Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST)Consumer Defensive | Discount Stores | Issaquah, United States | NasdaqGS
999.89 USD
+12.68
(1.284%)
⇧
(April 17, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 999.50 -0.39 (-0.390%) ⇩ (April 17, 2026, 7:59 p.m. EDT) Short-term: ★★★☆☆ | Long-term: ★★★★☆ | Dividends: ★★★☆☆ |
Hot Take | April 11, 2026, 1:33 p.m. EDT
Costco (COST) appears to be a solid long-term investment due to its strong fundamentals, consistent earnings growth, and a history of reliable dividends. The recent price dip could present a buying opportunity for long-term investors. However, short-term traders should be cautious as the options activity indicates a mixed sentiment, with both bullish and bearish signals. The stock's strong fundamentals and positive analyst ratings suggest that it is a good candidate for a buy-and-hold strategy, especially for those looking for consistent returns and dividend income. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoTheta ✓ | 0.016360 |
| MSTL | 0.020666 |
| AutoETS | 0.023955 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.082159 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 64% |
| H-stat | 1.69 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.628 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.70 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Consumer Defensive |
| Ex Dividend Date | 2026-04-30 |
| Last Dividend Date | 2026-01-29 |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 60.257 |
| Revenue per Share | 644.785 |
| Market Cap | 443,820,572,672 |
| Trailing P/E | 51.28 |
| Forward P/E | 44.51 |
| Beta | 0.98 |
| Profit Margins | 2.99% |
| Website | https://www.costco.com |
As of April 11, 2026, 1:33 p.m. EDT: The options activity suggests a mixed sentiment. The calls show a concentration of volume and open interest around the strike prices near the current price, indicating potential for upward movement. The puts, however, show a significant amount of open interest and volume in the lower strike prices, suggesting some bearish sentiment. The overall volatility is relatively low, with IV values around 0.25-0.55, indicating that the market is not overly fearful or excited about the stock's near-term direction. The presence of major OI walls around the current price suggests that there is a consensus among traders about the stock's potential movement.
| Last Yield | 1yr Yield | 3yr Avg | 5yr Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.14% | 0.55% | 1.38% | 1.12% |
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-30 | 1.300 | 0.138261 |
| 2025-10-31 | 1.300 | 0.142825 |
| 2025-08-01 | 1.300 | 0.136860 |
| 2025-05-02 | 1.300 | 0.129468 |
| 2025-02-07 | 1.160 | 0.111740 |
| 2024-11-01 | 1.160 | 0.133094 |
| 2024-07-26 | 1.160 | 0.143004 |
| 2024-04-25 | 1.160 | 0.162201 |
| 2024-02-01 | 1.020 | 0.146378 |
| 2023-12-27 | 15.000 | 2.277602 |
| 2023-11-02 | 1.020 | 0.189975 |
| 2023-08-24 | 1.020 | 0.199007 |
| 2023-05-04 | 1.020 | 0.216205 |
| 2023-02-02 | 0.900 | 0.179082 |
| 2022-10-27 | 0.900 | 0.189109 |
| 2022-07-28 | 0.900 | 0.175444 |
| 2022-04-28 | 0.900 | 0.167673 |
| 2022-02-03 | 0.790 | 0.158785 |
| 2021-10-28 | 0.790 | 0.169154 |
| 2021-07-29 | 0.790 | 0.195422 |
| 2021-04-29 | 0.790 | 0.222908 |
| 2021-02-04 | 0.700 | 0.207776 |
| 2020-12-01 | 10.000 | 2.730753 |
| 2020-10-29 | 0.700 | 0.208364 |
| 2020-07-30 | 0.700 | 0.234498 |
| 2020-04-30 | 0.700 | 0.251926 |
| 2020-02-06 | 0.650 | 0.228721 |
| 2019-10-31 | 0.650 | 0.239618 |
| 2019-08-29 | 0.650 | 0.240576 |
| 2019-05-09 | 0.650 | 0.293693 |
| 2019-02-07 | 0.570 | 0.300761 |
| 2018-11-08 | 0.570 | 0.264114 |
| 2018-08-30 | 0.570 | 0.273768 |
| 2018-05-10 | 0.570 | 0.324127 |
| 2018-02-15 | 0.500 | 0.291063 |
| 2017-11-16 | 0.500 | 0.326833 |
| 2017-08-16 | 0.500 | 0.350825 |
| 2017-05-10 | 0.500 | 0.328141 |
| 2017-05-08 | 7.000 | 4.572886 |
| 2017-02-08 | 0.450 | 0.313516 |
| 2016-11-02 | 0.450 | 0.361964 |
| 2016-08-10 | 0.450 | 0.315571 |
| 2016-04-27 | 0.450 | 0.350862 |
| 2016-02-10 | 0.400 | 0.320659 |
