After Hours
The risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading may be slightly higher than the regular market hours. The reason is that extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular security due to lower liquidity and higher volatility as issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours.
Stocks Info
The company is listed on the NASDAQ and operates within the Discount Stores industry segment. The current market capitalization of Costco Wholesale Corp is $382.77B. A total of 1.49 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 2.59M shares.
In the most recent transaction, POLIT JAVIER sold 2,049 shares of COST for 867.21 per share on Dec 29 ’25. After the transaction, the Executive Vice President now owns 10,748 company shares. In a previous transaction on Dec 30 ’25, POLIT JAVIER sold 558 shares at 862.89 per share. COST shares that Executive Vice President owns now total 10,190.
Among the insiders who bought shares, POLIT JAVIER acquired of 559 shares on Dec 30 ’25 at a per-share price of $861.82. In another insider transaction, POLIT JAVIER bought 2,049 shares at $867.21 per share on Dec 29 ’25.
Dividend
The dividend paying company demonstrates a positive outlook for investors and helps them generate immediate cash. Costco Wholesale Corp pays an annual dividend of $5.06, resulting in a dividend yield of 0.59%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 46.19.
It has been observed that price targets are rarely accurate, but they can exert some influence from time to time, and are often accepted as valuable in the market. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, COST has a high of $1078.23 and a low of $844.06.
As of this writing, COST has an earnings estimate of $4.5 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 29.0 estimates, with a high estimate of $4.86 per share and a lower estimate of $4.31. The company reported an EPS of $4.02 in the last quarter
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
An equity investor’s investment can be viewed on a balance sheet by looking at what assets and liabilities the company has. Investors can determine the company’s prospects by calculating its financial ratios based on this information. COST’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $12.18B in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $10.13B in debt and $29.44B in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $68.26, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $18.08B.
Analysts Opinion
There may be slightly higher risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading than during regular market hours. Due to the fact that issuers often announce critical financial information outside of regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular securities. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for COST is Buy with a score of 4.06.
