Basis: Latest reported fiscal year. Source: stored company filings and market data; unavailable inputs remain N/A.
The forward PE ratio is 45.52 as of Saturday, July 25, 2026.
Forward PE Ratio (45.52) = Close Price ($935.03) / Consensus Forward EPS ($20.54)
FORWARD PE RATIO
45.52
SECTOR MEDIAN · CONSUMER DEFENSIVE
17.29
median of 45 covered companies
CURRENT VS SECTOR MEDIAN
+163.27%
vs the sector median at left
Costco Wholesale Corporation
Market Cap
$414.67B
Forward PE Ratio
45.52
| NAME | MARKET CAP | FORWARD PE RATIO |
|---|---|---|
| Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST) | $414.67B | 45.52 |
| The Coca-Cola Company (KO)vs › | $353.88B | 25.17 |
| The Procter & Gamble Company (PG)vs › | $343.26B | 21.44 |
| Philip Morris International Inc. (PM)vs › | $300.80B | 23.06 |
| PepsiCo, Inc. (PEP)vs › | $186.65B | 15.97 |
| Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV (BUD)vs › | $157.73B | 18.60 |
| Altria Group, Inc. (MO)vs › | $121.89B | 12.83 |
| Monster Beverage Corporation (MNST)vs › | $91.43B | 40.64 |
| Mondelez International, Inc. (MDLZ)vs › | $77.69B | 19.87 |
| Colgate-Palmolive Company (CL)vs › | $72.62B | 23.82 |
Trailing P/E
47.0
reported TTM EPS
Forward P/E
45.5
consensus next-FY EPS
The gap between the two multiples is the consensus growth expectation: analysts' forward EPS of $20.54 implies +3.3% EPS growth vs the reported trailing $19.88.
At today's $935.03 close, each upcoming fiscal year's consensus EPS implies a different multiple — how quickly the price is "paid down" by expected earnings if the estimates hold.
PE Ratio = Share Price / Diluted EPS (TTM)
The price-to-earnings ratio measures how much investors pay for each dollar of trailing earnings. A lower PE can indicate a cheaper valuation; a higher PE implies higher growth expectations.
Expanded definitions: Investopedia, Wikipedia, Corporate Finance Institute
| Fiscal year end |
|---|
| Consensus EPS |
|---|
| Estimate range |
|---|
| Analysts |
|---|
| Implied P/E |
|---|
| 2026-08-31 | $20.54 | $20.25 – $20.72 | 24 | 45.5x |
| 2027-08-31 | $22.68 | $21.87 – $23.59 | 27 | 41.2x |
| 2028-08-31 | $24.97 | $23.73 – $26.88 | 21 | 37.4x |
Source: FMP analyst consensus estimates, refreshed with the daily precompute. "n/m" = the consensus EPS is not positive, so a multiple is undefined. There is no forward P/E history chart here because charting one would require the estimates as they stood in the past, which we do not store — see the trailing P/E history for how the realized multiple has moved.
