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COST

CostcoNASDAQ · Consumer Staples Merchandise Retail · Consumer Staples
Previous close
893.74
Change
−7.61 / −0.84%
FinDog View
Bullish
52-Week Range
844.06 – 1,096.50
P/E (TTM)
45.2
Forward P/E
42.6
Based on consensus earnings for the next 12 months
Market Cap
$396B
1M
−6.27%
S&P 500 −2.41% over same period
Volume / Avg Volume
2.1M / 2.1M
1.01× average

Price History

Closing price · USD1M6M1Y5Y
8809009209409609802026-082026-082026-092026-092026-09

Historical P/E

Close ÷ trailing four-quarter EPS · Period median 49.71M6M1Y5Y
455055602026-032026-052026-062026-082026-09

Recent Earnings

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PeriodReportedRevenueEPS Actual / Est.Next-Day MoveAnalysis
FY2026 Q3
Quarter ended 2026-05
2026-05-28$70.5B4.93 / —−3.91%Pending
FY2026 Q2
Quarter ended 2026-02
2026-03-05$69.6B4.58 / —+1.58%Pending
FY2026 Q1
Quarter ended 2025-11
2025-12-11$67.3B4.50 / —0.00%Pending
FY2025 Q4
Quarter ended 2025-08
2025-09-25$275B18.21 / —−2.90%Pending
FY2025 Q3
Quarter ended 2025-05
2025-05-29$63.2B4.28 / —+3.12%Pending
FY2025 Q2
Quarter ended 2025-02
2025-03-06$63.7B4.02 / —−6.07%Pending

Decision Panel

Trends · Valuation · Earnings reaction · Guidance credibility — all from company filings and market data
Valuation
P/E is at percentile 17 of its 5-year rangeCheap
5-year range 40.3 – 58.8 · Median 51.9
Last 4 quarters: $603M in buybacks + $1.2B in dividends, 0.44% of market cap combined
P/E (TTM)
45.2
P/B
11.9
P/S
1.4
Dividend Yield
0.69%
Earnings Reaction
Over the last 6 reports, the stock moved ±2.9% on average on the first trading day after, rising 2 times
Most recent −3.91%
Volatility & Correlation
1-year beta -0.23 · Correlation with S&P 500 -0.15Low beta
Annualized volatility 21% vs. 14% for the S&P 500
Insider Trading
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Last 90 days · Open-market buys and sells by officers and directors · Amounts in USD millions
Buy 0 · $0.00MSell 1 · $0.85MNet selling $0.85M
  • 06-23DENMAN KENNETH DDirectorSell$0.85M885 shares · Avg price 957.45
Multi-Quarter Financial Trends
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Last 12 quarters · As reported by the company
QuarterRevenue ($B)YoYGross MarginOperating Income ($B)Net Income ($B)Free Cash Flow ($B)EPS
FY2026 Q370.53+11.6%12.8%2.822.192.044.93
FY2026 Q269.60+9.2%12.8%2.612.041.714.58
FY2026 Q167.31+8.3%13.1%2.462.003.164.50
FY2025 Q486.16—12.9%3.342.61—5.87
FY2025 Q363.21+8.0%13.0%2.531.902.334.28
FY2025 Q263.72+9.0%12.5%2.321.791.614.02
FY2025 Q162.15−21.3%12.9%2.201.802.004.04
FY2024 Q358.52+9.1%12.5%2.201.681.943.78
FY2024 Q258.44+5.7%12.5%2.061.74-0.303.92
FY2024 Q178.94+45.0%12.3%2.782.16—4.86
FY2023 Q353.65—12.1%1.681.300.722.93
FY2023 Q255.27—12.4%1.901.472.303.30

Peers

Largest by market cap in the sector · Latest quarterView Consumer Staples sector →
TickerCompanyMarket CapP/ERevenue YoYGross Margin1MView
COSTCostco$396B45.2+11.6%12.8%−6.27%Bullish
WMTWalmart$884B38.5+5.9%25.4%−5.97%NeutralCompare
KOCoca-Cola Company (The)$378B26.6−0.5%63.0%+1.02%NeutralCompare
PGProcter & Gamble$341B21.2+1.5%48.5%+2.72%NeutralCompare
PMPhilip Morris International$299B27.8+10.4%68.4%+3.90%NeutralCompare
PEPPepsiCo$183B17.7+6.4%54.2%−2.82%NeutralCompare
MOAltria$117B14.6+0.1%74.9%+9.60%NeutralCompare
MNSTMonster Beverage$87.3B41.3+20.2%55.9%−2.09%NeutralCompare
MDLZMondelez International$79.6B22.7+8.2%27.8%+0.29%NeutralCompare