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COST

Costco Wholesale Corporation

NASDAQ • United states

$994.61

-$0.92

(-0.09%)

Source: Yahoo Finance · Quote time Oct 20, 2026 20:00 GMT+0000

Management
Credibility
Score

Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST)

Unavailable

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$440.74B

Market Cap

2,162,295

Volume

48.1

P/E Ratio

0.56%

Div Yield

Costco Wholesale Corporation Price Chart

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Management Credibility Analysis

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Verified Management Score Unavailable

Management credibility requires sourced guidance and earnings history.

Upcoming Catalysts

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Company profile

No description available

Chief executive: Not disclosed
Headquarters: 999 LAKE DRIVE, ISSAQUAH, WA
Founded: Not disclosed

📈 Company Timeline

Major business events

Positive

Negative

Neutral

17 Oct 2026

Costco Wholesale Corporation reported A director or senior management change or compensation event

Costco Wholesale Corporation filed an 8-K covering a director or senior management change or compensation event, supporting financial statements or exhibits.

15 Oct 2026

Costco Wholesale Corporation reported Another company event

Costco Wholesale Corporation filed an 8-K covering another company event, supporting financial statements or exhibits.

7 Oct 2026

Costco Wholesale Corporation filed Form 10-K

Costco Wholesale Corporation submitted Form 10-K to the SEC for the period ending Aug 30, 2026.

25 Sep 2026

Costco Wholesale Corporation reported Operating or financial results

Costco Wholesale Corporation filed an 8-K covering operating or financial results, supporting financial statements or exhibits.

9 Jul 2026

Costco Wholesale Corporation reported Another company event

Costco Wholesale Corporation filed an 8-K covering another company event, supporting financial statements or exhibits.

Capital Structure & Financial Position

Financial strength and liquidity analysis

Cash and equivalents (USD)$20.21B

Total assets (USD)$89.05B

Total liabilities (USD)$53.24B

Shareholders' equity (USD)$35.80B

Long-term debt (USD)$3.91B

Debt due within a year (USD)$2.25B

Source: SEC EDGAR company facts (opens in a new tab) Balance sheet dated 30 Aug 2026

Peer Comparison - Consumer Discretionary

Company	Price	Market Cap
AMZN - Amazon.com, Inc.	$262.37 Yahoo Finance	$2.83T
WMT - Walmart Inc.	$117.80 Yahoo Finance	$934.60B
V - Visa Inc.	$407.85 Yahoo Finance	$728.73B
MA - Mastercard Incorporated	$620.80 Yahoo Finance	$543.83B
PG - The Procter & Gamble Company	$156.84 Yahoo Finance	$364.56B

📋 Corporate Actions

Recent and upcoming corporate events

Verified Corporate Actions Unavailable

Dividend, buyback, split, and spin-off feeds are not ingested for this stock yet.

Financials

Financial statements and key metrics analysis

Quarter	Revenue (USD)	Operating income	Net income	Diluted EPS (USD)	Filed
Q1 2026	$70.53B	$2.82B	$2.19B	$4.93	10-Q · 3 Jun 2026
Q4 2025	$67.31B	$2.46B	$2.00B	$4.50	10-Q · 17 Dec 2025
Q2 2025	$63.21B	$2.53B	$1.90B	$4.28	10-Q · 5 Jun 2025
Q1 2025	$63.21B	$2.53B	$1.90B	$4.28	10-Q · 3 Jun 2026
Q4 2024	$62.15B	$2.20B	$1.80B	$4.04	10-Q · 19 Dec 2024
Q2 2024	$58.52B	$2.20B	$1.68B	$3.78	10-Q · 6 Jun 2024

Source: SEC EDGAR company facts (opens in a new tab)

Analyst Consensus

Buy

Target: $1,094.48

10.0% upside potential

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Strong Buy

Unavailable

👍

Buy

19

⏸️

Hold

6

📉

Sell

1

26 analysts covering this stock

Source: Nasdaq analyst research (opens in a new tab) Retrieved 20 Oct 2026, 23:49 UTC Targets range 781.00–1,315.00 Ratings are third-party opinions, not advice.

💰 Upcoming Dividends

Next dividend payments

Verified Dividend Data Unavailable

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Guidance Evolution

Verified Guidance History Unavailable

Verified company guidance history is not ingested for this stock yet.

