Costco COST
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Strategy Backtest
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COST at a glance
Shares of Costco are down 1.13% at $1,053.56. The company is worth $466.86B, number 30 out of 3753 on our list.
The stock's 52-week band runs $839.11 to $1,093.14, and the latest print sits 3.6% under the top end of it. Holders are ahead 14.7% over twelve months, and up 10.6% across the last three months.
On the chart it holds above both the 50-day ($952.38) and 200-day ($971.31) moving averages; RSI is 67, and the last 30 sessions moved at roughly 21% annualized volatility.
For the quarter ended Aug 2026 it reported $95.72B in revenue, up 11.1% from a year earlier, with $3.00B of net profit (a 3.0% margin).
The stock changes hands at 50.7 times trailing earnings, 8% above its five-year average of 47.1. The median for its industry group is 23.9.
26 analysts follow the stock and the average call is "buy". The mean target, $1,098.63, sits 4.3% over where the stock trades.
This summary is put together from the numbers on the page and updates when they do. It describes the data; it is not a forecast or a recommendation.
BeStock Grade
Composite of 4 factors below, ranked against the 3741 U.S. stocks BeStock covers.
Cheaper than usual on its own 5-year P/E history scores higher.
Higher trailing yield than most of BeStock’s coverage scores higher.
Trading closer to its 52-week high than most peers scores higher.
26 analysts, consensus Buy.
How this is scored: each factor above is a 0–100 percentile rank against every other stock BeStock covers (or, for Wall Street, against the five-point Strong Buy–Sell scale). The overall grade is the plain average of whichever factors apply to this stock — no factor is weighted more than another. That average maps to a letter: A ≥ 85, B ≥ 70, C ≥ 50, D ≥ 30, otherwise F. Recomputed from the data on this page as prices and filings update — it describes where a stock ranks today, not a forecast, and not a BeStock recommendation to buy or sell.
BeStock Momentum
COST is not currently one of the 10 holdings in BeStock Momentum, our rules-based momentum strategy.
Since 2020-12-28, the strategy has returned 437.6% (203.8% for the equal-weight average of BeStock’s coverage over the same stretch). Holdings can change any trading day, not just on a fixed schedule. Backtested performance, updated daily — not a guarantee of future results, and not a BeStock recommendation.
Price forecast
What Wall Street analysts and Morningstar's fair-value model expect for the stock
Wall Street’s average 12-month target is $1,098.63, 4.3% above today’s price, with a consensus rating of Buy. Morningstar’s fair value model puts the stock at $770.00, so shares trade 36.8% above that estimate. On earnings multiple, it sits in the 58th percentile of its own five-year valuation range (pricier than usual).
Figures are Wall Street analyst consensus and Morningstar’s independent fair-value model, sourced as noted above.
Costco: the business
Costco runs membership warehouse stores, where a paid annual membership funds low prices on a limited range of goods.
What tends to move it. Membership renewals and fee increases, and same-store sales, drive the stock, which usually carries a high earnings multiple.
Where the case gets weaker. Costco's premium valuation assumes membership renewal rates and fee increases keep holding up even as the multiple already prices in years of steady execution, so any slippage in renewals or same-store sales would leave little room for error. A high earnings multiple built on consistency is the part of the story most exposed if growth simply slows rather than falters outright.
Written by hand by the BeStock desk and revised when a business changes. how we work. Spot something out of date? Tell us.
Performance
Price return over each window, from adjusted daily and weekly closes
Technical signals
| Indicator | Value | Signal |
|---|---|---|
| Price vs 20-day average | +4.9% | Bullish |
| Price vs 50-day average | +10.6% | Bullish |
| Price vs 200-day average | +8.5% | Bullish |
| 50-day vs 200-day | 50d below 200d | Bearish |
| RSI (14) | 67.3 | Bullish |
| MACD (12,26,9) | 27.27 | Bullish |
| Bollinger band position | 92% | Bullish |
Standard indicator readings worked out from daily closes. They describe how the price has behaved, not where it is going.
Key statistics
Quote as of Nov 6, 2026 8:10 pm ET. Prices can lag the live tape. This is background information, not a recommendation.
How COST ranks on BeStock
Ranks are among the 3,741 or so U.S.-listed stocks BeStock covers, recalculated whenever prices refresh. A tile is left out when the measure does not apply, such as yield for a stock that pays no dividend.
Set against the peer table: at 50.7x earnings, COST looks expensive against the market, and trades 112% above the 23.9x median among Top Retailers names. The two comparisons do not always agree.
COST stock: common questions
What is COST's latest share price?
$1,053.56 is the latest print for COST, a move of -1.13% against yesterday's close of $1,065.59. Today's low and high so far: $1,043.00 and $1,063.02.
How big is Costco?
Equity value comes to $466.86B at the current price. By that measure it is number 30 of the 3753 names in our coverage.
What multiple of earnings does COST sell for?
Buyers pay 50.7 times the last twelve months of profit (EPS $20.76). Averaged over five years the multiple has been 47.1, and today's level ranks in the 58th percentile of its own history.
How far is COST from its yearly high?
The year's floor is $839.11 and the ceiling $1,093.14. Shares are 3.6% away from that ceiling.
Are there dividends on Costco shares?
It does. Payouts over the past twelve months work out to a 0.53% yield; the latest ex-dividend date was October 30, 2026.
What is the analyst view on Costco?
Of 26 analysts, 73% say buy, 23% hold and 4% sell. Price targets average $1,098.63, with the most cautious at $781.00 and the most optimistic at $1,315.00.
What does Costco do?
Costco runs membership warehouse stores, where a paid annual membership funds low prices on a limited range of goods.
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