Nasdaq· Retail-Variety Stores· Inc. WA· CIK 0000909832

COST

COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP /NEW
$910.97 ▼ -0.43%
Prev close $914.94
Market cap$410.0B
ConsensusBuy
12-mo target$1,057.94 (+16.1%)
▲ Bullish
Analyst conviction 7/10
Insider Selling Cluster (2 insiders)40 New Institutional Positions10 Institutional ExitsCongressional Activity (2) Consumer & Retail
Snapshot
The big-picture read on COST right now — valuation, ownership and activity at a glance.
Market Cap
$410.0B
Cap Size
Mega Cap
Analyst Consensus
Buy (65%)
Inst. Holders
50 funds
Inst. Value
$220.4B
Inst. Activity
40 buys / 10 sells
Insider Activity
$0.00 buy / $5.0M sell
Insider Net $
-$5.0M
Social Sentiment
64° Warm
SEC Reports
20
Press Releases
1
Congressional
4 trades
Price chart 30d -1.9%
Daily candles (open–high–low–close) with volume. Green = up day, red = down day.
Vol
Recent activity
The latest filings, insider trades, analyst actions, press and options flow — newest first.
Sep 29, 2026 Insider
Adamo Claudine sold 2,200 shares
Executive Vice President @ $915.93 ($2.0M)
Sep 29, 2026 Insider
Frates Caton sold 800.638 shares
Sr. Executive Vice President @ $915.93 ($733.3K)
Sep 29, 2026 Event
Rodriguez v. Costco Wholesale Corporation
Court ruling (cand) — Docket: 4:26-cv-10024
Sep 24, 2026 earnings
Costco Wholesale Corporation Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2026 Operating Results
ISSAQUAH, Wash., Sept. 24, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Costco Wholesale Corporation (“Costco” or the “C
Sep 10, 2026 Insider
Klauer James C was granted 4,129 shares
Executive Vice President
Sep 8, 2026 SEC
Freedom Broker double upgrade: Hold → Buy
ANALYST-UPGRADE — Impact 4/10
Aug 26, 2026 SEC
A federal court granted a stipulated remand of a single-plaintiff case against Costco back to Alameda County Superior Co
COURT-RULING — Impact 1/10
Aug 21, 2026 SEC
The Fourth Circuit affirmed a district court judgment in favor of Costco in a personal injury negligence lawsuit. A cust
COURT-RULING — Impact 1/10
Analyst ratings buy % +4.8%
How Wall Street rates the stock today, and the latest firm-by-firm actions.
Buy 65% rate it Buy or better · 46 analysts
Strong Buy 13 28% Buy 17 37% Hold 15 33% Sell 1 2% Strong Sell 0 0%
Recent analyst actions
DateFirmActionRatingFirm rating
Sep 28, 2026Deutsche BankMAINTAINBuy 58%
Sep 28, 2026Argus ResearchREITERATEBuy 54%
Sep 25, 2026Freedom BrokerMAINTAINBuy 66%
Sep 25, 2026Raymond JamesMAINTAINOutperform 54%
Sep 25, 2026Roth CapitalREITERATESell 56%
Sep 25, 2026JP MorganMAINTAINOverweight 55%
Sep 25, 2026Truist SecuritiesMAINTAINHold 55%
Sep 25, 2026DA DavidsonMAINTAINNeutral 53%
Sep 25, 2026RBC CapitalREITERATESector Perform 55%
Sep 25, 2026Wells FargoMAINTAINEqual-Weight 54%
Monthly consensus history
PeriodStr. BuyBuyHoldSellStr. SellBuy %Distribution
Sep 1, 20261317151065%
Aug 1, 20261317151065%
Jul 1, 20261317141067%
Jun 1, 20261317131068%
May 1, 20261317131068%
Apr 1, 20261317131068%
Mar 1, 20261317131068%
Feb 1, 20261317131068%
Price targets
Where 35 covering analysts think COST trades over the next 12 months.
$1,057.94 +16.1% upside Buy
Current$910.98 Low$770.00 Median$1,065.00 High$1,315.00 35 analysts
$770.00$1,315.00
Analyst rating Buy· 1.9/5 as of Oct 2, 2026
Social media sentiment mood +7.1%
Retail-investor mood aggregated across social media. 0° = very bearish, 100° = very bullish.
64°
Warm
BearishNeutralBullish
32 mentions 16 bullish 6 bearish 10 neutral
Recent posts
Reports & filings
AI-scored summaries of recent SEC filings and press releases, with sentiment and impact.
20 SEC filing reports analyzed · 2 bullish, 0 bearish, 0 mixed, 18 neutral · avg impact 1.7/10.Plus 1 press releases.
Upcoming & catalyst events
Scheduled dates plus disclosed catalysts — earnings, dividends, enforcement, FDA and clinical-trial events. Colored dot = impact.
Sep 29, 2026
Enforcement
Rodriguez v. Costco Wholesale Corporation
Court ruling (cand) — Docket: 4:26-cv-10024
Sep 24, 2026
earnings
Costco Wholesale Corporation Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2026 Operating Results
ISSAQUAH, Wash., Sept. 24, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Costco Wholesale Corporation (“Costco” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: COST) today announced its operat
Sep 24, 2026
earnings_calendar
COST Q4 2026 Earnings After Market Close — 2026-09-24
Sep 24, 2026
Enforcement
George v. Costco Wholesale Corp.
