Compare Stocks: XLP, COST, and PG

Comparative Price Performance Over Time

Compare Price & Volume

Company	Current Price	50-Day Moving Average	52-Week Range	Market Cap	Beta	Avg. Volume	Today's Volume
COST Costco Wholesale	$1,106.21 +1.3%	$967.12	$844.06 ▼ $1,109.50	$483.99B	0.85	2.39 million shs	1.87 million shs
PG Procter & Gamble	$169.84 +1.1%	$154.26	$137.62 ▼ $170.73	$389.46B	0.36	10.40 million shs	6.94 million shs
XLP Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund	$92.35 +1.4%	$85.65	$76.22 ▼ $93.40	$15.16B	0.46	15.09 million shs	18.37 million shs

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Compare Price Performance

Company	1-Day Performance	7-Day Performance	30-Day Performance	90-Day Performance	1-Year Performance
COST Costco Wholesale	+1.28%	+5.00%	+12.65%	+15.10%	+21.03%
PG Procter & Gamble	+1.08%	+2.74%	+8.50%	+17.30%	+14.80%
XLP Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund	+1.42%	+2.52%	+7.31%	+7.27%	+19.44%

Compare Price & Volume

Company	Current Price	50-Day Moving Average	52-Week Range	Market Cap	Beta	Avg. Volume	Today's Volume
COST Costco Wholesale	$1,106.21 +1.3%	$967.12	$844.06 ▼ $1,109.50	$483.99B	0.85	2.39 million shs	1.87 million shs
PG Procter & Gamble	$169.84 +1.1%	$154.26	$137.62 ▼ $170.73	$389.46B	0.36	10.40 million shs	6.94 million shs
XLP Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund	$92.35 +1.4%	$85.65	$76.22 ▼ $93.40	$15.16B	0.46	15.09 million shs	18.37 million shs

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Compare Price Performance

Company	1-Day Performance	7-Day Performance	30-Day Performance	90-Day Performance	1-Year Performance
COST Costco Wholesale	+1.28%	+5.00%	+12.65%	+15.10%	+21.03%
PG Procter & Gamble	+1.08%	+2.74%	+8.50%	+17.30%	+14.80%
XLP Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund	+1.42%	+2.52%	+7.31%	+7.27%	+19.44%

Compare Analyst Forecasts

Company	Consensus Rating Score	Consensus Rating	Consensus Price Target	% Upside from Current Price
COST Costco Wholesale	2.71	Moderate Buy	$1,092.23	-1.26% Downside
PG Procter & Gamble	2.58	Moderate Buy	$170.57	0.43% Upside
XLP Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund	2.60	Moderate Buy	$92.35	N/A

Current Analyst Ratings Breakdown

Latest XLP, COST, and PG Analyst Ratings

Date	Company	Brokerage	Action	Rating	Price Target
11/11/2026	COST Costco Wholesale	Sanford C. Bernstein Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock brokerage rankings	Boost Price Target	Outperform	$1,143.00 ➝ $1,155.00
11/10/2026	COST Costco Wholesale	Freedom Broker Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock brokerage rankings	Downgrade	Buy ➝ Hold	$1,010.00 ➝ $1,050.00
11/5/2026	COST Costco Wholesale	JPMorgan Chase & Co. Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock brokerage rankings	Boost Price Target	Overweight	$1,015.00 ➝ $1,150.00
11/4/2026	COST Costco Wholesale	Weiss Ratings Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock brokerage rankings	Downgrade	Buy (B) ➝ Buy (B-)
10/30/2026	COST Costco Wholesale	TD Cowen Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock brokerage rankings	Initiated Coverage	Strong-Buy
10/27/2026	PG Procter & Gamble	DZ Bank Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock brokerage rankings	Downgrade	Strong-Buy ➝ Hold
10/26/2026	PG Procter & Gamble	Piper Sandler Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock brokerage rankings	Boost Price Target	Neutral	$145.00 ➝ $167.00
10/26/2026	PG Procter & Gamble	Barclays Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock brokerage rankings	Boost Price Target	Equal Weight	$152.00 ➝ $165.00
10/23/2026	COST Costco Wholesale	Weiss Ratings Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock brokerage rankings	Upgrade	Buy (B-) ➝ Buy (B)
10/23/2026	PG Procter & Gamble	UBS Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock brokerage rankings	Set Price Target		$166.00
10/23/2026	PG Procter & Gamble	Deutsche Bank Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access to unlock brokerage rankings	Reiterated Rating	Buy

(Data available from 11/14/2023 forward. View 10+ years of historical ratings with our analyst ratings screener.)

