Costco Wholesale Corp
NASDAQ:COST

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Price: 942.29 USD -0.26% Market Closed
Market Cap: 418.3B USD
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Profitability Summary

We take all the information about a company's profitability (such as its margins, capital efficiency, free cash flow generating ability, and more) and consolidate it into one single number - the profitability score. The higher the profitability score, the more profitable the company is.

Past Growth

To be successful and remain in business, both growth and profitability are important and necessary. Net Income growth is often seen as a sign of a company's efficiency from an operational standpoint, but is influenced heavily by a company's goals and challenges and should therefore be assessed in conjunction with other metrics like revenue and operating income growth.

Margins

Profit margins represent what percentage of sales has turned into profits. Simply put, the percentage figure indicates how many cents of profit the company has generated for each dollar of sale.

Profit margins help investors assess if a company's management is generating enough profit from its sales and whether operating costs and overhead costs are being contained.

Earnings Waterfall
Costco Wholesale Corp

Revenue
258.8B USD
Cost of Revenue
-226B USD
Gross Profit
32.8B USD
Operating Expenses
-23.3B USD
Operating Income
9.5B USD
Other Expenses
-1.9B USD
Net Income
7.6B USD

Margins Comparison
Costco Wholesale Corp Competitors

Country Company Market Cap Gross
Margin
Operating
Margin
Net
Margin
US
Costco Wholesale Corp
NASDAQ:COST
417.1B USD
13%
4%
3%
US
Walmart Inc
NYSE:WMT
744.5B USD
25%
4%
3%
MX
Wal Mart de Mexico SAB de CV
BMV:WALMEX
1T MXN
24%
8%
6%
JP
Aeon Co Ltd
TSE:8267
3.1T JPY
37%
2%
0%
AU
Coles Group Ltd
ASX:COL
25.6B AUD
26%
5%
3%
US
BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings Inc
NYSE:BJ
12.8B USD
18%
4%
3%
TH
Siam Makro PCL
SET:MAKRO
380.9B THB
16%
4%
2%
FR
Carrefour SA
PAR:CA
8.7B EUR
19%
3%
1%
US
PriceSmart Inc
NASDAQ:PSMT
2.8B USD
17%
5%
3%
SA
Abdullah Al Othaim Markets CompanySJSC
SAU:4001
10.1B SAR
22%
5%
4%
MX
Organizacion Soriana SAB de CV
BMV:SORIANAB
54B MXN
24%
5%
2%
No Stocks Found

Return on Capital

Return on capital ratios give a sense of how well a company is using its capital (equity, assets, capital employed, etc.) to generate profits (operating income, net income, etc.). In simple words, these ratios show how much income is generated for each dollar of capital invested.

Return on Capital Comparison
Costco Wholesale Corp Competitors

Country Company Market Cap ROE ROA ROCE ROIC
US
Costco Wholesale Corp
NASDAQ:COST
417.1B USD
31%
11%
27%
19%
US
Walmart Inc
NYSE:WMT
744.5B USD
23%
8%
18%
12%
MX
Wal Mart de Mexico SAB de CV
BMV:WALMEX
1T MXN
27%
12%
27%
19%
JP
Aeon Co Ltd
TSE:8267
3.1T JPY
3%
0%
4%
1%
AU
Coles Group Ltd
ASX:COL
25.6B AUD
32%
6%
17%
10%
US
BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings Inc
NYSE:BJ
12.8B USD
36%
8%
19%
11%
TH
Siam Makro PCL
SET:MAKRO
380.9B THB
3%
1%
4%
3%
FR
Carrefour SA
PAR:CA
8.7B EUR
8%
2%
8%
4%
US
PriceSmart Inc
NASDAQ:PSMT
2.8B USD
15%
8%
21%
15%
SA
Abdullah Al Othaim Markets CompanySJSC
SAU:4001
10.1B SAR
36%
7%
14%
12%
MX
Organizacion Soriana SAB de CV
BMV:SORIANAB
54B MXN
5%
3%
8%
5%
No Stocks Found

Free Cash Flow

Free cash flow (FCF) is the money a company has left over after paying its operating expenses and capital expenditures. The more free cash flow a company has, the more it can allocate to dividends, paying down debt, and growth opportunities.

If a company has a decreasing free cash flow, that is not necessarily bad if the company is investing in its growth.