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The price of Costco Wholesale Corp (NASDAQ: COST) closed at $860.39 in the last session, down -0.02% from day before closing price of $860.56. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.02 from its previous closing price. On the day, 3.81 million shares were traded. COST stock price reached its highest trading level at $863.59 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $844.06.
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 22.23 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 42.43. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.53 and its Current Ratio is at 1.04. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.27 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.27.
On November 03, 2025, Oppenheimer reiterated its Outperform rating and also upped its target price recommendation from $1130 to $1050.
On October 15, 2025, BTIG Research started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $1115.BTIG Research initiated its Buy rating on October 15, 2025, with a $1115 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 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 381943480320 and an Enterprise Value of 372862484480. As of this moment, Costco’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 46.09, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 38.80. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.63. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.36 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 12.60. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.33 whereas that against EBITDA is 28.409.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for COST is 1.02, which has changed by -0.10798764 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.16081822 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 $851.40. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -5.89%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -9.97%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, COST traded on average about 2.62M shares per day over the past 3-months and 3044260 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 443.92M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 443.09M. Insiders hold about 0.20% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 69.34% stake in the company. Shares short for COST as of 1764288000 were 7678174 with a Short Ratio of 2.93, compared to 1761868800 on 6934489. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 7678174 and a Short% of Float of 1.73.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for COST is 5.06, which was 5.06 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.005879892. 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
The market rating of Costco Wholesale Corp (COST) is currently shaped by the ongoing analysis conducted by 27.0 analysts closely monitoring its performance.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $4.86, with high estimates of $5.29 and low estimates of $4.6.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $22.07 and $19.7 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $20.27. EPS for the following year is $22.24, with 31.0 analysts recommending between $25.0 and $21.36.
Revenue Estimates
According to 23 analysts,. The current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $68.89B. It ranges from a high estimate of $70.14B to a low estimate of $66.58B. As of. The current estimate, Costco Wholesale Corp’s year-ago sales were $63.72BFor the next quarter, 23 analysts are estimating revenue of $68.3B. There is a high estimate of $69.1B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $66.61B.
A total of 29 analysts have provided revenue estimates for COST’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $300.39B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $292.44B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $297.12B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $275.24BBased on 27 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $319.01B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $325.28B and the low estimate is $302.62B.
