Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST)
NASDAQ: COST · Real-Time Price · USD
977.97
+3.19 (0.33%)
Mar 20, 2026, 9:46 AM EDT - Market open

Costco Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

The 20 analysts that cover Costco stock have a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $1,073, which forecasts a 9.73% increase in the stock price over the next year. The lowest target is $769 and the highest is $1,315.

Price Target: $1,073 (+9.73%)
Analyst Consensus: Buy
TargetLowAverageMedianHigh
Price$769$1,073$1,065$1,315
Change-21.37%+9.73%+8.90%+34.46%

Analyst Ratings

The average analyst rating for Costco stock is "Buy". This means that analysts believe this stock is likely to outperform the market over the next twelve months.

Recommendation Trends

RatingOct '25Nov '25Dec '25Jan '26Feb '26Mar '26
Strong Buy987776
Buy987889
Hold10107665
Sell000000
Strong Sell001111
Total282622222221

Latest Forecasts

AnalystFirmRatingRatingActionPrice TargetUpsideDate
JP Morgan
JP Morgan
Buy
Maintains
$1,050$1,060
BuyMaintains$1,050$1,060+8.39%Mar 6, 2026
BMO Capital
BMO Capital
Buy
Maintains
$1,175$1,315
BuyMaintains$1,175$1,315+34.46%Mar 6, 2026
Telsey Advisory Group
Telsey Advisory Group
Buy
Maintains
$1,100$1,125
BuyMaintains$1,100$1,125+15.03%Mar 6, 2026
DA Davidson
DA Davidson
Hold
Maintains
$1,000
HoldMaintains$1,000+2.25%Mar 6, 2026
Truist Securities
Truist Securities
Hold
Maintains
$926$977
HoldMaintains$926$977-0.10%Mar 6, 2026
More Analyst Ratings

Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year
304.25B
from 275.24B
Increased by 10.54%
Revenue Next Year
327.39B
from 304.25B
Increased by 7.60%
EPS This Year
20.80
from 18.21
Increased by 14.23%
EPS Next Year
22.80
from 20.80
Increased by 9.61%
Fiscal YearFY 2021FY 2022FY 2023FY 2024FY 2025FY 2026FY 2027
Period EndingAug 29, 2021Aug 28, 2022Sep 3, 2023Sep 1, 2024Aug 31, 2025Aug 31, 2026Aug 31, 2027
Revenue
195.93B226.95B242.29B254.45B275.24B304.25B327.39B
Revenue Growth
17.49%15.84%6.76%5.02%8.17%10.54%7.60%
EPS
11.2713.1414.1616.5618.2120.8022.80
EPS Growth
24.95%16.59%7.76%16.95%9.96%14.23%9.61%
Forward PE
-----47.0242.89
No. Analysts
-----4039
Historical EPS numbers are GAAP, while forecasted numbers may be non-GAAP.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue20262027202820292030
High315.9B344.4B
Avg304.3B327.4B
Low289.5B303.9B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth20262027202820292030
High
14.8%
13.2%
Avg
10.5%
7.6%
Low
5.2%
-0.1%

EPS Forecast

EPS20262027202820292030
High22.9226.09
Avg20.8022.80
Low19.5320.98

EPS Growth

EPS Growth20262027202820292030
High
25.9%
25.4%
Avg
14.2%
9.6%
Low
7.3%
0.9%
Sources: Price targets and analyst ratings provided by Benzinga. Revenue and EPS forecast data provided by Finnhub. The data is sourced from Wall Street analysts. Data disclaimer.