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Arphra AIPlain-English read on Costco Wholesale Corporation’s valuationAI Issuer Brief
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Fair value
Football field →Weighted blend
$508.98
-48.24% vs spot
Recommendation
Sell
18 of 19 methods
Method spread
0bull17bear
±5% threshold
Analyst PT consensus: $1,091.27 (+10.97%)
Price change · trailing returns
Live| 1D | 5D | 1M | 3M | 6M | YTD | 1Y | 3Y | 5Y | 10Y | Max |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +1.53% | +0.60% | -2.52% | -1.40% | +12.46% | +14.04% | -2.37% | +88.76% | +156.75% | +534.96% | +38922.62% |
Insider · 30d
History →Bought
$0
0 txns
Sold
$12.5M
10 txns
Net flow
−$12.5M
Aftermarket
LiveLast trade
$982.20
Bid
$981.77
1 sh
Ask
$982.50
2 sh
Spread
$0.730
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
- Consumer Cyclical+1.72%
- Communication Services+1.27%
- Industrials+0.19%
- Basic Materials+0.08%
- Financial Services-0.01%
- Technology-0.07%
- Consumer Defensive-0.45%
- Healthcare-0.64%
- Energy-1.13%
- Real Estate-1.58%
- Utilities-2.31%
Top industries (issuer's industry highlighted)
- Discount Stores+0.94%
- Solar-6.96%
- Furnishings, Fixtures & Appliances+5.13%
- Investment - Banking & Investment Services-4.94%
- Agricultural - Machinery-4.52%
- Construction-4.41%
- Auto - Recreational Vehicles-4.03%
- Industrial - Machinery-3.93%
- Silver-3.66%
- Financial - Mortgages+3.52%
- Home Improvement+3.35%
- Rental & Leasing Services-3.23%
Analyst view
DB · price_targets + analyst_gradesConsensus target
$1,091.27
+10.97% 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- 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
- Costco quietly rolls back prices on popular Kirkland products in member-friendly movefoxbusiness.com·Jun 07, 2026
- Why Costco Stock Held Steady During Friday's Market Sell-Offbenzinga.com·Jun 05, 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% |