COST Earnings Payback Period Calculator

Use this calculator to estimate the number of years it would take the cumulative earnings to equal the current stock price. You can enter a different estimated EPS and estimated annual growth rate to see how the payback period changes.

As a starting point, we used COST (Non-Gaap) TTM earnings of $17.45 and we assumed an annual earnings growth rate of 8.5%. The growth rate is based on the company's historical 3 year average revenue growth.

Starting EPS

Annual Growth Rate

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Starting BV

BV Growth Rate

Quick Reference Points

Starting Point

EPS:	16.46
Book Value:	53.31
Revenue:	581.74
Gross Margin:	12.9%

Growth Rates

	1 yr	3 yr	5 yr
Revenue	5.4%	8.5%	10.9%
Earnings	9.2%	11.9%	14.7%
Book Value	-5.8%	11.0%	9.7%

Avg Gross Margin

1 yr	3 yr	5 yr
12.7%	12.4%