Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST)
NASDAQ: COST · Real-Time Price · USD
974.75
+2.88 (0.30%)
At close: Jun 8, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT
973.04
-1.71 (-0.18%)
After-hours: Jun 8, 2026, 7:59 PM EDT

Costco Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

According to 37 analysts polled by S&P Global, Costco stock has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $1,082. The average 1-year stock price forecast is 11.04% higher than the current stock price, while the lowest is $740 (-24.08%) and the highest is $1,315 (+34.91%).

Price Target: $1,082 (+11.04%)
Analyst Consensus: Buy
TargetLowAverageMedianHigh
Price$740$1,082$1,100$1,315
Change-24.08%+11.04%+12.85%+34.91%

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

RatingJan '26Feb '26Mar '26Apr '26May '26Jun '26
Strong Buy202020191919
Buy333333
Hold111212121313
Sell110011
Strong Sell112211
Total363737363737

Latest Forecasts

AnalystFirmRatingRatingActionPrice TargetUpsideDate
Evercore ISI
Evercore ISI
Buy
Maintains
$1,100
BuyMaintains$1,100+12.85%Jun 4, 2026
William Blair
William Blair
Buy
Maintains
n/a
BuyMaintainsn/an/aJun 4, 2026
Telsey Advisory
Telsey Advisory
Buy
Maintains
$1,135
BuyMaintains$1,135+16.44%Jun 4, 2026
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
Hold
Maintains
$1,000
HoldMaintains$1,000+2.59%Jun 4, 2026
D.A. Davidson
D.A. Davidson
Hold
Maintains
n/a
HoldMaintainsn/an/aJun 4, 2026
More Analyst Ratings

Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year
300.97B
from 275.24B
Increased by 9.35%
Revenue Next Year
325.32B
from 300.97B
Increased by 8.09%
EPS This Year
20.55
from 18.21
Increased by 12.86%
EPS Next Year
22.62
from 20.55
Increased by 10.05%
Fiscal YearFY 2021FY 2022FY 2023FY 2024FY 2025FY 2026
Period EndingAug 29, 2021Aug 28, 2022Sep 3, 2023Sep 1, 2024Aug 31, 2025Aug 31, 2026
Revenue
195.93B226.95B242.29B254.45B275.24B300.97B
Revenue Growth
17.49%15.84%6.76%5.02%8.17%9.35%
Gross Profit
25.25B27.57B30.10B32.10B35.35B33.45B
Gross Margin
12.88%12.15%12.42%12.61%12.84%11.11%
Operating Income
6.79B7.91B8.51B9.29B10.38B11.64B
Net Income
5.01B5.84B6.29B7.37B8.10B9.13B
EPS
----18.2120.55
EPS Growth
----12.97%12.86%
Forward PE
39.9738.1835.3351.9948.6647.43
Dividend / Share
2.983.383.844.364.925.31
Dividend Growth
-13.42%13.61%13.54%12.84%7.98%
Free Cash Flow
4.34B2.35B5.46B4.47B5.90B7.81B
No. Analysts
-----33
EPS and Forward PE are based on non-GAAP adjusted numbers.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue202620272028
High304.8B
Avg301.0B
Low297.2B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth202620272028
High
10.7%
Avg
9.3%
Low
8.0%

EPS Forecast

EPS202620272028
High21.09
Avg20.55
Low20.32

EPS Growth

EPS Growth202620272028
High
15.8%
Avg
12.9%
Low
11.6%