COST Costco Wholesale Corporation

bullish track record → $1003.69 +0.76 (+0.1%)

Mkt Cap $456B P/E 53.5 fwd 45.6 52wk $844.06 - $1096.50 Earnings beating 5d ago

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Material Events (8-K)

8-K

Approval of Fiscal 2026 Executive Bonus Plan Up to $1.12 million for CEO, up to $371,200 for other execut…

Filed 2025-10-20 · Chief Executive Officer (unnamed), Executive officers other than the Chief Executive Officer

8-K

Departure and Appointment

Filed 2025-08-07 · Russ Miller, Caton Frates

8-K

Departure and Appointment Annual base salary $340,000; Cash bonus $100,000 prorated; R…

Filed 2025-06-11 · Dan Hines, Senior Vice President, Corporate Controller, Principal Accounting Officer, Tiffany Barbre, Senior Vice President, Corporate Controller, Principal Accounting Officer

Factor divergence: DIVERGENCE: analyst_revisions bullish vs price_momentum, options_sentiment bearish

Est. revisions: +0.5% (11 up, 3 down in 30d)

Backed by structured data (insider trades, analyst ratings, or filings)

Factor Model (net +0.7)

Factor Model

net +0.7 3.5 / 10

Est. Revisions

+0.0

Insider Activity

+0.0

Momentum

-0.3

Analyst Rev.

+0.8

Narrative Gap

+0.0

Costco posts 7.4% Q2 sales, steady growth

Watch: Monitor upcoming earnings for confirmation of sustained consumer demand and membership growth amid inflation.

Costco posted 7.4% same-store sales growth in Q2 2026, accelerating from 5.9% in fiscal 2025, supported by 82.1 million paid members with an 89.7% renewal rate. The stock's expected implied volatility around earnings is low at 3.7%, signaling limited price swings post-release. Shares deliver a 15,000% total return over 30 years but trade at a premium 53.5 P/E ratio, 62% above Nvidia's multiple. UBS maintains a Buy rating on Costco.

Costco's accelerating sales and high membership retention reinforce its revenue momentum and justify its premium valuation as a stable long-term growth play.

Evidence

Updated Thursday Costco Stock Has Been a Beneficiary of High Gas Prices. Trump Was Buying COST Too. yahoo-finance

5d ago Option Volatility And Earnings Report For May 25-29 yahoo-finance

5d ago Could Investing $10,000 in Costco Make You a Millionaire? yahoo-finance

7d ago Costco Stock Split Rumors Explode as COST Smashes $1,000 Milestone Again yahoo-finance

8d ago Top 4 S&P 500 Stocks To Watch Next Week: CRM, MRVL, COST, DELL benzinga

9d ago Jim Cramer Says He Prefers Costco Over BJ’s for the Long Run yahoo-finance

11d ago UBS main COST: Buy → Buy

12d ago weird piling into COST and CRWD reddit-stocks

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12d ago Oppenheimer main COST: Outperform → Outperform

21d ago Costco Posts Strong April Sales Growth, Digital Sales Rise Nearly 19%

26d ago What Dividend Investors Need to Know About Costco

27d ago Mizuho Boosts Price Target for Costco (COST) Amid Strong Sales Momentum

30d ago Costco vs. Walmart Stock: What's the Better Consumer Staples Buy?

38d ago Costco Wholesale Corporation's Compensation Committee approved the fiscal 2026 e

38d ago Russ Miller, Senior Executive Vice President, COO - U.S. and Mexico Operations a

Fundamentals & Data ▾

Costco Wholesale Corporation Consumer Defensive · Discount Stores

Mkt Cap

$456B

P/E

53.5 fwd 45.6

Beta

0.91

Div Yield

57.00%

52w Range

$844.06 - $1096.50

Short Interest

6.7M 1.52%

Days to Cover

3.7 +7%

Technicals downtrend

vs 20d MA

-2.3%

vs 50d MA

-0.4%

from 52w Hi

-8.3%

Vol (20d)

24%

1w return

-8.3%

1m return

+0.7%

3m return

+0.9%

Vol ratio

1.1x

Insiders

selling 0B / 7S

Analysts

mixed

Earnings

beating 4B / 0M

EPS Estimate

$4.92 +0.5% 30d 11up / 3dn

Est. Dispersion

11% 30 analysts

Analyst Target

$1077 $650 - $1315

Options P/C

0.94

Fund Convergence

strong Citadel, Two Sigma, D.E. Shaw, Bridgewater, Renaissance

Financials

Revenue

$69.6B +9% YoY

FCF

$1.7B

Gross Margin

13%

Op Margin

Momentum: accelerating

Top Holders

Citadel $3.2B

Two Sigma $288M

D.E. Shaw $131M

Bridgewater $26M

Renaissance $19M

Recent Filings & Data

material event 3

Costco Wholesale Corporation's Compensation Committee approved the fiscal 2026 executive bonus plan. Bonuses for executive officers (excluding the CEO) can reach up to $371,200 based on sales, pre-tax income, and environmental/social performance. The CEO can earn up to $1.12 million under the same criteria. The bonus structure includes targets with payouts ranging from 0 to 120% of base amounts, plus additional environmental/social performance bonuses. SEC↗

Russ Miller, Senior Executive Vice President, COO - U.S. and Mexico Operations at Costco, announced retirement effective February 2026. Caton Frates, Executive Vice President, COO Southwest Division, will be appointed Senior Executive Vice President, Warehouse Operations - U.S. and Mexico, effective February 2026. SEC↗

Dan Hines, Senior Vice President, Corporate Controller, and Principal Accounting Officer of Costco, will retire on June 30, 2025, but remain a Senior Vice President until January 2026 after 35 years of service. Tiffany Barbre has been appointed as Senior Vice President, Corporate Controller, and Principal Accounting Officer, effective July 1, 2025. Ms. Barbre's compensation includes an annual base salary of $340,000, eligibility for a prorated $100,000 annual cash bonus for fiscal 2025, and eligibility for annual restricted stock unit grants with an estimated target value of $2 million for fiscal 2026. SEC↗

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