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COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP /NEWSector: Consumer Cyclical · Industry: Discount Stores · Data as of 2025-10-08
COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP /NEW is questionable — not because of its finances, but because of what it sells.
It clears the financial screens: debt vs. market cap is 1.78% against a 33% limit, and cash & interest-bearing assets vs. market cap is 3.61% against a 33% limit. Nothing in the arithmetic is close to a threshold.
Flagged questionable by first-party editorial review: Curated gray-area review: retailer's product mix includes alcohol/pork/tobacco, producing impure product revenue not separable from consolidated filings; estimated purification rate ~21%. Passes our quantitative screen but downgraded to 'questionable'. Reasonable people may disagree, which is why it is labelled rather than folded silently into the score.
- Interest income not separately disclosed in filings; assumed immaterial (cash+securities / market cap = 3.6% < 20%).
Screening standard
The evidence
| Test | Figure | Limit | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Passed: Business activityBusiness activity is compliant. | compliant | ||
| Passed: Debt vs. market capinterest-bearing debt / market cap = 1.78% (< 33% limit). | 1.78% | < 33.00% | |
| Passed: Interest income vs. revenueInterest income not separately disclosed; assumed immaterial (cash+securities / market cap = 3.6% < 20% threshold). | compliant | ||
| Passed: Cash & interest-bearing assets vs. market cap(cash + interest-bearing securities) / market cap = 3.61% (< 33% limit). | 3.61% | < 33.00% |
Every number, sourced
Figures read directly from SEC EDGAR XBRL facts. Don't trust us — verify.
| Figure | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Total revenueRevenue from contract with customer excluding assessed tax | $275.2B | |
| Interest-bearing debtLong term debt | $7.5B | |
| Cash & interest-bearing securities2 components | $15.3B | |
| Total assetsAssets | $77.1B | |
| ReceivablesReceivables net current | $3.2B | |
| Shares outstandingEntity common stock shares outstanding | 443.5M shares | |
| Priceyahoo:24mo-trailing-avg | $954.41 |
Price
Values & Controversies
Separate from the shariah verdict above — always.
No flags. This company isn't on the BNC (Boycott National Committee) priority or divestment lists, or any grassroots BDS-supported campaign we line.