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Costco Wholesale Corporation

COST Consumer Discretionary Department/Specialty Retail Stores
$1,018.21
▲ +2.4% Today
as of Oct 22, 16:47 ET
Last 30 days +10.81% Sep 14 → Oct 22
$883.78 $919.88 $955.98 $992.07 $1028.17 Sep 14 Sep 22 Sep 29 Oct 07 Oct 14 Oct 22
Open
$1,007.31
High
$1,018.80
Low
$1,001.23
Volume
$3M
Avg Vol
$2M
Mkt Cap
$405.8B
P/E (TTM)
54.08
Beta
—
52w High
$1,096.50
52w Low
$844.06
Div Yield
—
Shares Out
$444M

Recent Press Releases & News last 60 days · 25 items

mixed ▲ 0 ● 14 ▼ 0
Oct 22 · 21:03 TheStreet
Costco reveals which members spend the most money
Oct 22 · 20:25 Motley Fool
Coca-Cola Joins Costco in the $400 Billion Club. I Predict Only 1 of These Dividend Stocks Will Surpass $1 Trillion by 2036.
Oct 22 · 19:45 24/7 Wall St.
Costco Turned $1,000 Into $8,018 in Ten Years While the S&P 500 Delivered $3,564
▸ Show all 25 press releases & news Free account →

COST earnings at a glance

The options market is pricing a move of about ±0.8% after the report, a range of roughly $1,009.64 to $1,026.78 from today's $1,018.21. Over its last 2 reports the stock rose the next day 0 times and fell 2, moving ±0.6% on average; after the most recent report on May 28, 2026 it moved -0.8%. That means options currently expect more movement than COST has typically delivered. COST beat the consensus EPS estimate in 2 of its last 2 reported quarters. Implied volatility is currently 20%. The share price of $1,018.21 sits in the middle of its 52-week range.

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Overview

52-week range
$844
$1.1K
69% of range
Avg surprise (last 2)
+0.9%
Avg reaction (last 2)
-0.6%
0% positive
Latest IV / EM
20%
EM ±0.8% · $950 · Oct 9

Earnings trends

EPS — actual vs estimate Actual Estimate
$2.93$3.67$4.40$5.13$5.87 Actual $3.07Actual $3.30Actual $2.93Actual $3.58Actual $3.92Actual $3.78Actual $4.04Actual $4.02Actual $4.28Est $4.25Actual $5.87Est $5.81Actual $4.58Actual $4.93 NovFebMayNovFebMayNovFebMay/2025Aug/2025FebMay/2026
Revenue vs Net Income Revenue Net income
$0$18.5B$37.0B$55.5B$74.1B Nov 24Feb 25May 25Nov 25Feb 26May 26

Earnings history

DatePeriodActual EPSEstSurpriseYoY %ΔDay reactSource
Thu May 28, 2026May/2026 $4.93 — — +15.2% -0.8% earnings
Sun Feb 15, 2026Feb 2026 $4.58 — — — — financials
Thu Sep 25, 2025Aug/2025 $5.87 $5.81 +1.0% — — earnings
Thu May 29, 2025May/2025 $4.28 $4.25 +0.7% — -0.4% earnings
Sun Feb 16, 2025Feb 2025 $4.02 — — — — financials
Sun Nov 24, 2024Nov 2024 $4.04 — — — — financials
Sun May 12, 2024May 2024 $3.78 — — — — financials
Sun Feb 18, 2024Feb 2024 $3.92 — — — — financials
Sun Nov 26, 2023Nov 2023 $3.58 — — — — financials
Sun May 7, 2023May 2023 $2.93 — — — — financials
Sun Feb 12, 2023Feb 2023 $3.30 — — — — financials
Sun Nov 20, 2022Nov 2022 $3.07 — — — — financials

Financials

Income statement (quarterly)

MetricMay 2026Feb 2026Nov 2025Aug 2025May 2025Feb 2025Nov 2024Sep 2024
Revenue$70.53B$69.60B$67.31B—$63.20B$63.72B$62.15B—
Cost of revenue$61.52B$60.72B$58.51B—$55.00B$55.74B$54.11B—
Gross profit————————
Operating income$2.81B$2.61B$2.46B—$2.53B$2.32B$2.20B—
Net income$2.19B$2.04B$2.00B—$1.90B$1.79B$1.80B—
EPS (diluted)$4.93$4.58$4.50—$4.28$4.02$4.04—

Balance sheet (quarterly)

MetricMay 2026Feb 2026Nov 2025Aug 2025May 2025Feb 2025Nov 2024Sep 2024
Cash & equivalents$18.95B$17.38B$16.22B$14.16B$13.84B$12.36B$10.91B$9.91B
Inventory$19.42B$18.99B$21.14B$18.12B$18.61B$18.75B$20.98B$18.65B
Total current assets$45.18B$43.13B$43.41B$38.38B$38.15B$36.90B$37.52B$34.25B
Total assets$86.43B$83.64B$82.79B$77.10B$75.48B$73.22B$73.39B$69.83B
Long-term debt$5.67B$5.69B$5.67B$5.71B$5.72B$5.75B$5.75B$5.79B
Total liabilities$52.92B$51.55B$52.49B$47.94B$48.36B$47.65B$48.94B$46.21B
Total equity$33.51B$32.09B$30.30B$29.16B$27.12B$25.58B$24.45B$23.62B

