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Costco Wholesale CorporationCOST P/E Ratio

Share price divided by earnings per share — what investors pay for each dollar of profit.

P/E Ratio

Latest: 50.7 (2026Q3)

Period Value
2020Q4 35.4
2021Q1 37.0
2021Q2 32.0
2021Q3 33.7
2021Q4 38.4
2022Q1 44.2
2022Q2 39.9
2022Q3 35.1
2022Q4 38.0
2023Q1 39.1
2023Q2 34.2
2023Q3 36.5
2023Q4 37.4
2024Q1 39.0
2024Q2 48.1
2024Q3 49.7
2024Q4 53.4
2025Q1 56.7
2025Q2 60.9
2025Q3 58.8
2025Q4 51.7
2026Q1 48.9
2026Q2 53.0
2026Q3 50.7

Latest P/E Ratio: 50.7 (2026Q3); -13.6% YoY; +6.8% CAGR since 2015Q1 (11.5y).

Across the 47 quarters from 2015Q1 to 2026Q3, P/E Ratio ranged from 21.9 in 2015Q4 to 60.9 in 2025Q2.

Chart and table show the latest 24 of 47 quarters.

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