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How Costco Wholesale Corporation stacks up
COST · against 146 other Consumer Defensive companies listed in US-listed
Growth
73/ 100
Above the middle of the pack.
Ranked #43 of 147 · scores higher than 70% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the growth score19 peers with a growth score of 70–79, including COST · Click a bar to see the companies
Why growth scores 73?
Weighted metrics compared with all Consumer Defensive companies.Mainly thanks to its revenue growth, 3-year revenue growth and earnings per share growth, which are stronger than most Consumer Defensive peers.
- faster growth in earnings per share: stronger than 65% of peers. Earnings per share growth: 12.7% vs peer median 1.5%
- faster revenue growth over three years: stronger than 74% of peers. 3-year revenue growth: 7.6% vs peer median 3.7%
- faster revenue growth over the last year: stronger than 77% of peers. Revenue growth: 9.2% vs peer median 2.8%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = COST, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | COST | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growthHigher is better · 151 reported | 9.2% | 4.2% | 73% | 33% | |
| Earnings per share growthHigher is better · 110 reported | 12.7% | 4.7% | 61% | 33% | |
| 3-year revenue growthHigher is better · 146 reported | 7.6% | 3.6% | 72% | 33% |
Ranking by growth score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around COST| Rank | Company | Market cap | Growth | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7.1B USD | 100 | 81 | |
| 2 | 661M USD | 99 | 38 | |
| 3 | 3.0B USD | 98 | 72 | |
| 3 | 606M USD | 98 | 67 | |
| 5 | 2.9B USD | 97 | 74 | |
| 39 | 328M USD | 75 | 64 | |
| 41 | 2.0B USD |
Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score