Implied volatility — last 90 days

19%32%45%58%71% Jun 07 — IV 29% · EM ±2.7%Jun 08 — IV 27% · EM ±2.2%Jun 09 — IV 28% · EM ±2.0%Jun 10 — IV 29% · EM ±1.7%Jun 11 — IV 27% · EM ±1.1%Jun 15 — IV 25% · EM ±1.8%Jun 16 — IV 26% · EM ±1.5%Jun 17 — IV 28% · EM ±1.2%Jun 19 — IV 22% · EM ±2.4%Jun 22 — IV 25% · EM ±2.1%Jun 23 — IV 27% · EM ±2.0%Jun 24 — IV 28% · EM ±1.6%Jun 25 — IV 27% · EM ±1.1%Jun 29 — IV 22% · EM ±5.2%Jun 30 — IV 22% · EM ±5.1%Jul 01 — IV 26% · EM ±1.1%Jul 03 — IV 23% · EM ±2.6%Jul 06 — IV 27% · EM ±2.3%Jul 07 — IV 27% · EM ±1.9%Jul 08 — IV 31% · EM ±1.8%Jul 09 — IV 27% · EM ±1.1%Jul 13 — IV 24% · EM ±2.0%Jul 14 — IV 24% · EM ±1.7%Jul 15 — IV 25% · EM ±1.5%Jul 16 — IV 25% · EM ±1.1%Jul 20 — IV 24% · EM ±2.0%Jul 21 — IV 23% · EM ±1.7%Jul 22 — IV 24% · EM ±1.4%Jul 23 — IV 25% · EM ±1.0%Jul 27 — IV 25% · EM ±2.1%Jul 28 — IV 25% · EM ±1.8%Jul 29 — IV 27% · EM ±1.6%Jul 30 — IV 27% · EM ±1.1%Aug 03 — IV 28% · EM ±2.3%Aug 04 — IV 30% · EM ±2.1%Aug 05 — IV 31% · EM ±1.8%Aug 06 — IV 26% · EM ±1.1%Aug 10 — IV 23% · EM ±1.9%Aug 11 — IV 22% · EM ±1.6%Aug 12 — IV 21% · EM ±1.2%Aug 13 — IV 23% · EM ±0.9%Aug 17 — IV 23% · EM ±1.9%Aug 18 — IV 25% · EM ±1.8%Aug 19 — IV 28% · EM ±1.6%Aug 20 — IV 27% · EM ±1.1%Aug 24 — IV 23% · EM ±1.9%Aug 25 — IV 21% · EM ±1.5%Aug 26 — IV 21% · EM ±1.3%Aug 27 — IV 23% · EM ±1.0%Aug 31 — IV 25% · EM ±5.2%Sep 01 — IV 26% · EM ±5.4%Sep 02 — IV 26% · EM ±5.1%Sep 03 — IV 25% · EM ±4.8%Sep 04 — IV 24% · EM ±4.6%Sep 07 — IV 26% · EM ±4.6%Sep 08 — IV 28% · EM ±4.8%Sep 09 — IV 28% · EM ±4.6%Sep 10 — IV 28% · EM ±4.5%Sep 11 — IV 26% · EM ±4.0%Sep 14 — IV 28% · EM ±3.9%Sep 15 — IV 31% · EM ±4.0%Sep 16 — IV 31% · EM ±3.9%Sep 17 — IV 30% · EM ±3.5%Sep 18 — IV 32% · EM ±3.5%Sep 21 — IV 39% · EM ±3.2%Sep 22 — IV 43% · EM ±3.1%Sep 23 — IV 57% · EM ±3.4%Sep 24 — IV 71% · EM ±3.0%Sep 28 — IV 20% · EM ±4.6%Sep 29 — IV 19% · EM ±4.5%Sep 30 — IV 22% · EM ±1.3%Oct 01 — IV 23% · EM ±1.0%Oct 06 — IV 21% · EM ±1.5%Oct 07 — IV 24% · EM ±1.4%Oct 08 — IV 20% · EM ±0.8%

Sector peers

TGT
Target Corporation
$75.4B $158.11+2.7%
DG
Dollar General Corporation
$29.0B $139.11+3.7%
DLTR
Dollar Tree, Inc.
$22.3B $131.04+4.9%
BURL
Burlington Stores, Inc.
$16.2B $252.62-2.4%
FIVE
Five Below, Inc.
$13.3B $225.87+0.9%
BJ
BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc.
$11.8B $106.63+4.2%

COST earnings FAQ

What is COST's expected move for earnings?

Options currently price a move of about ±0.8%, or $8.57 per share either way from $1,018.21.

How does COST stock usually react to earnings?

Across the last 2 reports the average next-day move was ±0.6%, up 0 times and down 2 times.

What is COST's implied volatility?

COST's at-the-money implied volatility is about 20% based on the latest options snapshot.

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