| 2015-11-10 | 0.400 | 0.304343 |
| 2015-08-12 | 0.400 | 0.325792 |
| 2015-04-29 | 0.400 | 0.331279 |
| 2015-02-11 | 0.355 | 0.288816 |
| 2015-02-05 | 5.000 | 4.033022 |
| 2014-11-12 | 0.355 | 0.322173 |
| 2014-07-09 | 0.355 | 0.375000 |
| 2014-05-14 | 0.355 | 0.385252 |
| 2014-02-12 | 0.310 | 0.338388 |
| 2013-11-13 | 0.310 | 0.316273 |
| 2013-08-07 | 0.310 | 0.327252 |
| 2013-05-15 | 0.310 | 0.347064 |
| 2013-02-06 | 0.275 | 0.342497 |
| 2012-12-06 | 7.000 | 9.028097 |
| 2012-11-14 | 0.275 | 0.395846 |
| 2012-08-08 | 0.275 | 0.392171 |
| 2012-05-23 | 0.275 | 0.451462 |
| 2012-02-08 | 0.240 | 0.390757 |
| 2011-11-08 | 0.240 | 0.388550 |
| 2011-08-03 | 0.240 | 0.429699 |
| 2011-05-11 | 0.240 | 0.406687 |
| 2011-02-09 | 0.205 | 0.381196 |
| 2010-10-27 | 0.205 | 0.453194 |
| 2010-08-04 | 0.205 | 0.498856 |
| 2010-05-05 | 0.205 | 0.476119 |
| 2010-02-10 | 0.180 | 0.428073 |
| 2009-10-21 | 0.180 | 0.440102 |
| 2009-08-12 | 0.180 | 0.518330 |
| 2009-05-13 | 0.180 | 0.560131 |
| 2009-02-11 | 0.160 | 0.524034 |
| 2008-11-12 | 0.160 | 0.469450 |
| 2008-08-06 | 0.160 | 0.349514 |
| 2008-05-14 | 0.160 | 0.310254 |
| 2008-02-13 | 0.145 | 0.318415 |
| 2007-11-28 | 0.145 | 0.312940 |
| 2007-07-25 | 0.145 | 0.348373 |
| 2007-04-25 | 0.145 | 0.388016 |
| 2007-02-12 | 0.130 | 0.339245 |
| 2006-11-15 | 0.130 | 0.357931 |
| 2006-07-28 | 0.130 | 0.366707 |
| 2006-05-08 | 0.130 | 0.335431 |
| 2006-02-07 | 0.115 | 0.347039 |
| 2005-11-16 | 0.115 | 0.344457 |
| 2005-08-03 | 0.115 | 0.382159 |
| 2005-05-04 | 0.115 | 0.397343 |
| 2005-02-04 | 0.100 | 0.321555 |
| 2004-11-03 | 0.100 | 0.306582 |
| 2004-07-21 | 0.100 | 0.362387 |
| 2004-05-06 | 0.100 | 0.411810 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 0.030738115 |
| Address1 | 999 Lake Drive |
| All Time High | 1,078.23 |
| All Time Low | 5.875 |
| Ask | 999.06 |
| Ask Size | 2 |
| Audit Risk | 6 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 1.9 - Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 1,896,020 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 2,034,600 |
| Average Volume | 2,034,600 |
| Average Volume10Days | 1,896,020 |
| Beta | 0.978 |
| Bid | 992.97 |
| 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 | 999.89 |
| Current Ratio | 1.058 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,774,915,200 |
| Day High | 1,000.57 |
| Day Low | 977.0 |
| Debt To Equity | 60.257 |
| Display Name | Costco Wholesale |
| Dividend Date | 1,770,940,800 |
| Dividend Rate | 5.88 |
| Dividend Yield | 0.59 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,780,002,000 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,780,002,000 |
| Earnings Growth | 0.455 |
| Earnings Quarterly Growth | 0.456 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,779,998,400 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,779,998,400 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,779,998,400 |
| Ebitda | 13,459,999,744 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.047020003 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 32.815 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 1.543 |
| Enterprise Value | 441,686,360,064 |
| Eps Current Year | 20.48482 |
| Eps Forward | 22.46673 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 19.5 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Ex Dividend Date | 1,777,593,600 |
| Exchange | NMS |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 994.4634 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 5.4266357 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.005456848 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 3.0738115 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 1,067.08 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -67.18994 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.062966175 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 844.06 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 155.83002 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.18461959 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 844.06 - 1067.08 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 521,299,800,000 |
