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Costco Wholesale Corp. Stock , COST

1,007.32 +1.71 +0.17%
03:59:59 PM BTT
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On Tuesday 06/10/2025 the closing price of the Costco Wholesale Corp. share was $1,007.32 on BTT. Compared to the opening price on Tuesday 06/10/2025 on BTT of $1,007.14, this is a gain of 0.02%. Costco Wholesale Corp.'s market capitalization is $367.46 B by 443.48 M shares outstanding.
Is Costco Wholesale stock a Buy, Sell or Hold? Costco Wholesale stock has received a consensus rating of buy. The average rating score is Aa3 and is based on 83 buy ratings, 17 hold ratings, and 0 sell ratings.
What was the 52-week low for Costco Wholesale stock? The low in the last 52 weeks of Costco Wholesale stock was 793.00. According to the current price, Costco Wholesale is 127.03% away from the 52-week low.
What was the 52-week high for Costco Wholesale stock? The high in the last 52 weeks of Costco Wholesale stock was 1,078.30. According to the current price, Costco Wholesale is 93.42% away from the 52-week high.
What are analysts forecasts for Costco Wholesale stock? The 100 analysts offering price forecasts for Costco Wholesale have a median target of 845.06, with a high estimate of 1,225.00 and a low estimate of 575.00. The median estimate represents a 119.20 difference from the last price of 1,007.32.

Costco Wholesale Stock Snapshot

1,005.70
Bid
2.00
Bid Size
1,061.72
Ask
100.00
Ask Size
6/10/2025
Date
3:59 PM
Time
63,589.00
Volume
1,005.61
Prev. Close
1,007.14
Open
446.49 B
Market Cap in USD
443.48 M
Number of Shares
443.48 M
Total Number of Shares
997.79
Day Low
1,011.50
Day High
1,007.32
793.00
52 Week Low
1,078.30
52 Week High
1,007.32
4.36
Dividend in USD
0.49
Dividend Yield
53.87
P/E Ratio
99.81
Free Float in %
16.56
EPS in USD
53.31
Book Value per Share in USD
25.49
Cash Flow per Share in USD

Historical Prices for Costco Wholesale

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Costco Wholesale Analyst Data

Total Analysts: 100
Buy Ratings: 83 Neutral Ratings: 17 Sell Ratings: 0
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Price *Price Target
Lowest: 575.00 Median: 845.06 Highest: 1,225.00
*The average price target includes all analyst analysis, not just the most recent analysis presented in the chart.

