Aug22 Nov22 Feb23 May23 Aug23 Nov23 Feb24 May24
Shiller PE Ratio Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 54.25 55.92 58.96 71.43 75.55

Competitive Comparison of Costco Wholesale's Shiller PE Ratio

For the Discount Stores subindustry, Costco Wholesale's Shiller PE Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Shiller PE Ratio data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Costco Wholesale's Shiller PE Ratio Distribution in the Retail - Defensive Industry

For the Retail - Defensive industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Costco Wholesale's Shiller PE Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Costco Wholesale's Shiller PE Ratio falls into.



Costco Wholesale Shiller PE Ratio Calculation

For Shiller PE Ratio, the earnings of the past 10 years are inflation-adjusted and averaged. The result is used for P/E calculation. Since it looks at the average over the last 10 years, the Shiller PE Ratio is also called PE10.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller to measure the valuation of the overall market. The same calculation is applied here to individual companies.

Costco Wholesale's Shiller PE Ratio for today is calculated as

Shiller PE Ratio=Share Price/ E10
=20793.50/275.23
=75.55

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Costco Wholesale's E10 for the quarter that ended in May. 2024 is calculated as:

For example, Costco Wholesale's adjusted earnings per share data for the three months ended in May. 2024 was:

Adj_EPS=Earnings per Share (Diluted)/CPI of May. 2024 (Change)*Current CPI (May. 2024)
=13252.68/131.7762*131.7762
=13,252.680

Current CPI (May. 2024) = 131.7762.

Costco Wholesale Quarterly Data

Earnings per Share (Diluted) CPI Adj_EPS
201408 52.563 100.352 69.022
201411 38.143 99.635 50.448
201502 47.111 99.032 62.688
201505 42.083 100.333 55.272
201508 64.325 100.548 84.303
201511 42.122 100.135 55.432
201602 76.900 100.040 101.296
201605 70.888 101.355 92.164
201608 105.598 101.617 136.939
201611 74.760 101.829 96.746
201702 72.400 102.779 92.827
201705 102.654 103.256 131.009
201708 144.687 103.587 184.061
201711 101.016 104.072 127.906
201802 128.256 105.052 160.883
201805 139.488 106.148 173.166
201808 258.543 106.383 320.256
201811 248.359 106.338 307.773
201902 299.635 106.649 370.231
201905 362.776 108.048 442.445
201908 432.892 108.245 527.000
201911 452.656 108.519 549.668
202002 506.184 109.139 611.175
202005 503.647 108.175 613.528
202008 905.321 109.662 1,087.884
202011 757.809 109.793 909.537
202102 749.685 110.968 890.259
202105 1,028.276 113.576 1,193.052
202108 1,405.933 115.421 1,605.157
202111 1,189.854 117.269 1,337.047
202202 1,227.802 119.703 1,351.640
202205 1,402.170 123.323 1,498.284
202208 2,215.752 124.958 2,336.658
202211 1,930.662 125.607 2,025.480
202302 2,472.096 126.928 2,566.529
202305 2,606.645 128.314 2,676.970
202308 5,365.440 129.538 5,458.167
202311 5,012.000 129.548 5,098.201
202402 5,488.000 130.930 5,523.473
202405 13,252.680 131.776 13,252.680

Add all the adjusted EPS together and divide 10 will get our E10.

Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.


Costco Wholesale  (BUE:COST) Shiller PE Ratio Explanation

Compared with the regular PE Ratio, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Shiller PE Ratio smoothed out the fluctuations of profit margins during business cycles. Therefore it is more accurate in reflecting the valuation of the company.

If a company has consistent business performance, the Shiller PE Ratio should give similar results to regular PE Ratio.

Compared with the PS Ratio, the Shiller PE Ratio makes the comparison between different industries more meaningful.


Be Aware

Shiller PE Ratio assumes that over the long term, businesses and profitability revert to their means. If a company's business model does not work in the future compared with the past, Shiller PE Ratio and PS Ratio will give false valuations.


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Costco Wholesale (BUE:COST) Business Description

Address
999 Lake Drive, Issaquah, WA, USA, 98027
Costco operates a membership-based, no-frills retail model, predicated on offering a select product assortment in bulk quantities at bargain prices. The firm avoids maintaining costly product displays by keeping inventory on pallets and limits distribution expenses by storing its inventory at point of sale in the warehouse. Given Costco's frugal cost structure, the firm is able to price its merchandise below competing retailers, driving high sales volume per warehouse and allowing the retailer to generate strong profits on thin margins. Costco operates nearly 600 warehouses in the United States and boasts over 60% market share in the domestic warehouse club industry. Internationally, Costco operates another 270 warehouses, primarily in markets such as Canada, Mexico, Japan, and the U.K.