Compare Sales & Book Value

Company	Annual Revenue	Price/Sales	Cashflow	Price/Cash	Book Value	Price/Book
COST Costco Wholesale	$303.15B	1.62	$26.88 per share	41.15	$80.80 per share	13.69
PG Procter & Gamble	$87.03B	4.52	$8.62 per share	19.71	$23.55 per share	7.21
XLP Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Compare Profitability & Earnings

Company	Net Income	EPS	Trailing P/E Ratio	Forward P/E Ratio	P/E Growth	Net Margins	Return on Equity (ROE)	Return on Assets (ROA)	Next Earnings Date
COST Costco Wholesale	$9.23B	$20.76	53.29	44.35	4.82	3.04%	27.60%	10.63%	12/10/2026 (Estimated)
PG Procter & Gamble	$16.05B	$6.64	25.58	22.92	4.13	18.23%	31.02%	12.92%	1/21/2027 (Estimated)
XLP Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund	N/A	N/A	25.27	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Latest XLP, COST, and PG Earnings

Date	Quarter	Company	Consensus Estimate	Reported EPS	Beat/Miss	Gap EPS	Revenue Estimate	Actual Revenue
12/10/2026	Q1 2027	COST Costco Wholesale	$4.92	N/A	N/A	N/A	$74.35 billion	N/A
10/22/2026	Q1 2027	PG Procter & Gamble	$1.89	$2.00	+$0.11	$1.97	$22.80 billion	$23.28 billion
9/24/2026	Q4 2026	COST Costco Wholesale	$6.54	$6.75	+$0.21	$6.75	$94.97 billion	$95.72 billion

Compare Dividends

Company	Annual Payout	Dividend Yield	5-Year Annualized Dividend Growth	Payout Ratio	Years of Consecutive Growth
COST Costco Wholesale	$5.88	0.53%	-15.66%	28.32%	22 Years
PG Procter & Gamble	$4.35	2.56%	+5.63%	65.51%	70 Years
XLP Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund	$2.20	2.38%	N/A	N/A	N/A

Latest XLP, COST, and PG Dividends

Announcement	Company	Period	Amount	Yield	Ex-Dividend Date	Record Date	Payable Date
11/10/2026	COST Costco Wholesale	special	$30.00		11/24/2026	11/24/2026	12/4/2026
10/13/2026	PG Procter & Gamble	quarterly	$1.0885	2.7%	10/23/2026	10/23/2026	11/16/2026
10/14/2026	COST Costco Wholesale	quarterly	$1.47	0.58%	10/30/2026	10/30/2026	11/13/2026

(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

Compare Debt

Company	Debt-to-Equity Ratio	Current Ratio	Quick Ratio
COST Costco Wholesale	0.11	1.06	0.62
PG Procter & Gamble	0.40	0.72	0.53
XLP Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A

Compare Ownership

Institutional Ownership

Company	Institutional Ownership
COST Costco Wholesale	68.48%
PG Procter & Gamble	65.77%
XLP Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund	N/A

Insider Ownership

Company	Insider Ownership
COST Costco Wholesale	0.10%
PG Procter & Gamble	0.23%
XLP Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund	N/A

Compare Miscellaneous Stats

Company	Employees	Shares Outstanding	Free Float	Optionable
COST Costco Wholesale	355,000	443.13 million	442.69 million	Optionable
PG Procter & Gamble	104,000	2.32 billion	2.31 billion	Optionable
XLP Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund	N/A	164.12 million	N/A	Not Optionable

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Recent News About These Companies

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State Street Consumer Staples SPDR (XLP) Sells Walmart and Costco on Nov. 6

November 10, 2026 | finance.yahoo.com

State Street Consumer Staples SPDR (XLP) Sells $44.1 Million of Walmart on Nov. 5

November 9, 2026 | finance.yahoo.com

Sector ETFs Split in Midterms Week as Staples Lead

November 6, 2026 | etftrends.comE

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November 5, 2026 | zacks.com

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November 4, 2026 | note.comN

