COST · NMS S&P 500

Costco Wholesale Corporation

Consumer defensive · Discount Stores

$1,066.14 −$0.04 (0.00%) today

Closing price on Nov 10, 2026 · Source: Yahoo Finance

Consensus of 41 analysts

Buy

Median price target $1,095.00 +2.7%

Open: $1,064.12
Day range: 1,057.38 – $1,068.67
52-week range: 844.06 – $1,096.50
Volume: 1,561,079
Market cap: $472,438M
P/E (TTM): 51.4x
EPS (TTM): $20.76
EPS est. FY 2027: $22.81
P/E est. FY 2027: 46.7x
Dividend yield: 0.5%
Beta: 0.85
Payout: 27%

Costco financials

Q3 2026 results, quarter ended Aug 31, 2026

Metric	Q3 2026	1-year change
Total revenue	$95,723M	+11.1%
Net income	$2,998M	+14.9%
Earnings per share	$6.75	+15.0%
Net margin	3.1%	+0.1 pp
Free cash flow	$2,477M	+30.3%
Debt / equity	0.24	−15.3%

Revenue and net income ($M)

Total revenueNet income

Quarter	Total revenue	Net income
Q3 2025	$86,156M	$2,610M
Q4 2025	$67,307M	$2,001M
Q1 2026	$69,597M	$2,035M
Q2 2026	$70,527M	$2,192M
Q3 2026	$95,723M	$2,998M

Costco earnings per share (EPS)

Consensus estimates

Period	EPS est.	1-year change
Current quarterQ4 2026 · Analysts: 26	$4.9134.71 – 5.34	+9.2%$4.500
Next quarterQ1 2027 · Analysts: 26	$5.1214.97 – 5.32	+11.8%$4.580
Current yearFY 2027 · Analysts: 34	$22.81322.10 – 23.95	+9.9%$20.760
Next yearFY 2028 · Analysts: 31	$25.09624.16 – 26.26	+10.0%$22.813

Forward P/E: 46.7x (FY 2027) and 42.5x (FY 2028) at the current price.

Actual and estimated EPS ($)

Actual EPSEstimated EPS

Quarter	Actual EPS	Estimated EPS
Q3 2025	$5.870	—
Q4 2025	$4.500	$4.275
Q1 2026	$4.580	$4.545
Q2 2026	$4.930	$4.923
Q3 2026	$6.750	$6.527
Q4 2026	—	$4.913
Q1 2027	—	$5.121

Year	Actual EPS	Estimated EPS
FY 2022	$13.140	—
FY 2023	$14.160	—
FY 2024	$16.560	—
FY 2025	$18.210	—
FY 2026	$20.760	—
FY 2027	—	$22.813
FY 2028	—	$25.096

EPS trend

Quarter	EPS	YoY change
Q1 2027Estimated	$5.121	+11.8%
Q4 2026Estimated	$4.913	+9.2%
Q3 2026	$6.750est. $6.527 · surprise +3.4%	+15.0%
Q2 2026	$4.930est. $4.923 · surprise +0.1%	n/a
Q1 2026	$4.580est. $4.545 · surprise +0.8%	n/a
Q4 2025	$4.500est. $4.275 · surprise +5.3%	n/a
Q3 2025	$5.870	n/a

Year	EPS	Annual change
FY 2028Estimated	$25.096	+10.0%
FY 2027Estimated	$22.813	+9.9%
FY 2026	$20.760	+14.0%
FY 2025	$18.210	+10.0%
FY 2024	$16.560	+16.9%
FY 2023	$14.160	+7.8%
FY 2022	$13.140	n/a

Normalised EPS according to the analyst consensus collected by Yahoo Finance; it may differ from the reported EPS in the results table.

Costco dividend

Yield and payments

Dividend yield (TTM)	0.5%
Forward yield (next 12m)	0.6%
Dividend per share (TTM)	$5.54
Forward dividend (next 12m)	$5.88
Payout (TTM)	27%
Last dividend	$1.47Oct 30, 2026
Next ex-dividend date	n/a

Dividend per share by year ($)

PaidEstimated

Year	Dividend per share
2019	$2.52
2020	$12.75
2021	$3.07
2022	$3.49
2023	$18.96
2024	$4.50
2025	$5.06
est. 12m	$5.88

Costco forecasts

41 analyst ratings

Buy61% Hold34% Sell5%

Consensus: Buy · 25 buy, 14 hold, 2 sell

1-year price forecast

Share price Price target (high, median, low)

12-month price targets
Target	Price	Upside
High	$1,315.00	+23.3%
Median	$1,095.00	+2.7%
Low	$770.00	−27.8%

Monthly close (last 12 months)
Date	Close
Nov 28, 2025	$913.59
Dec 31, 2025	$862.34
Jan 30, 2026	$940.25
Feb 27, 2026	$1,010.79
Mar 31, 2026	$996.43
Apr 30, 2026	$1,014.53
May 29, 2026	$956.32
Jun 30, 2026	$935.47
Jul 31, 2026	$951.89
Aug 31, 2026	$943.89
Sep 30, 2026	$910.34
Oct 30, 2026	$1,012.28
Nov 10, 2026	$1,066.14

Costco peers

Ticker	Company	Market cap ($M)	P/E	Price ($)	1-day change	52-week range
COST	Costco	472,438	51.4x	1,066.14	0.00%	844.061,096.50
WMT	Walmart	996,082	45.5x	125.55	−0.09%	98.88135.16
TGT	Target	73,495	16.8x	161.78	−1.80%	83.44170.75
DG	Dollar General	30,293	17.8x	137.31	+0.46%	99.50158.23
DLTR	Dollar Tree	26,424	17.2x	140.83	+2.62%	85.88148.54
KO	Coca-Cola	416,897	28.6x	96.91	+0.92%	67.2797.39