Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST)
NASDAQ: COST · IEX Real-Time Price · USD
487.50
-0.02 (0.00%)
Mar 23, 2023, 3:59 PM EDT - Market closed
Stock Price Forecast
Analyst Consensus: Buy
Analyst Ratings
The average analyst rating for COST stock from 44 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 | Oct '22 | Nov '22 | Dec '22 | Jan '23 | Feb '23 | Mar '23 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strong Buy | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| Buy | 19 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
| Hold | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
| Sell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Strong Sell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 41 | 42 | 41 | 43 | 43 | 44 |
Financial Forecast
Revenue This Year
248.26B
from 226.95B
Increased by
9.39%
Revenue Next Year
262.22B
from 248.26B
Increased by
5.62%
EPS This Year
14.77
from 13.14
Increased by
12.39%
EPS Next Year
16.09
from 14.77
Increased by
8.95%
| Year | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 141.58B | 152.70B | 166.76B | 195.93B | 226.95B | 248.26B | 262.22B | 281.28B | 303.47B | 323.80B |
| Revenue Growth | 9.73% | 7.86% | 9.21% | 17.49% | 15.83% | 9.39% | 5.62% | 7.27% | 7.89% | 6.70% |
| EPS | 7.09 | 8.26 | 9.02 | 11.27 | 13.14 | 14.77 | 16.09 | 17.80 | 20.81 | 23.14 |
| EPS Growth | 16.61% | 16.50% | 9.20% | 24.94% | 16.59% | 12.39% | 8.95% | 10.61% | 16.93% | 11.19% |
| No. Analysts | - | - | - | - | - | 39 | 37 | 21 | 6 | 6 |
Revenue Forecast
| Revenue | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High | 260.1B | 276.2B | 304.8B | 331.1B | 359.5B |
| Avg | 248.3B | 262.2B | 281.3B | 303.5B | 323.8B |
| Low | 234.1B | 242.8B | 256.1B | 263.2B | 269.9B |
Revenue Growth
| Revenue Growth | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High | 14.6%
| 11.3%
| 16.3%
| 17.7%
| 18.5%
|
| Avg | 9.4%
| 5.6%
| 7.3%
| 7.9%
| 6.7%
|
| Low | 3.1%
| -2.2%
| -2.3%
| -6.4%
| -11.1%
|
EPS Forecast
| EPS | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High | 16.46 | 18.46 | 20.67 | 25.07 | 29.18 |
| Avg | 14.77 | 16.09 | 17.80 | 20.81 | 23.14 |
| Low | 13.51 | 14.50 | 16.06 | 18.03 | 19.81 |
EPS Growth
| EPS Growth | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High | 25.3%
| 25.0%
| 28.5%
| 40.9%
| 40.2%
|
| Avg | 12.4%
| 8.9%
| 10.6%
| 16.9%
| 11.2%
|
| Low | 2.8%
| -1.8%
| -0.2%
| 1.3%
| -4.8%
|
Sources: Price target, rating and forecast data provided by Finnhub and sourced from Wall Street analysts and other sell-side and buy-side analysts and investors. Data disclaimer.