Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST)
NASDAQ: COST · Real-Time Price · USD
893.42
-5.75 (-0.64%)
Oct 24, 2024, 4:00 PM EDT - Market closed

Costco Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

The 28 analysts with 12-month price forecasts for Costco stock have an average target of 886.93, with a low estimate of 605 and a high estimate of 1,065. The average target predicts a decrease of -0.73% from the current stock price of 893.42.

Analyst Consensus: Buy
Target Low Average Median High
Price $605 $886.93 $927 $1,065
Change -32.28% -0.73% +3.76% +19.20%

Analyst Ratings

The average analyst rating for Costco stock from 28 stock analysts is "Buy". This means that analysts believe this stock is likely to outperform the market over the next twelve months.

Recommendation Trends

Rating May '24Jun '24Jul '24Aug '24Sep '24Oct '24
Strong Buy 111111111010
Buy 999889
Hold 888899
Sell 000000
Strong Sell 000000
Total 282828272728

Latest Forecasts

Analyst Firm Rating Rating Action Price Target Upside Date
Bernstein
Bernstein
Buy
Initiates
$1,016
Buy Initiates $1,016 +13.72% Oct 22, 2024
Tigress Financial
Tigress Financial
Strong Buy
Maintains
$1,065
Strong Buy Maintains $1,065 +19.20% Oct 17, 2024
Telsey Advisory Group
Telsey Advisory Group
Buy
Maintains
$1,000
Buy Maintains $1,000 +11.93% Oct 10, 2024
DA Davidson
DA Davidson
Hold
Maintains
$880
Hold Maintains $880 -1.50% Oct 10, 2024
Stifel
Stifel
Strong Buy
Maintains
$925$935
Strong Buy Maintains $925$935 +4.65% Oct 10, 2024
More Analyst Ratings

Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year
279.04B
from 254.45B
Increased by 9.66%
Revenue Next Year
298.29B
from 279.04B
Increased by 6.90%
EPS This Year
18.14
from 16.56
Increased by 9.52%
EPS Next Year
20.02
from 18.14
Increased by 10.41%
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
166.76B195.93B226.95B242.29B254.45B279.04B298.29B319.22B
Revenue Growth
9.21%17.49%15.83%6.76%5.02%9.66%6.90%7.02%
EPS
9.0211.2713.1414.1616.5618.1420.0220.85
EPS Growth
9.20%24.94%16.59%7.76%16.95%9.52%10.41%4.11%
Forward PE
-----49.2644.6242.86
No. Analysts -----38256
Historical EPS numbers are GAAP, while forecasted numbers may be non-GAAP.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue 20252026202720282029
High 297.3B 317.9B 346.9B
Avg 279.0B 298.3B 319.2B
Low 261.3B 274.9B 284.4B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth 20252026202720282029
High
16.8%
13.9%
16.3%
Avg
9.7%
6.9%
7.0%
Low
2.7%
-1.5%
-4.7%

EPS Forecast

EPS 20252026202720282029
High 21.29 27.51 21.91
Avg 18.14 20.02 20.85
Low 16.47 17.49 19.39

EPS Growth

EPS Growth 20252026202720282029
High
28.6%
51.7%
9.4%
Avg
9.5%
10.4%
4.1%
Low
-0.6%
-3.6%
-3.1%
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.