USConsumer Defensive

Costco Wholesale Corp (COST)

US · Consumer Defensive · Discount Stores

$947.85-0.65%
Last close · 2026-08-04

Latest quarter · ended 2026-05-31

Revenue
$70.53B
Revenue YoY
+11.6%
Net profit
$2.19B
Profit YoY
+15.2%
EPS
$4.93
EPS estimate
$4.54
Net margin
3.1%

EPS came in at 4.93 against a street estimate of 4.54 — a beat of 8.6%.

Key statistics

Market cap
$422.14B
P/E
47.9
Forward P/E
42.0
P/B
12.60
Book value
$37.28
EPS (TTM)
$19.89
Dividend yield
0.56%
52-week high
$1,094.76
52-week low
$840.35
50-day MA
$959.83
200-day MA
$957.88
Beta
0.87

Analyst view

Analysts rate Costco Wholesale Corp a buy (22 buy, 15 hold, 1 sell out of 38) with an average price target of $1,076.91.

Shareholding

Insiders
0.16%
Institutions
73.83%

Largest institutional holders

FundStake
BlackRock Inc7.88%
Vanguard Capital Management, LLC6.50%
State Street Corp4.09%
Amvescap Plc.3.07%
Vanguard Portfolio Management, LLC2.41%
Geode Capital Management, LLC2.40%
Morgan Stanley - Brokerage Accounts2.23%
Bank of America Corp1.69%

Recent filings & reports

DocumentDate
Company announcement · Q3 20262026-07-08
Quarterly report · Q2 20262026-06-03
Results announced · Q2 20262026-05-28
Company announcement · Q2 20262026-04-15
Quarterly report · Q1 20262026-03-11
Results announced · Q1 20262026-03-05
Quarterly report · Q4 20252025-12-17
Proxy statement · Q3 20252025-12-04

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Corporate actions

ActionDetailDate
Dividend$1.47 / share
ex-date Jul 24, 2026 · pay Aug 7, 2026
2026-07-24
Dividend$1.47 / share
ex-date May 1, 2026 · pay May 15, 2026
2026-05-01
Dividend$1.30 / share
ex-date Jan 30, 2026 · pay Feb 13, 2026
2026-01-30
Dividend$1.30 / share
ex-date Oct 31, 2025 · pay Nov 14, 2025
2025-10-31
Dividend$1.30 / share
ex-date Aug 1, 2025 · pay Aug 15, 2025
2025-08-01

Deals & corporate news

AnnouncementDate
Quarterly cash dividend increased from $1.30 to $1.47 per share
Costco Wholesale announced a quarterly dividend increase on April 15, 2026. The quarterly dividend per share was raised from $1.30 to $1.47, representing a 13% increase. On an annualized bas
2026-04-15

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