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Costco Wholesale Corp (COST)

NASDAQ NMS - GLOBAL MARKET · Retail · US

$895.31
▲ 0.15% today
Consumer Staples (Defensive)

Should you buy COST?

Neutral

Costco Wholesale Corp is roughly flat today (+0.15%). Recent news highlights AI-related growth, supporting the upward move.

  • •News: AI-related growth
  • •Near 52-week low
  • •High P/E ratio (45x) — priced for growth

This is educational analysis, not investment advice. Past performance doesn't predict future results.

Market Cap

$397.05B

52W High

$898.40

52W Low

$890.55

Industry

Retail

Understand the fundamentals

Plain-English rules of thumb for beginners — tap the  to learn each one. Not investment advice.

P/E — Price / Earnings
44.9xTake a closer look

How many years of profit you're paying for. Lower can mean cheaper — but a very low number can also signal trouble.

Pricey — the market expects high growth.

P/B — Price / Book
13.2xTake a closer look

Price vs the company's net assets (book value). Under 1x means it trades below what it owns on paper.

High — you're paying a big premium over assets.

ROE — Return on Equity
28.3%Looks healthy

How efficiently the company turns shareholders' money into profit. Higher is better.

Strong — uses your capital efficiently.

Net Margin
3.0%Take a closer look

Of every $100 in sales, how much becomes actual profit. Higher = more profitable business.

Thin — little profit left after costs.

Dividend Yield
0.69%Info

Annual cash the company pays you, as a % of the share price. Not better or worse — just a different kind of return.

Pays you cash while you hold.

These signals are simple, sector-agnostic rules of thumb (a “good” P/E for a bank differs from a tech firm). Use them to learn what to look at — not as buy/sell calls.

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