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The price of Costco Wholesale Corp (NASDAQ: COST) closed at $894.33 in the last session, up 0.93% from day before closing price of $886.12. In other words, the price has increased by $0.93 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.53 million shares were traded. COST stock price reached its highest trading level at $895.72 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $885.19.
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 25.93 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 50.57. 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.
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 396614860800 and an Enterprise Value of 390999441408. As of this moment, Costco’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 49.12, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 40.49. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 4.64. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.44 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 13.59. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.421 whereas that against EBITDA is 30.525.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for COST is 1.00, which has changed by -0.07844627 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.1177547 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 -3.35%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -7.48%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, COST traded on average about 2.45M shares per day over the past 3-months and 2577130 shares per day over the past 10 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 69.42% stake in the company. Shares short for COST as of 1763078400 were 7220010 with a Short Ratio of 2.83, 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
The forward annual dividend rate for COST is 5.06, which was 4.92 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0055522956. 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 dynamic stock of Costco Wholesale Corp (COST) is currently attracting attention from 28.0 analysts actively involved in rating its market status.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 $22.06 and $19.45 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $20.07. EPS for the following year is $22.14, with 30.0 analysts recommending between $25.16 and $20.89.
Revenue Estimates
According to 24 analysts, . The current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $67.04B. 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, 24 analysts are estimating revenue of $68.99B. 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.
