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COST

Costco Wholesale Corp

Sep 12 • 04:00PM ET

967.90

+3.58 0.37 %

Consumer Defensive • Discount Stores • USA • NASD

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Index	NDX, S&P 500	P/E	54.90	EPS (ttm)	17.63	Insider Own	0.19%	Shs Outstand	443.52M	Perf Week	0.46%
Market Cap	429.24B	Forward P/E	48.29	EPS next Y	20.04	Insider Trans	-2.39%	Shs Float	442.65M	Perf Month	-1.12%
Enterprise Value	422.75B	PEG	5.36	EPS next Q	5.81	Inst Own	69.93%	Short Float	1.55%	Perf Quarter	-3.47%
Income	7.84B	P/S	1.60	EPS this Y	9.19%	Inst Trans	0.34%	Short Ratio	3.27	Perf Half Y	8.68%
Sales	268.78B	P/B	15.83	EPS next Y	10.85%	ROA	10.94%	Short Interest	6.84M	Perf YTD	5.63%
Book/sh	61.16	P/C	28.91	EPS next 5Y	10.24%	ROE	32.08%	52W High	1078.23 -10.23%	Perf Year	8.23%
Cash/sh	33.49	P/FCF	58.66	EPS past 3/5Y	13.70% 14.93%	ROIC	22.21%	52W Low	867.16 11.62%	Perf 3Y	86.90%
Dividend Est.	4.69 (0.48%)	EV/EBITDA	33.98	Sales past 3/5Y	9.10% 10.75%	Gross Margin	12.78%	Volatility	1.63% 1.45%	Perf 5Y	193.11%
Dividend TTM	4.92 (0.51%)	EV/Sales	1.57	EPS Y/Y TTM	9.31%	Oper. Margin	3.75%	ATR (14)	14.23	Perf 10Y	652.35%
Dividend Ex-Date	Aug 01, 2025	Quick Ratio	0.52	Sales Y/Y TTM	5.94%	Profit Margin	2.92%	RSI (14)	52.67	Recom	2.08
Dividend Gr. 3/5Y	13.52% 12.31%	Current Ratio	1.02	EPS Q/Q	13.22%	SMA20	0.70%	Beta	0.99	Target Price	1091.57
Payout	26.32%	Debt/Eq	0.31	Sales Q/Q	8.02%	SMA50	0.69%	Rel Volume	0.70	Prev Close	964.32
Employees	333000	LT Debt/Eq	0.30	Earnings	Sep 25 AMC	SMA200	-0.91%	Avg Volume	2.09M	Price	967.90
IPO	Nov 27, 1985	Option/Short	Yes / Yes	EPS/Sales Surpr.	1.01% 0.12%	Trades		Volume	1,459,553	Change	0.37%

Date	Action	Analyst	Rating Change	Price Target Change
Aug-05-25	Downgrade	Erste Group	Buy → Hold
Apr-11-25	Initiated	Mizuho	Neutral	$975
Dec-05-24	Reiterated	Telsey Advisory Group	Outperform	$1000 → $1050
Oct-22-24	Initiated	Bernstein	Outperform	$1016
Oct-10-24	Reiterated	Oppenheimer	Outperform	$955 → $980
Sep-27-24	Reiterated	Telsey Advisory Group	Outperform	$925 → $1000
Sep-24-24	Downgrade	Truist	Buy → Hold	$873
Sep-10-24	Downgrade	Redburn Atlantic	Buy → Neutral	$860 → $890
Sep-09-24	Reiterated	Morgan Stanley	Overweight	$855 → $950
Aug-08-24	Upgrade	Gordon Haskett	Accumulate → Buy	$925
Jul-11-24	Reiterated	Telsey Advisory Group	Outperform	$900 → $925
Jul-11-24	Reiterated	Oppenheimer	Outperform	$905 → $950
Jul-02-24	Reiterated	Stifel	Buy	$850 → $900
Jun-06-24	Reiterated	Telsey Advisory Group	Outperform	$850 → $900
May-31-24	Reiterated	Telsey Advisory Group	Outperform	$800 → $850
Apr-03-24	Downgrade	Gordon Haskett	Buy → Accumulate	$775
Mar-08-24	Reiterated	Telsey Advisory Group	Outperform	$785 → $800
Mar-04-24	Reiterated	Telsey Advisory Group	Outperform	$750 → $785
Feb-06-24	Reiterated	Telsey Advisory Group	Outperform	$700 → $750
Dec-20-23	Downgrade	Northcoast	Buy → Neutral	$620

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Costco Wholesale Corp. engages in the provision of operation of membership warehouses through wholly owned subsidiaries. It operates through the following geographical segments: United States, Canada, and Other International Operations. The company was founded by James D. Sinegal and Jeffrey H. Brotman in 1983 and is headquartered in Issaquah, WA.

