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CompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's Volume
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COST
Costco Wholesale
$874.18
-0.6%
$892.30
$549.06
$923.83
$387.33B0.81.92 million shs1.77 million shs
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Price Performance

Company1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year Performance
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COST
Costco Wholesale
-0.89%-2.23%-0.84%+7.61%+59.13%

MarketRank™

CompanyOverall ScoreAnalyst's OpinionShort Interest ScoreDividend StrengthESG ScoreNews and Social Media SentimentCompany OwnershipEarnings & Valuation
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Costco Wholesale
4.6692 of 5 stars
2.35.03.31.43.12.51.9

Analyst Ratings

CompanyConsensus Rating ScoreConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target% Upside from Current Price
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Costco Wholesale
2.68
Moderate Buy$894.572.33% Upside

Current Analyst Ratings

Latest COST Analyst Ratings

DateCompanyBrokerageActionRatingPrice TargetDetails
10/22/2024
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Costco Wholesale
Sanford C. Bernstein
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Initiated CoverageOutperform$1,016.00
10/17/2024
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Costco Wholesale
Tigress Financial
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Reiterated RatingBuy ➝ Buy$1,065.00
10/10/2024
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Costco Wholesale
Telsey Advisory Group
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Reiterated RatingOutperform ➝ Outperform$1,000.00 ➝ $1,000.00
10/10/2024
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Costco Wholesale
DA Davidson
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Reiterated RatingNeutral ➝ Neutral$880.00 ➝ $880.00
10/10/2024
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Costco Wholesale
Stifel Nicolaus
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Boost Price TargetBuy ➝ Buy$925.00 ➝ $935.00
10/10/2024
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Evercore ISI
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Boost Price TargetOutperform ➝ Outperform$985.00 ➝ $990.00
10/10/2024
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Costco Wholesale
Oppenheimer
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Boost Price TargetOutperform ➝ Outperform$955.00 ➝ $980.00
10/3/2024
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Costco Wholesale
Telsey Advisory Group
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Reiterated RatingOutperform ➝ Outperform$1,000.00 ➝ $1,000.00
9/30/2024
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Costco Wholesale
TD Cowen
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Boost Price TargetBuy ➝ Buy$925.00 ➝ $975.00
9/27/2024
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Costco Wholesale
DA Davidson
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Boost Price TargetNeutral ➝ Neutral$780.00 ➝ $880.00
(Data available from 10/31/2021 forward. View 10+ years of historical ratings with our analyst ratings screener.)

Sales & Book Value

CompanyAnnual RevenuePrice/SalesCashflowPrice/CashBook ValuePrice/Book
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Costco Wholesale
$254.45B1.52$20.80 per share42.02$53.28 per share16.41

Profitability & Earnings

CompanyNet IncomeEPSTrailing P/E RatioForward P/E RatioP/E GrowthNet MarginsReturn on Equity (ROE)Return on Assets (ROA)Next Earnings Date
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Costco Wholesale
$7.37B$16.5752.7645.185.482.90%31.05%10.32%12/12/2024 (Estimated)

Latest COST Earnings

DateQuarterCompanyConsensus EstimateReported EPSBeat/MissGap EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueDetails
9/26/2024Q4 2024
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Costco Wholesale
$5.05$5.15+$0.10$5.01$79.91 billion$79.70 billion    

Dividends

CompanyAnnual PayoutDividend Yield3-Year Dividend GrowthPayout RatioYears of Consecutive Growth
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Costco Wholesale
$4.640.53%+12.92%28.00%21 Years

Latest COST Dividends

AnnouncementCompanyPeriodAmountYieldEx-Dividend DateRecord DatePayable Date
10/16/2024
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Costco Wholesale
Quarterly$1.160.52%11/1/202411/1/202411/15/2024
(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

Debt

CompanyDebt-to-Equity RatioCurrent RatioQuick Ratio
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Costco Wholesale
0.25
0.97
0.44

Ownership

Institutional Ownership

CompanyInstitutional Ownership
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Costco Wholesale
68.48%

Insider Ownership

CompanyInsider Ownership
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Costco Wholesale
0.18%

Miscellaneous

CompanyEmployeesShares OutstandingFree FloatOptionable
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Costco Wholesale
333,000443.07 million442.28 millionOptionable

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Costco Wholesale

NASDAQ:COST
Costco Wholesale Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the operation of membership warehouses in the United States, Puerto Rico, Canada, Mexico, Japan, the United Kingdom, Korea, Australia, Taiwan, China, Spain, France, Iceland, New Zealand, and Sweden. The company offers branded and private-label products in a range of merchandise categories. It offers merchandise, such as sundries, dry groceries, candies, coolers, freezers, deli, liquor, and tobacco; appliances, electronics, health and beauty aids, hardware, garden and patio products, sporting goods, tires, toys and seasonal products, office supplies, automotive care products, postages, tickets, apparel, small appliances, furniture, domestics, housewares, special order kiosks, and jewelry; and meat, produce, service deli, and bakery products. The company also operates gasoline, pharmacies, optical, food courts, hearing-aid centers, and tire installation centers; and offers business delivery, travel, grocery, and various other services online. It also operates e-commerce websites. The company was formerly known as Costco Companies, Inc. and changed its name to Costco Wholesale Corporation in August 1999. Costco Wholesale Corporation was founded in 1976 and is based in Issaquah, Washington.