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Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST)

Consumer Defensive | Discount Stores | Issaquah, United States | NasdaqGS
945.47 USD +10.81 (1.157%) ⇧ (Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 945.47
Short-term:★★★★☆Long-term:★★★★★Dividends:★★⯪☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 4:25 a.m. EDT

The long-term rating reflects a business that is objectively exceptional across all primary metrics, boasting a 29 percent return on equity and accelerating revenue growth that justifies the premium valuation. The multi-year trajectory shows no signs of structural deterioration, with the price history confirming a robust upward trend over the last nine years. On the short-term front, the outlook is bullish, driven by strong options flow that places significant barriers at key psychological levels above the current price, indicating institutional intent to capture upside momentum. However, the dividend yield remains modest, serving primarily as a retention tool rather than a primary income driver for investors seeking high current returns.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoETS ✓0.013165
AutoARIMA0.013166
MSTL0.014383
AutoTheta0.021479

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS

Forecast Reliability
Score 56%
H-stat 0.83
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.458
Excess Kurtosis -0.40
Attribute Value
Sector Consumer Defensive
Ex Dividend Date 2026-07-23
Last Dividend Date 2026-07-23
Debt to Equity Ratio 60.257
Revenue per Share 661.291
Market Cap 419,295,887,360
Trailing P/E 47.49
Forward P/E 41.72
Beta 0.86
Profit Margins 3.01%
Website https://www.costco.com

As of Aug. 22, 2026, 4:25 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning aggressively for upside, evidenced by heavy out-of-the-money call open interest walls at 1000, 1100, and 1200 strikes alongside volume spikes at 1000 and 1130. While put buyers have established defensive positions at lower strikes around 700 to 900, the call side dominates the positioning profile, suggesting a consensus expectation for a breakout above current resistance levels.

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.16% 0.58% 1.32% 1.07%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-07-24 1.470 0.157214
2026-05-01 1.470 0.145300
2026-01-30 1.300 0.138261
2025-10-31 1.300 0.142630
2025-08-01 1.300 0.136480
2025-05-02 1.300 0.128930
2025-02-07 1.160 0.111131
2024-11-01 1.160 0.132222
2024-07-26 1.160 0.141879
2024-04-25 1.160 0.160696
2024-02-01 1.020 0.144788
2023-12-27 15.000 2.249550
2023-11-02 1.020 0.183463
2023-08-24 1.020 0.191834
2023-05-04 1.020 0.208019
2023-02-02 0.900 0.171943
2022-10-27 0.900 0.181254
2022-07-28 0.900 0.167854
2022-04-28 0.900 0.160142
2022-02-03 0.790 0.151408
2021-10-28 0.790 0.161050
2021-07-29 0.790 0.185760
2021-04-29 0.790 0.211490
2021-02-04 0.700 0.196712
2020-12-01 10.000 2.580246
2020-10-29 0.700 0.191854
2020-07-30 0.700 0.215504
2020-04-30 0.700 0.231023
2020-02-06 0.650 0.209266
2019-10-31 0.650 0.218774
2019-08-29 0.650 0.219173
2019-05-09 0.650 0.266973
2019-02-07 0.570 0.272662
2018-11-08 0.570 0.238793
2018-08-30 0.570 0.246935
2018-05-10 0.570 0.291635
2018-02-15 0.500 0.261124
2017-11-16 0.500 0.292432
2017-08-16 0.500 0.312969
2017-05-10 0.500 0.291800
2017-05-08 7.000 4.054680
2017-02-08 0.450 0.267189
2016-11-02 0.450 0.307650
2016-08-10 0.450 0.267396
2016-04-27 0.450 0.296501
2016-02-10 0.400 0.270179
2015-11-10 0.400 0.255738
2015-08-12 0.400 0.273056
2015-04-29 0.400 0.276893
2015-02-11 0.355 0.240743
2015-02-05 5.000 3.353679
2014-11-12 0.355 0.259313
2014-07-09 0.355 0.301052
2014-05-14 0.355 0.308347
2014-02-12 0.310 0.270011
2013-11-13 0.310 0.251685
2013-08-07 0.310 0.259762
2013-05-15 0.310 0.274774
2013-02-06 0.275 0.270403
2012-12-06 7.000 7.108764
2012-11-14 0.275 0.291098
2012-08-08 0.275 0.287567
2012-05-23 0.275 0.330092
2012-02-08 0.240 0.284765
2011-11-08 0.240 0.282353
2011-08-03 0.240 0.311365
2011-05-11 0.240 0.293758
2011-02-09 0.205 0.274541
2010-10-27 0.205 0.325500
2010-08-04 0.205 0.357143
2010-05-05 0.205 0.339629
2010-02-10 0.180 0.304311
2009-10-21 0.180 0.311904
2009-08-12 0.180 0.366226
2009-05-13 0.180 0.394304
2009-02-11 0.160 0.367478
2008-11-12 0.160 0.328003
2008-08-06 0.160 0.243457
2008-05-14 0.160 0.215575
2008-02-13 0.145 0.220767
2007-11-28 0.145 0.216483
2007-07-25 0.145 0.240464
2007-04-25 0.145 0.267183
2007-02-12 0.130 0.232975
2006-11-15 0.130 0.245237
2006-07-28 0.130 0.250627
2006-05-08 0.130 0.228672
2006-02-07 0.115 0.236043
2005-11-16 0.115 0.233740
2005-08-03 0.115 0.258718
2005-05-04 0.115 0.268315
2005-02-04 0.100 0.216544
2004-11-03 0.100 0.206016
2004-07-21 0.100 0.243013
2004-05-06 0.100 0.275482
Additional Data
dividendRate 5.88
dividendYield 0.63
exDividendDate 2026-07-24
trailingAnnualDividendRate 5.37
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.005745405
lastDividendValue 1.47
lastDividendDate 2026-07-24
dividendDate 2026-08-07

