As of today (2024-04-19), Costco Wholesale's share price is $706.90.
Costco Wholesale's Cash Flow from Operations per share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Feb. 2024 was $23.96. Hence, Costco Wholesale's Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 29.50.
The historical rank and industry rank for Costco Wholesale's Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow or its related term are showing as below:
COST'
s Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 9.32 Med: 16.76 Max: 33.94
Current: 29.54
During the past 13 years, Costco Wholesale's highest Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Ratio was 33.94. The lowest was 9.32. And the median was 16.76.
Costco Wholesale's Cash Flow from Operations per share for the
three
months ended in Feb. 2024 was $1.64.
Its Cash Flow from Operations per share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Feb. 2024 was $23.96.
During the past 12 months, the average Operating Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Costco Wholesale was 11.70% per year.
During the past 3 years, the average Operating Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 7.70% per year.
During the past 5 years, the average Operating Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 11.10% per year.
During the past 10 years, the average Operating Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 11.90% per year.
During the past 13 years, Costco Wholesale's highest 3-Year average Operating Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 34.70% per year. The lowest was -13.50% per year. And the median was 11.05% per year.
Costco Wholesale Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Historical Data
The historical data trend for Costco Wholesale's Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow 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 Annual Data
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20.54 |
17.42 |
22.59 |
31.41 |
22.06 |
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Costco Wholesale Quarterly Data
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Nov19 |
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Feb24 |
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22.58 |
23.09 |
22.06 |
20.09 |
31.05 |
Competitive Comparison
For the Discount Stores subindustry, Costco Wholesale's Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow 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 Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Distribution
For the Retail - Defensive industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Costco Wholesale's Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Costco Wholesale's Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow falls into.
Costco Wholesale Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Calculation
Costco Wholesale's Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow ratio for today is calculated as
| Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Ratio | = | Share Price | / | Cash Flow from Operations per share (TTM) |
| = | 706.90 | / | 23.959 |
| = | 29.50 |
Costco Wholesale's Share Price of today is $706.90.
Costco Wholesale's Cash Flow from Operations per share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Feb. 2024 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $23.96.
* 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.
Note: Cash Flow from Operations per share is calculated as Cash Flow from Operations divided by Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average).
It can also be calculated from the numbers for the whole company:
Costco Wholesale (COST) Business Description
Traded in Other Exchanges
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.
Executives
| W Craig Jelinek |
officer: Executive VP |
999 LAKE DRIVE, ISSAQUAH WA 98027 |
| Yoram Rubananko |
officer: Executive VP |
999 LAKE DRIVE, ISSAQUAH WA 98027 |
| Caton Frates |
officer: Executive Vice President |
999 LAKE DRIVE, ISSAQUAH WA 98027 |
| Daniel M. Hines |
other: Principal Acctg Officer |
999 LAKE DRIVE, ISSAQUAH WA 98027 |
| Richard A Galanti |
director, officer: Executive VP and CFO |
999 LAKE DRIVE, ISSAQUAH WA 98027 |
| Pierre Riel |
officer: EVP |
999 LAKE DRIVE, ISSAQUAH WA 98027 |
| Russell D Miller |
officer: Executive Vice President |
999 LAKE DRIVE, ISSAQUAH WA 98027 |
| Claudine Adamo |
officer: Executive Vice President |
999 LAKE DRIVE, ISSAQUAH WA 98027 |
| James C Klauer |
officer: Executive Vice President |
999 LAKE DRIVE, ISSAQUAH WA 98027 |
| Patrick J Callans |
officer: Executive VP |
999 LAKE DRIVE, ISSAQUAH WA 98027 |
| Helena Foulkes |
director |
ONE CVS DRIVE, WOONSOCKET RI 02895 |
| Susan L Decker |
director |
C/O YAHOO INC, 701 FIRST AVE, SUNNYVALE CA 94089 |
| Roland Michael Vachris |
officer: Executive VP |
999 LAKE DRIVE, ISSAQUAH WA 98027 |
| James P. Murphy |
officer: Executive VP |
999 LAKE DRIVE, ISSAQUAH WA 98027 |
| Kenneth D Denman |
director |
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