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Costco $COST

Consumer Staples · Consumer Staples Merchandise Retail · NASDAQ

S&P 500 Nasdaq-100 Russell 1000 Washington

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$994.61

-0.92 (-0.09%)

As of Oct 20, 2026, 5:13 PM EDT

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Today's analyst average Analyst average over timeIndividual analyst targets Analyst history starts Sep 17, 2026, the first target we tracked for COST.

Key facts

52-week range (closes): $850.00 – $1,094.32 Lowest close Dec 22, 2025, highest May 19, 2026; 251 daily closes to Oct 13, 2026 from Dalsna Finance's price archive
Fiscal year ends: August Fiscal 2026 ended Aug 30, 2026, from SEC filings
In the S&P 500 since: Oct 1, 1993 · All S&P 500 changes
In the Nasdaq-100 since: before 2007 · All Nasdaq-100 changes
Analyst coverage: 17 open price targets from 15 firms: Freedom Broker, Truist Securities, Bank of America, DA Davidson, Deutsche Bank, Evercore ISI, Jefferies, JPMorgan, Mizuho, Raymond James, RBC Capital Markets, TD Cowen, Telsey Advisory Group, Tigress Financial Partners, UBS Approved targets tracked here; see the analyst section below

Costco (COST) is trading down at $994.61 (-0.09%) on NASDAQ, as of the latest quote. It is a S&P 500 constituent in the Consumer Staples sector.

Analyst price targets on COST

Current price targets from 15 firms average $1.09k, median $1.08k, ranging from $955 to $1.27k — the average is 10% above the current $995. Each is tracked to its date and scored the same way a member's call is.

Tigress Financial Partners $978 → $1.25k by Oct 2027 Buy Oct 15, 2026 via Investing.com · Tigress Financial Partners's track record
RBC Capital Markets $944 → $1k by Oct 2027 Sector Perform Oct 9, 2026 via MarketBeat · RBC Capital Markets's track record
Raymond James $921 → $1.05k by Oct 2027 Outperform Oct 3, 2026 via Stocktwits · Raymond James's track record
Truist Securities $921 → $955 by Oct 2027 Hold Oct 3, 2026 via Stocktwits · Truist Securities's track record
Freedom Broker $921 → $1.01k by Oct 2027 Buy Oct 3, 2026 via Stocktwits · Freedom Broker's track record
Deutsche Bank $923 → $1.08k by Sep 2027 Buy Sep 28, 2026 via MarketBeat · Deutsche Bank's track record
Jefferies $923 → $1.1k by Sep 2027 Sep 26, 2026 via MarketBeat · Jefferies's track record
Freedom Broker $923 → $1.01k by Sep 2027 Buy Sep 25, 2026 via Investing.com · Freedom Broker's track record
DA Davidson $923 → $1.04k by Sep 2027 Neutral Sep 25, 2026 via Investing.com · DA Davidson's track record
Truist Securities $923 → $955 by Sep 2027 Hold Sep 25, 2026 via Investing.com India · Truist Securities's track record
Mizuho $923 → $1.06k by Sep 2027 Outperform Sep 25, 2026 via Investing.com · Mizuho's track record
JPMorgan $923 → $1.01k by Sep 2027 Overweight Sep 25, 2026 via Investing.com · JPMorgan's track record

Targets published by research firms, extracted from the news, checked against independent reporting, and linked to their source. Where a firm did not state a horizon the target is tracked as 12 months, the industry convention; the rows where the firm set its own horizon are marked. Reported here as facts about what was published — not recommendations from Dalsna Finance, and no firm listed is affiliated with this site.

