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COST

Costco Wholesale Corp

944.32

Aug 11 • 3:59 PM ET -8.43 (-0.88%)

943.00

Aftermarket • 7:59 PM ET -1.32 (-0.14%)

Consumer Defensive Discount Stores USA Mega NASD

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Index	NDX, S&P 500
Market Cap	418.79B
Enterprise Value	407.02B
Income	8.84B
Sales	293.59B
Book/sh	75.55
Cash/sh	45.09
Dividend Est.	5.18 (0.55%)
Dividend TTM	6.84 (0.72%)
Dividend Ex-Date	Jul 24, 2026
Dividend Gr. 3/5Y	13.33% 12.75%
Payout	27.02%
Employees	341000
IPO	Nov 27, 1985

P/E	47.50
Forward P/E	41.61
PEG	3.74
P/S	1.43
P/B	12.50
P/C	20.94
P/FCF	47.56
EV/EBITDA	29.52
EV/Sales	1.39
Quick Ratio	0.61
Current Ratio	1.07
Debt/Eq	0.25
LT Debt/Eq	0.24
Option/Short	Yes / Yes

EPS (ttm)	19.88
EPS next Y	22.69
EPS next Q	6.56
EPS this Y	12.75%
EPS next Y	10.52%
EPS next 5Y	11.13%
EPS past 3/5Y	11.49% 15.09%
Sales past 3/5Y	6.64% 10.54%
EPS Y/Y TTM	12.69%
Sales Y/Y TTM	9.23%
EPS Q/Q	15.27%
Sales Q/Q	11.58%
Earnings	May 28 AMC
EPS/Sales Surpr.	-1.35% 1.00%

Insider Own	0.12%
Insider Trans	-0.43%
Inst Own	71.31%
Inst Trans	-0.09%
ROA	10.92%
ROE	29.15%
ROIC	21.22%
Gross Margin	12.88%
Oper. Margin	3.82%
Profit Margin	3.01%
SMA20	-0.03%
SMA50	-0.64%
SMA200	-1.44%
Trades

Shs Outstand	443.51M
Shs Float	442.94M
Short Float	1.73%
Short Ratio	3.20
Short Interest	7.66M
52W High	1096.50 -13.88%
52W Low	844.06 11.88%
Volatility	1.87% 1.78%
ATR (14)	18.92
RSI (14)	48.15
Beta	0.86
Rel Volume	0.75
Avg Volume	2.40M
Volume	1,795,834

Perf Week	-0.37%
Perf Month	1.93%
Perf Quarter	-5.52%
Perf Half Y	-5.34%
Perf YTD	9.51%
Perf Year	-4.49%
Perf 3Y	71.56%
Perf 5Y	117.37%
Perf 10Y	514.22%
Recom	2.05
Target Price	1090.03
Prev Close	952.75
Price	944.32
Change %	-0.88%

Date	Action	Analyst	Rating Change	Price Target Change
Jul-13-26	Initiated	RBC Capital Mkts	Sector Perform	$1000
Jun-18-26	Resumed	Citigroup	Neutral	$1020
Apr-09-26	Reiterated	Telsey Advisory Group	Outperform	$1125 → $1135
Mar-06-26	Reiterated	Telsey Advisory Group	Outperform	$1100 → $1125
Feb-27-26	Initiated	BofA Securities	Buy	$1185
Jan-08-26	Initiated	Deutsche Bank	Buy
Jan-05-26	Upgrade	Mizuho	Neutral → Outperform	$1000
Dec-24-25	Upgrade	Northcoast	Neutral → Buy
Dec-15-25	Downgrade	Roth Capital	Neutral → Sell	$769
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