| Five Year Avg Dividend Yield | 0.6 |
| Float Shares | 440,916,269 |
| Forward Eps | 22.46673 |
| Forward P E | 44.505363 |
| Free Cashflow | 6,690,375,168 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGS |
| Full Time Employees | 341,000 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,775,001,600 |
| Gross Margins | 0.12926 |
| Gross Profits | 37,003,001,856 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.0016699999 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.72673 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 443,869,411 |
| 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 | 1,769,731,200 |
| Last Dividend Value | 1.3 |
| 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 | 443,820,572,672 |
| Market State | POSTPOST |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_92817 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,620,518,400 |
| Net Income To Common | 8,549,000,192 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,788,134,400 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 437,978,224,013 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 32 |
| Open | 985.0 |
| Operating Cashflow | 15,011,000,320 |
| Operating Margins | 0.036730003 |
| Overall Risk | 1 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.27040002 |
| Peg Ratio | 5.46 |
| Phone | 425 313 8100 |
| Post Market Change | -0.39001465 |
| Post Market Change Percent | -0.039005756 |
| Post Market Price | 999.5 |
| Post Market Time | 1,776,470,394 |
| Previous Close | 987.21 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 48.811268 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 26.822523 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 1.5503836 |
| Profit Margins | 0.029860001 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.54 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 1.94595 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 12.68 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 1.28443 |
| Regular Market Day High | 1,000.57 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 977.0 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 977.0 - 1000.57 |
| Regular Market Open | 985.0 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 987.21 |
| Regular Market Price | 999.89 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,776,456,001 |
| Regular Market Volume | 2,335,419 |
| Return On Assets | 0.08718 |
| Return On Equity | 0.29650998 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.215 |
| Revenue Per Share | 644.785 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.36506534 |
| Sector | Consumer Defensive |
| Sector Disp | Consumer Defensive |
| Sector Key | consumer-defensive |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 1 |
| Shares Outstanding | 443,652,540 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.014199999 |
| Shares Short | 6,300,039 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,772,150,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 6,388,788 |
| Short Name | Costco Wholesale Corporation |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.014199999 |
| Short Ratio | 3.78 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | WA |
| Symbol | COST |
| Target High Price | 1,315.0 |
| Target Low Price | 650.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 1,072.1562 |
| 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 | 286,265,016,320 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 5.2 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0052673696 |
| Trailing Eps | 19.5 |
| Trailing P E | 51.27641 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | 5.4642 |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 949.0842 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 50.805786 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.05353138 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 2,335,419 |
| Website | https://www.costco.com |
| Zip | 98,027 |