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As of close of business last night, Costco Wholesale Corp’s stock clocked out at $913.86, down -0.19% from its previous closing price of $915.56. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.19 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.62 million shares were traded. COST stock price reached its highest trading level at $918.89 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $913.0.
Ratios:
To gain a deeper understanding of COST’s stock, we examine its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 26.50 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 51.68. 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 addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of. The stock’s future direction. 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:
Investing in insider trades can also provide an investor with insight into how management views future stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Nov 07 ’25 when Wilcox William Richard bought 2,400 shares for $930.13 per share.
Barbre Tiffany Marie sold 1,239 shares of COST for $1,158,353 on Oct 24 ’25. The Principal Accounting Officer now owns 5,155 shares after completing the transaction at $934.62 per share. On Oct 24 ’25, another insider, Adamo Claudine, who serves as the Executive Vice President of the company, sold 2,700 shares for $935.68 each. As a result, the insider received 2,526,336 and left with 6,851 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 405003698176 and an Enterprise Value of 399654715392. As of this moment, Costco’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 50.19, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 41.38. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 4.74. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.47 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 13.89. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.452 whereas that against EBITDA is 31.201.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for COST is 0.99, which has changed by -0.019459605 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.14151978 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 -2.48%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -5.98%.
Shares Statistics:
It appears that COST traded 2.38M shares on average per day over the past three months and 2685410 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 443.24M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 442.22M. Insiders hold about 0.22% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 69.28% stake in the company. Shares short for COST as of 1761868800 were 6934489 with a Short Ratio of 2.92, compared to 1759190400 on 6685683. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 6934489 and a Short% of Float of 1.5700001000000001.
Dividends & Splits
With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 4.92, COST has a forward annual dividend rate of 6.22. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0053737606. 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
A detailed examination of Costco Wholesale Corp (COST) is currently in progress, with 27.0 analysts providing valuable insights into its market dynamics.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $4.51, with high estimates of $4.82 and low estimates of $4.35.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $22.06 and $19.5 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $20.09. EPS for the following year is $22.18, with 29.0 analysts recommending between $25.16 and $20.89.
Revenue Estimates
In. The current quarter, 23 analysts expect revenue to total $67.03B. It ranges from a high estimate of $68.1B to a low estimate of $65.82B. As of. The current estimate, Costco Wholesale Corp’s year-ago sales were $62.15BFor the next quarter, 23 analysts are estimating revenue of $68.97B. There is a high estimate of $70.42B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $67.14B.
A total of 31 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 $296.83B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $275.24BBased on 27 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $319.06B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $326.7B and the low estimate is $310.02B.
