COST · Costco Wholesale Corp
Price
Snapshot
50 fields · last close| Market Cap | $438.3B |
| P/E | 47.51 |
| Float | 442.6M |
| Beta | 0.87 |
| Volatility | 21.9% |
| Exchange | NASDAQ |
| Sector | Retail |
| Cap tier | Mega cap |
| Macro sensitivity | Moderate |
| Clavix score | 82.3 |
| Price | 994.64 |
| Change | +0.56% |
| Prev Close | 989.11 |
| Open | 982.49 |
| Day Low | 980.66 |
| Day High | 993.19 |
| Avg Vol | 2 |
| Avg $ Vol | $2.07B |
| 52W High | 1,096.50 |
| 52W Low | 844.06 |
| 52W Pos | 59.6% |
| From High | −9.29% |
| From Low | +17.84% |
| Max DD 1Y | −18.33% |
| Spread | 0.10% |
| Liquidity | Deep |
| SMA 20 | +6.52% |
| SMA 50 | +6.52% |
| SMA 200 | +2.87% |
| RSI (14) | 72.5 |
| Vol 30D | 17.3% |
| Vol 90D | 19.7% |
| 1Y Range | 844–1,096 |
| Daily bars | 537 |
| Perf Week | +4.46% |
| Perf Month | +10.65% |
| Perf Quarter | +5.70% |
| Perf Half Y | −0.87% |
| Perf Year | +6.86% |
| Perf YTD | +16.40% |
| Prev Day | +0.56% |
| Clavix | A- |
| Debt / Eq | 0.21 |
| Curr Ratio | 1.06 |
| Int Cover | 106.0× |
| FCF Margin | 3.1% |
| Rev Growth | +10.1% |
| Profit | Profitable |
| Leverage | Low |
| Sector rank | 4 / 49 |
What COST does
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.
Clavix risk grade
regraded every trading dayCOST grades A-, 82.3 of 100. Steadiest on Sector Resilience (78), most exposed on News Sentiment (47, fragile). 3 of the 4 weighted dimensions sit above the Retail median. Ranks 4 of 49 in Retail by Clavix score.
How rough the ride is
| COST | Retail median | |
|---|---|---|
| Betavs the overall market · lower is steadier | 0.87 | 1.04 |
| Volatilityannualized | 21.9% | 26.1% |
| Max drawdown, past yearworst peak-to-trough fall | −18.3% | — |
| Typical daily movemedian absolute daily change | 0.74% | — |
| Days beyond ±3%of the last 252 sessions | 5 (2%) | — |
How its days are spread
Daily returns over the last 252 sessions in 1% bins. Moves beyond ±6% land in the end bins.
52-week range
The bar runs from the lowest to the highest close of the last 252 sessions; the marker is the latest close.
Drawdown from the 1-year peak
Percent below the running high over the last 12 months. Zero is a fresh high.
Market sensitivity
| COST | Retail median | |
|---|---|---|
| Beta to the markethow much it swings with the S&P 500 · lower is safer | 0.87 | 1.04 |
| Macro sensitivityrate, dollar and credit exposure bucket | Moderate | Moderate 34% of 50 |
Where it sits on the macro scale
Low means rates, the dollar and credit spreads barely move it. Very High means they drive a large share of its swings. The counts are how many Retail names sit in each bucket.
Where it ranks in its sector
Rank by Clavix score within the sector. Right is the top of the sector.
Price performance
| COST | |
|---|---|
| 1 week | +4.5% |
| 1 month | +10.6% |
| Year to date | +16.4% |
| 1 year | +6.9% |
Context for the rank, not itself a risk measure.
Recent coverage, scored
| COST | |
|---|---|
| Articles scoredthe most recent scored coverage, up to 30 | 30 since 5 Oct |
| Average score0 most bearish, 100 most bullish | 66 |
| Bullish · bearisharticles above 60 · below 40 | 23 · 1 |
| Directionarticles whose tone is improving vs worsening | 23 ↑ 1 ↓ |
Where the article scores land
Each bar is a 10-point band of article scores. Below 40 reads bearish, above 60 bullish.
Balance sheet, against the sector
The shaded band is the middle half of the 50 Retail names Clavix covers; the tick is the sector median.
Growth
| COST | |
|---|---|
| Revenue growthyear over year | +10.1% |
Financial Health is shown but does not count toward the grade. Why
0–100, higher is safer. The tick on each bar is the Retail median. Click a dimension for the evidence behind it. Financial Health is shown but does not count toward the grade.
Recent news
most recent scored articles · the chip is the article’s score · click to openCostco's stock has fallen more than 10% from its peak. The article notes that past dips of this size have historically been good buying opportunities for investors.
Costco's stock has dropped more than 10% from its May peak, with the worst point of the pullback being just over 18% below that high. The article notes that historically, when Costco's stock has fallen 10% or more from a peak, it has usually gone on to set a new high within a year, though there are a couple of recent exceptions.
A federal judge in Seattle dismissed a proposed class-action lawsuit accusing Costco of falsely labeling its Kirkland Signature tequila as '100% de Agave.' The judge ruled by deferring to Mexico's authority over tequila regulation and pointed to a Mexican government body's rejection of similar claims that the tequila was adulterated.
The Bibb County Board of Education approved a financial agreement to support a proposed Costco warehouse and fuel store in Macon, Georgia, as part of a plan that could provide up to $30 million in bond financing for roads, traffic improvements, and site preparation.
A brief market commentary notes that Costco's stock is at $987.94, up 1.02% on the day, with a price target of $1,087.40, and observes that Americans continue to spend despite high gas prices, interest rates, and weak consumer sentiment.
Nearest peers by size
Retail| Ticker | Company | Grade | Mkt cap | P/E | Beta | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HD | Home Depot Inc | B+ | $308.9B | 21.71 | 0.97 | Compare |
| WMT | Walmart Inc | B+ | $884.1B | 43.47 | 0.55 | Compare |
| TJX | TJX Companies Inc | A- | $162.1B | 26.71 | 0.59 | Compare |
| LOW | Lowe's Companies Inc | B+ | $110.7B | 16.67 | 0.83 | Compare |
| MELI | MercadoLibre Inc | B | $92.98B | 49.91 | 1.41 | Compare |
| ROST | Ross Stores Inc | A- | $75.68B | 28.46 | 0.86 | Compare |
| ORLY | O'Reilly Automotive Inc | A- | $72.22B | 27.25 | 0.56 | Compare |
| AMZN | Amazon.com Inc | C+ | $2.70T | 19.93 | 1.51 | Compare |
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