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COST:NASDAQ
Costco Wholesale Corp
$893.74
-0.84%
(-7.61) 1D
$895.93
+0.25% (+2.19)
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Closed: Sep 16, 4:00:01 PM GMT-4  ·   USD
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Open
$901.05
High
$902.00
Low
$892.67
Mkt. cap
396.35B
Avg. vol.
1.85M
Volume
2.54K
Dividend
0.66%
Quarterly dividend
$1.47
Ex-dividend date
Jul 24, 2026
P/E ratio
44.95
52-wk high
$1,096.50
52-wk low
$844.06
EPS
$19.88
Beta
0.86
Shares outstanding
443.48M
No. of employees
341K
Open
$901.05
High
$902.00
Low
$892.67
Mkt. cap
396.35B
Avg. vol.
1.85M
Volume
2.54K
Dividend
0.66%
Quarterly dividend
$1.47
Ex-dividend date
Jul 24, 2026
P/E ratio
44.95
52-wk high
$1,096.50
52-wk low
$844.06
EPS
$19.88
Beta
0.86
Shares outstanding
443.48M
No. of employees
341K
News stories
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Profile
Costco Wholesale Corporation is an American multinational corporation that operates a chain of membership-only big-box warehouse club retail stores. As of 2025, Costco is the third-largest retailer in the world, and as of August 2024, the world's largest retailer of beef, poultry, organic produce, and wine, with just under a third of American consumers regularly shopping at Costco warehouses. As of 2026, Costco is ranked 12th on the Fortune 500 rankings of the largest United States corporations by total revenue. Costco's worldwide headquarters are in Issaquah, Washington, an eastern suburb of Seattle. Its Kirkland Signature house label is named after its former location in Kirkland, another eastern Seattle suburb. The company opened its first warehouse in Seattle in 1983. Through mergers, Costco's corporate history dates back to 1976, when its former competitor Price Club was founded in San Diego, California. Costco originally began with a wholesale business model aimed at enrolling businesses as members, and later began enrolling individual consumers and selling products intended for them, including its own private-label brand. Wikipedia
About Costco Wholesale Corp
CEORon Vachris
Employees341K
Founded-
HeadquartersIssaquah, Washington, United States
SectorConsumer
Websitecostco.com
Analyst ratings
Based on 21 analysts giving stock ratings to COST in the past 3 months
Buy
Buy
15
Hold
5
Sell
1
12-month forecast
Based on 21 Wall Street analysts offering 12 month price targets for COST in the last 3 months.
Highest
Current $893.74
$1,275.00 (+42.66%)
Average
$1,085.26 (+21.43%)
Lowest
$781.00 (-12.61%)
Analyst
Recommendation
Action
Price target
Projected
Date
Christopher Nardone
Bank of America Securities
Buy
Reiterated
$1,095.00
+22.5%
09/16/2026
Rupesh Parikh
Oppenheimer
Buy
Maintained
$1,160.00
+29.8%
09/16/2026
Steven Shemesh
RBC Capital
Hold
Maintained
$1,000.00
+11.9%
09/15/2026
Kate McShane
Goldman Sachs
Buy
Reiterated
$1,159.00
+29.7%
09/08/2026
Georgy Vashchenko
Freedom Capital Markets
Buy
Upgraded
$1,030.00
+15.2%
09/08/2026
Krisztina Katai
Deutsche Bank
Buy
Reiterated
$1,091.00
+22.1%
09/04/2026
Zhihan Ma
Bernstein
Buy
Maintained
$1,144.00
+28%
09/04/2026
Greg Melich
Evercore ISI
Buy
Maintained
$1,100.00
+23.1%
09/03/2026
Joe Feldman
Telsey Advisory
Buy
Maintained
$1,135.00
+27%
09/03/2026
Unknown Analyst
Jefferies
Buy
Maintained
$1,130.00
+26.4%
09/03/2026
Michael Lasser
UBS
Buy
Reiterated
$1,275.00
+42.7%
09/03/2026
Edward Kelly
Wells Fargo
Hold
Maintained
$1,000.00
+11.9%
09/03/2026
Michael Baker
D.A. Davidson
Hold
Reiterated
$1,000.00
+11.9%
09/03/2026
Robert Drbul
BTIG
Buy
Reiterated
$1,125.00
+25.9%
09/03/2026
David Bellinger
Mizuho Securities
Buy
Maintained
$1,100.00
+23.1%
09/01/2026
John Heinbockel
Guggenheim
Hold
Maintained
-
-
08/23/2026
Bill Kirk
Roth MKM
Sell
Maintained
$781.00
-12.6%
08/06/2026
Phillip Blee
William Blair
Buy
Maintained
-
-
08/05/2026
Oliver Chen
TD Cowen
Buy
Reiterated
$1,175.00
+31.5%
07/23/2026
Christopher Horvers
J.P. Morgan
Buy
Maintained
$1,100.00
+23.1%
07/09/2026
Steven Zaccone
Citi
Hold
Initiated
$1,020.00
+14.1%
06/18/2026
Scot Ciccarelli
Truist Financial
Hold
Maintained
$961.83
+7.6%
06/05/2026
Kelly Bania
BMO Capital
Buy
Reiterated
$1,315.00
+47.1%
05/29/2026
Simeon Gutman
Morgan Stanley
Buy
Maintained
$1,130.00
+26.4%
05/29/2026
Seth Sigman
Barclays
Hold
Maintained
$1,000.00
+11.9%
05/29/2026
Hans Engel
Erste Group
Hold
Maintained
-
-
05/05/2026
Peter Benedict
Robert W. Baird
Buy
Maintained
$1,100.00
+23.1%
02/05/2026
Next call in 8 days
Thu, Sep 24, 11:00 PM
Fiscal period
Q4 2026
EPS / Est. (USD)
- / $6.54
Revenue / Est. (USD)
- / 94.89B
Fiscal Q4 2026 earnings call
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Income statement
Revenue
Net income
All values in USD
Aug 2025
Nov 2025
Feb 2026
May 2026
Revenue
86.16B
67.31B
69.60B
70.53B
Cost of goods sold
75.04B
58.51B
60.72B
61.52B
Cost of revenue
75.04B
58.51B
60.72B
61.52B
Research and development expenses
-
-
-
-
Total research and development expenses
-
-
-
-
Selling, general, and admin expenses
7.78B
6.33B
6.27B
6.19B
Operating expense
7.78B
6.33B
6.27B
6.19B
Total operating expenses
82.82B
64.84B
66.99B
67.71B
Operating income
3.34B
2.46B
2.61B
2.82B
Other non operating income
11.00M
8.00M
12.00M
8.00M
EBT including unusual items
3.51B
2.58B
2.72B
2.94B
EBT excluding unusual items
3.51B
2.58B
2.72B
2.94B
Income tax expense
900.00M
582.00M
686.00M
746.00M
Effective tax rate
25.64%
22.53%
25.21%
25.39%
Other operating expenses
-
-
-
-
Net income
2.61B
2.00B
2.04B
2.19B
Net profit margin
3.03%
2.97%
2.92%
3.11%
Earnings per share
5.87
4.50
4.58
4.93
Interest and investment income
169.00M
122.00M
140.00M
130.00M
Interest expense
-46.00M
-35.00M
-33.00M
-32.00M
Net interest expenses
123.00M
87.00M
107.00M
98.00M
Depreciation and amortization charges
-
-
-
-
EBITDA
4.12B
3.06B
3.20B
3.41B
Gain or loss from assets sale
-
-
-
-
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