State Street Consumer Staples SPDR (XLP) Sells $17.0 Million of Walmart on Nov. 2

November 4, 2026 | finance.yahoo.com

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November 3, 2026 | tipranks.com

XLP hits record high, posts best monthly performances since 1998 as investors seek safety

November 1, 2026 | msn.com

Housing and Food Now Take Nearly Half of What Americans Spend, the Most in 15 Years

October 31, 2026 | 247wallst.com

Toothpaste, Soda, and Groceries: 3 Consumer Staples ETFs Paying Up to 2.48% From Brands People Keep Buying in Downturns

October 31, 2026 | 247wallst.com

Coca-Cola Sips on Profits While Inflation Sweats

October 29, 2026 | etftrends.comE

What State Street Consumer Staples SPDR (XLP) Bought: Walmart Leads on Oct. 27

October 29, 2026 | finance.yahoo.com

State Street Consumer Staples SPDR (XLP) Sells Walmart and Costco on Friday

October 27, 2026 | finance.yahoo.com

What State Street Consumer Staples SPDR (XLP) Bought: Walmart Leads on Thursday

October 26, 2026 | uk.finance.yahoo.com

Consumer staples on track for best month since 1998 as sector surges

October 23, 2026 | seekingalpha.com

State Street Consumer Staples SPDR (XLP) Sells Walmart and Costco on Oct. 20

October 22, 2026 | finance.yahoo.com

Expanding AI trade is turning safety stocks into a 'Texas hedge'

October 21, 2026 | cnbc.com

State Street Consumer Staples SPDR (XLP) Adds Walmart and Costco on Monday

October 21, 2026 | finance.yahoo.com

Consumer Staples Are Having a Moment—and the Rally Could Continue

October 20, 2026 | barrons.com

Failed Breakout in Tech? 3 Sectors Leading the Market Rotation (XLP)

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October 15, 2026 | marketbeat.com

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XLP, COST, and PG Company Descriptions

Costco Wholesale NASDAQ:COST

$1,106.21 +14.00 (+1.28%)

Closing price 11/13/2026 04:00 PM Eastern

Extended Trading

$1,105.49 -0.72 (-0.07%)

As of 11/13/2026 07:59 PM Eastern

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.

Procter & Gamble NYSE:PG

$169.84 +1.81 (+1.08%)

Closing price 11/13/2026 03:59 PM Eastern

Extended Trading

$169.87 +0.03 (+0.02%)

As of 11/13/2026 07:59 PM Eastern

Procter & Gamble Co. engages in the provision of branded consumer packaged goods. It operates through the following segments: Beauty, Grooming, Health Care, Fabric and Home Care, and Baby, Feminine and Family Care. The Beauty segment offers hair, skin, and personal care. The Grooming segment consists of shave care like female and male blades and razors, pre and post shave products, and appliances. The Health Care segment includes oral care products like toothbrushes, toothpaste, and personal health care such as gastrointestinal, rapid diagnostics, respiratory, and vitamins, minerals, and supplements. The Fabric and Home care segment consists of fabric enhancers, laundry additives and detergents, and air, dish, and surface care. The Baby, Feminine and Family Care segment sells baby wipes, diapers, and pants, adult incontinence, feminine care, paper towels, tissues, and toilet paper. The company was founded by William Procter and James Gamble in 1837 and is headquartered in Cincinnati, OH.

Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund NYSEARCA:XLP

$92.35 +1.29 (+1.42%)

Closing price 11/13/2026 04:10 PM Eastern

Extended Trading

$92.20 -0.15 (-0.16%)

As of 11/13/2026 08:00 PM Eastern

Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund (the Fund) seeks to provide investment results that, before expenses, correspond generally to the price and yield performance of publicly traded equity securities of companies in The Consumer Staples Select Sector Index (the Index).The Fund typically invests in substantially all of the securities represented in the Index in approximately the same proportions as the Index. Under normal market conditions, the Fund generally invests substantially all, but at least 95%, of its total assets in the securities consisting of the Index. In addition, the Fund may invest in cash and cash equivalents or money market instruments, such as repurchase agreements and money market funds (including money market funds advised by SSgA Funds Management, Inc. (SSgA FM). It invests in industries, such as food & staples retailing, household products, food products, tobacco, beverages and personal products. SSgA FM serves as the investment adviser to the Fund.

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