Costco Wholesale (COST) Price to Earnings (2009 - 2026)

Costco Wholesale (COST) has reported Price to Earnings for 18 consecutive years, with 204.11 the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

• For the quarter ending Q2 2026, Price to Earnings fell 13.13% year-over-year to 204.11; the trailing twelve-month figure through May 2026 stood at 50.62 (down 11.2% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 51.63, down 3.82% from the prior year.
• Price to Earnings eased to 204.11 in Q2 2026 per COST's latest filing, from 222.06 in the prior quarter.
• Across five years, Price to Earnings topped out at 266.0 in Q1 2025 and bottomed at 111.57 in Q3 2023.
• Historically, Price to Earnings has averaged 184.0 across 5 years, with a median of 170.78 in 2022.
• The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2026: Price to Earnings soared 50.57% in 2024, then declined 16.52% in 2026.
• Over 5 years, Price to Earnings stood at 170.4 in 2022, then slipped by 3.08% to 165.16 in 2023, then jumped by 44.12% to 238.02 in 2024, then declined by 16.21% to 199.44 in 2025, then climbed by 2.34% to 204.11 in 2026.
• According to Business Quant data, Price to Earnings over the past three periods registered 204.11, 222.06, and 199.44 for Q2 2026, Q1 2026, and Q4 2025 respectively.