COST · Costco Wholesale Corporation
$904.77
+0.27% last session
End-of-day data · close of 2026-09-11
Market cap
$401B
Enterprise value
$400B
Trailing P/E
45.6
Forward P/E
40.0
Dividend yield
1.0%
Beta
0.86
Avg volume
2M
Employees
341K
Daily Change %
0.27%
5 Days Change
-1.46%
10 Days Change
-4.00%
30 Days Change
-4.97%
60 Days Change
-2.44%
Month to Day Change
-4.00%
Year to Day Change
5.11%
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 2026-09-08
Latest call per bank · past 12 months
JP Morgan
Overweight$1,100
+21.9% vs priceBank of America
Buy$1,200
+33.0% vs priceUBS
Buy$1,275
+41.3% vs priceWells Fargo
Equal-Weight$1,000
+10.8% vs priceGoldman Sachs
Buy$1,171
+29.8% vs priceCitigroup
Neutral$990
+9.7% vs priceRecent rating actions
| Date | Firm | Action | Rating | Price target |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-08 | Freedom Broker | Upgrade | Hold → Buy | $0.00 → $1,030 |
| 2026-09-03 | DA Davidson | Maintains | Neutral | $1,000 |
| 2026-09-03 | BTIG | Reiterates | Buy | $1,125 |
| 2026-07-09 | JP Morgan | Maintains | Overweight | $1,110 → $1,100 |
| 2026-06-04 | DA Davidson | Maintains | Neutral | $1,000 |
| 2026-06-03 | TD Cowen | Reiterates | Buy | $1,175 |
| 2026-06-01 | DA Davidson | Maintains | Neutral | $1,000 |
| 2026-05-29 | DA Davidson | Maintains | Neutral | $1,000 |
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 2026-09-11
- RSI (14): RSI is 36 — neutral momentum, neither overbought nor oversold.
- Price vs 50-day MA: Trading 3.8% below the 50-day MA ($940.34).
- Price vs 200-day MA: Trading 5.6% below the 200-day MA ($958.18).
- MA cross: The 50-day MA sits below the 200-day MA (death-cross regime) — the longer-term trend points down.
- MACD (12,26,9): MACD histogram is negative (-4.89) — short-term momentum is fading.
- 52-week range: Price is within 10% of the 52-week low ($846.27).
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, 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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