
COST
Costco Wholesale Corp
- Overview
- Forecast
- Valuation

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Candle
1D
5D
1M
3M
6M
YTD
1Y
5Y
High
1010.710
Open
1004.610
VWAP
1.00K
Vol
1.18M
Mkt Cap
447.27B
Low
998.050
Amount
1.18B
EV/EBITDA(TTM)
36.31
Total Shares
443.34M
EV
438.33B
EV/OCF(TTM)
36.63
P/S(TTM)
1.70
Costco Wholesale Corporation operates membership warehouses and e-commerce websites. The Company operates 861 warehouses, including 591 in the United States and Puerto Rico, 107 in Canada, 40 in Mexico, 33 in Japan, 29 in the United Kingdom, 18 in Korea, 15 in Australia, 14 in Taiwan, five in China, four in Spain, two in France, and one each in Iceland, New Zealand and Sweden. It also operates e-commerce sites in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Mexico, Korea, Taiwan, Japan and Australia. It provides a wide selection of merchandise, convenience of specialty departments and exclusive member services. It operates through three segments: United States Operations, Canadian Operations, and Other International Operations. The Company offers merchandise categories (foods and sundries, non-foods, and fresh foods), warehouse ancillary (gasoline, pharmacy, optical, food court, hearing aids and tire installation) and other businesses (e-commerce, business centers, travel and other).
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Market Estimates
Earnings Estimates
Revenue
YoY Chg
EPS
YoYChg
FY2026Q1
FY2025Q4
FY2025Q3
65.94B
+6.09%
4.270
+5.69%
85.31B
+7.04%
5.828
+13.16%
62.83B
+7.37%
4.241
+12.2%
Estimates Revision
The market is revising Upward the revenue expectations for Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST) for FY2025, with the revenue forecasts being adjusted by 0.51% over the past three months. During the same period, the stock price has changed by -5.07%.
Revenue Estimates for FY2025
Revise Upward

+0.51%
In Past 3 Month
EPS Estimates for FY2025
Revise Downward

-0.4%
In Past 3 Month
Stock Price
Go Down

-5.07%
In Past 3 Month
27 Analyst Rating

7.83% Upside
Wall Street analysts forecast COST stock price to rise over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for COST is 1087 USD with a low forecast of 907.00 USD and a high forecast of 1205 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.
20 Buy
7 Hold
0 Sell
Moderate Buy

7.83% Upside
Current: 1008.090

Low
907.00
Averages
1087
High
1205

7.83% Upside
Current: 1008.090

Low
907.00
Averages
1087
High
1205
Telsey Advisory Group
Joseph Feldman
Buy
Maintains
$1,100
2025-05-08
New
Reason
Telsey Advisory Group
Joseph Feldman
Price Target
$1,100
2025-05-08
New
Maintains
Buy
Reason
Telsey Advisory Group
Joseph Feldman
Buy
Maintains
$1,100
2025-05-05
New
Reason
Telsey Advisory Group
Joseph Feldman
Price Target
$1,100
2025-05-05
New
Maintains
Buy
Reason
Telsey Advisory Group
Joseph Feldman
Buy
Maintains
$1,100
2025-04-28
Reason
Telsey Advisory Group
Joseph Feldman
Price Target
$1,100
2025-04-28
Maintains
Buy
Reason
Virtual Meeting to be held on April 25 hosted by Telsey Advisory.
Mizuho
David Belinger
Hold
Initiates
$975
2025-04-11
Reason
Mizuho
David Belinger
Price Target
$975
2025-04-11
Initiates
Hold
Reason
Telsey Advisory Group
Joseph Feldman
Buy
Maintains
$1,100
2025-04-10
Reason
Telsey Advisory Group
Joseph Feldman
Price Target
$1,100
2025-04-10
Maintains
Buy
Reason
Loop Capital
Laura Champine
Strong Buy
Maintains
$1,150 → $1,045
2025-04-09
Reason
Loop Capital
Laura Champine
Price Target
$1,150 → $1,045
2025-04-09
Maintains
Strong Buy
Reason
Meeting to be held on April 8 hosted by Loop Capital.
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Valuation Metrics
The current forward P/E ratio for Costco Wholesale Corp (COST.O) is 53.37, compared to its 5-year average forward P/E of 39.08. For a more detailed relative valuation and DCF analysis to assess Costco Wholesale Corp 's fair value, click here.
Forward PE
The forward P/E ratio is a valuation metric that divides a company's current stock price by its estimated future earnings per share over the next 12 months.

