COST · Costco Wholesale Corporation
$1005.16
+0.18% last session
End-of-day data · close of 2026-10-26
Market cap
$445B
Enterprise value
$434B
Trailing P/E
48.4
Forward P/E
40.2
Dividend yield
1.0%
Beta
0.87
Avg volume
2M
Employees
355K
Daily Change %
0.18%
5 Days Change
-1.28%
10 Days Change
1.62%
30 Days Change
8.93%
60 Days Change
6.31%
Month to Day Change
9.86%
Year to Day Change
17.08%
Analyst Outlook
Analyst estimates change daily — follow the shifts on the Estimate Trends page.
Technical Analysis
Analyst sentiment over time — COST
Rec Mean (blue, left — higher = more bullish) vs. price targets (right).
Investment Bank Ratings as of 2026-10-21
Latest call per bank · past 12 months
RBC Capital
Sector Perform$1,000
-0.5% vs priceDeutsche Bank
Buy$1,079
+7.3% vs priceJP Morgan
Overweight$1,015
+1.0% vs priceWells Fargo
Equal-Weight$950
-5.5% vs priceBank of America
Buy$1,095
+8.9% vs priceUBS
Buy$1,275
+26.8% vs priceGoldman Sachs
Buy$1,171
+16.5% vs priceRecent rating actions
| Date | Firm | Action | Rating | Price target |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-21 | CICC | Initiates | Outperform | $0.00 → $1,050 |
| 2026-10-15 | Tigress Financial | Maintains | Buy | $1,065 → $1,250 |
| 2026-10-09 | RBC Capital | Reiterates | Sector Perform | $1,000 |
| 2026-09-28 | Deutsche Bank | Maintains | Buy | $1,091 → $1,079 |
| 2026-09-28 | Argus Research | Reiterates | Buy | $1,230 |
| 2026-09-25 | Freedom Broker | Maintains | Buy | $1,030 → $1,010 |
| 2026-09-25 | Raymond James | Maintains | Outperform | $1,100 → $1,050 |
| 2026-09-25 | Roth Capital | Reiterates | Sell | $781 |
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 2026-10-26
- neutral: RSI (14): RSI is 70 — neutral momentum, neither overbought nor oversold.
- bullish: Price vs 50-day MA: Trading 7.0% above the 50-day MA ($939.75).
- bullish: Price vs 200-day MA: Trading 3.8% above the 200-day MA ($968.11).
- bearish: MA cross: The 50-day MA sits below the 200-day MA (death-cross regime) — the longer-term trend points down.
- bullish: MACD (12,26,9): MACD histogram is positive (+5.01) — short-term momentum is improving.
- neutral: 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
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, Sweden, Iceland, and New Zealand. It offers merchandise, including sundries, dry groceries, candies, coolers, freezers, liquor, and tobacco; non-food merchandise comprising consumer electronics, appliances, small electrics, 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, deli, and bakery products. The company is also involved in warehouse ancillary operations, which include gasoline, pharmacies, food courts, optical, hearing aids, and tire installation centers. In addition, it engages in e-commerce, business centers, travel, and other businesses. Further, the company operates e-commerce sites; and offers branded and private-label products in various categories. 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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