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COST

Costco Wholesale Corp
$
933.990
-1.49(-0.159%)1D
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High
940.241
Open
935.500
VWAP
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Vol
2.01M
Mkt Cap
414.20B
Low
930.890
Amount
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EV/EBITDA(TTM)
32.61
Total Shares
443.34M
EV
405.74B
EV/OCF(TTM)
32.65
P/S(TTM)
1.55
Costco Wholesale Corporation (Costco) operates membership warehouses and e-commerce sites that offer a selection of nationally branded and private-label products in a wide range of categories. The Company buys the majority of its merchandise directly from suppliers and route it to cross-docking consolidation points (depots) or directly to its warehouses. It operates 891 warehouses, including 614 in the United States and Puerto Rico, 108 in Canada, 40 in Mexico, 35 in Japan, 29 in the United Kingdom, 19 in Korea, 15 in Australia, 14 in Taiwan, seven in China, five 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. The Company provides wide selection of merchandise, plus the convenience of specialty departments and exclusive member services.
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Market Estimates

Earnings Estimates
Revenue
YoY Chg
EPS
YoYChg
FY2026Q2
FY2026Q1
FY2025Q4
68.68B
+7.78%
4.523
+12.5%
66.60B
+7.15%
4.260
+5.45%
85.77B
+7.62%
5.796
+12.54%
Estimates Revision
The market is revising Upward the revenue expectations for Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST) for FY2025, with the revenue forecasts being adjusted by 0.14% over the past three months. During the same period, the stock price has changed by -5.82%.
Revenue Estimates for FY2025
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+0.14%
In Past 3 Month
EPS Estimates for FY2025
Revise Upward
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+0.18%
In Past 3 Month
Stock Price
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-5.82%
In Past 3 Month
23 Analyst Rating
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17.99% 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 1102 USD with a low forecast of 907.00 USD and a high forecast of 1225  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.
15 Buy
8 Hold
0 Sell
Moderate Buy
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17.99% Upside
Current: 933.990
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Low
907.00
Averages
1102
High
1225
UBS
Buy
maintain
$1,205
2025-07-10
Reason
Costco likely remained a market share gainer in June, UBS tells investors in a research note. The firm has a Buy rating and $1,205 price target on the shares.
Roth Capital
Neutral
maintain
$907
2025-07-10
Reason
Roth Capital keeps a Neutral rating and $907 price target on Costco after its latest monthly sales data. June follows May as another month below-Q3 trends, and in particular, the U.S. has decelerated from an 8% comp to 5.5%, the analyst tells investors in a research note. While results are still the envy of most peers, the stock's valuation leaves little room for error, or in this case, prolonged deceleration, Roth added.
Truist
Hold
maintain
$1,042
2025-07-10
Reason
Truist keeps a Hold rating and $1,042 price target on Costco after the company's latest monthly sales data. U.S. comps growth of 5.5% in June was flat with growth rate in May, and total comps were 6.2% vs. 6.0% in May, though trends among Food and Sundries/Fresh Foods remained solid while nonfoods were up mid-single-digits, the analyst tells investors in a research note. The company continues to attract a broad base of value-conscious customers due to its wide range of offerings at extremely competitive price points, though the firm prefers a more attractive price-point for entry, Truist added.
Wells Fargo
Edward Kelly
Equal Weight
maintain
$1,000
2025-06-24
Reason
Costco's comparable sales have been exceptionally strong, but the pace may start to moderate as major tailwinds from the past year begin to cycle, Wells Fargo analyst Edward Kelly tells investors in a research note. Gold and gift card sales alone may have contributed over 100 basis points to U.S. comps, though several other factors are also at play, the firm says. Wells has an Equal Weight rating and $1,000 price target on Costco shares.
Bernstein
Outperform
maintain
2025-05-30
Reason
Bernstein raised the firm's price target on Costco to $1,153 from $1,148 and keeps an Outperform rating on the shares. The firm notes Costco reported Q3 results and managed to beat consensus expectations despite its well telegraphed monthly sales results. Bernstein continues to believe that Costco is the highest quality company in its coverage, with multiple decades of global warehouse expansion opportunities ahead.
Loop Capital
Buy
maintain
2025-05-30
Reason
Loop Capital lowered the firm's price target on Costco to $1,110 from $1,115 and keeps a Buy rating on the shares after Q3 earnings beat. Core SSS beat consensus for each period of the quarter, and Costco also is slow to pass on cost increases, which is leading to its market share growth, the analyst tells investors in a research note. Loop adds that it remains positive on the stock given the company's outsized value driving traffic to clubs.

Valuation Metrics

The current forward P/E ratio for Costco Wholesale Corp (COST.O) is 48.13, compared to its 5-year average forward P/E of 39.78. For a more detailed relative valuation and DCF analysis to assess Costco Wholesale Corp 's fair value, click here.

Forward PE

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Overvalued
5Y Average PE
39.78
Current PE
48.13
Overvalued PE
46.84
Undervalued PE
32.73

Forward EV/EBITDA

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Overvalued
5Y Average EV/EBITDA
23.57
Current EV/EBITDA
29.18
Overvalued EV/EBITDA
28.33
Undervalued EV/EBITDA
18.80

Forward PS

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Overvalued
5Y Average PS
1.08
Current PS
1.44
Overvalued PS
1.33
Undervalued PS
0.82

Financials

Annual
Quarterly
FY2025Q3
YoY :
+8.02%
63.21B
Total Revenue
FY2025Q3
YoY :
+15.16%
2.53B
Operating Profit
FY2025Q3
YoY :
+13.21%
1.90B
Net Income after Tax
FY2025Q3
YoY :
+13.23%
4.28
EPS - Diluted
FY2025Q3
YoY :
+20.24%
2.33B
Free Cash Flow
FY2025Q3
YoY :
+3.51%
12.99
Gross Profit Margin - %
FY2025Q3
YoY :
-6.85%
2.72
FCF Margin - %
FY2025Q3
YoY :
+4.88%
3.01
Net Margin - %
FY2025Q3
YoY :
+4.06%
25.88
ROIC

Trading Trends

Insider
Insiders are Neutral. There are no significant trading trends over the last month.
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Hedge Fund
Hedge Funds are Neutral. There are no significant trading trends over the last quarter.
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434.3K
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Congress Trading
Congress areSelling! The selling amount has increased2087.5%over the last month.
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COST News & Events

Events Timeline

2025-07-09 (ET)
2025-07-09
16:18:04
Costco reports June comparable sales up 5.8%
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2025-07-01 (ET)
2025-07-01
11:41:42
Lululemon sues Costco Wholesale for allegedly selling 'dupes'
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2025-06-11 (ET)
2025-06-11
15:38:00
Costco executive members to get monthly same-day delivery credit from Instacart
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News

3.0
00:00 AMNASDAQ.COM
Costco Is One of the Largest Consumer Goods Companies by Market Cap. But Is It a Buy?
8.0
07-28CNBC
Chinese exports to U.S. could decrease by $485 billion by 2027: Tariff simulator
5.0
07-27Yahoo Finance
COST Stock Price Prediction: Where Costco Could Be by 2025, 2026, 2030
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