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Arphra AIPlain-English read on Costco Wholesale Corporation’s valuation06-03today
- Consumer Sentiment Hit a New Low. Should Investors Be Worried Right Now?1d
- Forget Volatility: 1 Core Portfolio Cornerstone to Buy Hand Over Fist3d
- Costco fires back over lawsuit tied to iconic product as shoppers claim false advertising4d
- Costco's Digital Sales Jumped 21% and Gas Volumes Hit a Record. So Why Did COST Stock Drop 5%?5d
AI Issuer Brief
Arphra AILoading cached brief…
Fair value
Football field →Weighted blend
$503.74
-48.72% vs spot
Recommendation
Sell
18 of 19 methods
Method spread
0bull17bear
±5% threshold
Analyst PT consensus: $1,091.27 (+11.09%)
Price change · trailing returns
Live| 1D | 5D | 1M | 3M | 6M | YTD | 1Y | 3Y | 5Y | 10Y | Max |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +0.68% | +0.50% | -6.35% | -2.59% | +14.15% | +13.92% | -0.20% | +85.64% | +155.88% | +534.35% | +38882.14% |
Insider · 30d
History →Bought
$0
0 txns
Sold
$12.5M
10 txns
Net flow
−$12.5M
Aftermarket
LiveLast trade
$981.53
Bid
$979.00
1 sh
Ask
$982.44
5 sh
Spread
$3.440
Recent quarters
All financials →| Period | Revenue | Net income | EPS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 Feb 2026 | $69.6B | $2.04B | $4.58 |
| Q1 Nov 2025 | $67.31B | $2B | $4.50 |
| Q4 Aug 2025 | $86.16B | $2.61B | $5.87 |
| Q3 May 2025 | $63.21B | $1.9B | $4.28 |
| Q2 Feb 2025 | $63.72B | $1.79B | $4.02 |
| Q1 Nov 2024 | $62.15B | $1.8B | $4.04 |
Sector & industry today
LiveSectors
- Utilities+2.58%
- Energy+1.31%
- Basic Materials+0.81%
- Consumer Defensive+0.72%
- Technology+0.67%
- Real Estate+0.47%
- Financial Services+0.33%
- Industrials+0.06%
- Consumer Cyclical-0.34%
- Communication Services-0.77%
- Healthcare-1.62%
Top industries (issuer's industry highlighted)
- Discount Stores+0.85%
- Broadcasting-4.06%
- Coal+3.67%
- Renewable Utilities+3.61%
- Silver+3.21%
- Computer Hardware+2.54%
- Medical - Equipment & Services-2.31%
- Oil & Gas Energy+2.30%
- Auto - Dealerships-2.28%
- Copper+2.24%
- Drug Manufacturers - General-2.21%
- Medical - Healthcare Information Services-2.20%
Analyst view
DB · price_targets + analyst_gradesConsensus target
$1,091.27
+11.09% upside
Low
$769.00
Median
$1,100.00
High
$1,275.00
Recent actions
0 ↑0 ↓8 hold
- May 01, 2026
- Apr 01, 2026
- Mar 01, 2026
- Feb 01, 2026
- Jan 01, 2026
News
DB · news_items- Consumer Sentiment Hit a New Low. Should Investors Be Worried Right Now?fool.com·Jun 13, 2026
- Forget Volatility: 1 Core Portfolio Cornerstone to Buy Hand Over Fist247wallst.com·Jun 11, 2026
- Costco fires back over lawsuit tied to iconic product as shoppers claim false advertisingnypost.com·Jun 10, 2026
- Costco's Digital Sales Jumped 21% and Gas Volumes Hit a Record. So Why Did COST Stock Drop 5%?fool.com·Jun 09, 2026
- Is Costco Stock Finally Cheap Enough to Buy?fool.com·Jun 09, 2026
- After Reporting Blowout Earnings, Costco Just Gave Investors Even Better News.fool.com·Jun 09, 2026
- Should You Buy Costco Wholesale Stock While It's Below $1,000?fool.com·Jun 08, 2026
- Is Costco's Digital Surge Making It a Bigger Retail Winner?zacks.com·Jun 08, 2026
Recent analyst activity
DB- Jun 01, 2026GradeNeutral → NeutralGuggenheim Reiterates Neutral Rating on Costco Wholesale (COST)Guggenheim
- Jun 01, 2026PT$1100.00Mizuho Reiterates Outperform Rating on Costco Wholesale (COST), 'COST remains a Top Pick'Mizuho Securities
- Jun 01, 2026GradeNeutral → NeutralDA Davidson: 'Adding Costco to our Best-of-Breed Bison List'D.A. Davidson
- May 29, 2026PT$1011.00Costco price target raised to $1,011 from $977 at TruistTruist Financial
Peers
- WMTWalmart Inc.$131.60$1.05T
- PGThe Procter & Gamble Company$147.27$342.93B
- KOThe Coca-Cola Company$78.58$338.22B
- PMPhilip Morris International Inc.$166.38$259.31B
- TGTTarget Corporation$128.91$58.38B
- DGDollar General Corporation$114.43$25.2B
- DLTRDollar Tree, Inc.$94.67$18.68B
- BJBJ's Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc.$93.51$12.13B
Total assets
$77.1B
Total debt
$8.17B
Cash & equiv
$14.16B
Operating CF
$13.34B
Free cash flow
$7.84B
Buybacks
-$903M
Recent insiders
All →| Insider | Action | Shares | Value | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Frates Caton officer: Executive Vice President | Sell | 700 | $695.1K | Apr 01, 2026 |
Adamo Claudine officer: Executive Vice President | Sell | 730 | $732.21K | Mar 09, 2026 |
Jones Teresa A. officer: Executive Vice President | Sell | 850 | $838.32K | Jan 21, 2026 |
DECKER SUSAN L director | Sell | 458 | $437.39K | Jan 16, 2026 |
Klauer James C officer: Executive Vice President | Sell | 1,500 | $1.41M | Jan 14, 2026 |
Miller Russell D officer: Sr. Executive Vice President | Sell | 1,500 | $1.37M | Jan 09, 2026 |
Income statement · annual
5y| Period | Revenue | Op income | Net income | EPS | Net margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $275.24B | $10.38B | $8.1B | $18.21 | +2.94% |
| FY 2024 | $254.45B | $9.29B | $7.37B | $16.56 | +2.90% |
| FY 2023 | $242.29B | $8.11B | $6.29B | $14.16 | +2.60% |
| FY 2022 | $226.95B | $7.79B | $5.84B | $13.14 | +2.57% |
| FY 2021 | $195.93B | $6.71B | $5.01B | $11.27 | +2.56% |