Costco revenue & net income history (FY2017–FY2026)

RevenueNet incomeNet margin (right axis, %)

Costco annual financial statements
	FY2017Sep 2017	FY2018Sep 2018	FY2019Sep 2019	FY2020Aug 2020	FY2021Aug 2021	FY2022Aug 2022	FY2023Sep 2023	FY2024Sep 2024	FY2025Aug 2025	FY2026Aug 2026
Income statement
Revenue	$129.0B	$141.6B	$152.7B	$166.8B	$195.9B	$227.0B	$242.3B	$254.5B	$275.2B	$303.2B
Growth (year over year)	+8.7%	+9.7%	+7.9%	+9.2%	+17.5%	+15.8%	+6.8%	+5.0%	+8.2%	+10.1%
Gross profit	$17.1B	$18.4B	$16.5B	$21.8B	$25.2B	$27.6B	$29.7B	$32.1B	$35.3B	$38.9B
Gross margin	13.3%	13.0%	10.8%	13.1%	12.9%	12.1%	12.3%	12.6%	12.8%	12.8%
Operating income	$4.11B	$4.48B	$4.74B	$5.43B	$6.71B	$7.79B	$8.11B	$9.29B	$10.4B	$11.7B
Operating margin	3.2%	3.2%	3.1%	3.3%	3.4%	3.4%	3.3%	3.6%	3.8%	3.9%
Net income	$2.68B	$3.13B	$3.66B	$4.00B	$5.01B	$5.84B	$6.29B	$7.37B	$8.10B	$9.23B
Net margin	2.1%	2.2%	2.4%	2.4%	2.6%	2.6%	2.6%	2.9%	2.9%	3.0%
EPS (diluted)	$6.08	$7.09	$8.26	$9.02	$11.27	$13.14	$14.16	$16.56	$18.21	$20.76
Balance sheet
Cash and equivalents	$4.55B	$6.05B	$8.38B	$12.3B	$11.3B	$10.2B	$13.7B	$9.91B	$14.2B	$20.2B
Total assets	$36.3B	$40.8B	$45.4B	$55.6B	$59.3B	$64.2B	$69.0B	$69.8B	$77.1B	$89.0B
Total liabilities	$25.3B	$27.7B	$29.8B	$36.9B	$41.2B	$43.5B	$43.9B	$46.2B	$47.9B	$53.2B
Long-term debt	$6.57B	$6.49B	$5.12B	$7.51B	$6.69B	$6.48B	$5.38B	$5.79B	$5.71B	$3.91B
Shareholders' equity	$10.8B	$12.8B	$15.2B	$18.3B	$17.6B	$20.6B	$25.1B	$23.6B	$29.2B	$35.8B
Cash flow
Operating cash flow	$6.73B	$5.77B	$6.36B	$8.86B	$8.96B	$7.39B	$11.1B	$11.3B	$13.3B	$15.8B
Capital expenditure	$2.50B	$2.97B	$3.00B	$2.81B	$3.59B	$3.89B	$4.32B	$4.71B	$5.50B	$6.43B
Free cash flow	$4.22B	$2.81B	$3.36B	$6.05B	$5.37B	$3.50B	$6.75B	$6.63B	$7.84B	$9.38B
Dividends paid	$3.90B	$689.0M	$1.04B	$1.48B	$5.75B	$1.50B	$1.25B	$9.04B	$2.18B	$2.46B
Share buybacks	$469.0M	$328.0M	$247.0M	$196.0M	$496.0M	$439.0M	$676.0M	$700.0M	$903.0M	$848.0M

RevenueNet incomeNet margin (right axis, %)

