Costco Wholesale Corporation COST
1,049.99 USD +30.73 (+3.02%)
Nov 4, 2026, 11:34 AM EST
1,028.50 Day range 1,051.27
844.06 52-week range 1,096.50
- YTD
- +21.76%
- 1 year
- +11.61%
Analyst view
Consensus: buy
Buy
Price target (mean) 1,067.59 +1.7% upside
Now 1,049.99
- Target (low)
- 770.00
- Target (mean)
- 1,067.59
- Target (high)
- 1,315.00
Ratings (0m) 41 26 buy · 13 hold · 2 sell
- Strong buy5
- Buy21
- Hold13
- Sell1
- Strong sell1
Recommendation trend
- This month 41
- 1 month ago 39
- 2 months ago 39
Earnings and revenue estimates
Consensus for the coming quarters and fiscal years
| Period | EPS estimate | Low – high | Year ago | EPS growth | Revenue estimate | Revenue growth | Analysts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current quarter | 4.91 | 4.71 – 5.34 | 4.50 | +9.1% | 74.25B | +10.3% | 25 |
| Next quarter | 5.12 | 4.97 – 5.32 | 4.58 | +11.8% | 76.57B | +10.0% | 25 |
| Current year | 22.81 | 22.10 – 23.92 | 20.76 | +9.9% | 329.50B | +8.7% | 34 |
| Next year | 25.08 | 24.16 – 26.23 | 22.81 | +9.9% | 353.77B | +7.4% | 31 |
Upgrades and downgrades
The latest rating changes
| Date | Firm | Action | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 21, 2026 | CICC | Initiated | — | Outperform |
| Oct 15, 2026 | Tigress Financial | Maintained | Buy | Buy |
| Oct 9, 2026 | RBC Capital | Reiterated | Sector Perform | Sector Perform |
| Sep 28, 2026 | Deutsche Bank | Maintained | Buy | Buy |
| Sep 28, 2026 | Argus Research | Reiterated | Buy | Buy |
| Sep 25, 2026 | Freedom Broker | Maintained | Buy | Buy |
| Sep 25, 2026 | Raymond James | Maintained | Outperform | Outperform |
| Sep 25, 2026 | Roth Capital | Reiterated | Sell | Sell |
| Sep 25, 2026 | JP Morgan | Maintained | Overweight | Overweight |
| Sep 25, 2026 | Truist Securities | Maintained | Hold | Hold |
| Sep 25, 2026 | DA Davidson | Maintained | Neutral | Neutral |
| Sep 25, 2026 | RBC Capital | Reiterated | Sector Perform | Sector Perform |
| Sep 25, 2026 | Wells Fargo | Maintained | Equal-Weight | Equal-Weight |
| Sep 25, 2026 | Mizuho | Maintained | Outperform | Outperform |
| Sep 25, 2026 | Bernstein | Maintained | Outperform | Outperform |
| Sep 23, 2026 | BTIG | Reiterated | Buy | Buy |
| Sep 16, 2026 | Oppenheimer | Reiterated | Outperform | Outperform |
| Sep 16, 2026 | B of A Securities | Maintained | Buy | Buy |
| Sep 8, 2026 | Freedom Broker | Upgrade | Hold | Buy |
| Sep 4, 2026 | Bernstein | Maintained | Outperform | Outperform |
| Sep 3, 2026 | DA Davidson | Maintained | Neutral | Neutral |
| Sep 3, 2026 | BTIG | Reiterated | Buy | Buy |
| Jul 9, 2026 | JP Morgan | Maintained | Overweight | Overweight |
| Jun 4, 2026 | DA Davidson | Maintained | Neutral | Neutral |
| Jun 3, 2026 | TD Cowen | Reiterated | Buy | Buy |
| Jun 1, 2026 | DA Davidson | Maintained | Neutral | Neutral |
| May 29, 2026 | DA Davidson | Maintained | Neutral | Neutral |
| May 29, 2026 | B of A Securities | Maintained | Buy | Buy |
| May 29, 2026 | Truist Securities | Maintained | Hold | Hold |
| May 29, 2026 | BTIG | Reiterated | Buy | Buy |
