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Costco Wholesale (COST)

(Delayed Data from NSDQ)

$980.98 USD

980.98
2,188,667

+3.53 (0.36%)

Updated Aug 8, 2025 04:00 PM ET

After-Market: $982.24 +1.26 (0.13%) 7:58 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 32% (166 out of 244)

Industry: Retail - Discount Stores

Zacks News

Zacks Equity Research

Costco's (COST) Comparable Sales Display Strength in September

Costco's (COST) distinctive membership business model and pricing power set it apart from traditional players. Comparable sales for the retail month of September rise 4.5%.

Zacks Equity Research

Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST) Is a Trending Stock: Facts to Know Before Betting on It

Recently, Zacks.com users have been paying close attention to Costco (COST). This makes it worthwhile to examine what the stock has in store.

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BJ's Wholesale (BJ) Widens Spectrum on Operational Efforts

BJ's Wholesale Club's (BJ) growth strategies, better price management, decent membership trends and digitization are likely to keep supporting comparable sales trends.

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Why This 1 Momentum Stock Could Be a Great Addition to Your Portfolio

The Zacks Style Scores offers investors a way to easily find top-rated stocks based on their investing style. Here's why you should take advantage.

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Company News for Sep 28, 2023

Companies In The News Are: COST, AIR, MLKN, PAYX.

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Here's Why Costco (COST) is a Strong Growth Stock

Whether you're a value, growth, or momentum investor, finding strong stocks becomes easier with the Zacks Style Scores, a top feature of the Zacks Premium research service.

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Costco's (COST) Q4 Earnings Top, Comparable Sales Up 1.1%

Costco (COST) registers a comparable sales increase of 1.1% in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2023. Meanwhile, comparable e-commerce sales decrease 0.8% in the quarter.

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Costco (COST) Q4 Earnings: Taking a Look at Key Metrics Versus Estimates

Although the revenue and EPS for Costco (COST) give a sense of how its business performed in the quarter ended August 2023, it might be worth considering how some key metrics compare with Wall Street estimates and the year-ago numbers.

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Case-Shiller Up, Home Sales & Consumer Confidence Down

While home prices were up but new sales down, consumer confidence took a hit and so did Costco (COST) after beating on both top and bottom lines.

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Costco (COST) Q4 Earnings and Revenues Top Estimates

Costco (COST) delivered earnings and revenue surprises of 3.18% and 0.48%, respectively, for the quarter ended August 2023. Do the numbers hold clues to what lies ahead for the stock?

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Costco (COST) Set to Report Q4 Earnings: A Peek Into Comps

Costco's (COST) fourth-quarter results are likely to benefit from the company's customer-centric approach, pricing strategies, merchandise initiatives and emphasis on memberships.

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FedEx, Adobe, Nike and Costco are part of Zacks Earnings Preview

FedEx, Adobe, Nike and Costco are highlights of the Zacks Earnings Preview article.

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3 Quarterly Releases to Watch Next Week

So far, we've had a few S&P 500 companies reveal quarterly results, but the sample size is too small to draw any conclusions from.

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Analyzing the Fed & Current Earnings Expectations

We see the seemingly hawkish Fed posture as nothing more than an insurance policy that will come in handy should the recent favorable momentum on the inflation front start stalling.

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Costco (COST) Stock Moves -0.09%: What You Should Know

In the latest trading session, Costco (COST) closed at $563.83, marking a -0.09% move from the previous day.

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Costco (COST) Lined Up for Q4 Earnings: What's in the Offing?

Costco's (COST) fourth-quarter results are likely to benefit from its customer-centric approach, pricing strategies, merchandise initiatives and emphasis on memberships.

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Costco (COST) Reports Next Week: Wall Street Expects Earnings Growth

Costco (COST) doesn't possess 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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The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights Walmart, The Home Depot and Costco Wholesale

Walmart, The Home Depot and Costco Wholesale are included in this Analyst Blog.

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3 Blue-Chip Retail Stocks Paving Your Investment Roadmap

Industry stalwarts such as Walmart (WMT), Home Depot (HD) and Costco (COST) possess a winning combination of established market positions, strong brand recognition and loyal customer bases.

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Investors Heavily Search Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST): Here is What You Need to Know

Zacks.com users have recently been watching Costco (COST) quite a bit. Thus, it is worth knowing the facts that could determine the stock's prospects.

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The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights Costco Wholesale, Equinor, Lam Research, Synopsys and PPG Industries

Costco Wholesale, Equinor, Lam Research, Synopsys and PPG Industries are included in this Analyst Blog.

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Top Research Reports for Costco Wholesale, Equinor & Lam Research

Today's Research Daily features new research reports on 16 major stocks, including Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST), Equinor ASA (EQNR) and Lam Research Corporation (LRCX).

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

Costco (COST) closed the most recent trading day at $558.79, making no change from the previous trading session.

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Costco (COST) Stock Offers Enough Reasons to Stay Invested

A customer-centric approach, strategic pricing, merchandise initiatives and an emphasis on memberships help Costco (COST) post consistent sales growth.

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

Costco (COST) closed at $546.69 in the latest trading session, marking a +0.36% move from the prior day.