The Bid & Ask

Quotations, Dispatches, and the Daily Tape

Thursday, August 13, 2026

Subject of the day

COST

Concerning the House

Costco Wholesale Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the operation of membership warehouses in the United States, Puerto Rico, Canada, Mexico, Japan, the United Kingdom, Korea, Australia, Taiwan, China, Spain, France, Iceland, New Zealand, and Sweden. It offers merchandise, including sundries, dry groceries, candies, coolers, freezers, deli, liquor, and tobacco; non-food merchandise comprising appliances, small electronics, health and beauty aids, hardware, lawn and garden, sporting goods, tires, toys and seasonal, automotive, stamps, tickets, apparel, furniture, domestics, housewares, special order kiosks, and jewelry; and fresh food, such as meat, produce, service deli, and bakery products. The company is also involved in warehouse ancillary operations, which include gasoline, pharmacies, optical, food courts, hearing-aid centers, and tire installation centers. In addition, it engages in e-commerce, business centers, travel, and other businesses. The company was formerly known as Costco Companies, Inc. and changed its name to Costco Wholesale Corporation in August 1999. Costco Wholesale Corporation was founded in 1976 and is based in Issaquah, Washington.

United States · www.costco.com

The Long Run

FY 2010–2025 · 15 years

LineLatestCAGRTrend
Revenue$254.45B+22.0%
Operating income$8.11B+23.5%
Net income$6.29B+26.3%
Cash from ops$11.34B+17.8%
Quotation

$961.85

+12.27 (+1.3%)

52w hi$1,092.58
52w lo$846.26
Vol1.30M
As ofAug 13
The Verdict

Hold

Our score -0.37

Short-0.35
Medium-0.49
Long-0.17

computed 2026-08-12

By the Numbers

Costco Wholesale Corporation

Consumer Defensive · Discount Stores

Market cap$426.56B
Enterprise value$419.44B
Trailing P/E48.46x
Forward P/E42.45x
EV / EBITDA30.42x
P / S (ttm)1.45x
Profit margin3.0%
Return on equity29.2%
Revenue growth+21.5%
Earnings growth+45.5%
Debt / equity60.26
Risk Metrics
Beta vs SPX0.36
Corr SPX0.28
Annual vol20.6%
Annual ret+8.9%
Sharpe0.43
Max DD-21.1%

Window: 504 trading days (504 obs)

Layer Breakdown
LayerRawContribution
Fundamental+0.27
Sector+0.02
Technical-0.19
Earnings+0.00
Sentiment+0.00

macro × 1.00 · 2026-08-12

Recent Sessions
DateOpenHighLowCloseVol
Aug 13$954.24$962.58$949.51$961.851.30M
Aug 12$937.40$951.39$935.05$949.581.31M
Aug 11$950.05$954.90$938.09$944.321.80M
Aug 10$942.47$952.89$940.56$952.751.48M
Aug 7$943.51$949.79$937.51$947.821.52M