Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST)

US — Consumer Defensive Sector
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Key Metrics & Ratings

  • symbol COST
  • Rev/Share 605.4086
  • Book/Share 61.0981
  • PB 15.7898
  • Debt/Equity 0.3016
  • CurrentRatio 1.0152
  • ROIC 0.2002

 

  • MktCap 427835566210.0
  • FreeCF/Share 16.4813
  • PFCF 58.4714
  • PE 54.6092
  • Debt/Assets 0.1084
  • DivYield 0.0051
  • ROE 0.3113

 

  • Rating B+
  • Score 3
  • Recommendation Neutral
  • P/E Score 1
  • DCF Score 3
  • P/B Score 1
  • D/E Score 3

Recent Analyst Ratings

Type Ticker Analyst Firm Previous Rating Current Rating Previous Price Target Current Price Target Date
Downgrade COST Erste Group Buy Hold -- -- Aug. 5, 2025
Initiation COST Mizuho -- Neutral -- $975 April 11, 2025
Reiterated COST Telsey Advisory Group -- Outperform $1000 $1050 Dec. 5, 2024
Initiation COST Bernstein -- Outperform -- $1016 Oct. 22, 2024
Reiterated COST Oppenheimer -- Outperform $955 $980 Oct. 10, 2024
Reiterated COST Telsey Advisory Group -- Outperform $925 $1000 Sept. 27, 2024
Downgrade COST Truist Buy Hold -- $873 Sept. 24, 2024
Downgrade COST Redburn Atlantic Buy Neutral $860 $890 Sept. 10, 2024
Reiterated COST Morgan Stanley -- Overweight $855 $950 Sept. 9, 2024

News

Is Costco Wholesale Stock a Buy, Sell, or Hold in 2025?
COST
Published: February 10, 2025 by: The Motley Fool
Sentiment: Positive

Bulk-buying, bargain-hunting shoppers propelled Costco Wholesale (COST -0.57%) to a record-breaking 2024 for sales and earnings. The discount retailer is benefiting from a resilient economic backdrop while capitalizing on an ongoing e-commerce expansion.

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About Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST)

  • IPO Date 1986-07-09
  • Website https://www.costco.com
  • Industry Discount Stores
  • CEO Ron M. Vachris
  • Employees 333000

Costco Wholesale Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the operation of membership warehouses in the United States, Puerto Rico, Canada, the United Kingdom, Mexico, Japan, Korea, Australia, Spain, France, Iceland, China, and Taiwan. It offers branded and private-label products in a range of merchandise categories. The company offers sundries, dry groceries, candies, coolers, freezers, liquor, and tobacco and deli products; appliances, electronics, health and beauty aids, hardware, garden and patio products, sporting goods, tires, toys and seasonal products, office supplies, automotive care products, postages, tickets, apparel, small appliances, furniture, domestics, housewares, special order kiosks, and jewelry; and meat, produce, service deli, and bakery products. It also operates pharmacies, opticals, food courts, hearing-aid centers, and tire installation centers, as well as 636 gas stations; and offers business delivery, travel, same-day grocery, and various other services online in various countries. As of August 29, 2021, the company operated 815 membership warehouses, including 564 in the United States and Puerto Rico, 105 in Canada, 39 in Mexico, 30 in Japan, 29 in the United Kingdom, 16 in South Korea, 14 in Taiwan, 12 in Australia, 3 in Spain, 1 in Iceland, 1 in France, and 1 in China. It also operates e-commerce websites in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Mexico, South Korea, Taiwan, Japan, and Australia. The company was formerly known as Costco Companies, Inc. and changed its name to Costco Wholesale Corporation in August 1999. Costco Wholesale Corporation was founded in 1976 and is based in Issaquah, Washington.