COST - Costco Wholesale Corporation

COST

$956.32 38.88 (-3.91%) Last updated: May 31, 2026 06:46

52-Week Range

$956.32

$844.06 $956.32 $1,096.50

Fundamentals Overview

Costco Wholesale Corporation is in the middle of its 52-week range with premium valuation, trending downward today.

Valuation premium

P/E 48.1 PEG 3.79 P/B 12.67 P/S 1.45

Intrinsic value (DCF)

-66.8% downside vs price

Profitability

Net margin 3%

Risk (Beta)

0.91 — in line vol

Earnings & growth

EPS $19.89 Rev +1.3% Profit +7.7% vs prior qtr

BullzEye Analysis

Our composite tilts Hold on technicals (e.g. RSI, ADX, trend), fundamentals, sentiment, sector and index context, and risk.

Composite Signal

Sell

Buy

Hold — 62% confidence Risk: Moderate Volatility — Beta 0.91. Diversify and only invest what you can afford to lose.

Supporting (Buy):

Analyst grade: B+ · Sentiment improving (2 upgrades)

Pressures (Sell):

DCF 66.8% downside vs price · 3M vs S&P 500: -13% · 3M vs Consumer Defensive sector: -7.1%

Not financial advice. For education and research only; do your own research and consider a financial advisor before investing.

Key Stats

Market Cap

$424.27B

P/E (TTM)

48.09

EPS (TTM)

$19.89

Dividend Yield

0.56%

52-Week Range

$844.06 - $1,096.50

Volume vs Avg

N/A

Beta

0.91

About

Costco Wholesale Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the operation of membership warehouses in the United States, Puerto Rico, Canada, the United Kingdom, Mexico, Japan, Korea, Australia, Spain, France, Iceland, China, and Taiwan. It offers branded and private-label products in a range of merchandise categories. The company offers sundries, dry groceries, candies, coolers, freezers, liquor, and tobacco and deli products; appliances, electronics, health and beauty aids, hardwa...

Sector: Consumer Defensive

Headquarters: US

Employees: 333,000

IPO Date: Jul 1986

Website: www.costco.com

Beta: 0.91 (Less volatile than market)

Ratings & Grades at a Glance

Overall rating: B+. Recent institutional grades: majority upgrades. Current institutional positions: Buy: 6, Equal Weight: 3, Hold: 2, Neutral: 4, Outperform: 12, Overweight: 2, Sell: 1.

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Valuation & Ratios

Valuation, liquidity, and profitability metrics are consolidated here (including ratios that previously appeared in the Financials story). Trailing (TTM) vs forward-looking (e.g. DCF) is noted on each line where it matters.

DCF vs price: DCF estimate is $317.97; current price is $956.32. That’s a -66.8% gap. When the gap is large (e.g. >20%), that’s divergence; when they’re close, that’s convergence. Differences can reflect growth expectations, sector premiums, or conservative vs. optimistic assumptions. Use DCF as one input alongside technicals and sentiment.

Metric	Value
Valuation
P/E (TTM)	48.09
DCF value (model)	$317.97 (-66.8% vs price)
PEG (TTM)	3.79
P/B (TTM)	12.67
P/S (TTM)	1.45
P/FCF (TTM)	48.18
Liquidity & enterprise
Current Ratio (TTM)	1.07
Quick Ratio (TTM)	0.61
Cash Ratio (TTM)	0.45
Profitability
ROE (TTM)	N/A
ROA (TTM)	N/A
Revenue growth (YoY)	N/A
Net margin (TTM)	3.01%
Gross margin (TTM)	12.88%
Operating margin (TTM)	3.82%
Debt to equity (TTM)	N/A

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Price Target, Ratings & Grades

Analyst price targets, consensus, rating snapshot, and institutional grades for COST.

Analyst Sentiment at a Glance

B+ Sentiment Improving

Buy 6Equal Weight 3Hold 2Neutral 4Outperform 12Overweight 2Sell 1

2 upgrades, 1 downgrade

Price Target Consensus

Current $956.32

Median $1,100.00

Consensus $1,088.93

Low consensus $769.00

High consensus $1,275.00

Stock Grades (Institutions)

Institution	Action	Previous Grade	New Grade	Date
Truist Securities	maintain	Hold	Hold	2026-05-29
BTIG	maintain	Buy	Buy	2026-05-29
DA Davidson	maintain	Neutral	Neutral	2026-05-29
B of A Securities	maintain	Buy	Buy	2026-05-29
UBS	maintain	Buy	Buy	2026-05-20
Oppenheimer	maintain	Outperform	Outperform	2026-05-19
DA Davidson	maintain	Neutral	Neutral	2026-04-10
Wells Fargo	maintain	Equal Weight	Equal Weight	2026-04-09
Telsey Advisory Group	maintain	Outperform	Outperform	2026-04-09
Telsey Advisory Group	maintain	Outperform	Outperform	2026-03-31
Telsey Advisory Group	maintain	Outperform	Outperform	2026-03-06
Truist Securities	maintain	Hold	Hold	2026-03-06
DA Davidson	maintain	Neutral	Neutral	2026-03-06
JP Morgan	maintain	Overweight	Overweight	2026-03-06
BTIG	maintain	Buy	Buy	2026-03-06
BMO Capital	maintain	Outperform	Outperform	2026-03-06
BTIG	maintain	Buy	Buy	2026-03-05
Evercore ISI Group	maintain	Outperform	Outperform	2026-02-10
JP Morgan	maintain	Overweight	Overweight	2026-02-09
DA Davidson	maintain	Neutral	Neutral	2026-02-05
Wells Fargo	maintain	Equal Weight	Equal Weight	2026-02-05
Telsey Advisory Group	maintain	Outperform	Outperform	2026-02-05
Mizuho	maintain	Outperform	Outperform	2026-02-03
Telsey Advisory Group	maintain	Outperform	Outperform	2026-02-02
Telsey Advisory Group	maintain	Outperform	Outperform	2026-01-08
Mizuho	upgrade	Neutral	Outperform	2026-01-05
Telsey Advisory Group	maintain	Outperform	Outperform	2026-01-02
Northcoast Research	upgrade	Neutral	Buy	2025-12-24
Wells Fargo	maintain	Equal Weight	Equal Weight	2025-12-19
Roth Capital	downgrade	Neutral	Sell	2025-12-15