Costco Wholesale (COST) Price to FCF (2009 - 2026)
Costco Wholesale's Price to FCF came in at 50.81 for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended May 10, 2026), down 16.9% from 61.11 a year earlier but up 2.3% from the prior quarter.
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Costco Wholesale (COST) Price to FCF (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025 (ended Aug 31, 2025), Costco Wholesale's Price to FCF was 53.35, down 10.6% from FY2024.
- Going back by fiscal year, Price to FCF was 59.65 in FY2024 (+67.0%), 35.73 in FY2023 (-46.9%), 67.24 in FY2022 (+81.5%) and 37.05 in FY2021 (+45.9%).
- The five-year range for quarterly Price to FCF is 29.81 (fiscal Q1 2024) to 85.35 (fiscal Q1 2025).
- Year-over-year, Price to FCF has declined for four consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 26.6% over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Price to FCF over five years came in fiscal Q1 2025 (growth of 186.3%), and the weakest in fiscal Q1 2024 (a decline of 63.4%).
- Business Quant data shows COST's Price to FCF at 49.66 (Q2 2026), 44.33 (Q1 2026) and 53.35 (Q4 2025) in the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026.
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 | 50.81 |
| Feb 15, 2026 | 49.66 |
| Nov 23, 2025 | 44.33 |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 53.35 |
| May 11, 2025 | 61.11 |
| Feb 16, 2025 | 68.68 |
| Nov 24, 2024 | 85.35 |
| Sep 1, 2024 | 59.65 |
| May 12, 2024 | 47.06 |
| Feb 18, 2024 | 51.79 |
| Nov 26, 2023 | 29.81 |
| Sep 3, 2023 | 35.73 |
| May 7, 2023 | 37.99 |
| Feb 12, 2023 | 40.51 |
| Nov 20, 2022 | 81.52 |
| Aug 28, 2022 | 67.24 |
| May 8, 2022 | 54.39 |
| Feb 13, 2022 | 37.45 |
| Nov 21, 2021 | 40.68 |
| Aug 29, 2021 | 37.05 |
API Access
Costco Wholesale Price to FCF 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-fcf&ticker=COST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "price-to-fcf", "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-fcf&ticker=COST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();