Company context

Costco Wholesale Corporation

NASDAQ:COST

Specialty Stores · benchmarked against Retail Trade inside the XLP constituent company universe.

Active tabPeers

Current readMixed

Last close930.61

1M return-2.07%

OverviewVerdict, thesis map, and valuation setup.FundamentalsDrivers, trajectory, and business quality.Financial reportsStatement tables, sorting, filtering, and acceleration.Ex-ante forecastTarget price, dividend yield, and total return by horizon.FactorsCompany factor exposure, rank, and universe context.Market viewMomentum, catalysts, charts, and symbol packet.AttributionLarge-move causes, residuals, and research backlog.OwnershipSEC 13F holder flow, crowding, and manager changes.PeersPeer heatmap and closest comparables.

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Relative comparables

Peers

Source and lookbackPeer fundamentals and stored return summaries5100 stored daily bars; peer return rows use each peer's stored price summary where available.

Sample and caveat12 closest comparables from industry, sector, and market peer pools.Use this tab for its stated job; heavier model packets stay on their own tabs.

Peer return matrix

Cumulative returns across peer horizons

Stored daily closes, when available

NASDAQ:COST 1W -1.58%, 1M -2.07%, 3M -13.55%, 6M -7.66%, 1Y -1.35%, 3Y +74.27%; NASDAQ:WMT 1W -3.66%, 1M +0.08%, 3M -16.95%, 6M -13.42%, 1Y +14.19%, 3Y +110.51%; NASDAQ:CASY 1W +4.72%, 1M +7.30%, 3M +1.19%, 6M +27.70%, 1Y +75.14%, 3Y +254.37%; NYSE:TGT 1W -0.88%, 1M +10.21%, 3M +12.62%, 6M +15.04%, 1Y +44.79%, 3Y +14.11%; NYSE:KR 1W -2.38%, 1M -1.78%, 3M -16.25%, 6M -16.64%, 1Y -15.66%, 3Y +22.94%; NYSE:DG 1W -2.89%, 1M +6.20%, 3M +19.33%, 6M -19.32%, 1Y +13.53%, 3Y -20.33%; NASDAQ:DLTR 1W -2.08%, 1M +3.56%, 3M +38.81%, 6M +6.22%, 1Y +15.21%, 3Y +2.00%; NYSE:ADM 1W +3.70%, 1M +10.45%, 3M +6.38%, 6M +26.59%, 1Y +37.40%, 3Y +6.48%; NYSE:TSN 1W -1.21%, 1M -2.76%, 3M -13.65%, 6M -9.32%, 1Y +0.62%, 3Y +5.78%; NASDAQ:MDLZ 1W -2.52%, 1M +1.18%, 3M -2.87%, 6M +1.87%, 1Y -2.56%, 3Y -16.27%; NYSE:BG 1W +3.63%, 1M +7.35%, 3M -2.34%, 6M +1.86%, 1Y +45.72%, 3Y +5.36%

Company1W1M3M

6M

1Y

3Y

NASDAQ:COST-1.58%-2.07%-13.55%-7.66%-1.35%+74.27%

NASDAQ:WMT-3.66%+0.08%-16.95%-13.42%+14.19%+110.51%

NASDAQ:CASY+4.72%+7.30%+1.19%+27.70%+75.14%+254.37%

NYSE:TGT-0.88%+10.21%+12.62%+15.04%+44.79%+14.11%

NYSE:KR-2.38%-1.78%-16.25%-16.64%-15.66%+22.94%

NYSE:DG-2.89%+6.20%+19.33%-19.32%+13.53%-20.33%

NASDAQ:DLTR-2.08%+3.56%+38.81%+6.22%+15.21%+2.00%

NYSE:ADM+3.70%+10.45%+6.38%+26.59%+37.40%+6.48%

NYSE:TSN-1.21%-2.76%-13.65%-9.32%+0.62%+5.78%

NASDAQ:MDLZ-2.52%+1.18%-2.87%+1.87%-2.56%-16.27%

NYSE:BG+3.63%+7.35%-2.34%+1.86%+45.72%+5.36%

Peer scorecard analytics

Different ways to compare this peer set

11 companies including target

Return leadership

NASDAQ:CASY+75.14% 1Y · +254.37% 3Y

NYSE:BG+45.72% 1Y · +5.36% 3Y

NYSE:TGT+44.79% 1Y · +14.11% 3Y

NYSE:ADM+37.40% 1Y · +6.48% 3Y

Risk and quality spread

NASDAQ:DLTRGM +36.71% · ROE +33.98%

NASDAQ:WMTGM +24.98% · ROE +25.53%

NYSE:TGTGM +25.65% · ROE +22.02%

NYSE:DGGM +28.36% · ROE +18.91%

Valuation screen

NYSE:DGP/E 17.64 · FCF yield +8.00%

NYSE:TGTP/E 18.42 · FCF yield +4.78%

NASDAQ:DLTRP/E 19.75 · FCF yield +6.42%

NYSE:BGP/E 28.04 · FCF yield -4.76%

Valuation versus growth

P/E against 1Y return

NASDAQ:COST P/E 47.07 1Y -1.35%, NASDAQ:WMT P/E 39.53 1Y +14.19%, NASDAQ:CASY P/E 45.21 1Y +75.14%, NYSE:TGT P/E 18.42 1Y +44.79%, NYSE:KR P/E 34.13 1Y -15.66%, NYSE:DG P/E 17.64 1Y +13.53%, NASDAQ:DLTR P/E 19.75 1Y +15.21%, NYSE:ADM P/E 38.36 1Y +37.40%, NYSE:TSN P/E 44.51 1Y +0.62%, NASDAQ:MDLZ P/E 29.88 1Y -2.56%, NYSE:BG P/E 28.04 1Y +45.72%

Peer heatmap

Where this company wins and lags

12 stored peers

CompanyP/E TTMPrice / SalesFCF yieldGross marginReturn on equityDebt / Equity

NASDAQ:COSTCostco Wholesale Corporation

47.0714th pctile1.4229th pctile+2.12%29th pctile+12.88%14th pctile+29.15%86th pctile0.25100th pctile

NASDAQ:WMTWalmart Inc.

39.5329th pctile1.2629th pctile+1.41%0th pctile+24.98%57th pctile+25.53%71st pctile0.7957th pctile

NASDAQ:CASYCaseys General Stores, Inc.

45.2114th pctile1.820th pctile+2.25%29th pctile+22.04%43rd pctile+19.15%43rd pctile0.7471st pctile

NYSE:TGTTarget Corporation

18.4286th pctile0.6071st pctile+4.78%43rd pctile+25.65%71st pctile+22.02%57th pctile1.1743rd pctile

NYSE:KRKroger Company (The)

34.1357th pctile0.24100th pctile+8.05%86th pctile+20.98%29th pctile+13.49%14th pctile3.740th pctile

NYSE:DGDollar General Corporation

17.64100th pctile0.6557th pctile+8.00%71st pctile+28.36%86th pctile+18.91%29th pctile1.7929th pctile

NASDAQ:DLTRDollar Tree, Inc.

19.7571st pctile1.2643rd pctile+6.42%57th pctile+36.71%100th pctile+33.98%100th pctile2.1714th pctile

NYSE:ADMArcher-Daniels-Midland Company

38.3643rd pctile0.5286th pctile+11.61%100th pctile+6.62%0th pctile+4.81%0th pctile0.4786th pctile

Color ranks each metric in the favorable direction, so lower leverage and cheaper multiples can still score green.