Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST)
| Market Cap | 170.30B |
| Revenue (ttm) | 178.63B |
| Net Income (ttm) | 4.34B |
| Shares Out | 443.13M |
| EPS (ttm) | 9.78 |
| PE Ratio | 39.33 |
| Forward PE | 35.09 |
| Dividend | $2.80 |
| Dividend Yield | 0.73% |
| Trading Day | May 18 |
| Last Price | $384.62 |
| Previous Close | $383.96 |
| Change ($) | 0.66 |
| Change (%) | 0.17% |
| Day's Open | 387.09 |
| Day's Range | 383.79 - 389.45 |
| Day's Volume | 1,005,434 |
| 52-Week Range | 284.01 - 389.45 |
This company is far less volatile than the overall market -- and it has grown much more rapidly, too.
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In the latest trading session, Costco (COST) closed at $379.53, marking a +1.97% move from the previous day.
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The warehouse club operator's impressive sales momentum shows no sign of slowing.
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In the latest trading session, Costco (COST) closed at $368.52, marking a -1.28% move from the previous day.
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Costco (COST) closed the most recent trading day at $371.73, moving +0.59% from the previous trading session.
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Costco (COST) closed at $363.17 in the latest trading session, marking a -0.56% move from the prior day.
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The warehouse club giant continues to report double-digit sales growth despite increasingly difficult year-over-year comparisons.
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About COST
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. It offers branded and private-label products in a range of merchandise categories. The company provides dry and packaged foods, and groceries; snack foods, candies, alcoholic and nonalcoholic beverages, and cleaning supplies; appliances, electronics, health and beauty aids, hardware, and garden and... [Read more...]
| Industry Discount Stores | IPO Date Sep 22, 1993 |
| CEO W. Craig Jelinek | Employees 156,000 |
| Stock Exchange NASDAQ | Ticker Symbol COST |
Financial Performance
In 2020, Costco's revenue was $166.76 billion, an increase of 9.21% compared to the previous year's $152.70 billion. Earnings were $4.00 billion, an increase of 9.37%.
Analyst Forecasts
According to 34 analysts, the average rating for Costco stock is "Buy." The 12-month stock price forecast is 396.08, which is an increase of 2.98% from the latest price.