Costco Wholesale Future Growth
Future criteria checks 3/6
Costco Wholesale is forecast to grow earnings and revenue by 8.2% and 6.2% per annum respectively. EPS is expected to grow by 9.8% per annum. Return on equity is forecast to be 25.5% in 3 years.
Key information
8.2%
Earnings growth rate
9.8%
EPS growth rate
| Consumer Retailing earnings growth | 11.3% |
| Revenue growth rate | 6.2% |
| Future return on equity | 25.5% |
| Analyst coverage | Good |
| Last updated | 22 Nov 2024 |
Recent future growth updates
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Recent updates
Earnings and Revenue Growth Forecasts
| Date | Revenue | Earnings | Free Cash Flow | Cash from Op | Avg. No. Analysts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/31/2027 | 310,918 | 9,614 | 9,507 | 13,977 | 16 |
| 8/31/2026 | 291,794 | 8,715 | 8,214 | 12,641 | 30 |
| 8/31/2025 | 273,659 | 7,942 | 7,217 | 11,479 | 34 |
| 9/1/2024 | 254,453 | 7,367 | 6,629 | 11,339 | N/A |
| 5/12/2024 | 253,695 | 7,173 | 7,417 | 12,106 | N/A |
| 2/18/2024 | 248,828 | 6,794 | 6,201 | 10,648 | N/A |
| 11/26/2023 | 245,652 | 6,517 | 8,803 | 13,109 | N/A |
| 9/3/2023 | 242,290 | 6,292 | 6,745 | 11,068 | N/A |
| 5/7/2023 | 235,442 | 6,000 | 5,823 | 9,849 | N/A |
| 2/12/2023 | 234,390 | 6,051 | 5,475 | 9,535 | N/A |
| 11/20/2022 | 231,028 | 5,884 | 2,851 | 6,744 | N/A |
| 8/28/2022 | 226,954 | 5,844 | 3,501 | 7,392 | N/A |
| 5/8/2022 | 217,538 | 5,646 | 4,100 | 7,826 | N/A |
| 2/13/2022 | 210,219 | 5,513 | 6,032 | 9,932 | N/A |
| 11/21/2021 | 203,084 | 5,165 | 5,819 | 9,569 | N/A |
| 8/29/2021 | 195,929 | 5,007 | 5,370 | 8,958 | N/A |
| 5/9/2021 | 186,637 | 4,726 | 6,914 | 10,260 | N/A |
| 2/14/2021 | 178,626 | 4,344 | 5,809 | 8,825 | N/A |
| 11/22/2020 | 172,929 | 4,324 | 6,418 | 9,406 | N/A |
| 8/30/2020 | 166,761 | 4,002 | 6,051 | 8,861 | N/A |
| 5/10/2020 | 160,876 | 3,710 | 3,945 | 6,912 | N/A |
| 2/16/2020 | 158,350 | 3,778 | 4,178 | 7,119 | N/A |
| 11/24/2019 | 154,674 | 3,736 | 3,298 | 6,281 | N/A |
| 9/1/2019 | 152,703 | 3,659 | 3,358 | 6,356 | N/A |
| 5/12/2019 | 149,616 | 3,605 | 2,572 | 5,617 | N/A |
| 2/17/2019 | 147,237 | 3,449 | 2,659 | 5,617 | N/A |
| 11/25/2018 | 144,836 | 3,261 | 3,066 | 5,945 | N/A |
| 9/2/2018 | 141,576 | 3,134 | 2,805 | 5,774 | N/A |
| 5/13/2018 | 139,465 | 3,010 | N/A | 6,054 | N/A |
| 2/18/2018 | 135,964 | 2,960 | N/A | 5,555 | N/A |
| 11/26/2017 | 132,735 | 2,774 | N/A | 5,939 | N/A |
| 9/3/2017 | 129,025 | 2,679 | N/A | 6,726 | N/A |
| 5/7/2017 | 123,285 | 2,539 | N/A | 4,723 | N/A |
| 2/12/2017 | 121,194 | 2,384 | N/A | 4,976 | N/A |
| 11/20/2016 | 119,598 | 2,415 | N/A | 5,274 | N/A |
| 8/28/2016 | 118,719 | 2,350 | N/A | 3,292 | N/A |
| 5/8/2016 | 117,937 | 2,338 | N/A | 4,489 | N/A |
| 2/14/2016 | 117,269 | 2,309 | N/A | 3,859 | N/A |
| 11/22/2015 | 116,553 | 2,361 | N/A | 3,968 | N/A |
| 8/30/2015 | 116,199 | 2,377 | N/A | 4,285 | N/A |
| 5/10/2015 | 115,944 | 2,307 | N/A | 4,099 | N/A |
| 2/15/2015 | 115,637 | 2,264 | N/A | 4,360 | N/A |
| 11/23/2014 | 114,489 | 2,129 | N/A | 4,173 | N/A |
| 8/31/2014 | 112,640 | 2,058 | N/A | 3,984 | N/A |
| 5/11/2014 | 109,604 | 1,978 | N/A | 3,705 | N/A |
| 2/16/2014 | 107,893 | 1,964 | N/A | 3,564 | N/A |
Analyst Future Growth Forecasts
Earnings vs Savings Rate: CTO0's forecast earnings growth (8.2% per year) is above the savings rate (1%).
Earnings vs Market: CTO0's earnings (8.2% per year) are forecast to grow slower than the German market (21.1% per year).
High Growth Earnings: CTO0's earnings are forecast to grow, but not significantly.
Revenue vs Market: CTO0's revenue (6.2% per year) is forecast to grow faster than the German market (5.6% per year).
High Growth Revenue: CTO0's revenue (6.2% per year) is forecast to grow slower than 20% per year.
Earnings per Share Growth Forecasts
Future Return on Equity
Future ROE: CTO0's Return on Equity is forecast to be high in 3 years time (25.5%)