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COST NASDAQ US

Costco Wholesale Corporation - Common Stock

Retail · Retail Website · IPO Dec 1985
$1014.96
▲ +$18.40 (+1.85%)
Vol 1.8M
10
Quality Score
ok
Deep Check
2/5 ok
Mkt Cap
$382.8B
P/E
46.1
ROE
29.6%
Margin
3.0%
D/E
18.93
Beta
1.00
Div Yield
0.60%
52W
$844–$1078

Wall Street Consensus

44 analysts · Apr 2026
13
Strong Buy
17
Buy
13
Hold
1
Sell
0
Strong Sell
68.2%
Buy Rating

Price Chart

Earnings

Beat rate: 25.0%
Quarter EPS Est EPS Act Surprise
Mar 2026 $4.65 $4.58 $-0.07
Dec 2025 $4.36 $4.50 +$0.14
Sep 2025 $5.92 $5.87 $-0.05
Jun 2025 $4.32 $4.28 $-0.04

Quarterly Revenue & Earnings

Quarter 2024-0… 2024-1… 2025-0… 2025-0… 2025-0… 2025-1… 2026-0…
Revenue $63.7B $63.2B $86.2B $67.3B $69.6B
Net Income $1.8B $1.9B $2.6B $2.0B $2.0B

Fundamentals Trend

Metric 2025-08-31 2025-09-02 2025-10-02 2025-11-03 2025-12-03 2026-01-02
ROE (TTM) 30.5% 31.1% 30.5% 30.5% 30.5% 29.6%
P/E (TTM) 51.65 56.05 50.20 49.87 50.45 46.11
Net Margin 3.0% 2.9% 2.9% 2.9% 2.9% 3.0%
Gross Margin 12.9% 12.8% 12.8% 12.8% 12.8% 12.9%
D/E Ratio 19.85 21.08 19.59 19.85 19.85 18.93
Current Ratio 1.03 1.02 1.03 1.03 1.03 1.04

Key Ratios

ROA (TTM)
10.8%
P/S (TTM)
1.37
P/B
14.3
EPS (TTM)
$18.67
CF/Share
$18.83
Rev Growth 3Y
+6.6%
52W High
$1078.24
52W Low
$844.06
$844.06 52-Week Range $1078.24

Financial Health

Free Cash Flow
$1.7B
Net Debt
-$9.2B
Cash
$17.4B
Total Debt
$8.2B
As of Feb 28, 2026

How does COST compare to Retail peers?

Peer group: Mega-cap Retail ($200B+) · 4 companies

COST AMZN JD WMT

COST valuation vs Retail peers

P/E ratio
46.1
18% above peers (39.1)
vs Peers
vs Industry
Overvalued
P/S ratio
1.4
2% below peers (1.4)
vs Peers
vs Industry
Fair value
P/B ratio
14.3
59% above peers (9.0)
vs Peers
vs Industry
Overvalued
Div yield
0.6%
24% below peers (0.8%)
vs Peers
vs Industry
Low yield

COST profitability vs Retail peers

ROE
29.6%
25% above peers (23.7%)
vs Peers
vs Industry
Top tier
Net margin
3.0%
2% below peers (3.0%)
vs Peers
vs Industry
Weak
Gross margin
12.9%
37% below peers (20.5%)
vs Peers
vs Industry
Weak
ROA
10.8%
15% above peers (9.3%)
vs Peers
vs Industry
In line

COST financial health vs Retail peers

D/E ratio
18.9
0% above peers (18.9)
vs Peers
vs Industry
In line
Current ratio
1.0
2% above peers (1.0)
vs Peers
vs Industry
In line
Beta
1.0
0% below peers (1.0)
vs Peers
vs Industry
Less volatile

COST fundamentals radar

COST Peer median Industry

COST profitability vs leverage

Bubble size = market cap · X = net margin · Y = D/E ratio

COST vs peers: key metrics

Latest AI Opinion

Grok BUY

Price action shows a clear uptrend from the December 2025 low of around $852, with recent peaks near $1005 in early March 2026, followed by a mild pullback to $965 last week and current $970, presenting a solid dip-buy entry …

Mar 24, 2026

Insider Activity

Neutral
Buys
0
Sells
0
ADAMO CLAUDINE
Officer · Mar 09
730 shs
JONES TERESA A
Officer · Jan 27
300 shs
RAIKES JEFFREY S
Director · Jan 27
5115 shs
JONES TERESA A
Officer · Jan 21
850 shs
RAIMONDO GINA MARIE
Director · Jan 16
215 shs
DECKER SUSAN LYNNE
Director · Jan 16
458 shs
KLAUER JAMES C
Officer · Jan 14
1500 shs
MILLER RUSSELL D
Officer · Jan 09
1500 shs
Last 90 days

Top Holders

Top 5: 26.32%
Vanguard Group Inc
9.83%
$42.9B
Blackrock Inc.
7.91%
$34.5B
State Street Corporation
4.09%
$17.9B
Geode Capital Management, L…
2.34%
$10.2B
Morgan Stanley
2.15%
$9.4B
As of Dec 31, 2025

Dividends

$5.20
/ year
Jan 30, 2026 $1.3000
Oct 31, 2025 $1.3000
Aug 01, 2025 $1.3000
May 02, 2025 $1.3000
Feb 07, 2025 $1.1600
Nov 01, 2024 $1.1600
Jul 26, 2024 $1.1600
Apr 25, 2024 $1.1600