Costco Wholesale (COST) EV to CFO (2009 - 2026)
Costco Wholesale's (COST) EV to CFO came in at 25.15 for fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Aug 30, 2026), down 16.7% from 30.21 a year earlier.
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Costco Wholesale (COST) EV to CFO (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Since fiscal Q4 2009, Costco Wholesale has reported EV to CFO for 69 quarters.
- In prior fiscal years, Costco Wholesale's EV to CFO was 30.21 in FY2025 (-10.9%), 33.89 in FY2024 (+66.2%), 20.40 in FY2023 (-32.8%) and 30.35 in FY2022 (+45.2%).
- The fiscal Q4 2026 figure stands as the lowest quarterly EV to CFO since fiscal Q1 2024.
- On a year-over-year basis, EV to CFO has declined in each of the last five quarters, with growth averaging 9.0% over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for EV to CFO in the past five years was fiscal Q1 2025, with growth of 124.2%; the weakest was fiscal Q1 2024, with a decline of 43.0%.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walmart | 936.34 Bn | 892.78 Bn | 49.13 Bn |
| 2 | Costco Wholesale | 443.48 Bn | 366.76 Bn | 12.19 Bn |
| 3 | Sysco | 39.33 Bn | 33.58 Bn | 4.13 Bn |
| 4 | Kroger | 38.87 Bn | 25.03 Bn | 7.86 Bn |
| 5 | Dollar General | 29.16 Bn | 23.84 Bn | 3.68 Bn |
| 6 | Caseys General Stores | 25.71 Bn | 23.71 Bn | 1.24 Bn |
| 7 | Dollar Tree | 23.91 Bn | 20.53 Bn | 2.10 Bn |
| 8 | US Foods Holding | 22.37 Bn | 22.17 Bn | 1.92 Bn |
| 9 | Tractor Supply | 17.05 Bn | 16.22 Bn | 1.68 Bn |
| 10 | Performance Food | 15.11 Bn | 14.90 Bn | 2.17 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 30, 2026 | 25.15 |
| May 10, 2026 | 28.49 |
| Feb 15, 2026 | 28.89 |
| Nov 23, 2025 | 25.87 |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 30.21 |
| May 11, 2025 | 34.79 |
| Feb 16, 2025 | 38.65 |
| Nov 24, 2024 | 41.83 |
| Sep 1, 2024 | 33.89 |
| May 12, 2024 | 27.88 |
| Feb 18, 2024 | 29.19 |
| Nov 26, 2023 | 18.66 |
| Sep 3, 2023 | 20.40 |
| May 7, 2023 | 21.07 |
| Feb 12, 2023 | 21.82 |
| Nov 20, 2022 | 32.73 |
| Aug 28, 2022 | 30.35 |
| May 8, 2022 | 27.05 |
| Feb 13, 2022 | 21.57 |
| Nov 21, 2021 | 23.38 |
API Access
Costco Wholesale EV to CFO API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=ev-to-cfo&ticker=COST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ev-to-cfo", "ticker": "COST", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=ev-to-cfo&ticker=COST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();