Court ruling (cand) — Docket: 3:26-cv-02369
Sep 23, 2026
Enforcement
Tipping v. Costco Wholesale Corporation
Court ruling (utd) — Docket: 2:25-cv-01144
Earnings estimates
Forecast earnings per share and revenue by period — and whether estimates are rising.
PeriodEPS Est.RangeGrowth30d RevUp/DnRevenue#
Current Q$4.90$4.72–$5.348.9%+0.7%2↑ 1↓$74.0B23
Next Q$5.12$4.97–$5.3211.7%+0.3%2↑ 1↓$76.5B23
Current FY$22.78$22.10–$23.889.8%+0.3%7↑ 3↓$328.5B31
Next FY$24.96$23.30–$25.679.6%-0.0%5↑ 2↓$352.9B29
Current-quarter EPS estimate — revision history
WhenEPS estimateChange vs now
Current$4.902—
7d ago$4.857+0.045
30d ago$4.866+0.036
60d ago$4.861+0.041
90d ago$4.864+0.038
Institutional ownership
Which big funds own COST (from quarterly 13F filings) and who is adding or trimming.
50 institutional holders with $220.4B total value (234,201,176 shares) as of 2026-Q2. Top holders: BlackRock,, VANGUARD, STATE. Net buying activity: 40 institutions added/increased vs 10 reduced.
Top holders — 2026-Q2
FundSharesValue% TrackedLast move
BlackRock, Inc.34,202,834$32.0B14.5%—
VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC28,976,605$27.1B12.3%—
STATE STREET CORP18,384,951$17.2B7.8%—
Invesco Ltd.13,989,137$13.1B5.9%—
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC10,627,472$9.9B4.5%—
VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC10,402,555$9.7B4.4%—
MORGAN STANLEY10,220,437$9.6B4.3%—
BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/7,249,774$6.8B3.1%—
NORGES BANK6,474,767$6.1B2.7%NEW
FMR LLC6,163,541$5.8B2.6%—
Recent position changes
FundActionPrevCurrentChangeValue
NORGES BANKNEW—6,474,767—$6.1B
MARSHALL WACE, LLPDOUBLED263,7411,174,466+345.3%$1.1B
CITIGROUP INCADD605,071873,116+44.3%$816.8M
BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETSADD553,311692,107+25.1%$647.4M
Assenagon Asset Management S.A.ADD509,685670,304+31.5%$627.0M
VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLCTRIM688,005413,614-39.9%$386.9M
MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLCDOUBLED136,538380,749+178.9%$356.2M
SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLPDOUBLED148,141361,307+143.9%$338.0M
Pictet Asset Management Holding SAADD234,706322,321+37.3%$301.5M
Allianz Asset Management GmbHADD215,623310,809+44.1%$290.8M
Insider activity
Buying and selling by company executives and directors (SEC Form 4).
11 insiders, 22 transactions. Net -$5.0M — $0.00 bought, $5.0M sold.
DateInsiderTitleTypeSharesPriceValue
Sep 29, 2026Adamo ClaudineExecutive Vice PresidentSELL2,200$915.93$2.0M
Sep 29, 2026Frates CatonSr. Executive Vice PresidentSELL800.638$915.93$733.3K
Sep 10, 2026Klauer James CExecutive Vice PresidentAWARD4,129——
Sep 10, 2026Klauer James CExecutive Vice PresidentTAX W/H936.115$902.38$844.7K
Sep 10, 2026Rubanenko YoramExecutive Vice PresidentAWARD4,129——
Sep 10, 2026Rubanenko YoramExecutive Vice PresidentTAX W/H1,695.952$902.38$1.5M
Sep 10, 2026Jones Teresa A.Executive Vice PresidentTAX W/H1,458.535$902.38$1.3M
Sep 10, 2026Adamo ClaudineExecutive Vice PresidentTAX W/H916.685$902.38$827.2K
Sep 10, 2026Adamo ClaudineExecutive Vice PresidentAWARD4,129——
Sep 10, 2026Riel PierreExecutive Vice PresidentTAX W/H1,561.66$902.38$1.4M
Congressional trades
COST trades disclosed by members of Congress, with disclosure delay.
4 members · 3 buys / 1 sells
DateMemberPartyChamberTypeAmountAssetDisclosed
Jul 30, 2026Rich McCormickRHOUSESELL$1,001 - $15,000Costco Wholesale CorpAug 17, 2026(19d)
Jul 10, 2026Dan NewhouseRHOUSEBUY$1,001 - $15,000Costco Wholesale CorpJul 20, 2026(11d)
Jan 30, 2026Gilbert CisnerosDHOUSEBUY$1,001 - $15,000Costco Wholesale CorpFeb 16, 2026(18d)
Dec 29, 2025Markwayne MullinRSENATEBUY$15,001 - $50,000Costco Wholesale CorpJan 16, 2026(19d)
Short interest & halts
FINRA semi-monthly short positions, Reg SHO threshold status, and recent trading halts for COST.
Shares short
7,360,574
Settlement Sep 15, 2026
Change vs prior
-2.9%
Semi-monthly cycle
Days to cover
3.7
At avg daily volume
Of shares outstanding
≈1.7%
Estimate — not % of float
All COST filing & press-release reports (27)