Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST) is currently trading at $1002.93. Based on 32 Wall Street analysts, the average target price is $1076.97, implying a 7.4% upside. The consensus recommendation is BUY.
Costco Wholesale Corporation
Opinion Criteria: Based on the consensus of Wall Street analysts. Strong Buy (1.0-1.5), Buy (1.5-2.5), Hold (2.5-3.5), Sell (3.5-4.5), Strong Sell (4.5-5.0).
Price (USD)
Low–high band from analyst PT changes in the last 3 months; median & sample mean vs current price
| Firm | Date | PT action | Prior → Current |
|---|---|---|---|
| UBS | May 20, 2026 | Raises | $1205.00 → $1275.00 |
| Oppenheimer | May 19, 2026 | Raises | $1100.00 → $1160.00 |
| DA Davidson | Apr 10, 2026 | Maintains | $1000.00 → $1000.00 |
| Telsey Advisory Group | Apr 9, 2026 | Raises | $1125.00 → $1135.00 |
| Wells Fargo | Apr 9, 2026 | Raises | $950.00 → $1000.00 |
| Telsey Advisory Group | Mar 31, 2026 | Maintains | $1125.00 → $1125.00 |
| JP Morgan | Mar 6, 2026 | Raises | $1050.00 → $1060.00 |
| BMO Capital | Mar 6, 2026 | Raises | $1175.00 → $1315.00 |
| Telsey Advisory Group | Mar 6, 2026 | Raises | $1100.00 → $1125.00 |
| DA Davidson | Mar 6, 2026 | Maintains | $1000.00 → $1000.00 |
| Truist Securities | Mar 6, 2026 | Raises | $926.00 → $977.00 |
| BTIG | Mar 6, 2026 | Raises | $1115.00 → $1125.00 |
| BTIG | Mar 5, 2026 | Maintains | $1115.00 → $1115.00 |
| Evercore ISI Group | Feb 10, 2026 | Raises | $1025.00 → $1050.00 |
| JP Morgan | Feb 9, 2026 | Raises | $1000.00 → $1050.00 |
| DA Davidson | Feb 5, 2026 | Maintains | $1000.00 → $1000.00 |
| Wells Fargo | Feb 5, 2026 | Raises | $900.00 → $950.00 |
| Telsey Advisory Group | Feb 5, 2026 | Maintains | $1100.00 → $1100.00 |
| Mizuho | Feb 3, 2026 | Raises | $1000.00 → $1065.00 |
| Telsey Advisory Group | Feb 2, 2026 | Maintains | $1100.00 → $1100.00 |
| Telsey Advisory Group | Jan 8, 2026 | Maintains | $1100.00 → $1100.00 |
| Mizuho | Jan 5, 2026 | Raises | $950.00 → $1000.00 |
| Telsey Advisory Group | Jan 2, 2026 | Maintains | $1100.00 → $1100.00 |
| Northcoast Research | Dec 24, 2025 | Announces | $0.00 → $1100.00 |
| Wells Fargo | Dec 19, 2025 | Lowers | $1000.00 → $900.00 |
| Roth Capital | Dec 15, 2025 | Lowers | $906.00 → $769.00 |
| JP Morgan | Dec 12, 2025 | Raises | $1025.00 → $1027.00 |
| Goldman Sachs | Dec 12, 2025 | Lowers | $1218.00 → $1171.00 |
| Baird | Dec 12, 2025 | Lowers | $1125.00 → $1000.00 |
| Bernstein | Dec 12, 2025 | Raises | $1134.00 → $1146.00 |
| Telsey Advisory Group | Dec 12, 2025 | Maintains | $1100.00 → $1100.00 |
| DA Davidson | Dec 4, 2025 | Maintains | $1000.00 → $1000.00 |
| Telsey Advisory Group | Dec 4, 2025 | Maintains | $1100.00 → $1100.00 |
| Telsey Advisory Group | Dec 1, 2025 | Maintains | $1100.00 → $1100.00 |
| JP Morgan | Nov 6, 2025 | Lowers | $1050.00 → $1025.00 |
| Telsey Advisory Group | Nov 6, 2025 | Maintains | $1100.00 → $1100.00 |
| Telsey Advisory Group | Nov 4, 2025 | Maintains | $1100.00 → $1100.00 |
| Oppenheimer | Nov 3, 2025 | Lowers | $1130.00 → $1050.00 |
| BTIG | Oct 15, 2025 | Announces | $0.00 → $1115.00 |
| Mizuho | Oct 9, 2025 | Lowers | $975.00 → $950.00 |
| Argus Research | Sep 29, 2025 | Raises | $1170.00 → $1200.00 |
| Citigroup | Sep 29, 2025 | Lowers | $1065.00 → $990.00 |
| Evercore ISI Group | Sep 26, 2025 | Lowers | $1060.00 → $1025.00 |
| Oppenheimer | Sep 26, 2025 | Maintains | $1130.00 → $1130.00 |
| Truist Securities | Sep 26, 2025 | Lowers | $1042.00 → $1033.00 |
| Bernstein | Sep 26, 2025 | Raises | $1137.00 → $1140.00 |
| DA Davidson | Sep 26, 2025 | Maintains | $1000.00 → $1000.00 |