Costco Wholesale Analyst Opinions

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  • Hold
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Date Analyst Rating Price
06/05/25 Telsey Advisory Group
Maintained Buy $1100
05/30/25 Morgan Stanley
Maintained Buy $1225
05/30/25 Loop Capital
Maintained Buy $1110
05/30/25 Evercore
Maintained Buy $1075
05/30/25 Telsey Advisory Group
Maintained Buy $1100
05/08/25 Telsey Advisory Group
Maintained Buy $1100
05/05/25 Telsey Advisory Group
Maintained Buy $1100
04/28/25 Telsey Advisory Group
Maintained Buy $1100
04/11/25 Mizuho
Maintained Hold $975
04/10/25 Telsey Advisory Group
Maintained Buy $1100
04/09/25 Loop Capital
Maintained Buy $1045
04/04/25 Telsey Advisory Group
Maintained Buy $1100
03/20/25 Stifel, Nicolaus & Co., Inc.
Maintained Buy $1035
03/11/25 Evercore
Maintained Buy $1070
03/10/25 Barclays Capital
Maintained Hold $980
03/07/25 Loop Capital
Maintained Buy $1135
03/07/25 J.P. Morgan
Maintained Buy $1070
03/07/25 Baird Patrick & Co
Maintained Buy $1125
03/07/25 Telsey Advisory Group
Maintained Buy $1100
03/03/25 Telsey Advisory Group
Maintained Buy $1100
02/06/25 D.A. Davidson & Co.
Maintained Hold $1000
02/06/25 Stifel, Nicolaus & Co., Inc.
Maintained Buy $1075
02/06/25 Evercore
Maintained Buy $1070
02/06/25 Telsey Advisory Group
Maintained Buy $1100
02/03/25 Telsey Advisory Group
Maintained Buy $1100
07/11/24 Wells Fargo & Co
Maintained Hold $800
07/11/24 Oppenheimer & Co. Inc.
Maintained Buy $950
07/11/24 Evercore
Maintained Buy $920
07/11/24 Barclays Capital
Maintained Hold $830
07/11/24 Loop Capital
Maintained Buy $970
07/11/24 Stifel, Nicolaus & Co., Inc.
Maintained Buy $950
07/11/24 Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Maintained Buy $962
07/11/24 Baird Patrick & Co
Maintained Buy $975
07/08/24 Telsey Advisory Group
Maintained Buy $900
07/02/24 Stifel, Nicolaus & Co., Inc.
Maintained Buy $900
06/20/24 Evercore
Maintained Buy $890
06/14/24 Loop Capital
Maintained Buy $940
06/06/24 Oppenheimer & Co. Inc.
Maintained Buy $905
06/06/24 Telsey Advisory Group
Maintained Buy $900
06/03/24 Loop Capital
Maintained Buy $890
06/03/24 Telsey Advisory Group
Maintained Buy $850
05/31/24 Citigroup Corp.
Maintained Hold $800
05/31/24 Barclays Capital
Maintained Hold $765
05/31/24 BMO Capital Markets
Maintained Buy $875
05/31/24 Wells Fargo & Co
Maintained Hold $775
05/31/24 Evercore
Maintained Buy $860
05/31/24 Stifel, Nicolaus & Co., Inc.
Maintained Buy $850
05/31/24 Telsey Advisory Group
Maintained Buy $850
05/28/24 Argus Research Company
Maintained Buy $900
05/22/24 Oppenheimer & Co. Inc.
Maintained Buy $850

Costco Wholesale Estimates* in USD

  2025 2026 2027 2028 2029
Revenue 274,680 295,110 315,895 330,734 351,469
Dividend 4.61 5.18 5.25 4.97 4.84
Dividend Yield (in %) 0.46 % 0.52 % 0.52 % 0.49 % 0.48 %
EPS 18.13 20.06 22.17 24.94 27.51
P/E Ratio 55.48 50.14 45.37 40.33 36.55
EBIT 10,431 11,557 12,853 14,169 15,797
EBITDA - - - 17,357 19,805
Net Profit - - - 11,051 12,200
Net Profit Adjusted - - - 10,702 11,379
Pre-Tax Profit - - - 15,028 16,785
Pre-Tax Profit Reported - - - - -
EPS (Non-GAAP) ex. SOE 18.13 20.06 22.17 24.94 27.51
EPS (GAAP) 18.14 20.24 22.69 26.41 30.88
Gross Income 33,262 35,987 38,189 38,247 41,908
Cash Flow from Investing -4,784 -5,274 -5,392 -5,406 -5,500
Cash Flow from Operations 12,123 12,516 13,478 14,090 15,698
Cash Flow from Financing -2,808 -3,580 -4,330 -3,508 -3,545
Cash Flow per Share - - - - -
Free Cash Flow 7,066 7,693 8,830 10,765 13,387
Free Cash Flow per Share 15.62 17.57 19.17 23.34 30.01
Book Value per Share - - - 113.37 133.38
Net Debt - - - -27,782 -
Research & Development Exp. - - - - -
Capital Expenditure - - - 5,546 5,909
Selling, General & Admin. Exp. 24,835 26,592 28,404 28,031 29,368
Shareholder’s Equity - - - 49,212 57,400
Total Assets 78,226 86,032 94,652 104,100 114,304
  Previous Quarter
ending 03/31/25 		Current Quarter
ending 06/30/25 		Next Quarter
ending 09/30/25 		Current Year
ending 08/31/25 		Next Year
ending 08/31/26
Earnings Estimates
No. of Analysts - - - 33 33
Average Estimate - - - 18.126 USD 20.056 USD
Year Ago - - - 16.596 USD -
Publish Date - - - 1/15/2026 -
Revenue Estimates
No. of Analysts - - - 30 28
Average Estimate - - - 274,680 USD 295,110 USD
Year Ago - - - 254,453 USD -
Publish Date - - - 1/15/2026 -
* Average Estimates in Million (e.g. Revenue) or per share (e.g. Dividend). Source: FactSet

