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COST · Costco Wholesale Corporation

Discount StoresUnited StatesAnalyst view: Buy

$935.03

+1.58% last session

End-of-day data · updated 2026-07-28

Mildly bullish3 bullish · 1 bearish technical signals
Consensus: Buy (2.00 from 35 analysts)
To mean target: +15.2%

Market cap

$422B

Enterprise value

$420B

Trailing P/E

47.8

Forward P/E

42.0

Dividend yield

1.0%

Beta

0.87

Avg volume

2M

Employees

341K

2D change

5D change

2.92%

10D change

1.30%

30D change

0.06%

60D change

-0.34%

MTD change

3.07%

YTD change

10.84%

Analyst Outlook

Consensus ratingBuy
Recommendation mean (1–5)2.00
Covering analysts35
Mean price target$1,076.91
Low price target$740.00
Upside to mean target+15.2%

Analyst estimates change daily — follow the shifts on the Estimate Trends page.

Technical Analysis

RSI (14)57.8
50-day MA$967.27
200-day MA$954.35
Price vs 50-day MA-0.1%
Price vs 200-day MA+1.3%
MACD histogram5.11
Volume vs 3-month avg1.1×
52w low $846.2652w high $1,092.58

Analyst sentiment over time — COST

Rec Mean (blue, left — higher = more bullish) vs. price targets (right).

Investment Bank Ratings as of 2026-07-09

Latest call per bank · past 12 months

JP Morgan

Overweight

$1,100

+17.6% vs price
▼ cut from $1,110Maintains · 2026-07-09

Bank of America

Buy

$1,200

+28.3% vs price
▲ raised from $1,185Maintains · 2026-05-29

UBS

Buy

$1,275

+36.4% vs price
▲ raised from $1,205Maintains · 2026-05-20

Wells Fargo

Equal-Weight

$1,000

+6.9% vs price
▲ raised from $950Maintains · 2026-04-09

Goldman Sachs

Buy

$1,171

+25.2% vs price
▼ cut from $1,218Maintains · 2025-12-12

Citigroup

Neutral

$990

+5.9% vs price
▼ cut from $1,065Maintains · 2025-09-29

Recent rating actions

DateFirmActionRatingPrice target
2026-07-09JP MorganMaintainsOverweight$1,110 $1,100
2026-06-04DA DavidsonMaintainsNeutral$1,000
2026-06-03TD CowenReiteratesBuy$1,175
2026-06-01DA DavidsonMaintainsNeutral$1,000
2026-05-29DA DavidsonMaintainsNeutral$1,000
2026-05-29Bank of AmericaMaintainsBuy$1,185 $1,200
2026-05-29Truist SecuritiesMaintainsHold$977 $1,011
2026-05-29BTIGReiteratesBuy$1,125

Ratings and price targets are the published opinions of the issuing banks, compiled from Yahoo Finance rating actions — not investment advice.

Signal Summary as of 2026-07-28

  • RSI (14): RSI is 58 — neutral momentum, neither overbought nor oversold.
  • Price vs 50-day MA: Trading 0.1% below the 50-day MA ($967.27).
  • Price vs 200-day MA: Trading 1.3% above the 200-day MA ($954.35).
  • MA cross: The 50-day MA sits above the 200-day MA (golden-cross regime) — the longer-term trend points up.
  • MACD (12,26,9): MACD histogram is positive (+5.11) — short-term momentum is improving.
  • 52-week range: Price sits between the 52-week low ($846.26) and high ($1,092.58).

COST Price Chart

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Fundamentals

Revenue (TTM)$294B
EBITDA$14B
Free cash flow$7.0B
Operating cash flow$15B
Book value / share$37.28
Net debt / EBITDA-0.1
WACC10.0%
Revenue growth22.00%
Earnings growth46.00%

About Costco Wholesale Corporation

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. It offers merchandise, including sundries, dry groceries, candies, coolers, freezers, deli, liquor, and tobacco; non-food merchandise comprising appliances, small electronics, health and beauty aids, hardware, lawn and garden, sporting goods, tires, toys and seasonal, automotive, stamps, tickets, apparel, furniture, domestics, housewares, special order kiosks, and jewelry; and fresh food, such as meat, produce, service deli, and bakery products. The company is also involved in warehouse ancillary operations, which include gasoline, pharmacies, optical, food courts, hearing-aid centers, and tire installation centers. In addition, it engages in e-commerce, business centers, travel, and other businesses. 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.

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