$982.00
+27.37
(+2.87%)
As of Oct 15, 2026, 1:08 AM EDT
Price history
Today's analyst average
Analyst average over timeIndividual analyst targets
Analyst history starts Sep 17, 2026, the first target we tracked for COST.
Costco (COST) is trading up at $982.00 (+2.87%) 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 14 firms average $1.08k, median $1.07k, ranging from $955 to $1.27k — the average is 10% above the current $982. Each is tracked to its date and scored the same way a member's call is.
- RBC Capital Markets $944 → $1k by Oct 2027 Oct 9, 2026 via MarketBeat · RBC Capital Markets's track record
- Raymond James $921 → $1.05k by Oct 2027 Oct 3, 2026 via Stocktwits · Raymond James's track record
- Freedom Broker $921 → $1.01k by Oct 2027 Oct 3, 2026 via Stocktwits · Freedom Broker's track record
- Truist Securities $921 → $955 by Oct 2027 Oct 3, 2026 via Stocktwits · Truist Securities's track record
- Deutsche Bank $923 → $1.08k by Sep 2027 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 Sep 25, 2026 via Investing.com · Freedom Broker's track record
- DA Davidson $923 → $1.04k by Sep 2027 Sep 25, 2026 via Investing.com · DA Davidson's track record
- Truist Securities $923 → $955 by Sep 2027 Sep 25, 2026 via Investing.com India · Truist Securities's track record
- Mizuho $923 → $1.06k by Sep 2027 Sep 25, 2026 via Investing.com · Mizuho's track record
- JPMorgan $923 → $1.01k by Sep 2027 Sep 25, 2026 via Investing.com · JPMorgan's track record
- TD Cowen $923 → $1.18k by Sep 2027 Sep 25, 2026 via Investing.com · TD Cowen'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, %)
| 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, %)
| 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 | |
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| 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 →
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.
- Headquarters
- Issaquah, Washington From SEC filings, Oct 2026
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