Costco Wholesale Overview
Valuation check: COST's PEG ratio is 312.69, above the Consumer Discretionary sector average of 7.5.
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The PEG ratio measures a stock's valuation relative to its earnings growth rate. A PEG ratio below 1.0 may indicate that the stock is undervalued relative to its growth potential.
Costco Wholesale's peg ratio stands at 312.69. That is above the Consumer Discretionary sector average of 7.5. Stockcircle updates this page with the newest filings so you can track how the metric evolves quarter by quarter.
Costco Wholesale sits higher the Consumer Discretionary benchmark (7.5) with a PEG ratio of 312.69. That is roughly 4067.8% above the sector mean. Peer context matters because what looks expensive or cheap in absolute terms can be normal for the sector.
Whether 312.69 is attractive depends on Costco Wholesale's earnings outlook, competitive position, and how peers are valued. Investors typically ask: is growth accelerating, are margins stable, and is the multiple expanding or compressing over time? The history and comparison charts below are built for those checks.
The history chart shows how Costco Wholesale's PEG ratio evolved across reporting periods, while the comparison chart places COST next to similar companies. Use both: a rising metric that still lags peers tells a different story than a rising metric that already leads the group. Growth charts, when available, highlight acceleration or slowdown.
Yes — within Consumer Discretionary, PEG ratio is commonly used to spot outliers. Costco Wholesale's reading of 312.69 (sector avg 7.5) is a starting point; confirm whether differences come from growth, margins, accounting choices, or one-time items before treating an outlier as a buy or sell signal.