Income Statements in Mio. USD

2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018
Sales 254,453.00 242,290.00 226,954.00 195,929.00 166,761.00 152,703.00 141,576.00
Change of sales in % 5.02 6.76 15.83 17.49 9.21 7.86 9.73
Gross profit on sales 32,095.00 29,704.00 27,572.00 25,245.00 21,930.00 19,817.00 18,424.00
Gross profit on sales change in % 8.05 7.73 9.22 15.12 10.66 7.56 7.47
Operating income 9,285.00 8,114.00 7,793.00 7,299.00 6,078.00 4,823.00 4,548.00
Operating income change in % 14.43 4.12 6.77 20.09 26.02 6.05 8.47
Income before tax 9,740.00 8,487.00 7,840.00 6,680.00 5,367.00 4,765.00 4,442.00
Income before tax change in % 14.76 8.25 17.37 24.46 12.63 7.27 9.98
Income after tax 7,367.00 6,292.00 5,844.00 5,007.00 4,002.00 3,659.00 3,134.00
Income after tax change in % 17.09 7.67 16.72 25.11 9.37 16.75 16.98

Balance Sheet in Mio. USD

2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018
Total liabilities 46,209.00 43,936.00 43,519.00 41,190.00 36,851.00 29,816.00 27,727.00
Long-term liabilities per share 24.25 23.38 26.03 26.59 27.21 14.97 17.80
Equity 23,622.00 25,058.00 20,647.00 18,078.00 18,705.00 15,584.00 13,103.00
Equity change in % -5.73 21.39 17.52 -3.94 19.95 19.10 18.75
Balance sheet total 69,831.00 68,994.00 64,166.00 59,268.00 55,556.00 45,400.00 40,830.00
Balance sheet total change in % 1.21 7.52 8.26 6.68 22.37 11.19 12.33

Key Data in USD

2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018
Sales per share 572.11 545.14 510.29 440.94 375.67 344.76 320.43
P/E ratio (year end quote, basic EPS) 53.87 38.44 40.47 39.97 38.64 35.68 32.88
P/E ratio (year end quote, diluted EPS) 53.87 38.44 40.47 39.97 38.64 35.68 32.88
Dividend yield in % 0.49 0.71 0.64 0.66 0.78 0.83 0.92
Equity ratio in % 33.83 36.32 32.18 30.50 33.67 34.33 32.09
Debt ratio in % 66.17 63.68 67.82 69.50 66.33 65.67 67.91