💼 Director Transactions

Recent insider activity

13

Oct 2026

Wilcox William Richard

Executive Vice President

Open-market sale

$958.21 per share

1,100 shares

29

Sep 2026

Frates Caton

Sr. Executive Vice President

Open-market sale

$915.93 per share

801 shares

29

Sep 2026

Adamo Claudine

Executive Vice President

Open-market sale

$915.93 per share

2,200 shares

10

Sep 2026

Wilcox William Richard

Executive Vice President

Grant or award

Unavailable per share

4,129 shares

10

Sep 2026

Wilcox William Richard

Executive Vice President

Tax withholding

$902.38 per share

1,935 shares

10

Sep 2026

Rubanenko Yoram

Executive Vice President

Grant or award

Unavailable per share

4,129 shares

10

Sep 2026

Rubanenko Yoram

Executive Vice President

Tax withholding

$902.38 per share

1,696 shares

10

Sep 2026

Riel Pierre

Executive Vice President

Grant or award

Unavailable per share

4,552 shares

10

Sep 2026

Riel Pierre

Executive Vice President

Tax withholding

$902.38 per share

1,562 shares

10

Sep 2026

Klauer James C

Executive Vice President

Grant or award

Unavailable per share

4,129 shares

Top Shareholders

Vanguard Group Inc

43,620,717 shares

0.381% change

12/31/2025

Blackrock, Inc.

34,202,834 shares

-2.13% change

6/30/2026

Vanguard Capital Management Llc

28,976,605 shares

0.448% change

6/30/2026

State Street Corp

18,384,951 shares

1.282% change

6/30/2026

Invesco Ltd.

13,989,137 shares

2.641% change

6/30/2026

Geode Capital Management, Llc

10,627,472 shares

-0.298% change

6/30/2026

Vanguard Portfolio Management Llc

10,402,555 shares

-2.831% change

6/30/2026

Morgan Stanley

10,220,437 shares

3.25% change

6/30/2026

Bank Of America Corp /De/

7,249,774 shares

-3.53% change

6/30/2026

Norges Bank

6,474,767 shares

7.469% change

6/30/2026

Source: Nasdaq institutional holdings (opens in a new tab) Observed 20 Oct 2026, 23:49 UTC· 1 day ago

Research coverage and investment tools

Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST) is a stock listed on the Nasdaq in the United States, in the Consumer Discretionary sector (Department/Specialty Retail Stores). Its last price was US$994.61 on 20 Oct 2026. That is 60% of the way from its 52-week low of US$844.06 to its 52-week high of US$1,096.50. It paid US$5.54 a share in dividends over the last 12 months, a dividend yield of 0.56%. The latest ex-dividend date on file is 24 Jul 2026. Its market capitalisation was US$440.74 billion at that price.

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How position sizing works Dividend yield and total return

Quarter	Revenue	Operating income	Net income	Diluted EPS	Gross margin	Operating margin	Free cash flow	Filed
Q1 2026	$70.53B R (restated)	$2.82B R (restated)	$2.19B R (restated)	$4.93 R (restated)	—	4.0%	—	10-Q · 3 Jun 2026 (opens in a new tab)
Q4 2025	$67.31B	$2.46B	$2.00B	$4.50	—	3.7%	$3.16B	10-Q · 17 Dec 2025 (opens in a new tab)
Q2 2025	$63.21B	$2.53B	$1.90B	$4.28	—	4.0%	—	10-Q · 5 Jun 2025 (opens in a new tab)
Q1 2025	$63.21B R (restated)	$2.53B R (restated)	$1.90B R (restated)	$4.28 R (restated)	—	4.0%	—	10-Q · 3 Jun 2026 (opens in a new tab)
Q4 2024	$62.15B	$2.20B	$1.80B	$4.04	—	3.5%	$2.00B	10-Q · 19 Dec 2024 (opens in a new tab)
Q2 2024	$58.52B	$2.20B	$1.68B	$3.78	—	3.8%	—	10-Q · 6 Jun 2024 (opens in a new tab)

Cash and equivalents: $20.21B
Total assets: $89.05B
Total liabilities: $53.24B
Shareholders' equity: $35.80B
Long-term debt: $3.91B
Debt due within a year: $2.25B

8-K · 17 Oct 2026 · Management change

Costco Wholesale Corporation reported A director or senior management change or compensation event (opens in a new tab)

Costco Wholesale Corporation filed an 8-K covering a director or senior management change or compensation event, supporting financial statements or exhibits.
8-K · 15 Oct 2026

