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COST

Costco WholesaleF
Nasdaq / Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail
Last Price
At close
2026-07-20
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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
Sentiment remains the lead driver in the composite, 7D delta -6.9.
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
17
Value
43
Sentiment
54
Setup hits (3d)
0 · Net Neutral
AI TargetsBase $1,020.00 · Bull $1,125.00 · Bear $860.00
Data freshness
Prices
As of 2026-07-20
Fundamentals
As of 2026-07-20 • Vendor: Data Vendor v1
Scores
As of 2026-07-20 • Model: HYBRID_IC_RP
AI Memo
As of 2026-05-29 • Model: RankAlpha Sentiment Codex
Investment thesis
As of 2026-07-20
Supporting evidence
What
Grade F · Defensive
Confidence Medium · Net Neutral
Target $1,089.59
Why
Momentum17 · Δ7d -2.7
Value43 · Δ7d +0.3
Sentiment54 · Δ7d -6.9
So what
Weak posture (Net Neutral). Prioritize risk control and patience.
Lead driver: Sentiment · See AI snapshot
Momentum
17
26% active weight
Current posture
7d trendFlat
Δ7d
-2.7
Δ21d
-9.5
Value
43
39% active weight
Current posture
7d trendFlat
Δ7d
+0.3
Δ21d
+0.4
Sentiment
54
34% active weight
Current posture
7d trendSoftening
Δ7d
-6.9
Δ21d
-0.5
Why this grade

Composite grade F. Momentum 17.4 / Value 42.9 / Sentiment 53.5

Fundamentals (TTM)
As of 2026-07-20
Market Cap
$415.01B
Beta
1.00
Shares Out
443.48M
P/E (TTM)
46.9
P/S (TTM)
1.39
P/FCF (TTM)
57.52
Rev YoY
+11.6%
EPS YoY
+15.3%
Gross Margin
+12.9%
Op Margin
+3.8%
Net Debt
-$5.35B
Current Ratio
1.07
As of 2026-07-20 • Updated nightlySource: Internal modelMethodology