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COST

Costco WholesaleD
Nasdaq / Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail
Last Price
At close
2026-06-02
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Current thesis
The bull view is that Costco's Q3 company source again showed the core engine is intact: 11.6% net-sales growth, 6.6% adjusted comp growth, 89.7% worldwide renewal, 10.7% membership-income growth, and 21.5% digitally enabled comparable sales growth support durable membership compounding.
Posture
Defensive
Lead driver
Sentiment
What changed
1 setup hits (3d) with net bearish as of 2026-06-02.
What can break
Any slowdown in renewal rates, traffic, paid memberships, membership-income growth, or digital growth would weaken the membership economics supporting the multiple.
Momentum
48
Value
41
Sentiment
54
Setup hits (3d)
1 · Net Bearish
AI TargetsBase $1,020.00 · Bull $1,125.00 · Bear $860.00
Data freshness
Prices
As of 2026-06-02
Fundamentals
As of 2026-06-01 • Vendor: Data Vendor v1
Scores
As of 2026-06-02 • Model: HYBRID_IC_RP
AI Memo
As of 2026-05-29 • Model: RankAlpha Sentiment Codex
Investment thesis
As of 2026-06-02
Supporting evidence
What
Grade D · Defensive
Confidence Medium · Net Bearish
Target $1,068.90
Why
Momentum48 · Δ7d -11.3
Value41 · Δ7d +1.0
Sentiment54 · Δ7d +7.6
So what
Weak posture (Net Bearish). Prioritize risk control and patience.
Lead driver: Sentiment · See AI snapshot
Momentum
48
34% active weight
Current posture
7d trendSoftening
Δ7d
-11.3
Δ21d
+6.4
Value
41
32% active weight
Current posture
7d trendFlat
Δ7d
+1.0
Δ21d
+0.9
Sentiment
54
33% active weight
Current posture
7d trendImproving
Δ7d
+7.6
Δ21d
+9.5
Why this grade

Composite grade D. Momentum 48.3 / Value 41.0 / Sentiment 53.9

Fundamentals (TTM)
As of 2026-06-01
Market Cap
$419.74B
Beta
1.00
Shares Out
443.87M
P/E (TTM)
46.9
P/S (TTM)
1.39
P/FCF (TTM)
57.52
Rev YoY
+8.3%
EPS YoY
+11.4%
Gross Margin
+12.9%
Op Margin
+3.8%
Net Debt
-$8.02B
Current Ratio
1.04
As of 2026-06-02 • Updated nightlySource: Internal modelMethodology