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Costco Wholesale (COST)

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$987.89 USD

987.89
809,432

+6.91 (0.70%)

Updated Aug 11, 2025 02:08 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

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The Start of Q3 Earnings Season

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Costco (COST) Earnings Expected to Grow: What to Know Ahead of Next Week's Release

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

In the latest trading session, Costco (COST) closed at $460.73, marking a +0.51% move from the previous day.

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Kroger (KR) Launches Delivery Now Tool to Lure Customers

Kroger (KR) expands its relationship with Instacart to offer quick and convenient delivery nationwide via Kroger Delivery Now service from its virtual convenience store.

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Retailers Prep for Early Holiday Shopping Amid Supply Chain Woes

Challenges might persist but retailers are finding innovative ways to make the most of the holiday shopping season.

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Walmart's (WMT) Sam's Club Takes Minimum Wage Up to $15

Amid a tough labor market, Walmart's (WMT) Sam's Club is increasing its minimum wage to $15 per hour, per media sources.

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Best Buy (BBY) Gains Sheen on Strong Demand, Online Sales

Best Buy (BBY) strives to meet rising demand for technology products and services through robust omni-channel offerings and efforts to boost assortments.

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Markets Filling In Last Week's Gaps

Market indexes are taking the opportunity to fill in the holes left from last week's sell-off.

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Signet (SIG) Shines on Inspiring Brilliance Plan, Online Wing

Signet (SIG) is gaining from efforts to boost digital capabilities as well as initiatives under the Inspiring Brilliance strategy.

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Costco (COST) Continues to Impress Investors With Sales Numbers

Costco's (COST) better price management, decent membership trends and increasing penetration of the e-commerce business have been contributing to its upbeat performance.

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Top 5 High-Flying Low-Beta Stocks for a Volatile September

We have narrowed down our search to five large-cap low-beta stocks that have provided double-digit returns in the past three months. These are: DHR, COST, CARR, MSI, and RSG.

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Oracle, FedEx, Nike, Costco and JPMorgan are part of Zacks Earnings Preview

Oracle, FedEx, Nike, Costco and JPMorgan are part of Zacks Earnings Preview

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Delta and the Q3 Earnings Season

The ongoing resurge in Covid infections has started weighing on near-term economic outlook, with estimates of Q3 GDP growth sharply coming down in recent days.

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Lowe's (LOW) Gains From Strength in Pro Business, Online Sales

Lowe's (LOW) is gaining from continued demand for home-improvement products. Growth in Pro business and solid omni-channel offerings are driving its performance.

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Kroger (KR) Beats on Q2 Earnings & Sales, Raises FY21 View

Kroger (KR) reports better-than-expected second-quarter fiscal 2021 results. The quarter reflects significant investments to enhance product freshness and quality, and expand digital capabilities.

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How Investors Can Grab Better Returns for Retail and Wholesale Using the Zacks ESP Screener

The Zacks Earnings ESP is a great way to find potential earnings surprises. Why investors should take advantage now.

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

In the latest trading session, Costco (COST) closed at $465.94, marking a +0.05% move from the previous day.

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GameStop's (GME) Q2 Loss Wider Than Estimates, Sales Rise

GameStop's (GME) top line improves during the second quarter, while the bottom line lacks sheen. The company did not provide an outlook.

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4 Stocks to Buy on a Booming Online Grocery Market

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Casey's (CASY) Q1 Earnings Surpass Estimates, Revenues Up Y/Y

Casey's (CASY) first-quarter results reflect increased penetration of private label products and improved guest traffic. Revenues rose 51.2% year over year.

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Canadian Imperial (CM) to Run Costco's Card Business in Canada

Canadian Imperial (CM) will become the sole credit card issuer at Costco's stores in Canada as the membership-only retail chain winds up a previous accord with Capital One Financial.

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Kroger (KR) Lined Up for Q2 Earnings: Factors Worth Noting

Kroger's (KR) second-quarter results are likely to reflect efforts undertaken to strengthen position not only with respect to products but also in terms of the way consumers prefer shopping.

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Zumiez (ZUMZ) Queued Up for Q2 Earnings: What's in the Cards?

Zumiez (ZUMZ) second-quarter fiscal 2021 earnings results might show the ill impacts of higher costs including SG&A. Nonetheless, its omni-channel capabilities look good.

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Has Costco Wholesale (COST) Outpaced Other Retail-Wholesale Stocks This Year?

Is (COST) Outperforming Other Retail-Wholesale Stocks This Year?