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CompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's Volume
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COST
Costco Wholesale
$980.85
+0.2%
$971.19
$867.16
$1,078.23
$434.32B0.962.14 million shs1.67 million shs
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Compare Price Performance

Company1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year Performance
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COST
Costco Wholesale
+0.15%-1.05%+3.14%-4.34%+12.44%
CompanyOverall ScoreAnalyst's OpinionShort Interest ScoreDividend StrengthESG ScoreNews and Social Media SentimentCompany OwnershipEarnings & Valuation
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COST
Costco Wholesale
4.3193 of 5 stars
2.33.03.31.53.92.51.3
CompanyConsensus Rating ScoreConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target% Upside from Current Price
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COST
Costco Wholesale
2.63
Moderate Buy$1,050.007.05% Upside

Current Analyst Ratings Breakdown

Latest COST Analyst Ratings

DateCompanyBrokerageActionRatingPrice TargetDetails
8/7/2025
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Costco Wholesale
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
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Boost Price TargetOverweight ➝ Overweight$1,115.00 ➝ $1,160.00
8/5/2025
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COST
Costco Wholesale
Erste Group Bank
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DowngradeBuy ➝ Hold
8/4/2025
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COST
Costco Wholesale
Telsey Advisory Group
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Reiterated RatingOutperform ➝ Outperform$1,100.00
7/10/2025
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COST
Costco Wholesale
Telsey Advisory Group
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Reiterated RatingOutperform ➝ Outperform$1,100.00
7/3/2025
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COST
Costco Wholesale
Telsey Advisory Group
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Reiterated RatingOutperform ➝ Outperform$1,100.00
6/17/2025
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COST
Costco Wholesale
Evercore ISI
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Lower Price TargetOutperform ➝ Outperform$1,075.00 ➝ $1,060.00
6/3/2025
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COST
Costco Wholesale
Telsey Advisory Group
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Reiterated RatingOutperform ➝ Outperform$1,100.00
5/30/2025
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COST
Costco Wholesale
Morgan Stanley
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Boost Price TargetOverweight ➝ Overweight$1,150.00 ➝ $1,225.00
5/30/2025
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COST
Costco Wholesale
Truist Financial
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Boost Price TargetHold ➝ Hold$995.00 ➝ $1,042.00
5/29/2025
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COST
Costco Wholesale
Stifel Nicolaus
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Set Price Target$1,035.00
(Data available from 8/20/2022 forward. View 10+ years of historical ratings with our analyst ratings screener.)
CompanyAnnual RevenuePrice/SalesCashflowPrice/CashBook ValuePrice/Book
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COST
Costco Wholesale
$254.45B1.71$21.24 per share46.17$53.28 per share18.41
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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COST
Costco Wholesale
$7.37B$17.6355.6449.816.092.92%30.48%10.52%9/25/2025 (Estimated)

Latest COST Earnings

DateQuarterCompanyConsensus EstimateReported EPSBeat/MissGap EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueDetails
5/29/2025Q3 2025
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Costco Wholesale
$4.24$4.28+$0.04$4.28$62.93 billion$63.21 billion
CompanyAnnual PayoutDividend Yield3-Year Dividend GrowthPayout RatioYears of Consecutive Growth
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Costco Wholesale
$5.200.53%N/A29.50%22 Years

Latest COST Dividends

AnnouncementCompanyPeriodAmountYieldEx-Dividend DateRecord DatePayable Date
7/15/2025
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Costco Wholesale
quarterly$1.300.55%8/1/20258/1/20258/15/2025
(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)
CompanyDebt-to-Equity RatioCurrent RatioQuick Ratio
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Costco Wholesale
0.21
1.02
0.52

Institutional Ownership

CompanyInstitutional Ownership
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Costco Wholesale
68.48%

Insider Ownership

CompanyInsider Ownership
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Costco Wholesale
0.18%
CompanyEmployeesShares OutstandingFree FloatOptionable
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COST
Costco Wholesale
333,000443.48 million442.68 millionOptionable

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Costco Wholesale NASDAQ:COST

$980.85 +1.50 (+0.15%)
Closing price 08/19/2025 04:00 PM Eastern
Extended Trading
$975.00 -5.85 (-0.60%)
As of 07:25 AM Eastern
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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.