A share price of Costco Wholesale Corp [COST] is currently trading at $912.59, down -1.13%. Until recently, the best way to gauge how the stock has performed was to look at its short-term value. The COST shares have lost -0.32% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -2.54%, and not seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Costco Wholesale Corp [NASDAQ: COST] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on November 03, 2025, when Oppenheimer reiterated its Outperform rating and also revised its price target to $1050 from $1130. Previously, BTIG Research started tracking the stock with Buy rating on October 15, 2025, and set its price target to $1115. Erste Group downgraded its rating to a Hold. Mizuho initiated its recommendation with a Neutral and recommended $975 as its price target on April 11, 2025. Telsey Advisory Group reiterated an Outperform rating for this stock on December 05, 2024, and upped its price target to $1050. In a note dated October 22, 2024, Bernstein initiated an Outperform rating and provided a target price of $1016 on this stock.
Costco Wholesale Corp experienced fluctuations in its stock price throughout the past year between $871.71 and $1078.23. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $1043.64 within the next 12 months. Costco Wholesale Corp [NASDAQ: COST] shares were valued at $912.59 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 14.36% based on the average COST price forecast.
Analyzing the COST fundamentals
Trailing Twelve Months sales for Costco Wholesale Corp [NASDAQ:COST] were 275.24B which represents 8.10% growth. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.13% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.04%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.04%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.03%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.11, Equity is 0.3 and Total Capital is 0.26. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.28.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 905.97 points at the first support level, and at 899.34 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 922.06, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 931.52.
Ratios To Look Out For
To put it in perspective, the Current Ratio for Costco Wholesale Corp [NASDAQ:COST] is 1.03. As well, the Quick Ratio is 0.55, while the Cash Ratio is 0.38. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 1.47, the price to book ratio is 13.87 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 50.12.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Wilcox William Richard, Executive Vice President, that happened on Nov 07 ’25 when 2400.0 shares were sold. Officer, Wilcox William Richard completed a deal on Nov 07 ’25 to buy 2400.0 shares. Meanwhile, Principal Accounting Officer Barbre Tiffany Marie sold 1239.0 shares on Oct 24 ’25.
