Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST)
NASDAQ: COST · Real-Time Price · USD
1,008.50
-9.63 (-0.95%)
At close: May 23, 2025, 4:00 PM
1,008.00
-0.50 (-0.05%)
After-hours: May 23, 2025, 7:59 PM EDT

Costco Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

According to 28 professional analysts, the 12-month price target for Costco stock ranges from a low of $890 to a high of $1,175. The average analyst price target of $1,033 forecasts a 2.42% increase in the stock price over the next year.

Price Target: $1,032.89 (+2.42%)
Analyst Consensus: Buy
Target Low Average Median High
Price $890 $1,033 $1,045 $1,175
Change -11.75% +2.42% +3.62% +16.51%

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

Rating Dec '24Jan '25Feb '25Mar '25Apr '25May '25
Strong Buy 101010101010
Buy 777888
Hold 11101091010
Sell 000000
Strong Sell 000000
Total 282727272828

Latest Forecasts

Analyst Firm Rating Rating Action Price Target Upside Date
Telsey Advisory Group
Telsey Advisory Group
Buy
Maintains
$1,100
Buy Maintains $1,100 +9.07% May 8, 2025
Telsey Advisory Group
Telsey Advisory Group
Buy
Maintains
$1,100
Buy Maintains $1,100 +9.07% May 5, 2025
Telsey Advisory Group
Telsey Advisory Group
Buy
Maintains
$1,100
Buy Maintains $1,100 +9.07% Apr 28, 2025
Mizuho
Mizuho
Hold
Initiates
$975
Hold Initiates $975 -3.32% Apr 11, 2025
Telsey Advisory Group
Telsey Advisory Group
Buy
Maintains
$1,100
Buy Maintains $1,100 +9.07% Apr 10, 2025
More Analyst Ratings

Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year
280.23B
from 254.45B
Increased by 10.13%
Revenue Next Year
300.55B
from 280.23B
Increased by 7.25%
EPS This Year
18.46
from 16.56
Increased by 11.48%
EPS Next Year
20.36
from 18.46
Increased by 10.28%
Fiscal Year FY 2020 FY 2021 FY 2022 FY 2023 FY 2024 FY 2025 FY 2026 FY 2027
Period Ending Aug 30, 2020 Aug 29, 2021 Aug 28, 2022 Sep 3, 2023 Sep 1, 2024 Sep 30, 2025 Sep 30, 2026 Sep 30, 2027
Revenue
166.76B195.93B226.95B242.29B254.45B280.23B300.55B320.12B
Revenue Growth
9.21%17.49%15.84%6.76%5.02%10.13%7.25%6.51%
EPS
9.0211.2713.1414.1616.5618.4620.3622.47
EPS Growth
9.20%24.95%16.59%7.76%16.95%11.48%10.28%10.37%
Forward PE
-----54.6349.5344.88
No. Analysts
-----414026
Historical EPS numbers are GAAP, while forecasted numbers may be non-GAAP.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue 20252026202720282029
High 292.7B 315.8B 340.6B
Avg 280.2B 300.5B 320.1B
Low 267.2B 279.0B 285.1B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth 20252026202720282029
High
15.0%
12.7%
13.3%
Avg
10.1%
7.2%
6.5%
Low
5.0%
-0.4%
-5.1%

EPS Forecast

EPS 20252026202720282029
High 19.80 23.56 26.62
Avg 18.46 20.36 22.47
Low 17.44 18.55 19.69

EPS Growth

EPS Growth 20252026202720282029
High
19.6%
27.6%
30.7%
Avg
11.5%
10.3%
10.4%
Low
5.3%
0.5%
-3.3%
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.