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Costco Wholesale Corp (COST) Stock Price, Analysis & Trade Signals

$1,018.21+19.9 (+1.99%)

Costco Wholesale Corporation, alongside its group entities, operates membership-based retail warehouses across a broad international scope, spanning the United States, Puerto Rico, Canada, the United Kingdom, Mexico, Japan, South Korea, Australia, Spain, France, Iceland, China, and Taiwan. These outlets provide customers with an extensive array of both well-known branded and proprietary private-label products. Their vast inventory includes household staples, shelf-stable groceries, confectionery, chilled and frozen items, alcoholic beverages, tobacco, and deli selections. Furthermore, the…

COST key stats

Market Cap
$451.2B
P/E Ratio
47.9
Forward P/E
40.32
EPS
20.84
Dividend Yield
0.56%
52 Week Range
$844.06 – $1,096.50
50-Day Avg
938.04
200-Day Avg
968.74
Revenue (TTM)
$303.15B
Revenue Growth (Qtr YoY)
11.1%
Profit Margin
3%
Operating Margin (TTM)
3.8%
Beta
0.87
Volume
2.84M
30-Day Avg Volume
2.27M
Next Earnings
Dec 10, 2026
Estimated EPS
4.93
CEO
Ron Vachris
Employees
355,000
IPO Date
Jul 9, 1986

COST on X: what traders are saying

  • Ariel Hernandez @RealSimpleAriel · Oct 22, 2026

    10/23/2026 Daily Recap: Bottleneck bros in shambles - $XLP up 3.3% $WMT $COST $KO $CL $PM - $XLK down 3.3% $NVDA $MSFT $AMD $MU $INTC - That describes the market well. AI trade is getting destroyed at the moment. - $KRE nice push back above the 200sma with help from interest…

  • Danny Naz @ThePupOfWallSt · Oct 20, 2026

    $1.50 hot dogs, anyone? $COST https://t.co/6dUQsqBKTC

  • Marty Chargin @MartyChargin · Oct 17, 2026

    $ANF $ROST $COST $ELF ... There are some retail stocks showing signs of life... https://t.co/xoDwkY2zJ7

  • Maliboooooom ! @MalibuInvest · Oct 15, 2026

    @LasVegasFill Modelo is about $1 per can when you buy a case at Costco $COST, not that I would know or anything ?

  • Cousin_Vinny @Couzin_Vinny · Oct 15, 2026

    $WMT nice pop this morning with $COST as company. #IBDpartner https://t.co/0fa1Yrd63F

  • WOLF @WOLF_Financial · Oct 15, 2026

    Costco $COST currently pays a quarterly dividend of $1.47 per share https://t.co/FI87RF5oEM

COST analyst rating & price target

37 analysts rate COST Buy on consensus.

3Strong Buy
20Buy
12Hold
1Sell
1Strong Sell

Consensus price target: $1,067.09 (+4.8% upside from $1,018.21)

Recent COST insider transactions

InsiderDateTransactionSharesValue
Wilcox William Richard
Executive Vice President
Oct 13, 2026Sale1,100$1.05M
Adamo Claudine
Executive Vice President
Sep 29, 2026Sale2,200$2.02M
Frates Caton
Sr. Executive Vice President
Sep 29, 2026Sale801$733.66K
DENMAN KENNETH D
director
Jun 23, 2026Sale885$847.35K
Frates Caton
Executive Vice President
Apr 1, 2026Sale700$695.1K

Costco Wholesale Corp annual revenue & net income

Fiscal yearRevenueRevenue YoYNet income
2026$303.15B+10.14%$9.23B
2025$275.24B+8.17%$8.1B
2024$254.45B0%$7.37B

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