.Price to Sales (P/S) since 2005
Difficulty: Beginner
Calculation
Costco Wholesale Corp., P/S, long-term trends, calculation
| P/S | = | Share price1, 2, 3 | ÷ | Sales per share1 | Sales per share1 | = | Net sales1 (in millions) |
÷ | No. shares of common stock outstanding2 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28, 2005 | = | ÷ | = | ÷ | ||||||
| Sep 3, 2006 | = | ÷ | = | ÷ | ||||||
| Sep 2, 2007 | = | ÷ | = | ÷ | ||||||
| Aug 31, 2008 | = | ÷ | = | ÷ | ||||||
| Aug 30, 2009 | = | ÷ | = | ÷ | ||||||
| Aug 29, 2010 | = | ÷ | = | ÷ | ||||||
| Aug 28, 2011 | = | ÷ | = | ÷ | ||||||
| Sep 2, 2012 | = | ÷ | = | ÷ | ||||||
| Sep 1, 2013 | = | ÷ | = | ÷ | ||||||
| Aug 31, 2014 | = | ÷ | = | ÷ | ||||||
| Aug 30, 2015 | = | ÷ | = | ÷ | ||||||
| Aug 28, 2016 | = | ÷ | = | ÷ | ||||||
| Sep 3, 2017 | = | ÷ | = | ÷ |
1 USD $
2 Data adjusted for splits and stock dividends.
3 Close price on the filing date of Costco Wholesale Corp.'s Annual Report.
Source: Based on data from Costco Wholesale Corp. Annual Reports
Comparison to Competitors
Costco Wholesale Corp., P/S, long-term trends, comparison to competitors
| Costco Wholesale Corp. | Amazon.com Inc. | eBay Inc. | Home Depot Inc. | Lowe's Cos. Inc. | Netflix Inc. | Target Corp. | TJX Cos. Inc. | Walmart Inc. | |
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| Sep 3, 2017 |
Source: Based on data from Costco Wholesale Corp. Annual Reports
Comparison to General Retailers Sector
Costco Wholesale Corp., P/S, long-term trends, comparison to General Retailers sector
| Costco Wholesale Corp. | General Retailers | |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 28, 2005 | ||
| Sep 3, 2006 | ||
| Sep 2, 2007 | ||
| Aug 31, 2008 | ||
| Aug 30, 2009 | ||
| Aug 29, 2010 | ||
| Aug 28, 2011 | ||
| Sep 2, 2012 | ||
| Sep 1, 2013 | ||
| Aug 31, 2014 | ||
| Aug 30, 2015 | ||
| Aug 28, 2016 | ||
| Sep 3, 2017 |
Source: Based on data from Costco Wholesale Corp. Annual Reports
Comparison to Consumer Services Industry
Costco Wholesale Corp., P/S, long-term trends, comparison to Consumer Services industry
| Costco Wholesale Corp. | Consumer Services | |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 28, 2005 | ||
| Sep 3, 2006 | ||
| Sep 2, 2007 | ||
| Aug 31, 2008 | ||
| Aug 30, 2009 | ||
| Aug 29, 2010 | ||
| Aug 28, 2011 | ||
| Sep 2, 2012 | ||
| Sep 1, 2013 | ||
| Aug 31, 2014 | ||
| Aug 30, 2015 | ||
| Aug 28, 2016 | ||
| Sep 3, 2017 |
Source: Based on data from Costco Wholesale Corp. Annual Reports
