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How Costco Wholesale Corporation stacks up
COST · against 6 other Consumer Defensive companies of similar size
Growth
73/ 100
Near the top of its peers.
Ranked #2 of 7 · scores higher than 83% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the growth score2 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 · 7 reported | 9.2% | 3.3% | 100% | 33% | |
| Earnings per share growthHigher is better · 7 reported | 12.7% | 1.2% | 67% | 33% | |
| 3-year revenue growthHigher is better · 7 reported | 7.6% | 4.8% | 67% | 33% |
Ranking by growth score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around COST| Rank | Company | Market cap | Growth | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 300.3B USD | 79 | 54 | |
| 2 | 417.7B USD | 73 | 52 | |
| 3 | 369.2B USD | 63 | 54 | |
| 4 | 1.57T CNY (≈$220.3B) | 55 | 73 | |
| 5 | 199.4B EUR (≈$219.4B) | 46 | 44 | |
| 6 | 343.3B USD | 45 | 52 |
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