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Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST)

Consumer Defensive | Discount Stores | Issaquah, United States | NasdaqGS
990.01 USD +11.99 (1.226%) ⇧ (Oct. 16, 2026, 12:40 p.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★★⯪☆Long-term:★★★★★Dividends:★★☆☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 2:23 a.m. EDT

The long-term outlook remains exceptionally strong, driven by a dominant competitive position and a fortress balance sheet that supports sustained double-digit growth. Over the past nine years, the business has delivered a cumulative gain of over 500 percent with no multi-year decline, validating the quality of the management and the moat. While the valuation is premium, the return on equity and cash generation justify the cost for a buy-and-hold strategy. On the shorter horizon, momentum is building as the price trades above its fifty-day average, yet it still faces resistance near the two-hundred-day moving average. Options activity confirms this tension, with traders betting on a breakout above current levels while maintaining a floor nearby. The dividend yield is modest, reflecting the company's focus on reinvestment and growth rather than income distribution.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
MSTL ✓0.024395
AutoETS0.024944
AutoTheta0.030210
AutoARIMA0.096254

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL

Forecast Reliability
Score 60%
H-stat 1.03
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.136
Excess Kurtosis -1.20
Attribute Value
Sector Consumer Defensive
Ex Dividend Date 2026-10-29
Last Dividend Date 2026-07-23
Debt to Equity Ratio 28.436
Revenue per Share 682.852
Market Cap 438,700,277,760
Trailing P/E 47.69
Forward P/E 39.57
Beta 0.87
Profit Margins 3.04%
Website https://www.costco.com

As of Oct. 10, 2026, 2:23 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for upside continuation with a heavy concentration of call open interest in the $950 to $970 range, indicating a bullish bias for the near term. While put volume exists, it is largely concentrated in deep out-of-the-money strikes, suggesting hedging rather than a bearish bet. The implied volatility skew favors calls over puts, reinforcing the sentiment that traders expect the stock to test higher 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 0.6
exDividendDate 2026-10-30
trailingAnnualDividendRate 5.54
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0056645637
lastDividendValue 1.47
lastDividendDate 2026-07-24
dividendDate 2026-08-07

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.04451418
Address1 999 Lake Drive
All Time High 1,096.5
All Time Low 5.875
Ask 1,004.8
Ask Size 2
Audit Risk 6
Average Analyst Rating 2.0 - Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 2,039,610
Average Daily Volume3 Month 2,053,003
Average Volume 2,053,003
Average Volume10Days 2,039,610
Beta 0.87
Bid 944.0
Bid Size 2
Board Risk 2
Book Value 80.771
City Issaquah
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 4
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 990.005
Current Ratio 1.06
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,790,726,400
Day High 990.89
Day Low 980.665
Debt To Equity 28.436
Display Name Costco Wholesale
Dividend Date 1,786,060,800
Dividend Rate 5.88
Dividend Yield 0.6
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,796,932,800
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,796,932,800
Earnings Growth 0.15
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.149
Earnings Timestamp 1,796,932,800
Earnings Timestamp End 1,796,932,800
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,796,932,800
Ebitda 14,184,999,936
Ebitda Margins 0.04679
Enterprise To Ebitda 29.768
Enterprise To Revenue 1.393
Enterprise Value 422,264,930,304
Eps Current Year 22.81743
Eps Forward 25.01618
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 20.76
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,793,318,400
Exchange NMS
Exchange Data Delayed By 15
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 932.9924
Fifty Day Average Change 57.012634
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.06110729
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 4.451418
Fifty Two Week High 1,096.5
Fifty Two Week High Change -106.494995
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.09712266
Fifty Two Week Low 844.06
Fifty Two Week Low Change 145.945
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.17290834
Fifty Two Week Range 844.06 - 1096.5
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 521,299,800,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 0.57
Float Shares 442,251,953
Forward Eps 25.01618
Forward P E 39.57459
Free Cashflow 6,752,750,080
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGS
Full Time Employees 355,000
Fullday Change 11.994995
Fullday Change Percent 1.2264695
Fullday Price 990.005
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,790,812,800
Gross Margins 0.12765999
Gross Profits 38,700,998,656
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.00083
Held Percent Institutions 0.74426
Implied Shares Outstanding 443,129,349
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 1,788,048,000
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, Sweden, Iceland, and New Zealand. It offers merchandise, including sundries, dry groceries, candies, coolers, freezers, liquor, and tobacco; non-food merchandise comprising consumer electronics, appliances, small electrics, 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, deli, and bakery products. The company is also involved in warehouse ancillary operations, which include gasoline, pharmacies, food courts, optical, hearing aids, and tire installation centers. In addition, it engages in e-commerce, business centers, travel, and other businesses. Further, the company operates e-commerce sites; and offers branded and private-label products in various categories. 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 438,700,277,760
Market State REGULAR
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_92817
Most Recent Quarter 1,788,048,000
Net Income To Common 9,226,000,384
Next Fiscal Year End 1,819,584,000
Non Diluted Market Cap 401,215,273,978
Number Of Analyst Opinions 36
Open 982.49
Operating Cashflow 15,816,999,936
Operating Margins 0.037890002
Overall Risk 1
Payout Ratio 0.2669
Peg Ratio 4.92
Phone 425 313 8100
Previous Close 978.01
Price Eps Current Year 43.388103
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 12.256936
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 1.4471202
Profit Margins 0.03043
Quick Ratio 0.575
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key buy
Recommendation Mean 1.95
Region US
Regular Market Change 11.994995
Regular Market Change Percent 1.2264695
Regular Market Day High 990.89
Regular Market Day Low 980.665
Regular Market Day Range 980.665 - 990.89
Regular Market Open 982.49
Regular Market Previous Close 978.01
Regular Market Price 990.005
Regular Market Time 1,792,168,830
Regular Market Volume 663,980
Return On Assets 0.0866
Return On Equity 0.28402
Revenue Growth 0.111
Revenue Per Share 682.852
Sand P52 Week Change 0.16207206
Sector Consumer Defensive
Sector Disp Consumer Defensive
Sector Key consumer-defensive
Share Holder Rights Risk 1
Shares Outstanding 443,129,349
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0165
Shares Short 7,325,824
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,788,134,400
Shares Short Prior Month 7,577,940
Short Name Costco Wholesale Corporation
Short Percent Of Float 0.0165
Short Ratio 3.09
Source Interval 15
State WA
Symbol COST
Target High Price 1,315.0
Target Low Price 770.0
Target Mean Price 1,066.0555
Target Median Price 1,072.0
Total Cash 21,301,000,192
Total Cash Per Share 48.069
Total Debt 10,181,000,192
Total Revenue 303,154,003,968
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 5.54
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0056645637
Trailing Eps 20.76
Trailing P E 47.688103
Trailing Peg Ratio 4.4343
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 965.50134
Two Hundred Day Average Change 24.503662
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.02537921
Type Disp Equity
Volume 663,980
Website https://www.costco.com
Zip 98,027