Stock Analysis on Net

Costco Wholesale Corp. (NASDAQ:COST)

Analysis of Liquidity Ratios
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Liquidity Ratios (Summary)

Costco Wholesale Corp., liquidity ratios (quarterly data)

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Feb 18, 2024 Nov 26, 2023 Sep 3, 2023 May 7, 2023 Feb 12, 2023 Nov 20, 2022 Aug 28, 2022 May 8, 2022 Feb 13, 2022 Nov 21, 2021 Aug 29, 2021 May 9, 2021 Feb 14, 2021 Nov 22, 2020 Aug 30, 2020 May 10, 2020 Feb 16, 2020 Nov 24, 2019 Sep 1, 2019 May 12, 2019 Feb 17, 2019 Nov 25, 2018 Sep 2, 2018 May 13, 2018 Feb 18, 2018 Nov 26, 2017
Current ratio 0.93 1.09 1.07 1.08 1.06 1.03 1.02 1.04 1.03 1.02 1.00 1.00 0.99 0.98 1.13 1.11 1.04 1.01 1.01 0.98 0.96 1.02 1.02 1.01 1.00 0.98
Quick ratio 0.38 0.55 0.52 0.51 0.50 0.42 0.42 0.43 0.46 0.46 0.47 0.45 0.42 0.49 0.60 0.58 0.47 0.45 0.47 0.43 0.41 0.43 0.45 0.44 0.41 0.41
Cash ratio 0.30 0.49 0.45 0.43 0.42 0.35 0.35 0.37 0.39 0.40 0.41 0.40 0.35 0.44 0.54 0.52 0.38 0.38 0.41 0.36 0.32 0.35 0.36 0.36 0.31 0.34

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-02-18), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-11-26), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-09-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-05-07), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-02-12), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-11-20), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-08-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-05-08), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-02-13), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-11-21), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-08-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-05-09), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-02-14), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-11-22), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-08-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-05-10), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-02-16), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-11-24), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-09-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-05-12), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-02-17), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-11-25), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-09-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-05-13), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-02-18), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-11-26).

Liquidity ratio Description The company
Current ratio A liquidity ratio calculated as current assets divided by current liabilities. Costco Wholesale Corp. current ratio improved from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024 but then deteriorated significantly from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024.
Quick ratio A liquidity ratio calculated as (cash plus short-term marketable investments plus receivables) divided by current liabilities. Costco Wholesale Corp. quick ratio improved from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024 but then deteriorated significantly from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024.
Cash ratio A liquidity ratio calculated as (cash plus short-term marketable investments) divided by current liabilities. Costco Wholesale Corp. cash ratio improved from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024 but then deteriorated significantly from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024.

Current Ratio

Costco Wholesale Corp., current ratio calculation (quarterly data)

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Feb 18, 2024 Nov 26, 2023 Sep 3, 2023 May 7, 2023 Feb 12, 2023 Nov 20, 2022 Aug 28, 2022 May 8, 2022 Feb 13, 2022 Nov 21, 2021 Aug 29, 2021 May 9, 2021 Feb 14, 2021 Nov 22, 2020 Aug 30, 2020 May 10, 2020 Feb 16, 2020 Nov 24, 2019 Sep 1, 2019 May 12, 2019 Feb 17, 2019 Nov 25, 2018 Sep 2, 2018 May 13, 2018 Feb 18, 2018 Nov 26, 2017
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Current assets 32,146 40,080 35,879 34,289 34,330 34,150 32,696 33,008 32,565 33,850 29,505 27,916 26,308 32,096 28,120 25,254 23,703 26,643 23,485 22,285 21,648 22,954 20,289 19,693 18,899 19,897
Current liabilities 34,688 36,768 33,583 31,708 32,516 33,067 31,998 31,845 31,545 33,342 29,441 27,982 26,564 32,667 24,844 22,779 22,695 26,265 23,237 22,832 22,450 22,473 19,926 19,411 18,913 20,360
Liquidity Ratio
Current ratio1 0.93 1.09 1.07 1.08 1.06 1.03 1.02 1.04 1.03 1.02 1.00 1.00 0.99 0.98 1.13 1.11 1.04 1.01 1.01 0.98 0.96 1.02 1.02 1.01 1.00 0.98
Benchmarks
Current Ratio, Competitors2
Target Corp. 0.83 0.88 0.92 0.86 0.82 0.87 0.99 0.97 1.04 1.07 1.03 1.05 1.11 1.01 0.89 0.83 0.84 0.88 0.83 0.83 0.82 0.90
Walmart Inc. 0.83 0.82 0.82 0.86 0.84 0.86 0.93 0.95 0.96 0.95 0.97 0.84 0.79 0.77 0.79 0.81 0.76 0.77 0.80 0.81 0.93 0.73