Show Previous Ratings

Aug-10-26 04:21PM	Top Analyst Reports for Costco, Chevron & Home Depot (Zacks)
09:25AM	Retail Stocks Forecasts Walmart, Target, and Costco Consolidate Ahead of Earnings (FX Empire)
Aug-07-26 03:20PM	Costco Stock Slips Despite 10.7% July Sales Jump (GuruFocus.com)
06:16AM	CBP has paid $100B in IEEPA tariff refunds (Supply Chain Dive)
Aug-06-26 04:39PM	Furniture retailers gain on high-income consumer spending: AlphaSpace (Yahoo Finance Video)
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02:18PM	Not the destination: What a road trip taught me about Costcos gas station dominance (Supermarket News)
Aug-05-26 04:15PM	Costco Wholesale Corporation Reports July Sales Results (GlobeNewswire)
12:15PM	Amazon says it will share $600 million in Trump tariff refunds with some of its customers will you get a payout? (Moneywise)
Aug-04-26 06:26PM	Kimco Realty Corporation Q2 2026 Earnings Call Summary (Moby)
08:35AM	Costco keeps its gas super cheap for a very specific reason and it could cost you every time you fill up (Moneywise)
08:00AM	How this health-food retailer differentiates between TikTok trends & teens' real health needs (Yahoo Finance Video)
Aug-03-26 09:31AM	Walmart, Costco, Amazon racing to capture weight loss drug customers (Quartz)
09:31AM	Walmart, Costco, and Amazon are racing to become the front door for weight loss drug prescriptions (Quartz)
08:27AM	UK supermarkets to benefit from 'end of cheap food', says UBS (Proactive)
02:50AM	Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq Futures Climb As Markets Gear Up For Another Key Earnings Week: USO, PLTR, CRML, IONQ Stocks In Focus (Stocktwits)
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Aug-02-26 10:17PM	Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq Futures Climb As Markets Gear Up For Another Key Earnings Week: USO, PLTR, CRML, IONQ Stocks In Focus (Stocktwits)
Jul-31-26 12:10PM	The 5 Best Long-Term Investment Stocks to Buy for Steady Returns (Kiplinger)
Jul-30-26 04:02PM	How Costco Engineered the Perfect Gas Station (The Hustle)
Jul-29-26 10:30AM	Costcos $14 million email settlement: Who qualifies for an up-to $500 payment and how to claim before the Aug. 24 deadline (Fortune)
Jul-28-26 06:06AM	Kroger and Albertsons continue to see their market share contract (Grocery Dive)
Jul-27-26 02:43AM	Why Premium Grocers Skew CMBS Delinquency Rankings (CRE Daily)
Jul-26-26 03:48PM	Back to School Spending Expected to Set Records as Shoppers Hunt for Bargains (Barrons.com)
Jul-24-26 04:17PM	$14 Million Costco Settlement: Are You Getting a Check? (Kiplinger)
02:09PM	Costco Gas Demand Hits Record as Low Prices Drive Member Visits (GuruFocus.com)
01:50PM	Some Costco shoppers could qualify for cash in settlement payout (USA TODAY)
Jul-20-26 11:05AM	Detecting cyclospora is 'notoriously difficult.' Here's what the FDA's apology to Taylor Farms means. (MarketWatch)
09:46AM	Forget Nvidia. These 5 S&P 500 stocks are quietly going all in on AI. (MarketWatch)
09:27AM	Costco Ran Out of Room for Gas Pumps, So Its Building Entire Gas Stations Without a Store (Entrepreneur)
08:45AM	Costco opens first standalone gas station in Southern California (Quartz)
Jul-19-26 11:10AM	Gasoline Prices Near $4 a Gallon, Again (Barrons.com)
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10:32AM	U.S.-Iran Conflict Escalates With New Round of Airstrikes (Barrons.com)
02:30AM	FDA finds outbreak-linked parasite in Taylor Farms lettuce sample (Investing.com)
Jul-18-26 12:00PM	Costco Gas Pumps Are So Popular the Retailer Is Building Stand-Alone Stations (The Wall Street Journal)
Jul-17-26 02:00PM	Panasonic is recalling toaster ovens sold at Amazon and Costco over shock risk (Quartz)
11:47AM	Taylor Farms to recall produce that may be the cause of the cyclospora outbreak: report (MarketWatch)
Jul-16-26 04:45PM	Verizon Announces Layoffs as Part of Broader Restructuring (Barrons.com)
02:20PM	S&P 500's consumer-staples sector is on track for best day in over a year (MarketWatch)
Jul-14-26 03:03PM	Casey's, Costco, and Other Consumer Stocks for Uncertain Times (Barrons.com)
06:00AM	Costco opens first standalone gas station (C-Store Dive)
04:02AM	How Costco Cracked Japans Impossible Market (The Hustle)
Jul-13-26 01:55PM	Walmart remains ahead of its rivals as it continues to slash prices (Yahoo Finance)
11:03AM	RBC says Costco is one of retails best stories, but flags rich valuation (Investing.com)
Jul-10-26 05:21PM	The Real Risk Inside Home Depot Stock (Trefis)
05:02PM	Own Walmart For Value? Dollar Tree's Numbers Tell A Sharper Story. (Trefis)
04:33PM	How the Mysterious Freedom Fuel Network Could Turn a Profit (Barrons.com)
12:49PM	Costco Faces Summer Price Fight (GuruFocus.com)
12:01AM	Slowing Costco Sales Growth Unnerves Investors (The Daily Upside)
