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COST

Costco Wholesale Corp

Nov 19 • 04:00PM ET

890.60

-4.48 -0.50 %

Consumer Defensive • Discount Stores • USA • NASD

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Index	NDX, S&P 500	P/E	48.91	EPS (ttm)	18.21	Insider Own	0.22%	Shs Outstand	443.24M	Perf Week	-2.56%
Market Cap	394.70B	Forward P/E	40.32	EPS next Y	22.09	Insider Trans	-2.15%	Shs Float	442.20M	Perf Month	-5.00%
Enterprise Value	389.35B	PEG	4.62	EPS next Q	4.27	Inst Own	69.32%	Short Float	1.57%	Perf Quarter	-8.16%
Income	8.10B	P/S	1.43	EPS this Y	10.06%	Inst Trans	-0.51%	Short Ratio	2.86	Perf Half Y	-13.14%
Sales	275.24B	P/B	13.54	EPS next Y	10.20%	ROA	11.02%	Short Interest	6.93M	Perf YTD	-2.80%
Book/sh	65.80	P/C	25.82	EPS next 5Y	10.58%	ROE	30.69%	52W High	1078.23 -17.40%	Perf Year	-1.82%
Cash/sh	34.49	P/FCF	50.36	EPS past 3/5Y	11.49% 15.09%	ROIC	20.91%	52W Low	871.71 2.17%	Perf 3Y	78.71%
Dividend Est.	5.42 (0.61%)	EV/EBITDA	30.40	Sales past 3/5Y	6.64% 10.54%	Gross Margin	12.84%	Volatility	2.02% 1.55%	Perf 5Y	148.79%
Dividend TTM	5.06 (0.57%)	EV/Sales	1.41	EPS Y/Y TTM	9.92%	Oper. Margin	3.77%	ATR (14)	15.40	Perf 10Y	521.84%
Dividend Ex-Date	Oct 31, 2025	Quick Ratio	0.55	Sales Y/Y TTM	8.17%	Profit Margin	2.94%	RSI (14)	34.62	Recom	2.03
Dividend Gr. 3/5Y	13.33% 12.75%	Current Ratio	1.03	EPS Q/Q	10.94%	SMA20	-3.26%	Beta	0.99	Target Price	1073.42
Payout	27.02%	Debt/Eq	0.34	Sales Q/Q	8.10%	SMA50	-4.31%	Rel Volume	1.36	Prev Close	895.08
Employees	341000	LT Debt/Eq	0.33	Earnings	Dec 11 AMC	SMA200	-8.16%	Avg Volume	2.42M	Price	890.60
IPO	Nov 27, 1985	Option/Short	Yes / Yes	EPS/Sales Surpr.	1.27% 0.17%	Trades		Volume	3,462,344	Change	-0.50%

Date	Action	Analyst	Rating Change	Price Target Change
Nov-03-25	Reiterated	Oppenheimer	Outperform	$1130 → $1050
Oct-15-25	Initiated	BTIG Research	Buy	$1115
Sep-18-25	Resumed	Wolfe Research	Peer Perform
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

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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
Wilcox William Richard	Executive Vice President	Nov 07 '25	Sale	930.13	2,400	2,232,312	2,000	Nov 12 05:45 PM
Wilcox William Richard	Officer	Nov 07 '25	Proposed Sale	930.13	2,400	2,232,313		Nov 07 12:26 PM
Barbre Tiffany Marie	Principal Accounting Officer	Oct 24 '25	Sale	934.62	1,239	1,158,353	5,155	Oct 24 07:50 PM
Adamo Claudine	Executive Vice President	Oct 24 '25	Sale	935.68	2,700	2,526,336	6,851	Oct 24 07:12 PM
Barbre Tiffany Marie	Officer	Oct 24 '25	Proposed Sale	934.16	1,240	1,158,353		Oct 24 02:38 PM
Adamo Claudine	Officer	Oct 24 '25	Proposed Sale	935.68	2,700	2,526,336		Oct 24 01:41 PM
Miller Russell D	Sr. Executive Vice President	Sep 29 '25	Sale	915.00	3,381	3,093,615	9,740	Oct 01 05:00 PM
Frates Caton	Executive Vice President	Sep 29 '25	Sale	910.02	1,540	1,401,431	9,284	Sep 30 04:54 PM
THE MILLER FAMILY TRUST	Affiliate	Sep 29 '25	Proposed Sale	915.00	3,381	3,093,615		Sep 29 04:34 PM
Frates Caton	Officer	Sep 29 '25	Proposed Sale	910.02	1,540	1,401,431		Sep 29 11:11 AM
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

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