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The price of Costco Wholesale Corp (NASDAQ: COST) closed at $945.27 in the last session, up 0.18% from day before closing price of $943.6. In other words, the price has increased by $0.18 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.14 million shares were traded. COST stock price reached its highest trading level at $953.6599 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $943.11.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at COST’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 28.23 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 57.29. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.52 and its Current Ratio is at 1.02. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.31 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.30.
On April 11, 2025, Mizuho started tracking the stock assigning a Neutral rating and target price of $975.Mizuho initiated its Neutral rating on April 11, 2025, with a $975 target price.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Aug 20 ’25 when Jones Teresa A. sold 600 shares for $992.05 per share. The transaction valued at 595,230 led to the insider holds 2,362 shares of the business.
Jones Teresa A. bought 600 shares of COST for $595,230 on Aug 20 ’25. On Jul 14 ’25, another insider, Rubanenko Yoram, who serves as the Executive Vice President of the company, sold 4,000 shares for $974.96 each. As a result, the insider received 3,899,852 and left with 5,774 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, COST now has a Market Capitalization of 419205611520 and an Enterprise Value of 412713582592. As of this moment, Costco’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 53.62, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 47.16. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 5.32. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.56 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 15.46. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.536 whereas that against EBITDA is 33.171.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for COST is 0.98, which has changed by 0.04862225 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.15535986 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, COST has reached a high of $1078.23, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $867.16. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -1.20%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -3.14%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, COST traded on average about 2.15M shares per day over the past 3-months and 2342730 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 443.52M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 442.62M. Insiders hold about 0.19% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 69.86% stake in the company. Shares short for COST as of 1756425600 were 6839849 with a Short Ratio of 3.18, compared to 1753920000 on 5570606. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 6839849 and a Short% of Float of 1.55.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for COST is 4.92, which was 4.78 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.005065706. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 0.63. The current Payout Ratio is 26.32% for COST, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-08-01 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-08-01. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2000-01-14 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
Investors are keenly observing as 27.0 analysts analyze and rate. The current performance of Costco Wholesale Corp (COST) in the stock market.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $4.29, with high estimates of $4.67 and low estimates of $3.88.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $18.37 and $17.71 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $18.14. EPS for the following year is $20.05, with 32.0 analysts recommending between $22.28 and $18.7.
Revenue Estimates
According to 21 analysts,. The current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $86.06B. It ranges from a high estimate of $86.9B to a low estimate of $84.88B. As of. The current estimate, Costco Wholesale Corp’s year-ago sales were $79.7BFor the next quarter, 21 analysts are estimating revenue of $66.69B. There is a high estimate of $68.26B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $64.32B.
A total of 31 analysts have provided revenue estimates for COST’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $277.85B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $272.62B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $275B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $254.45BBased on 29 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $295.54B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $302B and the low estimate is $286.7B.
