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Costco (COST) Stock Slides as Market Rises: Facts to Know Before You Trade
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In the latest trading session, Costco (COST - Free Report) closed at $995.32, marking a -2.08% move from the previous day. This move lagged the S&P 500's daily gain of 1.46%. At the same time, the Dow added 1.24%, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq gained 2.03%.
Prior to today's trading, shares of the warehouse club operator had gained 0.32% lagged the Retail-Wholesale sector's gain of 11.7% and the S&P 500's gain of 10.32%.
The investment community will be closely monitoring the performance of Costco in its forthcoming earnings report. The company is scheduled to release its earnings on May 28, 2026. The company is predicted to post an EPS of $4.88, indicating a 14.02% growth compared to the equivalent quarter last year. In the meantime, our current consensus estimate forecasts the revenue to be $68.87 billion, indicating a 8.96% growth compared to the corresponding quarter of the prior year.
COST's full-year Zacks Consensus Estimates are calling for earnings of $20.32 per share and revenue of $298.54 billion. These results would represent year-over-year changes of +12.95% and +8.47%, respectively.
Investors might also notice recent changes to analyst estimates for Costco. These revisions typically reflect the latest short-term business trends, which can change frequently. As a result, we can interpret positive estimate revisions as a good sign for the business outlook.
Our research suggests that these changes in estimates have a direct relationship with upcoming stock price performance. To benefit from this, we have developed the Zacks Rank, a proprietary model which takes these estimate changes into account and provides an actionable rating system.
The Zacks Rank system, stretching from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), has a noteworthy track record of outperforming, validated by third-party audits, with stocks rated #1 producing an average annual return of +25% since the year 1988. Within the past 30 days, our consensus EPS projection has moved 0.03% lower. As of now, Costco holds a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold).
In terms of valuation, Costco is presently being traded at a Forward P/E ratio of 50.03. This denotes a premium relative to the industry average Forward P/E of 27.75.
It's also important to note that COST currently trades at a PEG ratio of 5.01. Comparable to the widely accepted P/E ratio, the PEG ratio also accounts for the company's projected earnings growth. By the end of yesterday's trading, the Retail - Discount Stores industry had an average PEG ratio of 3.1.
The Retail - Discount Stores industry is part of the Retail-Wholesale sector. With its current Zacks Industry Rank of 50, this industry ranks in the top 21% of all industries, numbering over 250.
The Zacks Industry Rank assesses the strength of our separate industry groups by calculating the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks contained within the groups. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.
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Costco (COST) Stock Slides as Market Rises: Facts to Know Before You Trade
In the latest trading session, Costco (COST - Free Report) closed at $995.32, marking a -2.08% move from the previous day. This move lagged the S&P 500's daily gain of 1.46%. At the same time, the Dow added 1.24%, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq gained 2.03%.
Prior to today's trading, shares of the warehouse club operator had gained 0.32% lagged the Retail-Wholesale sector's gain of 11.7% and the S&P 500's gain of 10.32%.
The investment community will be closely monitoring the performance of Costco in its forthcoming earnings report. The company is scheduled to release its earnings on May 28, 2026. The company is predicted to post an EPS of $4.88, indicating a 14.02% growth compared to the equivalent quarter last year. In the meantime, our current consensus estimate forecasts the revenue to be $68.87 billion, indicating a 8.96% growth compared to the corresponding quarter of the prior year.
COST's full-year Zacks Consensus Estimates are calling for earnings of $20.32 per share and revenue of $298.54 billion. These results would represent year-over-year changes of +12.95% and +8.47%, respectively.
Investors might also notice recent changes to analyst estimates for Costco. These revisions typically reflect the latest short-term business trends, which can change frequently. As a result, we can interpret positive estimate revisions as a good sign for the business outlook.
Our research suggests that these changes in estimates have a direct relationship with upcoming stock price performance. To benefit from this, we have developed the Zacks Rank, a proprietary model which takes these estimate changes into account and provides an actionable rating system.
The Zacks Rank system, stretching from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), has a noteworthy track record of outperforming, validated by third-party audits, with stocks rated #1 producing an average annual return of +25% since the year 1988. Within the past 30 days, our consensus EPS projection has moved 0.03% lower. As of now, Costco holds a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold).
In terms of valuation, Costco is presently being traded at a Forward P/E ratio of 50.03. This denotes a premium relative to the industry average Forward P/E of 27.75.
It's also important to note that COST currently trades at a PEG ratio of 5.01. Comparable to the widely accepted P/E ratio, the PEG ratio also accounts for the company's projected earnings growth. By the end of yesterday's trading, the Retail - Discount Stores industry had an average PEG ratio of 3.1.
The Retail - Discount Stores industry is part of the Retail-Wholesale sector. With its current Zacks Industry Rank of 50, this industry ranks in the top 21% of all industries, numbering over 250.
The Zacks Industry Rank assesses the strength of our separate industry groups by calculating the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks contained within the groups. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.
Be sure to follow all of these stock-moving metrics, and many more, on Zacks.com.