Costco Wholesale (COST) Price to Earnings (2010 - 2026)
Costco Wholesale's (COST) Price to Earnings stood at 50.62 in fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended May 10, 2026), down 11.2% from 57.01 a year earlier and down 4.2% from the prior quarter.
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Costco Wholesale (COST) Price to Earnings (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025 (ended Aug 31, 2025), Costco Wholesale's Price to Earnings came in at 51.63, down 3.8% from FY2024.
- Across earlier fiscal years, Price to Earnings came in at 53.68 in FY2024 (+40.1%), 38.30 in FY2023 (-4.9%), 40.28 in FY2022 (+1.4%) and 39.74 in FY2021 (+3.5%).
- Quarterly Price to Earnings has ranged from 36.65 in fiscal Q2 2023 to 62.41 in fiscal Q2 2025 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Price to Earnings has declined for four consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 10.5% over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Price to Earnings in the last five years was growth of 40.3% in fiscal Q1 2025, against a decline of 15.3% in fiscal Q2 2026 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three fiscal quarters came in at 52.86 (Q2 2026), 48.07 (Q1 2026) and 51.63 (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walmart | 827.17 Bn | 789.87 Bn | 49.13 Bn |
| 2 | Costco Wholesale | 408.32 Bn | 337.62 Bn | 9.01 Bn |
| 3 | Sysco | 37.11 Bn | 31.36 Bn | 4.13 Bn |
| 4 | Kroger | 34.86 Bn | 21.01 Bn | 7.86 Bn |
| 5 | Dollar General | 26.24 Bn | 20.91 Bn | 3.68 Bn |
| 6 | Caseys General Stores | 22.83 Bn | 20.83 Bn | 1.24 Bn |
| 7 | Dollar Tree | 21.05 Bn | 17.67 Bn | 2.10 Bn |
| 8 | US Foods Holding | 20.97 Bn | 20.76 Bn | 1.92 Bn |
| 9 | Tractor Supply | 16.22 Bn | 15.39 Bn | 1.68 Bn |
| 10 | Performance Food | 14.65 Bn | 14.43 Bn | 2.17 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| May 10, 2026 | 50.62 |
| Feb 15, 2026 | 52.86 |
| Nov 23, 2025 | 48.07 |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 51.63 |
| May 11, 2025 | 57.01 |
| Feb 16, 2025 | 62.41 |
| Nov 24, 2024 | 56.49 |
| Sep 1, 2024 | 53.68 |
| May 12, 2024 | 48.66 |
| Feb 18, 2024 | 47.27 |
| Nov 26, 2023 | 40.27 |
| Sep 3, 2023 | 38.30 |
| May 7, 2023 | 36.87 |
| Feb 12, 2023 | 36.65 |
| Nov 20, 2022 | 39.50 |
| Aug 28, 2022 | 40.28 |
| May 8, 2022 | 39.50 |
| Feb 13, 2022 | 40.98 |
| Nov 21, 2021 | 45.83 |
| Aug 29, 2021 | 39.74 |
API Access
Costco Wholesale Price to Earnings 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-earnings&ticker=COST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "price-to-earnings", "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-earnings&ticker=COST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();