Costco quarterly financial statements
	Q1 FY25Nov 2024	Q2 FY25Feb 2025	Q3 FY25May 2025	Q4 FY25^†Aug 2025	Q1 FY26Nov 2025	Q2 FY26Feb 2026	Q3 FY26May 2026	Q4 FY26^†Aug 2026
Income statement
Revenue	$62.2B	$63.7B	$63.2B	$86.2B	$67.3B	$69.6B	$70.5B	$95.7B
Growth (year over year)	+7.5%	+9.0%	+8.0%	+8.1%	+8.3%	+9.2%	+11.6%	+11.1%
Gross profit	$8.04B	$7.98B	$8.21B	$11.1B	$8.80B	$8.88B	$9.01B	$12.2B
Gross margin	12.9%	12.5%	13.0%	12.9%	13.1%	12.8%	12.8%	12.7%
Operating income	$2.20B	$2.32B	$2.53B	$3.34B	$2.46B	$2.61B	$2.81B	$3.80B
Operating margin	3.5%	3.6%	4.0%	3.9%	3.7%	3.7%	4.0%	4.0%
Net income	$1.80B	$1.79B	$1.90B	$2.61B	$2.00B	$2.04B	$2.19B	$3.00B
Net margin	2.9%	2.8%	3.0%	3.0%	3.0%	2.9%	3.1%	3.1%
EPS (diluted)	$4.04	$4.02	$4.28	$5.87	$4.50	$4.58	$4.93	$6.75
Balance sheet
Cash and equivalents	$10.9B	$12.4B	$13.8B	$14.2B	$16.2B	$17.4B	$18.9B	$20.2B
Total assets	$73.4B	$73.2B	$75.5B	$77.1B	$82.8B	$83.6B	$86.4B	$89.0B
Total liabilities	$48.9B	$47.6B	$48.4B	$47.9B	$52.5B	$51.6B	$52.9B	$53.2B
Long-term debt	$5.75B	$5.75B	$5.72B	$5.71B	$5.67B	$5.69B	$5.67B	$3.91B
Shareholders' equity	$24.5B	$25.6B	$27.1B	$29.2B	$30.3B	$32.1B	$33.5B	$35.8B
Cash flow
Operating cash flow	$3.26B	$2.75B	$3.46B	$3.87B	$4.69B	$3.00B	$3.45B	$4.68B
Capital expenditure	$1.26B	$1.14B	$1.13B	$1.97B	$1.53B	$1.29B	$1.41B	$2.21B
Free cash flow	$2.00B	$1.61B	$2.33B	$1.90B	$3.16B	$1.71B	$2.04B	$2.48B
Dividends paid	$515.0M	$0	$515.0M	$1.15B	$577.0M	$577.0M	$0	$1.30B
Share buybacks	$207.0M	$205.0M	$211.0M	$280.0M	$210.0M	$209.0M	$184.0M	$245.0M

From Costco's 10-K and 10-Q filings with the SEC; its fiscal year ends in August. Each period shows the latest figure the company has reported for it, including restatements. Net margin is our own calculation from those reported figures (net income ÷ revenue); it is left blank where revenue is zero or missing. † Quarter derived from the company's year-to-date or full-year totals. Filings on SEC EDGAR →

Costco vs the Consumer Staples sector and the S&P 500

Costco's latest reported figures next to the median of the other 33 S&P 500 Consumer Staples companies and of the other 502 S&P 500 companies; each median is taken over the companies with a comparable figure (counts in the footnote). A median is the middle value, not an average, so one very large company does not move it.

Costco compared with the median Consumer Staples company and the median S&P 500 company
Measure	Costco	Consumer Staples (33 other S&P 500 companies)	S&P 500 (502 other companies)
Revenue growth, latest fiscal year	+10.1%	+2.1%	+7.0%
Net margin, latest fiscal year	3.0%	6.6%	13.0%
Dividend per share, latest fiscal year	$5.54	$2.04	$2.40
Share price change, 1 year	+6.2%	+5.7%	+7.5%

Costco: fiscal year ended August 2026, from its 10-K and 10-Q filings with the SEC. Medians computed October 20, 2026 from each company's latest annual filing (fiscal years ending between July 2025 and September 2026) and our price archive. Prices for every company, Costco included, are the last regular-session prices of October 20, 2026; the 1-year change compares that price with each company's last close on or before October 20, 2025. Net margin and price change are our calculations from reported figures. Each median counts only the companies with a comparable figure (sector / S&P 500): revenue growth 31/496, net margin 31/496, dividend per share 25/349, 1-year price change 32/488; the reasons below can overlap. 14 are left out of the price figure because our archive holds no comparable close for them; dividend medians are among the 25 sector and 349 S&P 500 companies reporting a per-share dividend. The S&P 500 price figure is the middle company's change, not the index's return.

About Costco

Costco Wholesale Corporation is an American multinational corporation that operates a chain of membership-only big-box warehouse club retail stores. As of 2025, Costco is the third-largest retailer in the world, and as of August 2024, the world's largest retailer of beef, poultry, organic produce, and wine, with just under a third of American consumers regularly shopping at Costco warehouses. As of 2026, Costco is ranked 12th on the Fortune 500 rankings of the largest United States corporations by total revenue.

Source: Wikipedia — Costco