COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP /NEW (COST) Overview
- 16 Feb 2026: Period ending 10 May 2026; Estimate (m); Actual 4.93; Beat / miss (m).
- 24 Nov 2025: Period ending 15 Feb 2026; Estimate (m); Actual 4.58; Beat / miss (m).
- 1 Sept 2025: Period ending 23 Nov 2025; Estimate (m); Actual 4.50; Beat / miss (m).
- 17 Feb 2025: Period ending 11 May 2025; Estimate (m); Actual 4.28; Beat / miss (m).
Stock Price Chart
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- Last close
- $1.05K
- Previous close
- $924.59
- Change
- $128.87
- Change (%)
- 13.94%
- Close date
- 2026-11-06
- Previous close date
- 2026-09-29
- Open
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- Day high
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- Day low
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- Last session volume
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- Last session value
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- Currency
- USD
- Price basis
- split-adjusted
- Volume basis
- (m)
Performance
View more →Cumulative total returns · 2026-09-29
YTD
- COST
- +7.69%
- S&P 500
- (m)
1 year
- COST
- +1.43%
- S&P 500
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3 years
- COST
- +70.29%
- S&P 500
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5 years
- COST
- +115.95%
- S&P 500
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Earnings trends
View more →Earnings per share
USD / share · As filed
10 May 2026 ○ Estimate (m) ● Actual 4.93
Comparison details
| Period start | Period ending | Estimate | Actual | Beat / miss | Report date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Feb 2026 | 10 May 2026 | (m) | 4.93 | (m) | (m) |
| 24 Nov 2025 | 15 Feb 2026 | (m) | 4.58 | (m) | (m) |
| 1 Sept 2025 | 23 Nov 2025 | (m) | 4.50 | (m) | (m) |
| 17 Feb 2025 | 11 May 2025 | (m) | 4.28 | (m) | (m) |
| 25 Nov 2024 | 16 Feb 2025 | (m) | 4.02 | (m) | (m) |
31 Aug 2025 ○ Estimate (m) ● Actual 18.21
Comparison details
| Period start | Period ending | Estimate | Actual | Beat / miss | Report date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Sept 2024 | 31 Aug 2025 | (m) | 18.21 | (m) | (m) |
| 4 Sept 2023 | 1 Sept 2024 | (m) | 16.56 | (m) | (m) |
| 29 Aug 2022 | 3 Sept 2023 | (m) | 14.16 | (m) | (m) |
| 30 Aug 2021 | 28 Aug 2022 | (m) | 13.14 | (m) | (m) |
| 31 Aug 2020 | 29 Aug 2021 | (m) | 11.27 | (m) | (m) |
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Revenue vs. Earnings
USD
10 May 2026 ■ Revenue 70.53B ■ Earnings 2.19B — Profit margin 3.11%
31 Aug 2025 ■ Revenue 275.24B ■ Earnings 8.10B — Profit margin 2.94%
Analyst insights
View more →| Ratings | Buy | Hold | Sell | Other ratings | Last Close | Average Target | Upside | High Target | Low Target |
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| (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | $1.05K | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
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Statistics
View more →Retained observations as of 2026-11-11; financial period ending 10 May 2026.
- Forward P/E
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- PEG ratio · 5-year expected
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- Shares held by insiders
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- Insider transactions · change (%)
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- Shares held by institutions
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- Institutional transactions · change (%)
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- Diluted EPS · 12 month
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- EPS estimate · next quarter
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- EPS estimate · next year
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- EPS growth · current annual estimate
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- EPS growth · next annual estimate
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- EPS growth · next 5 years expected
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- EPS growth · past 3 years annualized
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- EPS growth · past 5 years annualized
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- EPS change · 12 months vs prior year
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- EPS change · latest quarter vs previous quarter
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- Latest earnings report date
- (m)
- EPS surprise · latest reported quarter
- (m)
- Net income · 12 month
- $8.84B
- Profit margin
- 3.01%
- Return on assets · 12 month
- 10.92%
- Index membership
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- Employees
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- IPO date
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- Options available
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- Shortable
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- Analyst recommendation
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- Analyst target price
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- Price volatility · week
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- Price volatility · month
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- Average true range · 14 sessions
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- Relative strength index · 14 sessions
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- Relative volume
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- Average daily volume
- 2.38M
- Latest session volume
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- Last session value
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- 30 days ago session value
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- 1 year ago session value
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- Number of trades
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- Total return · week
- 2.80%*
- Total return · month
- -2.21%*
- Total return · quarter
- -2.18%*
- Total return · half year
- -5.74%*
- Total return · year to date
- 7.69%*
- Total return · 1 year
- 1.43%*
- Total return · 3 years
- 70.29%*
- Total return · 5 years
- 115.95%*
- Market cap
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- Book value per share · latest quarter
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- Price / cash · latest quarter
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- Enterprise value
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- Enterprise value / revenue
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- Enterprise value / EBITDA
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- Dividend · 12 months per share
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- Dividend ex-date
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- Next dividend ex-date
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- Next dividend amount per share
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- Dividend growth · 3 years annualized
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- Dividend growth · 5 years annualized
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- Revenue · 12 month
- $293.59B
- Revenue growth · past 3 years annualized
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- Revenue growth · past 5 years annualized
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- Revenue change · 12 months vs prior year
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- Revenue change · latest quarter vs previous quarter
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- Revenue surprise · latest reported quarter
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- Levered free cash flow · 12 month
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- Debt / equity · latest quarter
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- Long-term debt / equity · latest quarter
- 16.92%*
- Return on equity · 12 month
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- Return on invested capital · 12 months
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- Previous close
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- Latest closing price
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- Latest session change (%)
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- 52-week high
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- 52-week low
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- Price vs 20-session moving average
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- Price vs 50-session moving average
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- Price vs 200-session moving average
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- Float shares
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- Short float (%)
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- Short ratio (days to cover)
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- Short interest (shares)
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Five-year projected P/E and P/S repeat the preceding five-year EPS and revenue CAGR, holding current price and market cap constant. Hover a calculated row for its formula. Net assets = assets − debt − payables − deferred revenue − obligations due within 1 year − obligations due after 1 year.
Holders breakdown
View more →| Breakdown | Ownership |
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| (m) | Shares held by all insiders |
| (m) | Shares held by institutions |
| (m) | Float held by institutions |
| (m) | Institutions holding shares |
Other holders
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Insider holders
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Top institutional holders
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Top mutual fund holders
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COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP /NEW Overview
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- SEC CIK
- 909832
- Industry (SIC)
- 5331 Retail-Variety Stores
- Country of operation
- United States
- Business address
- 999 LAKE DRIVE, ISSAQUAH, Washington, 98027-, United States
- Fiscal year end
- 0830
- Phone
- 4253138100
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