| Telsey Advisory Group | Sep 26, 2025 | Maintains | $1100.00 → $1100.00 |
| JP Morgan | Sep 26, 2025 | Lowers | $1160.00 → $1050.00 |
| Telsey Advisory Group | Sep 24, 2025 | Maintains | $1100.00 → $1100.00 |
| Telsey Advisory Group | Aug 27, 2025 | Maintains | $1100.00 → $1100.00 |
| JP Morgan | Aug 7, 2025 | Raises | $1115.00 → $1160.00 |
| Telsey Advisory Group | Aug 7, 2025 | Maintains | $1100.00 → $1100.00 |
| Telsey Advisory Group | Aug 4, 2025 | Maintains | $1100.00 → $1100.00 |
| Telsey Advisory Group | Jul 10, 2025 | Maintains | $1100.00 → $1100.00 |
| Telsey Advisory Group | Jul 3, 2025 | Maintains | $1100.00 → $1100.00 |
| Evercore ISI Group | Jun 17, 2025 | Lowers | $1075.00 → $1060.00 |
| Telsey Advisory Group | Jun 5, 2025 | Maintains | $1100.00 → $1100.00 |
| Morgan Stanley | May 30, 2025 | Raises | $1150.00 → $1225.00 |
| Loop Capital | May 30, 2025 | Lowers | $1115.00 → $1110.00 |
| Evercore ISI Group | May 30, 2025 | Raises | $1070.00 → $1075.00 |
| Truist Securities | May 30, 2025 | Raises | $995.00 → $1042.00 |
| Telsey Advisory Group | May 30, 2025 | Maintains | $1100.00 → $1100.00 |
| Telsey Advisory Group | May 8, 2025 | Maintains | $1100.00 → $1100.00 |
| Loop Capital | May 8, 2025 | Raises | $1045.00 → $1115.00 |
| Telsey Advisory Group | May 5, 2025 | Maintains | $1100.00 → $1100.00 |
| Telsey Advisory Group | Apr 28, 2025 | Maintains | $1100.00 → $1100.00 |
| Mizuho | Apr 11, 2025 | Announces | $0.00 → $975.00 |
| Telsey Advisory Group | Apr 10, 2025 | Maintains | $1100.00 → $1100.00 |
| Loop Capital | Apr 9, 2025 | Lowers | $1150.00 → $1045.00 |
| Telsey Advisory Group | Apr 4, 2025 | Maintains | $1100.00 → $1100.00 |
| Stifel | Mar 20, 2025 | Lowers | $1075.00 → $1035.00 |
| Evercore ISI Group | Mar 11, 2025 | Raises | $1050.00 → $1070.00 |
| Barclays | Mar 10, 2025 | Raises | $940.00 → $980.00 |
| Loop Capital | Mar 7, 2025 | Lowers | $1150.00 → $1135.00 |
| Truist Securities | Mar 7, 2025 | Raises | $935.00 → $995.00 |
| JP Morgan | Mar 7, 2025 | Raises | $1065.00 → $1070.00 |
| Baird | Mar 7, 2025 | Raises | $1075.00 → $1125.00 |
| Telsey Advisory Group | Mar 7, 2025 | Maintains | $1100.00 → $1100.00 |
| Telsey Advisory Group | Mar 3, 2025 | Maintains | $1100.00 → $1100.00 |
PT action: Raises
$1205.00 → $1275.00
PT action: Raises
$1100.00 → $1160.00
PT action: Maintains
$1000.00 → $1000.00
PT action: Raises
$1125.00 → $1135.00
PT action: Raises
$950.00 → $1000.00
PT action: Maintains
$1125.00 → $1125.00
PT action: Raises
$1050.00 → $1060.00
PT action: Raises
$1175.00 → $1315.00
PT action: Raises
$1100.00 → $1125.00
PT action: Maintains
$1000.00 → $1000.00
PT action: Raises
$926.00 → $977.00
PT action: Raises
$1115.00 → $1125.00
PT action: Maintains
$1115.00 → $1115.00
PT action: Raises
$1025.00 → $1050.00
PT action: Raises
$1000.00 → $1050.00
PT action: Maintains
$1000.00 → $1000.00
PT action: Raises
$900.00 → $950.00
PT action: Maintains
$1100.00 → $1100.00
PT action: Raises
$1000.00 → $1065.00
PT action: Maintains
$1100.00 → $1100.00
PT action: Maintains
$1100.00 → $1100.00
PT action: Raises
$950.00 → $1000.00
PT action: Maintains
$1100.00 → $1100.00
PT action: Announces
$0.00 → $1100.00
PT action: Lowers
$1000.00 → $900.00
PT action: Lowers
$906.00 → $769.00
PT action: Raises
$1025.00 → $1027.00
PT action: Lowers
$1218.00 → $1171.00
PT action: Lowers
$1125.00 → $1000.00
PT action: Raises
$1134.00 → $1146.00
PT action: Maintains
$1100.00 → $1100.00
PT action: Maintains
$1000.00 → $1000.00
PT action: Maintains
$1100.00 → $1100.00
PT action: Maintains