Jul-09-26 03:44PM	Why Did Costco Stock Fall Today? Because It Had Little Room for Error (Investopedia)
03:29PM	Costco shares fall after June sales update, Bank of America remains bullish (Proactive)
03:26PM	Costco Stock Slides on June Sales Report (The Wall Street Journal)
11:55AM	Consumer staples sector gets dragged down by selloffs in PepsiCo, Costco shares (MarketWatch)
09:40AM	Own Costco For Its Value Focus? Dollar Tree Is Making A Case. (Trefis)
08:42AM	Costco June Sales Rise (GuruFocus.com)
Jul-08-26 09:24PM	Costco makes payment change that could speed up checkout for members (Fox Business)
08:12PM	COST Stock Retreats After Hours On Decelerating Comparable Sales After Strong May Performance (Stocktwits)
07:00PM	He Earns $33 an Hour as a Costco Cashier. Now He's a Millionaire (The Wall Street Journal)
06:07PM	The Pro-Focused Pivot That Puts Home Depot Stock's Core Engine At Risk (Trefis)
05:14PM	Costco's June Sales Rise but Same Store Sales Growth Disappoints (Barrons.com)
04:25PM	Gotta collect 'em all: Trading card market could be worth up to $20 billion (Yahoo Finance Video)
04:15PM	Costco Wholesale Corporation Reports June Sales Results and Announces Quarterly Cash Dividend (GlobeNewswire)
Jul-07-26 02:57PM	It's Grocery Wars. Walmart Cuts Food Prices, but Shoppers Are Fed Up. (Barrons.com)
09:06AM	Meet the Stock Spinoff Responsible for the $1.50 Costco Hot Dog (Barrons.com)
Jul-06-26 05:35PM	The Real Engine Driving Walmart Stock Isn't On The Shelves (Trefis)
Jul-03-26 08:34AM	What Keeps Costco Wholesale Stock Grinding Higher (Trefis)
Jun-30-26 06:25AM	Why the Stock Market's Staggering Quarterly Gains Will Be Tough to Match (Barrons.com)
Jun-26-26 10:43PM	Kroger's New CEO Has A Plan, The Market Has A Question (Trefis)
Jun-24-26 06:15PM	Costco, Exxon, and 17 More 'Negative Beta' Stocks for a Market Selloff (Barrons.com)
04:03PM	The One Metric That Makes Costco Wholesale Stock Vulnerable (Trefis)
02:43PM	Costco, Exxon, and 17 Other Winners if the Market Drops (Barrons.com)
01:02PM	FedEx to Return $800 Million in Tariff Refunds (Sourcing Journal)
08:02AM	Costco is opening 2 new locations this week. See where (USA TODAY)
Jun-23-26 03:54PM	Trending: Walmart & Constellation ink nuclear deal, Avis to win $650M from hedge fund (Yahoo Finance Video)
01:01PM	SPS Commerce explores sale amid activist pressure, sources say (Reuters)
08:00AM	Retailers Overstocked to Avoid Tariffs. Then Inflation Hit. (Sourcing Journal)
07:00AM	Amazon Prime Day Shoppers Plan to Hold Out for Steep Discounts (Bloomberg)
Jun-22-26 03:16PM	James Glassman's Top 30 Stock Picks Mid-Year Recap (Kiplinger)
08:07AM	Amazons Prime Day sale could spur $26.3B in US e-commerce (Retail Dive)
06:18AM	Duluth Trading taps Amazon for fulfillment on e-commerce giants site (Supply Chain Dive)
Jun-20-26 10:00AM	Driving an EV in These US States Saves You the Most Money (Bloomberg)
Jun-18-26 02:00PM	Kroger Sales Beat As Same-Store Growth Hits 1% (GuruFocus.com)
10:35AM	How This Canadian Founder Made a $5,000 Bet on Recovery Tech and Created a Brand Used by Pro Athletes and Sold at Costco (Entrepreneur)
09:35AM	SpaceX initiated, Salesforce upgraded: Wall Street's top analyst calls (The Fly)
07:24AM	Costco at $1,000: A Timeless Business, Is the Stock Still a Buy or a Bubble? (GuruFocus.com)
Jun-17-26 06:27PM	Edreams Odigeo SA (EDEMY) Q4 2026 Earnings Call Highlights: Strategic Growth Plans and ... (GuruFocus.com)
11:29AM	LGBTQ consumers cut spending at Target, Walmart, Amazon over DEI (Quartz)
Jun-15-26 04:00PM	The Number That Could Test Walmart Stock (Trefis)
05:04AM	Costcos dominance shows why its Pensacola debut matters (Pensacola News Journal)
Jun-12-26 05:28PM	Beyond the Orange Apron: Home Depot Stock's Pro-Grade Opportunity (Trefis)
06:00AM	Higher Costs for Plastics Used Everywhere Are Becoming Next Inflation Headache (Bloomberg)
Jun-11-26 06:03PM	How Casey's Broke The Old Rules Of Gas Pricing (Trefis)
04:09PM	What Could Go Wrong For Costco Wholesale Stock (Trefis)
01:55PM	Costco says lawsuit over rotisserie chicken is 'fatally flawed' (USA TODAY)
09:00AM	DoorDash Built an AI Chatbot to Help With Orders, Reservations and Grocery Lists (Bloomberg)
Jun-09-26 11:15AM	Pensacola Costco to open as prices drop on Kirkland Signature items (Pensacola News Journal)
06:51AM	AI Bulls Are Back in the Driving Seat as Stock Market Sidelines Bubble Fears (Barrons.com)
Jun-08-26 08:12PM	Mama's Creations, Inc. Q1 2027 Earnings Call Summary (Moby)
03:41PM	Costco's Lowered Prices Show Why Shoppers Keep Returning (Barrons.com)
08:01AM	Costco is slashing prices on Kirkland Signature wings, sheets, and more (Quartz)
08:01AM	Costco cuts Kirkland Signature prices Q3 2026 earnings (Quartz)
Jun-05-26 12:18PM	Make It Make Sense: How does Costco sell cheaper gas? (CNN Business)

