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Costco Wholesale (COST)

(Delayed Data from NSDQ)

$968.56 USD

968.56
2,740,520

+24.93 (2.64%)

Updated Aug 6, 2025 04:00 PM ET

After-Market: $969.30 +0.74 (0.08%) 5:24 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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Top 32% (79 out of 246)

Industry: Retail - Discount Stores

Zacks News

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Costco (COST) Looks Sound on Robust Comps, Growth Endeavors

We believe that Costco (COST) continues to be one of the dominant retail wholesalers based on the breadth and quality of merchandise offered.

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    L Brands Comps Up in December, Stock Down on Soft Q4 View

    L Brands (LB) expects earnings per share for the fourth quarter to be nearly $2, in comparison with previous guided range of $1.95 to $2.10.

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      Zumiez (ZUMZ) Up on Robust December Comps & Upbeat View

      Zumiez (ZUMZ) maintained its solid comps growth trend for 10th straight month. The company has robust merchandise strategies and solid e-commerce platform.

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        Costco Exits 2017 With Stellar Comps Performance in December

        Costco (COST) strategy to sell products at heavily discounted prices has helped it to remain on growth track.

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          Will Office Depot's Initiatives Suffice to Revive the Stock?

          Office Depot (ODP) has undertaken a strategic review of business operating model, growth prospects and cost structure to bring itself back on growth trajectory.

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            Can Burlington Stores Replicate '17 Performance in 2018?

            Burlington Stores has made multiple changes to business model to adapt to the ongoing changes in the industry.

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              Company News For Dec 18, 2017

              Companies In The News are: ADBE,COST,ORCL,GBT

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                Stock Market News For Dec 15, 2017

                Markets finished lower on Thursday after Senator Marco Rubio stated that he would vote against the Republican Tax Bill if child tax credit is not increased sufficiently.

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                  Grocery Gunfight: Can Incumbents Fend Off Amazon?

                  In the current scenario, failure to offer same-day store to home delivery could mean curtains for nearly every retailer.

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                    Costco's (COST) Sturdy Online Sales Aid Q1 Earnings Beat

                    Costco (COST) commenced fiscal 2018 on an upbeat note backed by growth strategies and sturdy e-commerce sales

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                      Costco (COST) Posts Q1 Earnings Beat, E-commerce Sales Up 43.5%

                      Costco Wholesale Corp. (COST) just released its first-quarter fiscal 2018 results, posting earnings, $1.45 per share and revenues of $31.8 billion.

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                        The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Facebook, UPS, PepsiCo, Costco and NextEra

                        The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Facebook, UPS, PepsiCo, Costco and NextEra

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                          Will NIKE (NKE) Crush Near-Term Hurdles to Beat Q2 Earnings?

                          We expect NIKE Inc. (NKE) to beat expectations when it reports second-quarter fiscal 2018 results on Dec 21. NIKE's robust growth and innovation efforts have been reflected in its robust earnings surprise trend.

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                            Will Bed Bath & Beyond (BBBY) Disappoint in Q3 Earnings?

                            Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. (BBBY) is slated to release third-quarter fiscal 2017 results on Dec 20. The company has been lately grappling with soft traffic trends and weak margins.

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                              Bartosiak: Trading Costco's (COST) Earnings with Options

                              David Bartosiak went over Costco's upcoming earnings announcement, and he gave us some ideas on how to play the options market.

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                                Costco and Oracle are part of Zacks Earnings Preview

                                Costco and Oracle are part of Zacks Earnings Preview

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                                  Oracle (ORCL) Gears Up for Q2 Earnings: What's in Store?

                                  Oracle Corporation's (ORCL) Q2 results to benefit from momentum in its Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) and Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) offerings.

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                                    Sturdy Comps Performance to Aid Costco's (COST) Q1 Earnings

                                    We are encouraged by Costco's (COST) expansion strategy, as it remains committed to opening new clubs and expanding e-commerce capabilities.

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                                      Earnings Boost from the Tax Legislation

                                      Preliminary estimates suggest a material earnings boost due to the new tax legislation.

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                                        Costco's Solid November Comps Heralds Blissful Holidays

                                        Amid a tough retail landscape Costco (COST) continued with its solid comparable-store sales (comps) trend in the month of November as well.

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                                          RH to Report Q3 Earnings: Will the Stock Surprise Investors?

                                          RH's (R) efforts toward redesigning its supply chain network, rationalizing product offerings and the Waterworks acquisition will help post better numbers in Q3.

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                                            Costco Looks Disciplined on Solid Comps, Growth Strategies

                                            A differentiated product range enables Costco (COST) to provide an upscale shopping experience for its members, thereby resulting in market share gains and higher sales per square foot.

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                                              Regency Buys Land in Raleigh, Announces Midtown East Project

                                              Regency Centers' (REG) Midtown East project in Raleigh, NC, likely to grab much attention and enjoy solid footfall for having easy accessibility to North Raleigh, Midtown, and Downtown.

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                                                Costco (COST) Continues its Solid Comps Trend in October

                                                Amid a tough retail landscape Costco (COST) continued with its solid comparable-store sales trend. We are encouraged by Costco's expansion strategy, as it remains committed to opening new clubs and expanding e-commerce capabilities.

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                                                  L Brands (LB) Back on Track, October Comparable Sales Up 2%

                                                  Following, robust October sales number the company updated third-quarter earnings guidance. The company expects comps to be flat in November.