Costco Wholesale Corporation
General ticker "COST" information:
- Sector: Consumer Staples
- Industry: Discount Stores
- Capitalization: $424.4B (TTM average)
Costco Wholesale Corporation does not follow the US Stock Market performance with the rate: -6.2%.
Estimated limits based on current volatility of 0.9%: low 975.73$, high 993.25$
Factors to consider:
- Company included in S&P500 list
- Company included in NASDAQ-100 index
- Company pays dividends (quarterly): last record date 2026-07-24, amount 1.47$ (Y0.59%)
- Total employees count: 341000 (+2.4%) as of 2025
- US accounted for 72.4% of revenue in the fiscal year ended 2024-09-01
- Top business risk factors: Dependence on us/canada, Strategic risks and growth management, Warehouse location issues, Membership loyalty loss, Supply chain disruptions
- Price in estimated range
Stock Forecast*
* forecast is subjective and experimental, should not be used for any investment decisions
Long term estimates were made for the period from 2026-08-30 to 2028-08-29
- 2026-08-30 to 2027-08-30 estimated range: [781.08$, 1090.04$]
- 2027-08-30 to 2028-08-29 estimated range: [833.72$, 1151.10$]
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Financial data
| YTD | 2024-09-01 | 2025-08-31 | 2026-08-30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating Revenue | $254,453.00MM | $275,235.00MM | $303,154.00MM |
| Operating Expenses | $245,168.00MM | $264,852.00MM | $291,469.00MM |
| Operating Income | $9,285.00MM | $10,383.00MM | $11,685.00MM |
| Non-Operating Income | $455.00MM | $435.00MM | $566.00MM |
| Interest Expense | $169.00MM | $154.00MM | $145.00MM |
| Income(Loss) | $9,740.00MM | $10,818.00MM | $12,251.00MM |
| Taxes | $2,373.00MM | $2,719.00MM | $3,025.00MM |
| Net Income(Loss)* | $7,367.00MM | $8,099.00MM | $9,226.00MM |
| Stockholders Equity | $23,622.00MM | $29,164.00MM | $35,803.00MM |
| Inventory | $18,647.00MM | $18,116.00MM | $19,324.00MM |
| Assets | $69,831.00MM | $77,099.00MM | $89,045.00MM |
| Operating Cash Flow | $11,339.00MM | $13,335.00MM | $15,825.00MM |
| Capital expenditure | $4,710.00MM | $5,498.00MM | $6,435.00MM |
| Investing Cash Flow | $-4,409.00MM | $-5,311.00MM | $-6,386.00MM |
| Financing Cash Flow | $-10,764.00MM | $-3,775.00MM | $-3,355.00MM |
| Earnings Per Share** | $16.60 | $18.24 | $20.78 |
* Profit(Loss) attributable to entity.
** EPS are Split Adjusted, recent splits may be reflected with a delay.