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-02-18), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-11-26), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-09-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-05-07), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-02-12), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-11-20), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-08-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-05-08), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-02-13), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-11-21), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-08-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-05-09), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-02-14), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-11-22), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-08-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-05-10), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-02-16), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-11-24), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-09-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-05-12), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-02-17), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-11-25), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-09-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-05-13), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-02-18), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-11-26).

1 Q2 2024 Calculation
Current ratio = Current assets ÷ Current liabilities
= 32,146 ÷ 34,688 = 0.93

2 Click competitor name to see calculations.

Liquidity ratio Description The company
Current ratio A liquidity ratio calculated as current assets divided by current liabilities. Costco Wholesale Corp. current ratio improved from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024 but then deteriorated significantly from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024.

Quick Ratio

Costco Wholesale Corp., quick ratio calculation (quarterly data)

Microsoft Excel
Feb 18, 2024 Nov 26, 2023 Sep 3, 2023 May 7, 2023 Feb 12, 2023 Nov 20, 2022 Aug 28, 2022 May 8, 2022 Feb 13, 2022 Nov 21, 2021 Aug 29, 2021 May 9, 2021 Feb 14, 2021 Nov 22, 2020 Aug 30, 2020 May 10, 2020 Feb 16, 2020 Nov 24, 2019 Sep 1, 2019 May 12, 2019 Feb 17, 2019 Nov 25, 2018 Sep 2, 2018 May 13, 2018 Feb 18, 2018 Nov 26, 2017
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Cash and cash equivalents 9,095 17,011 13,700 12,493 12,970 10,856 10,203 11,193 11,819 12,751 11,258 10,226 8,637 13,590 12,277 10,826 7,786 9,027 8,384 7,013 6,080 6,778 6,055 5,877 4,781 5,689
Short-term investments 1,226 853 1,534 1,215 735 817 846 638 477 725 917 900 617 833 1,028 948 929 993 1,060 1,154 1,042 1,175 1,204 1,167 1,049 1,196
Receivables, net 2,779 2,542 2,285 2,502 2,714 2,312 2,241 1,991 2,232 1,932 1,803 1,595 1,934 1,646 1,550 1,507 1,988 1,711 1,535 1,704 1,995 1,795 1,669 1,593 2,001 1,559
Total quick assets 13,100 20,406 17,519 16,210 16,419 13,985 13,290 13,822 14,528 15,408 13,978 12,721 11,188 16,069 14,855 13,281 10,703 11,731 10,979 9,871 9,117 9,748 8,928 8,637 7,831 8,444
 
Current liabilities 34,688 36,768 33,583 31,708 32,516 33,067 31,998 31,845 31,545 33,342 29,441 27,982 26,564 32,667 24,844 22,779 22,695 26,265 23,237 22,832 22,450 22,473 19,926 19,411 18,913 20,360
Liquidity Ratio
Quick ratio1 0.38 0.55 0.52 0.51 0.50 0.42 0.42 0.43 0.46 0.46 0.47 0.45 0.42 0.49 0.60 0.58 0.47 0.45 0.47 0.43 0.41 0.43 0.45 0.44 0.41 0.41
Benchmarks
Quick Ratio, Competitors2
Target Corp. 0.08 0.07 0.11 0.04 0.05 0.05 0.27 0.25 0.38 0.42 0.42 0.31 0.46 0.32 0.18 0.06 0.12 0.09 0.10 0.05 0.08 0.09
Walmart Inc. 0.22 0.19 0.18 0.20 0.21 0.20 0.26 0.27 0.36 0.35 0.26 0.23 0.27 0.24 0.20 0.17 0.18 0.18 0.18 0.17 0.29 0.15

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-02-18), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-11-26), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-09-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-05-07), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-02-12), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-11-20), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-08-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-05-08), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-02-13), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-11-21), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-08-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-05-09), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-02-14), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-11-22), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-08-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-05-10), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-02-16), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-11-24), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-09-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-05-12), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-02-17), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-11-25), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-09-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-05-13), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-02-18), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-11-26).

