Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST)
NASDAQ: COST · Real-Time Price · USD
999.72
+17.15 (1.75%)
Mar 6, 2026, 1:59 PM EST - Market open

Costco Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

The 21 analysts with 12-month price forecasts for Costco stock have an average target of 1,029, with a low estimate of 230 and a high estimate of 1,315. The average target predicts an increase of 2.95% from the current stock price of 999.72.

Analyst Consensus: Buy
Target Low Average Median High
Price $230 $1,029 $1,050 $1,315
Change -76.99% +2.95% +5.03% +31.54%

Analyst Ratings

The average analyst rating for Costco stock from 22 stock analysts is "Buy". This means that analysts believe this stock is likely to outperform the market over the next twelve months.

Recommendation Trends

Rating Oct '25Nov '25Dec '25Jan '26Feb '26Mar '26
Strong Buy 987776
Buy 987889
Hold 10107666
Sell 000000
Strong Sell 001111
Total 282622222222

Latest Forecasts

Analyst Firm Rating Rating Action Price Target Upside Date
BMO Capital
BMO Capital
Buy
Maintains
$1,175$1,315
Buy Maintains $1,175$1,315 +31.54% Mar 6, 2026
Telsey Advisory Group
Telsey Advisory Group
Buy
Maintains
$1,100$1,125
Buy Maintains $1,100$1,125 +12.53% Mar 6, 2026
DA Davidson
DA Davidson
Hold
Maintains
$1,000
Hold Maintains $1,000 +0.03% Mar 6, 2026
Truist Securities
Truist Securities
Hold
Maintains
$926$977
Hold Maintains $926$977 -2.27% Mar 6, 2026
BTIG
BTIG
Strong Buy
Maintains
$1,115$1,125
Strong Buy Maintains $1,115$1,125 +12.53% Mar 6, 2026
More Analyst Ratings

Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year
303.09B
from 275.24B
Increased by 10.12%
Revenue Next Year
325.64B
from 303.09B
Increased by 7.44%
EPS This Year
20.80
from 18.21
Increased by 14.23%
EPS Next Year
22.80
from 20.80
Increased by 9.61%
Fiscal Year FY 2021 FY 2022 FY 2023 FY 2024 FY 2025 FY 2026 FY 2027
Period Ending Aug 29, 2021 Aug 28, 2022 Sep 3, 2023 Sep 1, 2024 Aug 31, 2025 Aug 31, 2026 Aug 31, 2027
Revenue
195.93B226.95B242.29B254.45B275.24B303.09B325.64B
Revenue Growth
17.49%15.84%6.76%5.02%8.17%10.12%7.44%
EPS
11.2713.1414.1616.5618.2120.8022.80
EPS Growth
24.95%16.59%7.76%16.95%9.96%14.23%9.61%
Forward PE
-----48.0643.85
No. Analysts -----4039
Historical EPS numbers are GAAP, while forecasted numbers may be non-GAAP.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue 20262027202820292030
High 315.4B 343.4B
Avg 303.1B 325.6B
Low 284.9B 296.5B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth 20262027202820292030
High
14.6%
13.3%
Avg
10.1%
7.4%
Low
3.5%
-2.2%

EPS Forecast

EPS 20262027202820292030
High 22.92 26.09
Avg 20.80 22.80
Low 19.53 20.98

EPS Growth

EPS Growth 20262027202820292030
High
25.9%
25.4%
Avg
14.2%
9.6%
Low
7.3%
0.9%
Sources: Price targets and analyst ratings provided by Benzinga. Revenue and EPS forecast data provided by Finnhub. The data is sourced from Wall Street analysts. Data disclaimer.