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The closing price of Costco Wholesale Corp (NASDAQ: COST) was $888.44 for the day, up 0.10% from the previous closing price of $887.52. In other words, the price has increased by $0.10 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.9 million shares were traded. COST stock price reached its highest trading level at $888.88 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $881.51.
Ratios:
Our analysis of COST’s different ratios will help us gain a deeper understanding of the company. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 25.76 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 50.24. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.55 and its Current Ratio is at 1.03. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.34 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.33.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In the most recent recommendation for this company, Oppenheimer on November 03, 2025, Reiterated its Outperform rating but revised its target price to $1050 from $1130 previously.
On October 15, 2025, BTIG Research started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $1115.
Insider Transactions:
Also, insider trades can serve as a great indicator of what management thinks about the future direction of a stock’s price. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Nov 07 ’25 when Wilcox William Richard sold 2,400 shares for $930.13 per share. The transaction valued at 2,232,312 led to the insider holds 2,000 shares of the business.
Wilcox William Richard bought 2,400 shares of COST for $2,232,313 on Nov 07 ’25. On Oct 24 ’25, another insider, Barbre Tiffany Marie, who serves as the Principal Accounting Officer of the company, sold 1,239 shares for $934.62 each. As a result, the insider received 1,158,353 and left with 5,155 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 394429792256 and an Enterprise Value of 387981377536. As of this moment, Costco’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 48.79, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 40.22. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.81. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.43 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 13.50. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.41 whereas that against EBITDA is 30.29.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for COST is 1.01, which has changed by -0.10774213 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.12529528 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 $871.71. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -3.29%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -7.44%.
Shares Statistics:
COST traded an average of 2.48M shares per day over the past three months and 2397700 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 443.24M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 442.31M. Insiders hold about 0.20% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 69.48% stake in the company. Shares short for COST as of 1763078400 were 7220010 with a Short Ratio of 2.91, compared to 1760486400 on 6948318. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 7220010 and a Short% of Float of 1.63.
Dividends & Splits
With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 4.92, COST has a forward annual dividend rate of 5.06. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.005543537. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 0.62. The current Payout Ratio is 27.02% for COST, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-10-31 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-10-31. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2000-01-14 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
Its stock is currently analyzed by 28.0 different market analysts. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $4.5, with high estimates of $4.82 and low estimates of $4.35.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $21.9 and $19.5 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $20.08. EPS for the following year is $22.15, with 30.0 analysts recommending between $24.99 and $20.89.
Revenue Estimates
It is expected that $90B in revenue will be generated in. The current quarter, according to 23 analysts. It ranges from a high estimate of $67.81B to a low estimate of $66.17B. As of. The current estimate, Costco Wholesale Corp’s year-ago sales were $62.15BFor the next quarter, 23 analysts are estimating revenue of $68.95B. There is a high estimate of $70.42B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $67.14B.
A total of 29 analysts have provided revenue estimates for COST’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $301.51B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $290.52B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $297.04B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $275.24BBased on 26 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $319.32B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $326.7B and the low estimate is $310.5B.
