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After finishing at $908.26 in the prior trading day, Costco Wholesale Corp (NASDAQ: COST) closed at $913.59, up 0.59%. In other words, the price has increased by $0.59 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.09 million shares were traded. COST stock price reached its highest trading level at $914.1999 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $903.0.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of COST by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 26.49 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 51.66. 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:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. 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 405156233216 and an Enterprise Value of 399535079424. As of this moment, Costco’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 50.17, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 41.36. 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 13.88. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.452 whereas that against EBITDA is 31.192.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for COST is 1.00, which has changed by -0.062984586 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.1326145 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 -1.07%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -5.34%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 2.42M shares per day over the past 3-months and 2541110 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. 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 69.45% stake in the company. Shares short for COST as of 1763078400 were 7220010 with a Short Ratio of 2.99, 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
In the trailing 12 months, COST’s forward annual dividend rate was 4.92, compared to 5.06 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.005416951. 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 performance of Costco Wholesale Corp (COST) in the stock market is under the watchful eye of 28.0 analysts actively contributing to its current rating.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
24 analysts predict $67.04B in revenue for . The current quarter. 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 30 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.
