Costco Wholesale (COST) Price to Earnings (2010 - 2026)
Costco Wholesale's (COST) Price to Earnings stood at 45.43 in fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Aug 30, 2026), down 12.0% from 51.63 a year earlier.
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Costco Wholesale (COST) Price to Earnings (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Starting with fiscal Q2 2010, Costco Wholesale's Price to Earnings history includes 67 quarters.
- Across earlier fiscal years, Price to Earnings came in at 51.63 in FY2025 (-3.8%), 53.68 in FY2024 (+40.1%), 38.30 in FY2023 (-4.9%) and 40.28 in FY2022 (+1.4%).
- The fiscal Q4 2026 figure is the lowest quarterly Price to Earnings since fiscal Q1 2024.
- On a year-over-year basis, Price to Earnings has declined for five consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 4.0% 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.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walmart | 953.29 Bn | 909.72 Bn | 49.13 Bn |
| 2 | Costco Wholesale | 445.64 Bn | 368.92 Bn | 12.19 Bn |
| 3 | Kroger | 40.41 Bn | 26.56 Bn | 7.86 Bn |
| 4 | Sysco | 39.10 Bn | 33.35 Bn | 4.13 Bn |
| 5 | Dollar General | 29.08 Bn | 23.76 Bn | 3.68 Bn |
| 6 | Caseys General Stores | 25.85 Bn | 23.85 Bn | 1.24 Bn |
| 7 | Dollar Tree | 23.80 Bn | 20.42 Bn | 2.10 Bn |
| 8 | US Foods Holding | 22.16 Bn | 21.96 Bn | 1.92 Bn |
| 9 | Tractor Supply | 17.62 Bn | 16.78 Bn | 1.68 Bn |
| 10 | Performance Food | 14.77 Bn | 14.55 Bn | 2.17 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 30, 2026 | 45.43 |
| 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 |
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();