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COST is listed at the NASDAQ Exchange
COST [COST]
NASDAQ Sector: Consumer Defensive Industry:Discount Stores

Is COST stock a buy?

What Is The Conclusion?

Right now our advanced algorithms say:

Do the analyst corps agree?

Interesting Questions and Easy Answers!

Yes, Costco Wholesale pays dividends. Last time was Friday 15th of November 2024 where the investors holding the stock on Friday 1st of November 2024 were paid $1.16000 per share. Over the last 88 times between 2004 and 2024, Costco Wholesale has paid $80.26 with an average of $0.91 per share.

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On Friday 21st of November 2014, Costco Wholesale had a stock price of $139.72. If you invested back then, your return now would be a profit of $788.36 per share or 564.24%

Yes, the average daily trading liquidity for Costco Wholesale is $1.64 billion. You should therefore be able to get in and out of your positions relatively fast.

Costco Wholesale has little of the business financed by loans. This puts the company at lower risk in periods of high inflation where borrowing costs usually go up. With a high cash flow to debt ratio of 1.92, the company's ability to pay off the debt is good. The company has a very low net profit margin of 2.90%, which is challenging.

We have calculated the inflation risk for Costco Wholesale to be low [0.2 out of 1]