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change -0.004431069
Address1 999 Lake Drive
All Time High 1,096.5
All Time Low 5.875
Ask 941.1
Ask Size 1
Audit Risk 6
Average Analyst Rating 2.0 - Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 1,779,050
Average Daily Volume3 Month 2,217,783
Average Volume 2,217,783
Average Volume10Days 1,779,050
Beta 0.86
Bid 900.0
Bid Size 1
Board Risk 2
Book Value 37.278
City Issaquah
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 4
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 945.47
Current Ratio 1.072
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,786,665,600
Day High 953.73
Day Low 937.11
Debt To Equity 60.257
Display Name Costco Wholesale
Dividend Date 1,786,060,800
Dividend Rate 5.88
Dividend Yield 0.63
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,790,280,000
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,790,280,000
Earnings Growth 0.455
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.456
Earnings Timestamp 1,790,280,000
Earnings Timestamp End 1,790,280,000
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,790,280,000
Ebitda 13,790,000,128
Ebitda Margins 0.04697
Enterprise To Ebitda 29.938
Enterprise To Revenue 1.406
Enterprise Value 412,845,506,560
Eps Current Year 20.57925
Eps Forward 22.65973
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 19.91
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,784,851,200
Exchange NMS
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 946.1826
Fifty Day Average Change -0.7126465
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.0007531807
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -0.4431069
Fifty Two Week High 1,096.5
Fifty Two Week High Change -151.03003
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.13773829
Fifty Two Week Low 844.06
Fifty Two Week Low Change 101.40997
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.120145455
Fifty Two Week Range 844.06 - 1096.5
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 521,299,800,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 0.59
Float Shares 440,929,534
Forward Eps 22.65973
Forward P E 41.724678
Free Cashflow 6,954,375,168
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGS
Full Time Employees 341,000
Fullday Change 10.81
Fullday Change Percent 1.15657
Fullday Price 945.47
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,785,542,400
Gross Margins 0.12876001
Gross Profits 37,802,000,384
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.00161
Held Percent Institutions 0.7449
Implied Shares Outstanding 443,478,804
Industry Discount Stores
Industry Disp Discount Stores
Industry Key discount-stores
Ir Website http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=83830&p=irol-irhome&cm_re=1_en-_-Bottom_Nav-_-Bottom_investor&lang=en-US
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,784,851,200
Last Dividend Value 1.47
Last Fiscal Year End 1,756,598,400
Last Split Date 947,808,000
Last Split Factor 2:1
Long Business Summary 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.
Long Name Costco Wholesale Corporation
Market us_market
Market Cap 419,295,887,360
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_92817
Most Recent Quarter 1,620,518,400
Net Income To Common 8,837,999,616
Next Fiscal Year End 1,788,134,400
Non Diluted Market Cap 414,501,898,946
Number Of Analyst Opinions 35
Open 940.4
Operating Cashflow 15,000,000,512
Operating Margins 0.036730003
Overall Risk 1
Payout Ratio 0.2701
Peg Ratio 4.66
Phone 425 313 8100
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 945.47
Post Market Time 1,787,961,587
Previous Close 934.66
Price Eps Current Year 45.94288
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 25.36268
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 1.4281827
Profit Margins 0.0301
Quick Ratio 0.564
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key buy
Recommendation Mean 2.0
Region US
Regular Market Change 10.81
Regular Market Change Percent 1.15657
Regular Market Day High 953.73
Regular Market Day Low 937.11
Regular Market Day Range 937.11 - 953.73
Regular Market Open 940.4
Regular Market Previous Close 934.66
Regular Market Price 945.47
Regular Market Time 1,787,947,201
Regular Market Volume 1,400,393
Return On Assets 0.086660005
Return On Equity 0.29152
Revenue Growth 0.215
Revenue Per Share 661.291
Sand P52 Week Change 0.1966995
Sector Consumer Defensive
Sector Disp Consumer Defensive
Sector Key consumer-defensive
Share Holder Rights Risk 1
Shares Outstanding 443,478,804
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0166
Shares Short 7,364,782
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,784,073,600
Shares Short Prior Month 6,957,664
Short Name Costco Wholesale Corporation
Short Percent Of Float 0.0166
Short Ratio 3.82
Source Interval 15
State WA
Symbol COST
Target High Price 1,315.0
Target Low Price 740.0
Target Mean Price 1,077.3143
Target Median Price 1,100.0
Total Cash 11,125,999,616
Total Cash Per Share 25.164
Total Debt 10,227,999,744
Total Revenue 293,586,993,152
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 5.37
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.005745405
Trailing Eps 19.91
Trailing P E 47.48719
Trailing Peg Ratio 4.5347
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 959.788
Two Hundred Day Average Change -14.318054
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.014917933
Type Disp Equity
Volume 1,400,393
Website https://www.costco.com
Zip 98,027