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.

PresidentMr. Ron M. Vachris

Executive VP & CFOMr. Gary Millerchip

Executive VP and CI&DO of Information SystemsMr. Javier Polit

Executive VP & COO of International DivisionMr. Pierre Riel

Senior VPMs. Tiffany M. Barbre

Insider Trading	Relationship	Date	Transaction	Cost	#Shares	Value ($)	#Shares Total	SEC Form 4
DENMAN KENNETH D	Director	Jun 23 '26	Sale	957.45	885	847,345	4,779	Jun 25 04:12 PM
DENMAN KENNETH D	Director	Jun 23 '26	Proposed Sale	957.45	885	847,346		Jun 23 04:08 PM
Callans Patrick J	Former Officer	Jun 12 '26	Proposed Sale	971.88	1,001	972,848		Jun 12 11:39 AM
Callans Patrick J	Former Officer	Jun 05 '26	Proposed Sale	995.37	1,000	995,373		Jun 05 12:04 PM
Frates Caton	Executive Vice President	Apr 01 '26	Sale	993.00	700	695,100	5,815	Apr 01 06:13 PM
Caton Frates	Officer	Apr 01 '26	Proposed Sale	985.37	700	689,758		Apr 01 04:42 PM
Adamo Claudine	Executive Vice President	Mar 09 '26	Sale	1003.02	730	732,205	6,121	Mar 11 04:08 PM
Adamo Claudine	Officer	Mar 09 '26	Proposed Sale	1003.02	730	732,205		Mar 09 12:36 PM
Jones Teresa A.	Executive Vice President	Jan 21 '26	Sale	986.26	850	838,318	4,228	Jan 23 04:53 PM
Jones Teresa A.	Officer	Jan 21 '26	Proposed Sale	986.26	850	838,318		Jan 21 04:58 PM
DECKER SUSAN L	Director	Jan 16 '26	Sale	955.00	458	437,390	8,532	Jan 20 04:15 PM
SUSAN L DECKER TRUST	Director	Jan 16 '26	Proposed Sale	955.00	458	437,390		Jan 16 04:14 PM
Klauer James C	Executive Vice President	Jan 14 '26	Sale	939.00	1,500	1,408,500	44,837	Jan 15 04:27 PM
Klauer James C	Officer	Jan 14 '26	Proposed Sale	939.00	1,500	1,408,500		Jan 14 09:36 AM
Miller Russell D	Sr. Executive Vice President	Jan 09 '26	Sale	916.32	1,500	1,374,480	8,240	Jan 12 04:36 PM
THE MILLER FAMILY TRUST	Officer	Jan 09 '26	Proposed Sale	916.32	1,500	1,374,480		Jan 09 04:38 PM
POLIT JAVIER	Executive Vice President	Dec 29 '25	Sale	867.21	2,049	1,776,904	10,748	Dec 31 04:59 PM
POLIT JAVIER	Executive Vice President	Dec 30 '25	Sale	862.89	558	481,759	10,190	Dec 31 04:59 PM
POLIT JAVIER	Officer	Dec 30 '25	Proposed Sale	861.82	559	481,759		Dec 30 01:17 PM
POLIT JAVIER	Officer	Dec 29 '25	Proposed Sale	867.21	2,049	1,776,904		Dec 29 04:02 PM
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

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