Costco Wholesale Insider Activity

Name Date shares traded shares held Price type (sell/buy) option
Klauer James C 04/16/2025 4,000.00 43,993.62 981.07 Sell No
MILLERCHIP GARY 03/26/2025 1,100.00 11,164.69 940.01 Sell No
Adamo Claudine 03/23/2025 900.00 6,986.50 922.56 Sell No
Frates Caton 03/17/2025 850.00 7,875.77 900.25 Sell No
Vachris Roland Michael 03/10/2025 3,600.00 41,076.86 931.00 Sell No
MILLERCHIP GARY 03/10/2025 1,147.26 12,264.69 930.49 Sell No
JELINEK W CRAIG 12/18/2024 2,017.00 204,365.06 n/a Sell No
RAIKES JEFFREY S 12/15/2024 3,969.00 26,814.94 n/a Sell No
DENMAN KENNETH D 12/15/2024 520.00 5,702.94 n/a Sell No
GALANTI RICHARD A 10/23/2024 1,416.46 27,400.00 894.68 Sell No
Jones Teresa A. 10/22/2024 800.00 2,960.94 896.55 Sell No
Hines Daniel M. 10/21/2024 563.49 12,186.09 893.49 Sell No
POLIT JAVIER 10/21/2024 293.89 9,746.18 893.49 Sell No
Callans Patrick J 10/21/2024 583.65 65,079.89 893.49 Sell No
Hines Daniel M. 10/21/2024 91.97 13,048.55 893.49 Sell No
Callans Patrick J 10/21/2024 991.84 62,603.08 893.49 Sell No
Callans Patrick J 10/21/2024 721.05 64,358.84 893.49 Sell No
Callans Patrick J 10/21/2024 1,060.34 61,542.74 893.49 Sell No
POLIT JAVIER 10/21/2024 380.18 10,040.07 893.49 Sell No
Hines Daniel M. 10/21/2024 73.40 12,839.31 893.49 Sell No
Hines Daniel M. 10/21/2024 75.61 12,972.95 893.49 Sell No
Callans Patrick J 10/21/2024 763.91 63,594.93 893.49 Sell No
Hines Daniel M. 10/21/2024 89.73 12,749.58 893.49 Sell No
Hines Daniel M. 10/21/2024 60.24 12,912.71 893.49 Sell No
Klauer James C 10/21/2024 176.66 47,993.62 893.49 Sell No

Costco Wholesale Dividend Calendar

Date Name Dividend *yield Currency
2024 Costco Wholesale Corp. 4.36 0.49 USD
2023 Costco Wholesale Corp. 3.84 0.71 USD
2022 Costco Wholesale Corp. 3.38 0.64 USD
2021 Costco Wholesale Corp. 2.98 0.66 USD
2020 Costco Wholesale Corp. 2.70 0.78 USD
2019 Costco Wholesale Corp. 2.44 0.83 USD
2018 Costco Wholesale Corp. 2.14 0.92 USD
2017 Costco Wholesale Corp. 1.90 1.20 USD
2016 Costco Wholesale Corp. 1.70 1.04 USD
2015 Costco Wholesale Corp. 1.51 1.08 USD
2014 Costco Wholesale Corp. 1.33 1.10 USD
2013 Costco Wholesale Corp. 8.17 7.30 USD
2012 Costco Wholesale Corp. 1.03 1.05 USD
2011 Costco Wholesale Corp. 0.89 1.15 USD
2010 Costco Wholesale Corp. 0.77 1.37 USD
2009 Costco Wholesale Corp. 0.68 1.31 USD
2008 Costco Wholesale Corp. 0.61 0.91 USD
2007 Costco Wholesale Corp. 0.55 0.89 USD
2006 Costco Wholesale Corp. 0.49 1.05 USD
2005 Costco Wholesale Corp. 0.43 0.99 USD
2004 Costco Wholesale Corp. 0.20 0.49 USD
2003 Costco Wholesale Corp. 0.00 0.00 USD
2002 Costco Wholesale Corp. 0.00 0.00 USD
2001 Costco Wholesale Corp. 0.00 0.00 USD
2000 Costco Wholesale Corp. 0.00 0.00 USD
1999 Costco Wholesale Corp. 0.00 0.00 USD
*Yield of the Respective Date

Costco Wholesale Calendar

Event Estimate Info Date
Earnings Report 5.846 USD Q4 2025 Earnings Release 09/25/2025
Earnings Report - Q1 2026 Earnings Release 12/11/2025
Annual General Meeting 18.126 USD Annual General Meeting 01/15/2026
Earnings Report - Q2 2026 Earnings Release 03/05/2026
Earnings Report - Q3 2026 Earnings Release 05/28/2026
Earnings Report - Q4 2026 Earnings Release 09/24/2026

