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Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST)

Consumer Defensive | Discount Stores | Issaquah, United States | NasdaqGS
951.45 USD -14.14 (-1.464%) ⇩ (June 18, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 951.98 +0.52 (0.055%) ⇧ (June 18, 2026, 7:59 p.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★☆☆☆Long-term:★★★★⯪Dividends:★★⯪☆☆
Hot Take | June 19, 2026, 10:42 a.m. EDT

Costco remains a powerhouse of consumer spending with revenue surging 21 percent and earnings exploding 45 percent, backed by a fortress balance sheet and nearly 30 percent return on equity. Despite the stock trading below its 50-day moving average and recent weekly weakness, the underlying business quality is undeniable. Options traders are placing heavy bets on further gains, with massive call walls sitting above 1,100, while the low dividend yield reflects the company's reinvestment strategy rather than a lack of cash. For investors willing to pay a premium for growth, the long-term outlook remains superior to the short-term technical noise.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.020501
AutoETS0.022605
AutoARIMA0.024856
MSTL_79_1260.025100
MSTL0.025308
MSTL_790.030156
MSTL_1260.040337

Forecast horizon: 60 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 47%
H-stat 5.72
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.288
Excess Kurtosis 0.95
Attribute Value
Sector Consumer Defensive
Ex Dividend Date 2026-04-30
Last Dividend Date 2026-04-30
Debt to Equity Ratio 60.257
Revenue per Share 661.291
Market Cap 421,947,932,672
Trailing P/E 47.98
Forward P/E 42.05
Beta 0.87
Profit Margins 3.01%
Website https://www.costco.com

As of June 19, 2026, 10:42 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for upside with heavy out-of-the-money call open interest at strikes above 1,080, indicating a bullish bias for the medium term. However, significant put open interest exists at lower strikes and near the money, suggesting active hedging against downside risk. Implied volatility is skewed higher on deep OTM puts, reflecting fear of a sharp drop despite the bullish call positioning.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.15% 0.56% 1.34% 1.08%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
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 2026-05-01
trailingAnnualDividendRate 5.37
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.005561366
lastDividendValue 1.47
lastDividendDate 2026-05-01
dividendDate 2026-05-15

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change -0.02941984
Address1 999 Lake Drive
All Time High 1,096.5
All Time Low 5.875
Ask 950.29
Ask Size 1
Audit Risk 6
Average Analyst Rating 2.0 - Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 2,161,870
Average Daily Volume3 Month 2,059,111
Average Volume 2,059,111
Average Volume10Days 2,161,870
Beta 0.868
Bid 950.29
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 951.45
Current Ratio 1.072
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,780,012,800
Day High 964.0
Day Low 948.311
Debt To Equity 60.257
Display Name Costco Wholesale
Dividend Date 1,778,803,200
Dividend Rate 5.88
Dividend Yield 0.6
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 13,790,000,128
Ebitda Margins 0.04697
Enterprise To Ebitda 31.606
Enterprise To Revenue 1.485
Enterprise Value 435,845,693,440
Eps Current Year 20.55853
Eps Forward 22.62567
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 19.83
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 1,001.0842
Fifty Day Average Change -49.634216
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.04958046
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -2.941984
Fifty Two Week High 1,096.5
Fifty Two Week High Change -145.04999
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.13228454
Fifty Two Week Low 844.06
Fifty Two Week Low Change 107.390015
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.12723032
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 440,916,269
Forward Eps 22.62567
Forward P E 42.051796
Free Cashflow 6,954,375,168
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGS
Full Time Employees 341,000
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,780,531,200
Gross Margins 0.12876001
Gross Profits 37,802,000,384
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.00161
Held Percent Institutions 0.73799
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 1,777,593,600
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 421,947,932,672
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 421,947,908,065
Number Of Analyst Opinions 33
Open 962.7
Operating Cashflow 15,000,000,512
Operating Margins 0.036730003
Overall Risk 1
Payout Ratio 0.2701
Peg Ratio 4.64
Phone 425 313 8100
Post Market Change 0.5249634
Post Market Change Percent 0.05517509
Post Market Price 951.975
Post Market Time 1,781,827,199
Previous Close 965.59
Price Eps Current Year 46.28006
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 25.523098
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 1.437216
Profit Margins 0.0301
Quick Ratio 0.564
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key buy
Recommendation Mean 1.97297
Region US
Regular Market Change -14.14
Regular Market Change Percent -1.46439
Regular Market Day High 964.0
Regular Market Day Low 948.311
Regular Market Day Range 948.311 - 964.0
Regular Market Open 962.7
Regular Market Previous Close 965.59
Regular Market Price 951.45
Regular Market Time 1,781,812,801
Regular Market Volume 3,171,032
Return On Assets 0.086660005
Return On Equity 0.29152
Revenue Growth 0.215
Revenue Per Share 661.291
Sand P52 Week Change 0.2568333
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 0.0178
Shares Short 7,878,688
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,777,507,200
Shares Short Prior Month 6,725,461
Short Name Costco Wholesale Corporation
Short Percent Of Float 0.0178
Short Ratio 3.46
Source Interval 15
State WA
Symbol COST
Target High Price 1,315.0
Target Low Price 740.0
Target Mean Price 1,082.9393
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 0.005561366
Trailing Eps 19.83
Trailing P E 47.980335
Trailing Peg Ratio 4.6438
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 957.9476
Two Hundred Day Average Change -6.4975586
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.0067827916
Type Disp Equity
Volume 3,171,032
Website https://www.costco.com
Zip 98,027