COST

Nasdaq

COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP /NEW

Consumer Staples, Consumer Staples Merchandise Retail

$947.82

close 7 Aug 2026

-4.14%

52-week change

$420.37B

market cap

$844.06

$1,096.50

52-week range

Expected price

$847.50 – $1,035.83

Current price

$947.82

Signal

Appears fairly valued

A historical-multiple reference, never a fair-value claim. The band uses only data public at each date and ends at the latest month — no forward estimates.

Current multiples

P/E (TTM)47.68x

P/S (TTM)1.43x

P/B12.55x

EV/EBITDA (TTM)29.52x

FCF yield (TTM)2.09%

PEG (TTM, GAAP)4.15

Context

P/E, own 5-year average47.13x

P/E, sector median23.35x*

Price at 5-year median P/E$939.91*

Indicated dividend yield0.62%

Forward — analyst consensus

Forward P/E (FY2026)46.03x*

Forward P/E (FY2027)41.75x

Forward PEG4.49*

Consensus EPS FY2026 (31 analysts)$20.59

EPS growth (FY2026→FY2027)10.26%

Revenue growth (FY2026)9.57%

Street view

Price target (mean)$1,077.31*

Target upside13.66%

Ratings (buy / hold / sell)23 / 14 / 2

FY2026 EPS revisions, 30d (up / down)4 / 3

5-year history

Dashed line: average of month-end values

P/E (TTM)

P/S (TTM)

P/B

FCF yield (TTM)

Dividend yield

period to 10 May 2026, filed 3 Jun 2026, close 7 Aug 2026

Discounted cash flow

Ten projected years plus a perpetuity, prefilled from filings — a model to argue with, never a fair-value claim.

Free cash flow, last ten years and TTM

5Y CAGR +5.31%10Y CAGR +15.27%

Assumptions

Growth rate, years 1–10%

Perpetual growth%Discount rate%

Base FCF$M

As filed — not assumptions

Current price$947.82

Cash & equivalents$18.95B

Total debt$5.67B

Shares outstanding443.51M

Result

DCF price per share$490.75

Current price$947.82

Margin of safety-48.22%

PV of years 1–10$76.85B

PV of terminal value$127.53B

Equity value$217.66B

Market-implied growth+14.17%

Projected FCF, years 1–10

Hover for PV and growth

Projection detail

Override growth for any year; blank years use the uniform rate

Year	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030	2031	2032	2033	2034	2035	Terminal
Growth, %											2.5
FCF	$9.27B	$9.77B	$10.28B	$10.83B	$11.41B	$12.01B	$12.65B	$13.32B	$14.03B	$14.77B	$275.32B
PV	$8.59B	$8.37B	$8.16B	$7.96B	$7.76B	$7.57B	$7.38B	$7.20B	$7.02B	$6.84B	$127.53B

period to 10 May 2026, filed 3 Jun 2026, close 7 Aug 2026