Costco Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

According to 39 analysts polled by S&P Global, Costco stock has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $1,077. The average 1-year stock price forecast is 15.08% higher than the current stock price, while the lowest is $740 (-20.92%) and the highest is $1,315 (+40.52%).

Price Target: $1,077 (+15.08%)

Analyst Consensus: Buy

Price Target

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Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	$740	$1,077	$1,100	$1,315
Change	-20.92%	+15.08%	+17.55%	+40.52%

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

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Rating	Feb '26	Mar '26	Apr '26	May '26	Jun '26	Jul '26
Strong Buy	20	20	19	19	19	19
Buy	3	3	3	3	3	3
Hold	12	12	12	13	13	13
Sell	1	0	0	1	1	1
Strong Sell	1	2	2	1	1	1
Total	37	37	36	37	37	37

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
Steven Shemesh RBC Capital	RBC Capital	Hold Initiates $1,000	Hold	Initiates	$1,000	+6.86%	Jul 13, 2026
John Heinbockel Guggenheim	Guggenheim	Hold Maintains n/a	Hold	Maintains	n/a	n/a	Jul 9, 2026
Bill Kirk Roth MKM	Roth MKM	Sell Maintains $781	Sell	Maintains	$781	-16.54%	Jul 9, 2026
Joe Feldman Telsey Advisory	Telsey Advisory	Buy Maintains $1,135	Buy	Maintains	$1,135	+21.29%	Jul 9, 2026
Christopher Horvers J.P. Morgan	J.P. Morgan	Buy Maintains $1,110 → $1,100	Buy	Maintains	$1,110 → $1,100	+17.55%	Jul 9, 2026

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Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

301.43B

from 275.24B

9.52%

from 275.24B

Revenue Next Year

325.94B

from 301.43B

8.13%

from 301.43B

EPS This Year

20.57

from 18.21

12.99%

from 18.21

EPS Next Year

22.65

from 20.57

10.07%

from 20.57

Fiscal Year	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026
Period Ending	Aug 29, 2021	Aug 28, 2022	Sep 3, 2023	Sep 1, 2024	Aug 31, 2025	Aug 31, 2026
Revenue	195.93B	226.95B	242.29B	254.45B	275.24B	301.43B
Revenue Growth	17.49%	15.84%	6.76%	5.02%	8.17%	9.52%
Gross Profit	25.25B	27.57B	30.10B	32.10B	35.35B	33.54B
Gross Margin	12.88%	12.15%	12.42%	12.61%	12.84%	11.13%
Operating Income	6.79B	7.91B	8.51B	9.29B	10.38B	11.65B
Net Income	5.01B	5.84B	6.29B	7.37B	8.10B	9.15B
EPS	-	-	-	-	18.21	20.57
EPS Growth	-	-	-	-	12.97%	12.99%
Forward PE	39.97	38.18	35.33	51.99	48.66	45.48
Dividend / Share	2.98	3.38	3.84	4.36	4.92	5.30
Dividend Growth	-	13.42%	13.61%	13.54%	12.84%	7.79%
Free Cash Flow	4.34B	2.35B	5.46B	4.47B	5.90B	7.87B
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	34

EPS and Forward PE are based on non-GAAP adjusted numbers.

Revenue Forecast

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Revenue	2026	2027	2028
High	304.8B
Avg	301.4B
Low	297.2B

Revenue Growth

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Revenue Growth	2026	2027	2028
High	10.7%
Avg	9.5%
Low	8.0%

EPS Forecast

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EPS	2026	2027	2028
High	21.12
Avg	20.57
Low	20.32

EPS Growth

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EPS Growth	2026	2027	2028
High	16.0%
Avg	13.0%
Low	11.6%