Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST)

507.3 4.26%
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Pros
Company’s profitability is improving
Buy analyst rating
Cons
Forward P/E ratio high relative to industry peers
Forward P/B ratio high relative to industry peers

Pros

  1. COST profitability is improving. The YoY profit margin change was 0.14 percentage points. See COST profitability chart.
  2. COST average analyst rating is Buy. See COST analyst rating chart.

Cons

  1. COST forward P/E ratio is 32.11, which is high compared to its industry peers’ P/E ratios. See COST forward P/E ratio chart.
  2. COST Price/Book ratio is 9.79, which is high compared to its industry peers’ P/B ratios. See COST forward Price/Book ratio chart.