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$998.31 +3.70 (+0.37%) At close · Oct 21
S&P 500 member Nasdaq-100 member Russell 1000 member Rebalance outlook locked
Market Cap
$442.38B
Shares
443.13M
Volume · Oct 21 1.52M Avg daily vol (3M) 2.06M

COST metrics

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Market overview

2 metrics
Share price
$998.31
Market cap
$442.38B

Price action

20 metrics
Price change (1W)
+1.7%
Price change (30D)
+11.0%
Price change (3M)
+7.7%
Price change (6M)
-0.5%
Price change (YTD)
+15.8%
Price change (1Y)
+6.5%
Trailing year
Price change (5Y)
+109.2%
52-week high
$1,094.32
52-week low
$850.00
Change from 52-week high
-8.8%
Change from 52-week low
+17.4%
Annualized volatility
19.7%
Annualized volatility (3M)
17.5%
Beta
-0.2
RSI (14D)
74.3
Price vs SMA 50
+6.6%
Price vs SMA 200
+3.1%
Avg volume (3M)
2.06M
Relative volume
0.7
Average dollar volume
$1.93B

Company

3 metrics
Sector
Consumer Defensive
Industry
Discount Stores
Shares outstanding
443.13M

Valuation

12 metrics
P / E (TTM)
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Trailing earnings
PEG ratio
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EV / revenue
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EV / EBITDA
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EV / EBIT
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P / sales
—
P / book
12.4
reciprocal yield 8.1%
FCF yield
—
TTM · current market cap
Buyback yield
—
P / FCF
—
P / operating cash flow
—
Earnings yield
—

Historical valuation

8 metrics
P / E historical average (3Y)
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P / E historical average (5Y)
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EV / revenue historical average (3Y)
1.4×
reciprocal yield 70.3%
EV / revenue historical average (5Y)
1.3×
reciprocal yield 79.5%
EV / EBIT historical average (3Y)
39.0×
reciprocal yield 2.6%
EV / EBIT historical average (5Y)
34.3×
reciprocal yield 2.9%
EV / EBITDA historical average (3Y)
31.4×
reciprocal yield 3.2%
EV / EBITDA historical average (5Y)
27.6×
reciprocal yield 3.6%

Dividends & buybacks

7 metrics
Dividend yield
0.6%
Trailing 12 months
Payout ratio
—
Shareholder yield
—
Dividend / share (TTM)
$5.54
Dividend growth YoY
+12.6%
Dividend growth streak
1
Last ex-dividend
2026-07-24

Earnings calendar

2 metrics
Next earnings
2026-12-10
Last earnings
2026-09-24

Profitability

9 metrics
Gross margin
—
Operating margin
3.9%
Trailing 12 months
Net margin
3.0%
Gross profit (TTM)
—
Operating profit (TTM)
—
Net income (TTM)
—
Trailing 12 months
Diluted EPS (TTM)
—
FCF margin
—
Effective tax rate
—

Per share

11 metrics
Revenue per diluted share (TTM)
—
Gross profit per diluted share (TTM)
—
Operating profit per diluted share (TTM)
—
EBITDA per diluted share (TTM)
—
Net income per diluted share (TTM)
—
Operating cash flow per diluted share (TTM)
—
Free cash flow per diluted share (TTM)
—
Capital expenditures per diluted share (TTM)
—
R&D per diluted share (TTM)
—
Stock compensation per diluted share (TTM)
—
Book value per share
$80.77

Growth

11 metrics
Revenue growth YoY
+11.6%
Year over year
Net income growth YoY
+15.2%
Revenue (TTM)
—
Trailing 12 months
EPS growth YoY
+15.2%
Shares change YoY
-0.1%
Year over year · fewer shares
Revenue CAGR (3Y)
+7.8%
Revenue CAGR (5Y)
+9.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y)
+13.6%
EPS CAGR (5Y)
+13.0%
FCF CAGR (3Y)
+11.6%
FCF CAGR (5Y)
+11.8%

Quality

14 metrics
Return on equity
25.8%
Return on assets
10.4%
Debt / equity
0.2
Current ratio
1.1
EBITDA (TTM)
—
Free cash flow (TTM)
—
Quick ratio
0.6
Interest coverage
—
Net debt / EBITDA
—
Return on invested capital
—
Trailing 12 months
Net cash
$15.14B
Latest balance sheet
Cash & equivalents
$20.21B
Total assets
$89.05B
Total debt
$6.16B

Cash flow & spend

7 metrics
Operating cash flow (TTM)
—
Capital expenditures (TTM)
—
R&D (TTM)
—
SG&A (TTM)
—
Stock compensation (TTM)
—
R&D / revenue
—
Stock compensation / revenue
—

Ownership (13F)

9 metrics
13F filers
4,282
13F filer change QoQ
-7
Institutional ownership
76.5%
Conviction holders (share of 13F filers)
4.6%
Crowding (high-turnover and private-fund holders)
7.9%
Private-fund adviser ownership
7.2%
Active holders' share change QoQ
+4.4%
Holder tenure
19.2
Price vs estimated holder cost
+6.2%

Ownership (registered funds)

1 metrics
Index-fund ownership
17.5%

Short interest

3 metrics
Short interest
1.7%
Latest settlement · 2.7 days to cover
Days to cover
2.7d
Short-squeeze score
52 / 100

Insider activity

2 metrics
Net insider buying (90D)
−$3.80M
Insider-sentiment score
31 / 100

Risk flags

1 metrics
Going concern
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Key facts CIK 909832 CUSIP 22160K105 13F (30d) 1222 filings 1178 filers Visit website Investor relations