Costco Wholesale Past Events

Event Actual EPS Info Date
Earnings Report 4.280 USD Q3 2025 Earnings Release 05/29/2025
Earnings Report 4.020 USD Q2 2025 Earnings Release 03/06/2025
Annual General Meeting 16.560 USD Annual General Meeting 01/23/2025
Earnings Report 4.040 USD Q1 2025 Earnings Release 12/12/2024
Earnings Report 5.290 USD Q4 2024 Earnings Release 09/26/2024
Earnings Report 3.780 USD Q3 2024 Earnings Release 05/30/2024
Earnings Report 3.920 USD Q2 2024 Earnings Release 03/07/2024
Annual General Meeting 14.160 USD Annual General Meeting 01/18/2024
Earnings Report 3.580 USD Q1 2024 Earnings Release 12/14/2023
Earnings Report 4.860 USD Q4 2023 Earnings Release 09/26/2023
Earnings Report 2.930 USD Q3 2023 Earnings Release 05/25/2023
Earnings Report 3.300 USD Q2 2023 Earnings Release 03/02/2023
Annual General Meeting 13.140 USD Annual General Meeting 01/19/2023
Earnings Report 3.070 USD Q1 2023 Earnings Release 12/08/2022
Earnings Report 4.200 USD Q4 2022 Earnings Release 09/22/2022
Earnings Report 3.040 USD Q3 2022 Earnings Release 05/26/2022
Earnings Report 2.920 USD Q2 2022 Earnings Release 03/03/2022
Annual General Meeting 11.270 USD Annual General Meeting 01/20/2022
Earnings Report 2.980 USD Q1 2022 Earnings Release 12/09/2021

Costco Wholesale Profile

Costco Wholesale Corp. engages in the provision of operation of membership warehouses through wholly owned subsidiaries. It operates through the following geographical segments: United States, Canada, and Other International Operations. The company was founded by James D. Sinegal and Jeffrey H. Brotman in 1983 and is headquartered in Issaquah, WA.

Moody’s Daily Credit Risk Score

Risk
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Moody’s Daily Credit Risk Score is a 1-10 score of a company’s credit risk, based on an analysis of the firm’s balance sheet and inputs from the stock market. The score provides a forward-looking, one-year measure of credit risk, allowing investors to make better decisions and streamline their work ow. Updated daily, it takes into account day-to-day movements in market value compared to a company’s liability structure.

Costco Wholesale Management

Name Job
Gary Millerchip Chief Financial Officer & Executive Vice President
Javier Polit Chief Information Officer & Executive VP
Helena Buonanno Foulkes Director
Pierre Riel EVP, Chief Operating Officer-International
Claudine E. Adamo Executive Vice President & COO-Merchandising
Patrick J. Callans Executive Vice President-Administration
Jeffrey Scott Raikes Independent Director
John W. Stanton Independent Director
Kenneth D. Denman Independent Director
Mary Agnes Wilderotter Independent Director
Sally Jewell Independent Director
Susan Lynne Decker Independent Director
Hamilton Evans James Non-Executive Chairman
Roland M. Vachris President, CEO, COO & Executive Director
Sheri Flies SVP-Global Sustainability & Compliance
Peter Gruening SVP-Membership, Marketing & Member Service Centers
Jeff Cole SVP-Wholesale Industries & Business Development
John Sullivan Secretary, Senior Executive VP & General Counsel
Daniel M. Hines Senior Vice President & Controller
Brenda Weber Senior Vice President-Human Resources
Terry Williams Senior Vice President-Information Technology
Richard Stephens Senior Vice President-Pharmacy
David Sherwood VP-Financial Planning & Investor Relations