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NASDAQ: COST
Costco Wholesale Corporation
Consumer Defensive · Discount Stores
●S&P 500 since 1993
Market Cap
$431.61B
52w High
$1,067.08
52w Low
$844.06
P/E
50.52
Volume
391.05K
Outstanding Shares
443.69M
Company profile
Costco Wholesale Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the operation of membership warehouses in the United States, Puerto Rico, Canada, the United Kingdom, Mexico, Japan, Korea, Australia, Spain, France, Iceland, China, and Taiwan.
CEORon Vachris
SectorConsumer Defensive
IndustryDiscount Stores
Employees333,000
IPO dateJul 9, 1986
Valuation
Forward P/E—
EV/EBITDA30.81
Enterprise value$412.83B
Stock splits
Jan 14, 20002:1
Oct 22, 19932:1
Mar 9, 19923:2
May 16, 19912:1
Feb 4, 19862:1
Jun 13, 19842:1
Profitability & growth
Revenue growth9.22%
Gross margin12.93%▲1.82%vs FY2024
Operating margin3.82%▲3.38%vs FY2024
ROE27.77%▼10.95%vs FY2024
Analyst consensus
RatingBuy
Target price$1,061.76▲9.15%
38
Buy
19
Hold
1
Sell
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Earnings
Last 3 reported quarters plus the next estimate. Switch into compare mode to inspect one metric year-over-year.
Next report
Jul 29, 2026
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EPS
Actual vs estimate by quarter
Q4FY25
ActualEst.
$5.87
$5.80
Q1FY26
ActualEst.
$4.34
$4.27
Q2FY26
ActualEst.
$4.58
$4.55
Q3FY26
Next Est.
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Revenue
Actual vs estimate by quarter
Q4FY25
ActualEst.
$86.16B
$86.01B
Q1FY26
ActualEst.
$67.31B
$67.14B
Q2FY26
ActualEst.
$69.6B
$69.32B
Q3FY26
Next Est.
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