Insider Trading	Relationship	Date	Transaction	Cost	#Shares	Value ($)	#Shares Total	SEC Form 4
Jones Teresa A.	Executive Vice President	Aug 20 '25	Sale	992.05	600	595,230	2,362	Aug 22 05:26 PM
Jones Teresa A.	Officer	Aug 20 '25	Proposed Sale	992.05	600	595,230		Aug 20 01:07 PM
Rubanenko Yoram	Executive Vice President	Jul 14 '25	Sale	974.96	4,000	3,899,852	5,774	Jul 15 04:10 PM
Rubanenko Yoram	Officer	Jul 14 '25	Proposed Sale	974.96	4,000	3,899,850		Jul 14 01:32 PM
DECKER SUSAN L	Director	Jun 18 '25	Sale	980.00	547	536,058	11,531	Jun 20 04:40 PM
SUSAN L DECKER	Director	Jun 18 '25	Proposed Sale	978.40	1	978		Jun 18 05:57 PM
SUSAN L DECKER	Director	Jun 18 '25	Proposed Sale	980.00	546	535,080		Jun 18 04:18 PM
Callans Patrick J	Executive Vice President	Jun 09 '25	Sale	1002.77	3,000	3,008,298	58,543	Jun 10 04:52 PM
Riel Pierre	Executive Vice President	Jun 06 '25	Sale	1014.15	2,000	2,028,294	8,210	Jun 09 04:21 PM
Callans Patrick J	Officer	Jun 09 '25	Proposed Sale	1002.77	3,000	3,008,296		Jun 09 12:04 PM
Riel Pierre	Officer	Jun 06 '25	Proposed Sale	1014.15	2,000	2,028,294		Jun 06 04:16 PM
Klauer James C	Executive Vice President	Apr 17 '25	Sale	981.07	4,000	3,924,280	43,994	Apr 21 04:33 PM
Klauer James C	Officer	Apr 17 '25	Proposed Sale	981.07	4,000	3,924,280		Apr 17 11:16 AM
MILLERCHIP GARY	Executive Vice President	Mar 27 '25	Sale	940.01	1,100	1,034,007	11,165	Mar 27 05:24 PM
MILLERCHIP GARY	Officer	Mar 27 '25	Proposed Sale	940.01	1,100	1,034,007		Mar 27 11:56 AM
Adamo Claudine	Executive Vice President	Mar 24 '25	Sale	922.56	900	830,304	6,987	Mar 25 05:13 PM
Adamo Claudine	Officer	Mar 24 '25	Proposed Sale	922.56	900	830,304		Mar 24 03:11 PM
Frates Caton	Executive Vice President	Mar 18 '25	Sale	900.25	850	765,213	7,876	Mar 20 04:18 PM
Frates Caton	Officer	Mar 18 '25	Proposed Sale	900.25	850	765,213		Mar 18 04:09 PM
Vachris Roland Michael	President and CEO	Mar 11 '25	Sale	931.00	3,600	3,351,600	41,077	Mar 13 05:16 PM
Vachris Roland Michael	Officer	Mar 11 '25	Proposed Sale	931.00	3,600	3,351,600		Mar 11 10:07 AM
GALANTI RICHARD A	Executive Vice President	Oct 24 '24	Sale	894.68	1,416	1,267,280	27,400	Oct 24 08:00 PM
Jones Teresa A.	Executive Vice President	Oct 23 '24	Sale	896.54	800	717,236	2,961	Oct 24 07:45 PM
GALANTI RICHARD A	Officer	Oct 24 '24	Proposed Sale	894.34	1,417	1,267,280		Oct 24 03:44 PM
Jones Teresa A.	Officer	Oct 23 '24	Proposed Sale	896.54	800	717,236		Oct 23 03:00 PM
Riel Pierre	Executive Vice President	Oct 15 '24	Sale	896.71	2,000	1,793,426	10,210	Oct 15 05:47 PM
Miller Russell D	Sr. Executive Vice President	Oct 11 '24	Sale	891.15	4,400	3,921,069	10,202	Oct 15 04:35 PM
Riel Pierre	Officer	Oct 15 '24	Proposed Sale	896.71	2,000	1,793,426		Oct 15 12:31 PM
THE MILLER FAMILY TRUST	Officer	Oct 11 '24	Proposed Sale	891.15	4,400	3,921,069		Oct 11 04:08 PM
Adamo Claudine	Executive Vice President	Sep 30 '24	Sale	888.99	3,200	2,844,778	8,630	Oct 02 04:48 PM
Callans Patrick J	Executive Vice President	Sep 30 '24	Sale	893.94	2,500	2,234,850	66,414	Oct 02 04:42 PM
Frates Caton	Executive Vice President	Sep 30 '24	Sale	883.35	1,700	1,501,695	9,682	Oct 02 04:40 PM
Frates Caton	Officer	Sep 30 '24	Proposed Sale	883.35	1,700	1,501,695		Sep 30 02:54 PM
Adamo Claudine	Officer	Sep 30 '24	Proposed Sale	888.99	3,200	2,844,776		Sep 30 01:49 PM
Callans Patrick J	Officer	Sep 30 '24	Proposed Sale	893.94	2,500	2,234,850		Sep 30 11:45 AM

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