Costco Wholesale (COST) Price to Book (2009 - 2026)
Costco Wholesale's (COST) Price to Book stood at 11.71 in fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Aug 30, 2026), down 18.4% from 14.34 a year earlier.
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Costco Wholesale (COST) Price to Book (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Starting with fiscal Q4 2009, Costco Wholesale's Price to Book history includes 69 quarters.
- Across earlier fiscal years, Price to Book came in at 14.34 in FY2025 (-14.4%), 16.74 in FY2024 (+74.1%), 9.62 in FY2023 (-15.7%) and 11.40 in FY2022 (+3.6%).
- The fiscal Q4 2026 figure is the lowest quarterly Price to Book since fiscal Q1 2024.
- On a year-over-year basis, Price to Book has declined for five consecutive quarters, with an average decline of 0.4% over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Price to Book in the last five years was growth of 74.4% in fiscal Q1 2025, against a decline of 24.8% in fiscal Q1 2026 at the low end.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walmart | 961.60 Bn | 918.03 Bn | 49.13 Bn |
| 2 | Costco Wholesale | 451.41 Bn | 374.69 Bn | 12.19 Bn |
| 3 | Kroger | 41.07 Bn | 27.22 Bn | 7.86 Bn |
| 4 | Sysco | 40.11 Bn | 34.36 Bn | 4.13 Bn |
| 5 | Dollar General | 30.55 Bn | 25.23 Bn | 3.68 Bn |
| 6 | Caseys General Stores | 26.34 Bn | 24.34 Bn | 1.24 Bn |
| 7 | Dollar Tree | 24.96 Bn | 21.58 Bn | 2.10 Bn |
| 8 | US Foods Holding | 22.77 Bn | 22.57 Bn | 1.92 Bn |
| 9 | Tractor Supply | 18.16 Bn | 17.32 Bn | 1.68 Bn |
| 10 | Performance Food | 15.22 Bn | 15.00 Bn | 2.17 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 30, 2026 | 11.71 |
| May 10, 2026 | 13.35 |
| Feb 15, 2026 | 14.08 |
| Nov 23, 2025 | 13.17 |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 14.34 |
| May 11, 2025 | 16.48 |
| Feb 16, 2025 | 18.60 |
| Nov 24, 2024 | 17.50 |
| Sep 1, 2024 | 16.74 |
| May 12, 2024 | 16.03 |
| Feb 18, 2024 | 15.47 |
| Nov 26, 2023 | 10.04 |
| Sep 3, 2023 | 9.62 |
| May 7, 2023 | 9.38 |
| Feb 12, 2023 | 9.73 |
| Nov 20, 2022 | 10.82 |
| Aug 28, 2022 | 11.40 |
| May 8, 2022 | 10.87 |
| Feb 13, 2022 | 11.31 |
| Nov 21, 2021 | 12.46 |
API Access
Costco Wholesale Price to Book 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=price-to-book&ticker=COST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "price-to-book", "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=price-to-book&ticker=COST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();