Costco Wholesale Stock
Costco Wholesale Corporation
Company data
- Sector
- Consumer Defensive
- Industry
- Discount Stores
- Country
- United States
- CEO
- Ron Vachris
- Employees
- 355,000
- Market cap
- $438.3 B
- IPO
- 09/07/1986
Costco Wholesale Corporation is a Consumer Defensive company based in the US that operates as a Discount Store. Founded in 1976, the enterprise was originally known as Costco Companies, Inc. before officially adopting its current name in August 1999. The corporate headquarters are located in Issaquah. The business…
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Costco Wholesale stock: price history
1D
+1.1%
1W
+4.5%
1M
+10.7%
6M
-1.1%
YTD
+14.7%
1Y
+6.9%
2Y
+11.5%
5Y
+118.6%
10Y
+558.7%
Next earnings date
Next earnings date
10/12/2026 (in 54 days)
Volatility around earnings
~29% stronger price swings than usual
Pattern chart
Pattern detected by the Market Jury detector vdouble-bottom-top-v1.0 on 16/10/26. Not a buy or sell signal.Beta
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BullishThe price bounced off a similar low twice, with a rally in between. This W-shaped pattern is a classic reversal signal from a downtrend into an uptrend.
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Analyst assessment of Costco Wholesale
PRICE TARGET LOW
US$955.00
CONSENSUS
US$1,111.55
MEDIAN
US$1,100.00
PRICE TARGET HIGH
US$1,275.00
0
STRONG BUY
39
BUY
19
HOLD
1
SELL
0
STRONG SELL
59
TOTAL · Buy
As of: 15/10/2026
Costco Wholesale stock metrics
P/E
47.6
P/B
12.27
EV/EBITDA
29.71
RETURN ON EQUITY
8.4%
NET MARGIN
3.1%
DEBT/EQUITY
0.24
DIVIDEND YIELD
0.6%
AS OF
30/08/2026
Free float & liquidity
FREE FLOAT
99.8%
FLOAT SHARES
442,238,659
AVG. DAILY VOLUME (30D)
2,295,528
Insider transactions (SEC)
Wilcox William Richard
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Adamo Claudine
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Frequently asked questions about Costco Wholesale stock
What does Costco Wholesale do?
Costco Wholesale Corporation is a company in the Consumer Defensive sector, Discount Stores industry, headquartered in United States.
The CEO is Ron Vachris, the company employs around 355,000 people.
The IPO was on 09/07/1986; the stock trades on NASDAQ under the ticker COST.
What do analysts say about Costco Wholesale stock?
59 analysts rate the stock, the consensus is Buy (as of 15/10/2026).
The average price target is US$1,111.55, ranging from US$955.00 to US$1,275.00, with a median of US$1,100.00.
This is an external assessment, not a statement by Market Jury.
When does Costco Wholesale report next?
The next earnings date is 10/12/2026.
Around past earnings, price swings were roughly 29% stronger than usual.
Does Costco Wholesale pay a dividend?
Yes. The last dividend was US$1.47 per share, ex-date 30/10/2026, paid on 13/11/2026.
The dividend yield is 0.6% (as of 30/08/2026).
Which stocks are comparable to Costco Wholesale?
Comparable stocks include Walmart, Target, Dollar General, Dollar Tree, BBB Foods and B&M European Value Retail.
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