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Costco Wholesale (COST)

(Real Time Quote from BATS)

$891.24 USD

891.24
815,534

-6.03 (-0.67%)

Updated Sep 18, 2024 03:51 PM ET

Zacks Rank:

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Zacks Rank Definition Annualized Return
1Strong Buy23.68%
2Buy17.55%
3Hold9.21%
4Sell4.93%
5Strong Sell2.36%
S&P50010.96%

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3-Hold of 5     3    

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The scores are based on the trading styles of Value, Growth, and Momentum. There's also a VGM Score ('V' for Value, 'G' for Growth and 'M' for Momentum), which combines the weighted average of the individual style scores into one score.

Value Score A
Growth Score A
Momentum Score A
VGM Score A

Within each Score, stocks are graded into five groups: A, B, C, D and F. As you might remember from your school days, an A, is better than a B; a B is better than a C; a C is better than a D; and a D is better than an F.

As an investor, you want to buy stocks with the highest probability of success. That means you want to buy stocks with a Zacks Rank #1 or #2, Strong Buy or Buy, which also has a Score of an A or a B in your personal trading style.

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B Value B Growth A Momentum B VGM

Industry Rank:

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An industry with a larger percentage of Zacks Rank #1's and #2's will have a better average Zacks Rank than one with a larger percentage of Zacks Rank #4's and #5's.

The industry with the best average Zacks Rank would be considered the top industry (1 out of 265), which would place it in the top 1% of Zacks Ranked Industries. The industry with the worst average Zacks Rank (265 out of 265) would place in the bottom 1%.

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Bottom 25% (188 out of 250)

Industry: Retail - Discount Stores

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Research for COST

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Fiscal Year End for Costco Wholesale Corporation falls in the month of August.

All items in Millions except Per Share data.

8/31/2024 8/31/2023 8/31/2022 8/31/2021 8/31/2020
Assets          
Cash & Equivalents -99,999 15,234 11,049 12,175 13,305
Receivables NA 2,285 2,241 1,803 1,550
Notes Receivable NA 0 0 0 0
Inventories NA 16,651 17,907 14,215 12,242
Other Current Assets NA 1,709 1,499 1,312 1,023
Total Current Assets NA 35,879 32,696 29,505 28,120
Net Property & Equipment NA 26,684 24,646 23,492 21,807
Investments & Advances NA 0 0 0 0
Other Non-Current Assets NA 0 0 0 0
Deferred Charges NA 0 0 0 0
Intangibles NA 0 0 0 0
Deposits & Other Assets NA 3,718 4,050 3,381 2,841
Total Assets NA 68,994 64,166 59,268 55,556
Liabilities & Shareholders Equity 8/31/2024 8/31/2023 8/31/2022 8/31/2021 8/31/2020
Notes Payable NA 0 0 0 0
Accounts Payable NA 17,483 17,848 16,278 14,172
Current Portion Long-Term Debt NA 1,081 73 799 95
Current Portion Capital Leases NA 0 0 0 0
Accrued Expenses NA 6,428 6,292 5,761 4,998
Income Taxes Payable NA 0 0 0 0
Other Current Liabilities NA 8,591 7,785 6,603 5,579
Total Current Liabilities NA 33,583 31,998 29,441 24,844
Mortgages NA 0 0 0 0
Deferred Taxes/Income NA 0 0 0 0
Convertible Debt NA 0 0 0 0
Long-Term Debt NA 5,377 6,484 6,692 7,514
Non-Current Capital Leases NA 0 0 0 0
Other Non-Current Liabilities NA 2,550 2,555 2,415 1,935
Minority Interest (Liabilities) NA 0 0 0 0
Total Liabilities NA 43,936 43,519 41,190 36,851
Shareholders Equity 8/31/2024 8/31/2023 8/31/2022 8/31/2021 8/31/2020
Preferred Stock NA 0 0 0 0
Common Stock (Par) NA 2 2 4 4
Capital Surplus NA 7,340 6,884 7,031 6,698
Retained Earnings NA 19,521 15,585 11,666 12,879
Other Equity NA -1,805 -1,824 -623 -876
Treasury Stock NA 0 0 0 0
Total Shareholder's Equity NA 25,058 20,647 18,078 18,705
Total Liabilities & Shareholder's Equity NA 68,994 64,166 59,268 55,556
Total Common Equity 0 25,058 20,647 18,078 18,705
Shares Outstanding 443.30 443.10 442.60 441.80 441.20
Book Value Per Share 0.00 56.55 46.65 40.92 42.40

Fiscal Year End for Costco Wholesale Corporation falls in the month of August.

All items in Millions except Per Share data.

8/31/2024 5/31/2024 2/29/2024 11/30/2023 8/31/2023
Assets          
Cash & Equivalents -99,999 11,499 10,321 17,864 15,234
Receivables NA 2,583 2,779 2,542 2,285
Notes Receivable NA 0 0 0 0
Inventories NA 17,430 17,075 18,001 16,651
Other Current Assets NA 1,776 1,971 1,673 1,709
Total Current Assets NA 33,288 32,146 40,080 35,879
Net Property & Equipment NA 28,062 27,601 27,168 26,684
Investments & Advances NA 0 0 0 0
Other Non-Current Assets NA 0 0 0 0
Deferred Charges NA 0 0 0 0
Intangibles NA 0 0 0 0
Deposits & Other Assets NA 3,918 3,836 3,803 3,718
Total Assets NA 67,911 66,323 73,723 68,994
Liabilities & Shareholders Equity 8/31/2024 5/31/2024 2/29/2024 11/30/2023 8/31/2023
Notes Payable NA 0 0 0 0
Accounts Payable NA 18,844 17,494 20,357 17,483
Current Portion Long-Term Debt NA 1,077 1,080 1,080 1,081
Current Portion Capital Leases NA 0 0 0 0
Accrued Expenses NA 6,704 7,069 6,681 6,428
Income Taxes Payable NA 0 0 0 0
Other Current Liabilities NA 8,736 9,045 8,650 8,591
Total Current Liabilities NA 35,361 34,688 36,768 33,583
Mortgages NA 0 0 0 0
Deferred Taxes/Income NA 0 0 0 0
Convertible Debt NA 0 0 0 0
Long-Term Debt NA 5,834 5,865 5,866 5,377
Non-Current Capital Leases NA 0 0 0 0
Other Non-Current Liabilities NA 2,522 2,541 2,550
Minority Interest (Liabilities) NA 0 0 0 0
Total Liabilities NA 46,140 45,563 47,576 43,936
Shareholders Equity 8/31/2024 5/31/2024 2/29/2024 11/30/2023 8/31/2023
Preferred Stock NA 0 0 0 0
Common Stock (Par) NA 2 2 2 2
Capital Surplus NA 7,702 7,620 7,489 7,340
Retained Earnings NA 15,989 14,980 20,499 19,521
Other Equity NA -1,922 -1,842 -1,843 -1,805
Treasury Stock NA 0 0 0 0
Total Shareholder's Equity NA 21,771 20,760 26,147 25,058
Total Liabilities & Shareholder's Equity NA 67,911 66,323 73,723 68,994
Total Common Equity 0 21,771 20,760 26,147 25,058
Shares Outstanding 443.30 443.30 443.50 443.70 443.10
Book Value Per Share 0.00 49.11 46.81 58.93 56.55