Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST)
Market Cap | 427.45B |
Revenue (ttm) | 264.09B |
Net Income (ttm) | 7.62B |
Shares Out | 443.68M |
EPS (ttm) | 17.13 |
PE Ratio | 56.24 |
Forward PE | 51.09 |
Dividend | $4.08 (0.42%) |
Ex-Dividend Date | Feb 7, 2025 |
Volume | 2,695,243 |
Open | 962.25 |
Previous Close | 964.31 |
Day's Range | 943.16 - 970.21 |
52-Week Range | 702.00 - 1,078.23 |
Beta | n/a |
Analysts | n/a |
Price Target | n/a |
Earnings Date | n/a |
About COST
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Financial Performance
In 2024, Costco's revenue was $254.45 billion, an increase of 5.02% compared to the previous year's $242.29 billion. Earnings were $7.37 billion, an increase of 17.09%.
Financial StatementsNews

Costco Amidst Tariff Risks: To Have Or To Hold?
Tariffs may force Costco Wholesale Corporation to raise prices or accept lower margins, impacting both grocery and houseware sectors, but it remains better positioned than smaller competitors. Potenti...

JPMorgan Calls Costco a 'Clear Market Leader' as March Sales Top Expectations
Costco (COST) on Wednesday reported March sales that topped expectations, and JPMorgan analysts reacted by calling the company a “clear market leader."

How Costco's CEO Went From Forklift Driver to Kirkland's Final Signoff
Ron Vachris, the company's chief executive, discusses Costco's company culture and the making of Kirkland Signature brand.

Costco's sales still rose in March despite deeper economic uncertainty
Costco Wholesale Corp. on Wednesday said sales through last month rose 8.6% year over year to $25.51 billion, even as higher costs of living kept shoppers cautious.

Costco Wholesale Corporation Reports March Sales Results
ISSAQUAH, Wash., April 09, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Costco Wholesale Corporation (“Costco” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: COST) today reported net sales of $25.51 billion for the retail month of March, th...

Costco had 'productive' talks on Republican push to end diversity policies, Iowa AG says
Costco has had productive discussions with Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird over the retailer's diversity policies amid a legal onslaught against those programs launched by President Donald Trump, ac...
Retail analyst Dana Telsey talks retail winners and losers amid tariffs
Dana Telsey, Telsey Advisory Group CEO, joins 'Closing Bell Overtime' to talk the impact of tariffs on retail stocks.

Value Shoppers Still Show Up, But Costco's Growth Hits Speed Bump
Costco Wholesale Corp COST has been in focus with tariffs expected to have the worst impact on apparel and home furnishings.
How tariffs may impact discretionary consumer spending
TD Cowen senior research analyst Oliver Chen joins Catalysts host Madison Mills and Tematica Research chief investment officer Chris Versace to discuss the strength of retailers with bargaining power,...
The Big 3: META, COST, VIX
Market volatility has gripped trading action heading into today's expected announcement on reciprocal tariffs. @Theotrade's Don Kaufman still believes there's more upside for the VIX despite the rally...

Why Costco Went All In on Kirkland — and How It Paid Off
Costco's $86 billion Kirkland Signature brand went against industry standards when it was launched in 1995. WSJ breaks down why the private label is now the retail behemoth's secret weapon.

How Costco's Kirkland Signature Brand Became a Powerhouse
Now a third of Costco's annual sales, store brand Kirkland is a draw for shoppers and a negotiating tool with suppliers.

Procter & Gamble, Johnson & Johnson Among 10 Companies To Announce Dividend Increases In First Half Of April
This is my latest article where I provide predictions of upcoming dividend increases from companies with long-term dividend growth histories. A slow March brought mid-single digit percentage dividend ...

Costco And Dollarama: Opposites In Many Ways But Twins On Outperformance
Costco is a stellar retailer with exceptional fundamental performance and reputation, but its high P/E ratio poses a challenge for new investors. Dollarama, a Canadian value retailer, offers a compell...

Costco's Selloff Is Finally Here - Is It A Buy Now?
COST's much needed correction is finally here, albeit not enough, given the stock's still expensive valuations and pulled forward upside potential. While the stock has bounced at the 200 DMAs, it rema...

Costco Shares Rise 1.9% After Key Signal
COST CLIMBS OVER 17 POINTS AFTER TRADEPULSE ALERT
Top retail stock picks amid consumer uncertainty
US retail sales rose by 0.2% in February, below economists' growth forecasts of 0.6% for the month; the University of Michigan's preliminary consumer sentiment reading for March saw the index fall to ...

Top Wall Street analysts favor these 3 stocks for the long term
TipRanks' analyst ranking service spotlights favored by the Street's top pros, including Zscaler and Costco Wholesale.

2 reasons why the Costco stock price has collapsed this year
Costco stock price has dived in the past few days as concerns about the US recession and tariffs continued. COST has crashed in the past six consecutive days, moving to its lowest level since November...

COST stock falls on earnings and tariff threats, but Costco is still opening 12 new U.S. stores this year
Shares of Costco (COST) fell more than 7% in midday trading on Friday after the wholesale retailer reported mixed second-quarter earnings results, missing profit estimates but beating on revenue, as t...

Costco Wholesale Posts Q4 Earnings Miss; Performing Well Above Peers, Analysts Say
Costco Wholesale Corp COST shares are down on Friday, after the company reported mixed fiscal second-quarter results.
COST "Crème de la Crème" of Consumer Staples
Chris Wang considers Costco (COST) a must-own stock despite its post-earnings pullback. He points to the company's e-commerce revenue as a "stand out" for the stock and believes the company's value ou...

Costco: Strong Business, But Its Earnings Multiple Can't Expand Forever
Costco's Q2-2025 earnings report showed solid revenue growth but a slight EPS miss, leading to a 1.2% stock dip in after-hours trading. Despite robust fundamentals, Costco's high valuation requires a ...

Costco customers showed up despite a cold February. That's not the only thing impressing analysts.
“No other major retailer of this scale has succeeded in every country it entered,” one analyst noted.

Deep dive: Why Costco's Q2 pleased investors despite an earnings miss
Costco Wholesale Corp (NASDAQ: COST) is in focus this morning after coming in shy of earnings estimates for its fiscal second quarter. But there was hardly anything in its earnings release that should...