$1100.00 → $1100.00
PT action: Lowers
$1050.00 → $1025.00
PT action: Maintains
$1100.00 → $1100.00
PT action: Maintains
$1100.00 → $1100.00
PT action: Lowers
$1130.00 → $1050.00
PT action: Announces
$0.00 → $1115.00
PT action: Lowers
$975.00 → $950.00
PT action: Raises
$1170.00 → $1200.00
PT action: Lowers
$1065.00 → $990.00
PT action: Lowers
$1060.00 → $1025.00
PT action: Maintains
$1130.00 → $1130.00
PT action: Lowers
$1042.00 → $1033.00
PT action: Raises
$1137.00 → $1140.00
PT action: Maintains
$1000.00 → $1000.00
PT action: Maintains
$1100.00 → $1100.00
PT action: Lowers
$1160.00 → $1050.00
PT action: Maintains
$1100.00 → $1100.00
PT action: Maintains
$1100.00 → $1100.00
PT action: Raises
$1115.00 → $1160.00
PT action: Maintains
$1100.00 → $1100.00
PT action: Maintains
$1100.00 → $1100.00
PT action: Maintains
$1100.00 → $1100.00
PT action: Maintains
$1100.00 → $1100.00
PT action: Lowers
$1075.00 → $1060.00
PT action: Maintains
$1100.00 → $1100.00
PT action: Raises
$1150.00 → $1225.00
PT action: Lowers
$1115.00 → $1110.00
PT action: Raises
$1070.00 → $1075.00
PT action: Raises
$995.00 → $1042.00
PT action: Maintains
$1100.00 → $1100.00
PT action: Maintains
$1100.00 → $1100.00
PT action: Raises
$1045.00 → $1115.00
PT action: Maintains
$1100.00 → $1100.00
PT action: Maintains
$1100.00 → $1100.00
PT action: Announces
$0.00 → $975.00
PT action: Maintains
$1100.00 → $1100.00
PT action: Lowers
$1150.00 → $1045.00
PT action: Maintains
$1100.00 → $1100.00
PT action: Lowers
$1075.00 → $1035.00
PT action: Raises
$1050.00 → $1070.00
PT action: Raises
$940.00 → $980.00
PT action: Lowers
$1150.00 → $1135.00
PT action: Raises
$935.00 → $995.00
PT action: Raises
$1065.00 → $1070.00
PT action: Raises
$1075.00 → $1125.00
PT action: Maintains
$1100.00 → $1100.00
PT action: Maintains
$1100.00 → $1100.00
Band uses only the revised target (Current column) from firm actions dated within the last 3 months—not the Prior price.
$1076.97
Based on 32 analysts
+7.38%
$444.95B
Counts and listings exclude stock awards, gifts, and option exercises—open-market purchases and sales only.
No major insider buying detected recently.
| Date | Name | Position | Transaction | Shares |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4/1/2026 | FRATES CATON | Officer | Sale at price 993.00 per share. | 700 |
| 3/9/2026 | ADAMO CLAUDINE | Officer | Sale at price 1003.02 per share. | 730 |
| 1/21/2026 | JONES TERESA A | Officer | Sale at price 986.26 per share. | 850 |
| 1/16/2026 | DECKER SUSAN LYNNE | Director | Sale at price 955.00 per share. | 458 |
| 1/14/2026 | KLAUER JAMES C | Officer | Sale at price 939.00 per share. | 1,500 |
| 1/9/2026 | MILLER RUSSELL D | Officer | Sale at price 916.32 per share. | 1,500 |
| 12/30/2025 | POLIT JAVIER | Officer | Sale at price 862.90 - 867.21 per share. | 2,607 |
| 11/7/2025 | WILCOX WILLIAM RICHARD | Officer | Sale at price 930.13 per share. | 2,400 |
| 10/24/2025 | ADAMO CLAUDINE | Officer | Sale at price 935.68 per share. | 2,700 |
| 10/24/2025 | BARBRE TIFFANY MARIE | Divisional Officer | Sale at price 934.62 per share. | 1,239 |
A. The current target price for Costco Wholesale Corporation is $1076.97, which implies a 7.4% upside from the current price of $1002.93. This is based on the consensus of 32 Wall Street analysts.
A. Currently, there are 3 Strong Buy, 19 Buy, 12 Hold, 2 Sell, and 0 Strong Sell ratings. The overall consensus is BUY.
A. Over the past 6 months, there have been 0 insider buys and 10 insider sells. Insider selling is more prominent recently.
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