1 Q2 2024 Calculation
Quick ratio = Total quick assets ÷ Current liabilities
= 13,100 ÷ 34,688 = 0.38

2 Click competitor name to see calculations.

Liquidity ratio Description The company
Quick ratio A liquidity ratio calculated as (cash plus short-term marketable investments plus receivables) divided by current liabilities. Costco Wholesale Corp. quick ratio improved from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024 but then deteriorated significantly from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024.

Cash Ratio

Costco Wholesale Corp., cash ratio calculation (quarterly data)

Microsoft Excel
Feb 18, 2024 Nov 26, 2023 Sep 3, 2023 May 7, 2023 Feb 12, 2023 Nov 20, 2022 Aug 28, 2022 May 8, 2022 Feb 13, 2022 Nov 21, 2021 Aug 29, 2021 May 9, 2021 Feb 14, 2021 Nov 22, 2020 Aug 30, 2020 May 10, 2020 Feb 16, 2020 Nov 24, 2019 Sep 1, 2019 May 12, 2019 Feb 17, 2019 Nov 25, 2018 Sep 2, 2018 May 13, 2018 Feb 18, 2018 Nov 26, 2017
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Cash and cash equivalents 9,095 17,011 13,700 12,493 12,970 10,856 10,203 11,193 11,819 12,751 11,258 10,226 8,637 13,590 12,277 10,826 7,786 9,027 8,384 7,013 6,080 6,778 6,055 5,877 4,781 5,689
Short-term investments 1,226 853 1,534 1,215 735 817 846 638 477 725 917 900 617 833 1,028 948 929 993 1,060 1,154 1,042 1,175 1,204 1,167 1,049 1,196
Total cash assets 10,321 17,864 15,234 13,708 13,705 11,673 11,049 11,831 12,296 13,476 12,175 11,126 9,254 14,423 13,305 11,774 8,715 10,020 9,444 8,167 7,122 7,953 7,259 7,044 5,830 6,885
 
Current liabilities 34,688 36,768 33,583 31,708 32,516 33,067 31,998 31,845 31,545 33,342 29,441 27,982 26,564 32,667 24,844 22,779 22,695 26,265 23,237 22,832 22,450 22,473 19,926 19,411 18,913 20,360
Liquidity Ratio
Cash ratio1 0.30 0.49 0.45 0.43 0.42 0.35 0.35 0.37 0.39 0.40 0.41 0.40 0.35 0.44 0.54 0.52 0.38 0.38 0.41 0.36 0.32 0.35 0.36 0.36 0.31 0.34
Benchmarks
Cash Ratio, Competitors2
Target Corp. 0.08 0.07 0.11 0.04 0.05 0.05 0.27 0.25 0.38 0.42 0.42 0.31 0.46 0.32 0.18 0.06 0.12 0.09 0.10 0.05 0.08 0.09
Walmart Inc. 0.14 0.11 0.09 0.11 0.14 0.12 0.17 0.18 0.28 0.28 0.19 0.16 0.21 0.18 0.12 0.10 0.12 0.12 0.10 0.11 0.22 0.10

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-02-18), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-11-26), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-09-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-05-07), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-02-12), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-11-20), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-08-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-05-08), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-02-13), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-11-21), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-08-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-05-09), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-02-14), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-11-22), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-08-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-05-10), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-02-16), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-11-24), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-09-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-05-12), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-02-17), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-11-25), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-09-02), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-05-13), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-02-18), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-11-26).

1 Q2 2024 Calculation
Cash ratio = Total cash assets ÷ Current liabilities
= 10,321 ÷ 34,688 = 0.30

2 Click competitor name to see calculations.

Liquidity ratio Description The company
Cash ratio A liquidity ratio calculated as (cash plus short-term marketable investments) divided by current liabilities. Costco Wholesale Corp. cash ratio improved from Q4 2023 to Q1 2024 but then deteriorated significantly from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024.