Costco PE Ratio 2010-2024 | COST

Current and historical p/e ratio for Costco (COST) from 2010 to 2024. The price to earnings ratio is calculated by taking the latest closing price and dividing it by the most recent earnings per share (EPS) number. The PE ratio is a simple way to assess whether a stock is over or under valued and is the most widely used valuation measure. Costco PE ratio as of April 18, 2024 is 46.20.

Please refer to the Stock Price Adjustment Guide for more information on our historical prices.

Costco PE Ratio Historical Data
Date Stock Price TTM Net EPS PE Ratio
2024-04-18 711.25 46.52
2024-02-29 743.89 $15.29 48.65
2023-11-30 578.86 $14.67 39.46
2023-08-31 535.44 $14.16 37.81
2023-05-31 497.71 $13.50 36.87
2023-02-28 470.10 $13.61 34.54
2022-11-30 522.67 $13.23 39.51
2022-08-31 505.13 $13.14 38.44
2022-05-31 450.31 $12.70 35.46
2022-02-28 500.73 $12.41 40.35
2021-11-30 519.35 $11.63 44.66
2021-08-31 437.87 $11.27 38.85
2021-05-31 362.96 $10.64 34.11
2021-02-28 316.94 $9.78 32.41
2020-11-30 364.97 $9.74 37.47
2020-08-31 323.26 $9.02 35.84
2020-05-31 286.20 $8.36 34.23
2020-02-29 260.24 $8.52 30.55
2019-11-30 276.95 $8.43 32.85
2019-08-31 271.69 $8.26 32.89
2019-05-31 220.34 $8.15 27.04
2019-02-28 200.64 $7.80 25.72
2018-11-30 211.57 $7.38 28.67
2018-08-31 212.75 $7.73 27.52
2018-05-31 180.47 $6.96 25.93
2018-02-28 173.28 $6.43 26.95
2017-08-31 141.49 $6.08 23.27
2017-05-31 162.36 $5.77 28.14
2017-02-28 152.78 $5.63 27.14
2016-11-30 129.09 $5.70 22.65
2016-08-31 138.97 $5.70 24.38
2017-11-30 166.97 $5.02 33.26
2016-05-31 127.21 $5.30 24.00
2016-02-29 127.91 $5.23 24.46
2015-11-30 137.25 $5.34 25.70
2015-08-31 118.77 $5.37 22.12
2015-05-31 120.60 $5.22 23.10
2015-02-28 123.95 $5.12 24.21
2014-11-30 115.70 $4.82 24.00
2014-08-31 98.32 $4.66 21.10
2014-05-31 93.92 $4.48 20.97
2014-02-28 94.27 $4.45 21.18
2013-11-30 100.96 $4.64 21.76
2013-08-31 89.82 $4.63 19.40
2013-05-31 87.79 $4.62 19.00
2013-02-28 80.89 $4.46 18.14
2012-11-30 77.27 $4.12 18.76
2012-08-31 72.56 $3.90 18.61
2012-05-31 63.87 $3.59 17.79
2012-02-29 63.42 $3.44 18.43
2011-11-30 62.68 $3.33 18.82
2011-08-31 57.55 $3.57 16.12
2011-05-31 60.25 $3.17 19.01
2011-02-28 54.47 $3.11 17.51
2010-08-31 40.90 $2.92 14.01
2010-05-31 42.02 $2.80 15.01
2010-02-28 43.83 $2.83 15.49
2009-11-30 42.94 $2.64 16.27
2009-08-31 36.43 $2.59 14.06
Sector Industry Market Cap Revenue
Retail/Wholesale Retail - Discount & Variety $317.190B $242.290B
Costco Wholesale Corporation sells high volumes of foods and general merchandise at discounted prices through membership warehouses. The company also operates e-commerce websites in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Mexico, Korea, Taiwan, Japan and Australia. The company's warehouses offer an array of low-priced nationally branded and select private labeled products in a wide range of merchandise categories. Costco offers three types of memberships to its customers: Business, Gold Star, and Executive. Costco generates revenue from two sources: 1) Store sales and 2) Membership fees. Costco offers myriad varieties of food products as well as a vast range of household and lifestyle products, stationeries and appliances. The company also sells gasoline to customers at cheap prices and offers merchandise in the following categories: Food and Sundries, Hardlines, Fresh Foods, Softlines, Ancillary.
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