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 $17.16 and we assumed an annual earnings growth rate of 9.2%. 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:	16.12
Book Value:	49.11
Revenue:	572.11
Gross Margin:	12.7%

Growth Rates

	1 yr	3 yr	5 yr
Revenue	5.0%	9.2%	10.9%
Earnings	9.7%	13.4%	14.7%
Book Value	-7.7%	10.4%	8.9%

Avg Gross Margin

1 yr	3 yr	5 yr
12.6%	12.3%