Strongly Overvalued
5Y Average PE
39.08
Current PE
53.37
Overvalued PE
45.84
Undervalued PE
32.32
Forward EV/EBITDA
The forward EV/EBITDA ratio is a valuation metric that divides a company's enterprise value (EV) by its estimated future earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) over the next 12 months.

Strongly Overvalued
5Y Average EV/EBITDA
23.03
Current EV/EBITDA
32.77
Overvalued EV/EBITDA
27.66
Undervalued EV/EBITDA
18.40
Forward PS
The forward P/S ratio is a valuation metric that divides a company's current stock price by its estimated future sales (or revenue) per share over the next 12 months.

Strongly Overvalued
5Y Average PS
1.05
Current PS
1.58
Overvalued PS
1.29
Undervalued PS
0.80
Financials
Annual
Quarterly
FY2025Q2
YoY :
+9.04%
63.72B
Total Revenue
FY2025Q2
YoY :
+12.32%
2.32B
Operating Profit
FY2025Q2
YoY :
+2.58%
1.79B
Net Income after Tax
FY2025Q2
YoY :
+2.55%
4.02
EPS - Diluted
FY2025Q2
YoY :
-637.00%
1.61B
Free Cash Flow
FY2025Q2
YoY :
+0.24%
12.52
Gross Profit Margin - %
FY2025Q2
YoY :
+5.22%
2.62
FCF Margin - %
FY2025Q2
YoY :
-5.70%
2.81
Net Margin - %
FY2025Q2
YoY :
+8.16%
26.23
ROIC
Trading Trends
Insider
Insiders are Neutral. There are no significant trading trends over the last month.
Sold
0-3
Months
9.9M
USD
5
3-6
Months
0.0
USD
0
6-9
Months
14.3M
USD
7
0-12
Months
4.3M
USD
7
Bought
0-3
0
0.0
USD
Months
3-6
0
0.0
USD
Months
6-9
0
0.0
USD
Months
0-12
0
0.0
USD
Months
Hedge Fund
Hedge Funds are Neutral. There are no significant trading trends over the last quarter.
Sold
0-3
Months
0.0
Volume
0
3-6
Months
332.0K
Volume
41
6-9
Months
0.0
Volume
0
0-12
Months
362.4K
Volume
72
Bought
0-3
0
0.0
Volume
Months
3-6
7
61.4K
Volume
Months
6-9
0
0.0
Volume
Months
0-12
38
682.9K
Volume
Months
Congress Trading
Congress areSelling! The selling amount has increased812.5%over the last month.
Sold
0-3
Months
146.0K
USD
6
3-6
Months
182.0K
USD
6
6-9
Months
0.0
USD
0
0-12
Months
40.5K
USD
2
Bought
0-3
2
16.0K
USD
Months
3-6
2
16.0K
USD
Months
6-9
2
16.0K
USD
Months
0-12
2
16.0K
USD
Months
Insider
Insiders are Neutral. There are no significant trading trends over the last month.
Sold
0-3
Months
9.9M
USD
5
3-6
Months
0.0
USD
0
6-9
Months
14.3M
USD
7
0-12
Months
4.3M
USD
7
Bought
0-3
0
0.0
USD
Months
3-6
0
0.0
USD
Months
6-9
0
0.0
USD
Months
0-12
0
0.0
USD
Months
COST News & Events
Events Timeline
2025-05-07 (ET)
2025-05-07
16:56:54
Costco reports April comparable sales up 4.4%

2025-04-24 (ET)
2025-04-24
10:01:37
Lumicera Health Services announces partnership with Costco

2025-04-16 (ET)
2025-04-16
16:18:44
Costco increases quarterly dividend to $1.30 per share

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News
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19:08 PMCNBCAffirm shares drop 13% on weak forecast, concerns over CEO's bet on 0% loans
3.0
12:00 PMNASDAQ.COMValidea Detailed Fundamental Analysis - COST
4.0
05-08BenzingaJPMorgan Sees More Upside For Costco As US Sales, E-Commerce Outperform
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FAQ

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The current price of COST is 1008.09 USD — it has increased 0.04 % in the last trading day.

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