Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST)
Consumer Defensive · end-of-day data as of Oct 16, 2026
The average 12-month analyst price target for COST is $1,089.88, 10.2% above the last close of $989.11 on Oct 16, 2026; targets range from $744.91 to $1,262.40. Rating consensus: Buy.
Snapshot
- P/E35.9x
- P/E vs sector+53.1%
- P/E vs own-23.0%
- Target upside+10.2%
- ConsensusBuy
- Market cap$438B
- FCF yield+2.1%
- Insiders-$3.8M
- Earnings in55d
- News
Why it moved
Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST) rose 1.1% on Oct 16, 2026.
The market (SPY) fell 1.1%; Consumer Defensive stocks rose 1.0%. Most of the move came from its sector.
9 stories on the day (30-day average 5.4).
- Fundamental and Technicals Signals Align for Costco: Is the Stock Finally Breaking Out?
- Costco (COST) Rises As Market Takes a Dip: Key Facts
- Costco (NASDAQ: COST) declares $1.47 dividend, reinforcing cash returns
Market = SPY. Sector = equal-weight average of the tracked companies in the same sector, net of the market.
Price and events
Last close $989.11 · +7.5% over 1y · E earnings · D dividend · S split · A analyst rating change
Technicals
- Trendsideways
- Sector▲ +2.6%
- MAs20▲ 50▲ 100▲ 200▲
- Above MAs4 of 4 above
- MA20×50↑ in ~1d
- RSI72
- Support-3.6%
- Resistance+0.3%
- Off 52w high-9.5%
- Off ATH-9.5%
- 52w range$989.11
- Bollingerabove upper
- MACD7.63
- ATR+1.7%
- Volume1.1x
Analyst price targets
18 firms with a target in the last 12 months · last close $989.11 · as of Oct 16, 2026
Strong buy 5 · Buy 20 · Hold 13 · Sell 1 · Strong sell 1
Revenue and free cash flow
Q4 FY2026: Revenue +11.1% year over year, free cash flow 2.6% of revenue, operating margin 4.0%.
| Q4 FY2026 | Aug 30, 2026 | $95.72B | 13.58 | $2.48B | 12.7% | 4.0% | 3.1% |
| Q3 FY2026 | May 10, 2026 | $70.53B | 4.93 | $2.04B | 12.8% | 4.0% | 3.1% |
| Q2 FY2026 | Feb 15, 2026 | $69.6B | 4.58 | $1.71B | 12.8% | 3.7% | 2.9% |
| Q1 FY2026 | Nov 23, 2025 | $67.31B | 4.50 | $3.16B | 13.1% | 3.7% | 3.0% |
| Q4 FY2025 | Aug 31, 2025 | $86.16B | 5.87 | $1.9B | 12.9% | 3.9% | 3.0% |
| Q3 FY2025 | May 11, 2025 | $63.2B | 4.28 | $2.33B | 13.0% | 4.0% | 3.0% |
| Q2 FY2025 | Feb 16, 2025 | $63.72B | 4.02 | $1.61B | 12.5% | 3.6% | 2.8% |
| Q1 FY2025 | Nov 24, 2024 | $62.15B | 4.04 | $2B | 12.9% | 3.5% | 2.9% |
Peers
| 20D | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | $118.81 | +0.8% | -11.3% | +11.9% | 43.0 | $945B | |
| 2 | | $989.11 | +1.1% | -9.5% | +10.2% | 35.9 | $438B | |
| 3 |  | $93.90 | +2.1% | 0.0% | +1.1% | 28.2 | $404B | |
| 4 |  | $159.35 | +1.4% | -3.3% | +0.6% | 24.1 | $370B | |
| 5 |  | $205.20 | +2.7% | -0.2% | -1.0% | 29.5 | $320B | |
| 6 |  | $154.26 | -1.5% | -9.2% | +6.0% | 16.0 | $70.07B | |
| 7 |  | $134.36 | +0.4% | -12.7% | +2.0% | 17.5 | $29.66B | |
| 8 |  | $124.18 | -0.2% | -12.1% | +11.2% | 15.2 | $23.3B |
Data as of Oct 16, 2026 close.
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