Professional
Added to YB: 2025-07-17
Pitch date: 2025-07-11
COST [bearish]
Costco Wholesale Corporation
+8.67%
current return
Author Info
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Company Info
Costco Wholesale Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the operation of membership warehouses in the United States, Puerto Rico, Canada, Mexico, Japan, the United Kingdom, Korea, Australia, Taiwan, China, Spain, France, Iceland, New Zealand, and Sweden.
Market Cap
$392.6B
Pitch Price
$968.39
Price Target
N/A
Dividend
0.59%
EV/EBITDA
28.24
P/E
47.37
EV/Sales
1.37
Sector
Consumer Staples Distribution and Retail
Category
N/A
Patient Capital Management New Short Position: Costco Wholesale Corporation
COST short: Initiated put options (1/16/26 P960) on this 'overpriced compounder' trading at 54x earnings despite mid-single-digit growth. Well-run but hard to justify >2x market multiple for low-growth, low-margin retailer. Expect significant downside when market reassesses premium valuation.
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