---
title: "Costco Wholesale (COST) stock analysis"
url: https://portfolio-terminal.com/analyse/cost
publisher: "Portfolio Terminal"
as_of: 2026-10-10
ticker: COST
sector: "Consumer Defensive"
data: "Daily prices from Yahoo Finance; averages, volatility and levels computed by Portfolio Terminal"
---

# Costco Wholesale (COST) stock analysis

> **Source:** Portfolio Terminal, "Costco Wholesale (COST) stock analysis", 2026-10-10. https://portfolio-terminal.com/analyse/cost
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## Key facts

- As of October 10, 2026, Costco Wholesale (COST) trades at $946.92, up 0.4% over the past year.
- Its 52-week range runs from $844.06 to $1,096.50; the price is 13.6% below that high.
- It is 13.6% below its all-time high of $1,096.50, reached in May 2026.
- Over the 10 years to the end of September 2026, with dividends reinvested, it returned +606.6%, against +312.9% for the S&P 500 (SPY).
- It sits 1.7% below its 200-day average of $963.47, the usual sign of a long-term downtrend.
- Its 30-day volatility is 15.7% annualized, which we rate medium risk.
- It has a trailing P/E of 45.6 and a dividend yield of 0.62%.

## About Costco Wholesale

Costco Wholesale (COST) is a consumer defensive company operating in discount stores. Demand is typically resilient, with margin discipline and pricing power as key drivers. This analysis page tracks valuation context, trend strength, and downside risk over time.

## What the chart is saying

Back above its 50-day average, still under the long-term trend.

- Price is 1.7% above its 50-day average and 1.7% below its 200-day.
- The 50-day crossed below the 200-day on 2026-08-03 (a “death cross”).
- RSI at 62 is neither stretched nor washed out.
- The nearest ceiling is $968.16 (+2.2%), the nearest floor $938.95 (-0.8%).

### Support and resistance

- Resistance near $989.24, 4.5% above the last close (the price turned there 5 times in the last year).
- Resistance near $968.16, 2.2% above the last close (the price turned there 8 times in the last year).
- Support near $938.95, 0.8% below the last close (the price turned there 3 times in the last year).
- Support near $920.86, 2.8% below the last close (the price turned there 8 times in the last year).

## Which ETFs hold it

COST is in 10 of the 30 ETFs we track. It weighs most in XLP: 8.93% of the fund, holding #2 of 33.

- [XLP holdings](https://portfolio-terminal.com/etf/xlp/holdings): 8.93% of the fund, holding #2 of 33 (SPDR, September 24, 2026)
- [VIG holdings](https://portfolio-terminal.com/etf/vig/holdings): 1.79% of the fund, holding #13 of 333 (Vanguard, August 31, 2026)
- [QQQM holdings](https://portfolio-terminal.com/etf/qqqm/holdings): 1.69% of the fund, holding #19 of 102 (Invesco, October 1, 2026)
- [QQQ holdings](https://portfolio-terminal.com/etf/qqq/holdings): 1.66% of the fund, holding #17 of 101 (Invesco, September 24, 2026)
- [JEPI holdings](https://portfolio-terminal.com/etf/jepi/holdings): 1.21% of the fund, holding #24 of 119 (J.P. Morgan, September 24, 2026)
- [VUG holdings](https://portfolio-terminal.com/etf/vug/holdings): 1.14% of the fund, holding #14 of 147 (Vanguard, August 31, 2026)
- [VOO holdings](https://portfolio-terminal.com/etf/voo/holdings): 0.63% of the fund, holding #24 of 505 (Vanguard, August 31, 2026)
- [SPY holdings](https://portfolio-terminal.com/etf/spy/holdings): 0.60% of the fund, holding #25 of 504 (SPDR, September 24, 2026)
- [IVV holdings](https://portfolio-terminal.com/etf/ivv/holdings): 0.60% of the fund, holding #25 of 503 (iShares, September 24, 2026)
- [VTI holdings](https://portfolio-terminal.com/etf/vti/holdings): 0.57% of the fund, holding #21 of 3,503 (Vanguard, August 31, 2026)

Source: each issuer's full holdings file (August 31 to October 1, 2026), matched on the company's ISIN.

## Famous investors who hold it

COST is in the latest 13F of 1 of the 15 famous investors we follow. Ray Dalio (Bridgewater Associates) holds the most of it: 0.10% of the portfolio, position #165 of 992, as of Q2 2026.

- [Ray Dalio (Bridgewater Associates)](https://portfolio-terminal.com/gurus/DALIO): 0.10% of the portfolio, position #165 of 992 (Q2 2026 13F, filed August 14, 2026)

Source: each investor's latest Form 13F filed with the SEC (Q2 2026); long US positions, shares only, as a share of everything the filing reports.

## Compare

- [COST vs WMT](https://portfolio-terminal.com/compare/cost-vs-wmt)

Interactive chart, fundamentals and peers: https://portfolio-terminal.com/analyse/cost