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COST.NE

HoldFallen Favourite

Costco Wholesale Corporation · Consumer Defensive · United States · $436.1B cap

CAD 43.59 -0.8% · close 28 Oct · scored 29 Oct

StockRank down 1.0 since 28 Oct.

Fallen Favourite: A good business, still expensive, and the price is falling.

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Quality
68
Value
48
Momentum
30

As of 29 Oct 2026, MoatMap's StockRank for Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST.NE) is 52/100, ranked against 24,000+ stocks in 35 markets (Quality 68, Value 48, Momentum 30, each scored against its sector).

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P/E (TTM)
52.4x
peers 16.4x
ROE
30.3%
peers 9.2%
D/E
0.4x
peers 0.4x
Dividend %
—
trailing yield

ABOUT COSTCO WHOLESALE CORPORATION

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Costco Wholesale Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the operation of membership warehouses in the United States, Puerto Rico, Canada, Mexico, Japan, the United Kingdom, Korea, Australia, Taiwan, China, Spain, France, Iceland, New Zealand, and Sweden.

FINANCIAL SUMMARY (CAD)

Reported in USD

Year20222023202420252026CAGRTTM
Revenue—326.2B346.1B384.1B420.2B8.8%355.8B
EPS (CAD)0.570.020.030.860.9814.5%0.85
Shares—13.1B13.1B13.1B13.1B0.0%13.1B
Debt—12.0B11.0B11.3B11.9B-0.3%13.9B
Equity—33.9B31.9B40.1B49.8B13.6%—
Op CF—14.9B15.4B18.6B21.9B13.7%15.9B
Inv CF—-6.7B-6.0B-7.4B-8.8B——
Fin CF—-3.5B-14.6B-5.3B-4.6B——
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PRICE (1Y) · CAD-2.3%
43.643.844.144.444.626 Oct27 Oct28 Oct

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Not enough steady price history for a read yet.

How this is worked out

StockRank judges the business. The price check reads only the chart: it is the price side of the Momentum score, in words.

The rules: Still falling is a new 52-week low in the last two weeks, at least 25% below the high. Finding a floor is no new low since. Turning up is 20 or more trading days without a new low, at least 10% off it, and back above a rising 50-day average. In an uptrend is above the 200-day average and within 15% of the high.

In 2,112 US drawdowns since 2001, buying while the price was still falling was followed by a further 20% drop 42% of the time. Waiting for a turn like this one cut that to 33%, at about 7% higher prices and with no better returns. Part of that cut is simply not buying: 13% of falls never turned, and waiting kept those out. Among turns that were bought, 38% still fell another 20%, and 33% of turns were followed by a new low within six months. The benefit was largest in crashes such as 2008 and 2020.

Rules fixed before any data was fetched. Describes the chart, not a recommendation.

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CAD 43.59

SCORE BREAKDOWN

Quality
68
ROIC
27.5%91.5
ROE
30.3%93.4
GP/Assets
36.0%65.6
Op. Margin
3.8%34.0
FCF/Assets
10.5%81.7
Piotroski
649.8
Int. Cover
50.0x87.5
D/E Ratio
0.42x44.9
Current Ratio
0.97x18.7
Value
48
P/E (TTM)
52.4x9.2
EV/EBITDA
1.2x98.5
P/FCF
46.5x15.4
P/B
0.6x86.9
P/S
1.7x29.6
Div Yield
—N/A
Momentum
30
52W High %
—N/A
RS 6M
—N/A
SMA 50/200
—N/A
EPS Rev 4W
—N/A
EPS Rev 12W
—N/A
EPS Improve
—N/A
Q Growth
9%51.9

FUNDAMENTALS

Market Cap
$436.1B
P/E (Forward)
—
Gross Margin
12.6%

SECTOR PEERS

Closest peers in Consumer Defensive, ranked by industry match, size, and score similarity. Cross-listings of COST.NE are excluded.

TickerCompanyMkt CapStockRankSignal
COST.NECostco Wholesale Corporation(you)$436.1B52Hold
WMTWalmart Inc.$954.1B31Sell
WALMEX.MXWal-Mart de México, S.A.B. de C.V.$46.8B47Hold
DOL.TODollarama Inc.$39.8B57Hold
TGTTarget Corporation$69.4B75Buy
DGDollar General Corporation$29.3B66Buy
BJBJ's Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc.$13.4B60Hold
7532.TPan Pacific International Holdings Corporation$14.2B42Hold
OLLIOllie's Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc.$5.2B50Hold
DLTRDollar Tree, Inc.$23.5B86Strong Buy

Peer medians: ROE 9.2% · P/E 16.4x · Gross margin 30.8%

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Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST.NE): Stock Score Summary

Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST.NE) has a MoatMap StockRank of 52/100 based on Quality (68/100), Value (48/100), and Momentum (30/100) factor scores. The current signal is HOLD.

Costco Wholesale Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the operation of membership warehouses in the United States, Puerto Rico, Canada, Mexico, Japan, the United Kingdom, Korea, Australia, Taiwan, China, Spain, France, Iceland, New Zealand, and Sweden.

Key Financial Metrics

PriceCAD 43.59
Market Cap$436.1B
P/E (TTM)52.42
Price/Book0.60
Return on Equity30.3%
Return on Invested Capital27.5%
Debt/Equity0.42x
Gross Margin12.6%
Operating Margin3.8%
Revenue Growth1.0%
Free Cash Flow$9.4B

Costco Wholesale Corporation operates in the Discount Stores industry, part of the Consumer Defensive sector (United States).

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Costco Wholesale Corporation’s (COST.NE) StockRank?
MoatMap’s StockRank for Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST.NE) is 52/100, with a Hold signal. It is a composite of Quality (68), Value (48), and Momentum (30), each scored against its sector. The composite is then ranked across MoatMap’s universe of 24,000+ stocks.
Does Costco Wholesale Corporation have an economic moat?
Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST.NE) has a Quality factor score of 68/100. The Quality factor combines ROIC, Piotroski F-Score, and leverage: the financial fingerprints of a durable competitive advantage. A Quality score above 70 typically indicates a company with the characteristics of a moated business.
Is Costco Wholesale Corporation a buy, hold, or sell?
MoatMap’s current signal for Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST.NE) is Hold, based on a StockRank of 52/100. Signals are derived mechanically from the StockRank composite and should be one input among many; combine with your own thesis on management, competitive position, and valuation.
What sector is Costco Wholesale Corporation in?
Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST.NE) operates in the Consumer Defensive sector, specifically the Discount Stores industry (United States).