Costco Wholesale Corporation

COST · NasdaqGS · Stock · Consumer Defensive
$989.11
+1.13% today
Delayed price,

What Costco Wholesale does

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.

Key facts

Sector
Consumer Defensive
Industry
Discount Stores
Market cap
$438.30B
P/E (ttm)
47.6
Forward P/E
39.5
Dividend yield
0.59%
Beta
0.87
Profit margin
3.0%
Employees
355,000
Headquarters
Issaquah, WA, United States
Exchange
NasdaqGS

Performance

1 Month
+10.5%
3 Months
+5.1%
6 Months
-1.1%
1 Year
+5.6%
5 Years
+83.4%
$844.0652-week range$1,096.50
Biggest setback — last 12 months
-14.6%
11 May 2026 → 14 Sept 2026
Fell from $1,048.95 to $895.31 — its sharpest sustained decline this year.
Biggest run-up — last 12 months
+22.8%
29 Dec 2025 → 11 May 2026
Ran from $854.50 to $1,048.95 — its strongest sustained advance this year.

Price outlook — trend & volatility model

● Trend: Above long-term trend
Price sits above its 200-day average, but the shorter-term averages are not cleanly aligned above/below it.
HorizonBear case (−1σ)Base caseBull case (+1σ)
1 Month$936.65 (-5.3%)$989.11$1,044.51 (+5.6%)
3 Months$900.02 (-9.0%)$989.11$1,087.02 (+9.9%)
6 Months$865.51 (-12.5%)$989.11$1,130.36 (+14.3%)
12 Months$818.95 (-17.2%)$989.11$1,194.62 (+20.8%)
Statistical, not machine-learning: a random-walk (no assumed drift) volatility model built from this ticker's own realized price history, plus a purely descriptive moving-average trend read. Illustrative only — not a price target and not financial advice. The bear and bull cases sit one standard deviation (1σ) below and above today's price, a range that covers about 68% of the outcomes the model treats as plausible, not a 68% chance of either case. Annualized volatility used: 18.9%, blended from this ticker's own 3-month and 1-year realized price history. Base case is deliberately flat — this quantifies a possible range, not a directional prediction. See the full model, including wider (≈95%) bands →

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Sold 1,100 shares at $958.21 — Wilcox William Richard, Executive Vice President · 2026-10-14
Sold 801 shares at $915.93 — Frates Caton, Sr. Executive Vice President · 2026-09-30
Sold 2,200 shares at $915.93 — Adamo Claudine, Executive Vice President · 2026-09-30
Sold 6,064 shares at $902.38 — Wilcox William Richard, Executive Vice President · 2026-09-14
Sold 5,825 shares at $902.38 — Rubanenko Yoram, Executive Vice President · 2026-09-14
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