Costco Wholesale Corporation reported Another company event (opens in a new tab)

Costco Wholesale Corporation filed an 8-K covering another company event, supporting financial statements or exhibits.
10-K · 7 Oct 2026

Costco Wholesale Corporation filed Form 10-K (opens in a new tab)

Costco Wholesale Corporation submitted Form 10-K to the SEC for the period ending Aug 30, 2026.
8-K · 25 Sep 2026

Costco Wholesale Corporation reported Operating or financial results (opens in a new tab)

Costco Wholesale Corporation filed an 8-K covering operating or financial results, supporting financial statements or exhibits.
8-K · 9 Jul 2026

Costco Wholesale Corporation reported Another company event (opens in a new tab)

Costco Wholesale Corporation filed an 8-K covering another company event, supporting financial statements or exhibits.

Insider	Date	Transaction	Shares	Average price	Filing
Wilcox William Richard Executive Vice President	13 Oct 2026	Open-market sale (S)	−1,100	$958.21	Form 4 (opens in a new tab)
Frates Caton Sr. Executive Vice President	29 Sep 2026	Open-market sale (S)	−801	$915.93	Form 4 (opens in a new tab)
Adamo Claudine Executive Vice President	29 Sep 2026	Open-market sale (S)	−2,200	$915.93	Form 4 (opens in a new tab)
Wilcox William Richard Executive Vice President	10 Sep 2026	Grant or award (A)	+4,129	—	Form 4 (opens in a new tab)
Wilcox William Richard Executive Vice President	10 Sep 2026	Tax withholding (F)	−1,935	$902.38	Form 4 (opens in a new tab)
Rubanenko Yoram Executive Vice President	10 Sep 2026	Grant or award (A)	+4,129	—	Form 4 (opens in a new tab)
Rubanenko Yoram Executive Vice President	10 Sep 2026	Tax withholding (F)	−1,696	$902.38	Form 4 (opens in a new tab)
Riel Pierre Executive Vice President	10 Sep 2026	Grant or award (A)	+4,552	—	Form 4 (opens in a new tab)
Riel Pierre Executive Vice President	10 Sep 2026	Tax withholding (F)	−1,562	$902.38	Form 4 (opens in a new tab)
Klauer James C Executive Vice President	10 Sep 2026	Grant or award (A)	+4,129	—	Form 4 (opens in a new tab)

Institution	Report date	Shares	Change
Vanguard Group Inc	12/31/2025	43,620,717	0.381%
Blackrock, Inc.	6/30/2026	34,202,834	-2.13%
Vanguard Capital Management Llc	6/30/2026	28,976,605	0.448%
State Street Corp	6/30/2026	18,384,951	1.282%
Invesco Ltd.	6/30/2026	13,989,137	2.641%
Geode Capital Management, Llc	6/30/2026	10,627,472	-0.298%
Vanguard Portfolio Management Llc	6/30/2026	10,402,555	-2.831%
Morgan Stanley	6/30/2026	10,220,437	3.25%
Bank Of America Corp /De/	6/30/2026	7,249,774	-3.53%
Norges Bank	6/30/2026	6,474,767	7.469%

Previous close: 995.53 USD
Day range: 991.00 – 1,003.00 USD
52-week range: 844.06 – 1,096.50 USD
Volume: 2,162,295
Market cap: $440.74B
Average volume: 2,085,025
P/E ratio: 48.1
EPS (FY 2026, diluted): 20.76 USD
Dividends (last 12 months): 5.54 USD
Dividend yield: 0.56%
Ex-dividend date: 24 Jul 2026
Shares outstanding: 443.13M
Beta (5Y monthly): 0.88

Price, ranges and volume: Yahoo Finance (opens in a new tab) Observed 20 Oct 2026, 20:00 UTC· 1 day ago

Average volume, P/E and shares: Nasdaq (opens in a new tab) Observed 22 Oct 2026, 06:18 UTC· 15 minutes ago

Dividends: Yahoo Finance dividend history (opens in a new tab) Observed 22 Oct 2026, 06:18 UTC· 15 minutes ago

EPS: SEC EDGAR company facts (opens in a new tab)

Beta: 5 years of monthly returns against the S&P 500, calculated from Yahoo Finance prices. Market cap is the price × shares outstanding. What dividend yield leaves out: dividend yield vs total return

This research is not available for COST yet

Guidance history

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