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Costco Wholesale (COST)

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$982.14 USD

982.14
1,017,747

+4.69 (0.48%)

Updated Aug 8, 2025 01:00 PM ET

Zacks Rank:

This is our short term rating system that serves as a timeliness indicator for stocks over the next 1 to 3 months. How good is it? See rankings and related performance below.

Zacks Rank Definition Annualized Return
1Strong Buy23.75%
2Buy17.82%
3Hold9.58%
4Sell5.28%
5Strong Sell2.61%
S&P50011.30%

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3-Hold of 5     3    

Style Scores:

The Style Scores are a complementary set of indicators to use alongside the Zacks Rank. It allows the user to better focus on the stocks that are the best fit for his or her personal trading style.

The scores are based on the trading styles of Value, Growth, and Momentum. There's also a VGM Score ('V' for Value, 'G' for Growth and 'M' for Momentum), which combines the weighted average of the individual style scores into one score.

  • Value Score A
  • Growth Score A
  • Momentum Score A
  • VGM Score A

Within each Score, stocks are graded into five groups: A, B, C, D and F. As you might remember from your school days, an A, is better than a B; a B is better than a C; a C is better than a D; and a D is better than an F.

As an investor, you want to buy stocks with the highest probability of success. That means you want to buy stocks with a Zacks Rank #1 or #2, Strong Buy or Buy, which also has a Score of an A or a B in your personal trading style.

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D Value A Growth D Momentum C VGM

Industry Rank:

The Zacks Industry Rank assigns a rating to each of the 265 X (Expanded) Industries based on their average Zacks Rank.

An industry with a larger percentage of Zacks Rank #1's and #2's will have a better average Zacks Rank than one with a larger percentage of Zacks Rank #4's and #5's.

The industry with the best average Zacks Rank would be considered the top industry (1 out of 265), which would place it in the top 1% of Zacks Ranked Industries. The industry with the worst average Zacks Rank (265 out of 265) would place in the bottom 1%.

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Bottom 35% (158 out of 244)

Industry: Retail - Discount Stores

Zacks News

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Costco, Lennar, Pepsi, JPMorgan and Micron are part of Zacks Earnings Preview

Costco, Lennar, Pepsi, JPMorgan and Micron are part of Zacks Earnings Preview

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Weak Start to the Q3 2019 Earnings Season

It is premature to draw any firm conclusions from the Q3 2019 results that have come out already, but we are off to a weak start, particularly on the revenues front...

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Costco (COST) Earnings Expected to Grow: Should You Buy?

Costco (COST) possesses the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely earnings beat in its upcoming report. Get prepared with the key expectations.

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Costco (COST) Gains But Lags Market: What You Should Know

In the latest trading session, Costco (COST) closed at $288.51, marking a +0.21% move from the previous day.

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Factors Likely to Influence Stitch Fix (SFIX) Earnings in Q4

Although solid performance in men's category and better margins are likely to contribute to Stitch Fix's (SFIX) Q4 results, high costs remains a matter of concern.

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Will Soft Margins Mar Bed Bath & Beyond's (BBBY) Q2 Earnings?

Bed Bath & Beyond (BBBY) grapples with margin woes for a while now due to higher costs. This might hurt its bottom-line performance in second-quarter fiscal 2019.

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Assessing Retail Standout Costco (COST) Stock Ahead of Q4 Earnings

Let's dive into COST stock with Costco set to report its fourth-quarter fiscal 2019 financial results on October 3...

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Costco (COST) Stock Moves -1.57%: What You Should Know

In the latest trading session, Costco (COST) closed at $287.83, marking a -1.57% move from the previous day.

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Things You Must Know Prior to Rite Aid's (RAD) Q2 Earnings

Rite Aid (RAD) gains from increased immunizations and clinical pharmacy services, which are likely to continue. Decline in prescription reimbursement rates is a headwind.

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TGT or COST: Which Is the Better Value Stock Right Now?

TGT vs. COST: Which Stock Is the Better Value Option?

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Things You Must Know Before NIKE's (NKE) Q1 Earnings Results

NIKE's (NKE) Consumer Direct Offense as well as international and NIKE Direct businesses position it to beat estimates in first-quarter fiscal 2020. But higher costs and currency may be spoilsports.

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Costco (COST) Stock Sinks As Market Gains: What You Should Know

In the latest trading session, Costco (COST) closed at $289.89, marking a -0.28% move from the previous day.

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Target (TGT) Gears Up for Holiday Season, Unveils Hiring Plan

Target (TGT) intends to hire more than 130,000 seasonal workers to provide customers a great shopping experience.

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Dollar Tree (DLTR) Displays Solid 1-Year Run, Up More Than 20%

Dollar Tree's (DLTR) initiatives like restructuring, expansion and store-optimization efforts place it well for long-term growth. The Dollar Tree Plus! test should bolster its growth in the future.

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Factors Likely to Shape Radiant Logistics' (RLGT) Q4 Earnings

Higher revenues from the U.S. segment are likely to boost Radiant Logistics' (RLGT) fourth-quarter fiscal 2019 results.

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Target to Better Serve Customers Via New Loyalty Program

Target (TGT) will launch a new loyalty program namely Target Circle on Oct 6. This move bodes well for the upcoming holiday season as customers can avail a more convenient and customized shopping experience.

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Factors Likely to Influence Kroger's (KR) Earnings in Q2

Kroger (KR) is making investments to expand grocery offerings and e-commerce presence. However, incremental investments may keep margins under pressure during the second quarter.

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Costco's (COST) Impressive Comps Run Continues in August

Costco (COST) continues to be one of the dominant warehouse retailers based on the breadth and quality of merchandise offered.

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Retailers Stepping Up Delivery Plans: Is Amazon in Trouble?

Fast delivery service initiatives by retailers like Amazon (AMZN), Walmart, Target and Costco are intensifying the e-commerce battle.

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Costco (COST) Gains But Lags Market: What You Should Know

Costco (COST) closed the most recent trading day at $296.89, moving +0.26% from the previous trading session.

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Dollar General (DG) Displays Solid Run, Adds 20% in 3 Months

In spite of a tough retail landscape, Dollar General (DG) has been thriving, when many other traditional operators are finding it difficult to cope.

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Factors Influencing John Wiley & Sons' (JW.A) Q1 Earnings

Although restructuring actions and dismal publishing unit act as deterrents, John Wiley's (JW. A) fiscal Q1 results are likely to gain from robust sales in other segments and transformation efforts.

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Will Costco (COST) Beat Estimates Again in Its Next Earnings Report?

Costco (COST) has an impressive earnings surprise history and currently possesses the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely beat in its next quarterly report.

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Can Carter's (CRI) Efforts Boost Stock Amid Margin Woes?

Carter's (CRI) witnesses soft gross margin for some time now. Nevertheless, its omni-channel efforts including expansion of e-commerce business are encouraging.

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Factors You Need to Know Ahead of Casey's (CASY) Q1 Earnings

Casey's (CASY) remains on track with its value creation plan. The company's price and product optimization strategy, and cost containment efforts will help augment the bottom line in the first quarter of fiscal 2020.