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Costco Wholesale CorporationCOST

Consumer Defensive

Neutral

ASignal's systematic analysis rates COST as Neutral. Costco Wholesale Corporation has a market cap of $422.14B, a P/E of 47.95, a 3.0% net margin, and 21.5% year-over-year revenue growth.

Reflects the latest available analysis · analyzed Aug 1, 2026

The case on COST

Bull vs bear, surfaced by ASignal's framework agents from public market data. The precise verdict: ASignal Rank, confidence, and price targets - is in the app.

Bull case

Strong year-over-year revenue and earnings growth (21.5% and 45.5% respectively)
High return on equity (29.15%) indicating efficient use of shareholder capital
Positive free cash flow of $6.95B supporting operational strength
MACD histogram expanding above signal line, indicating strengthening momentum
Price trading above 20-day SMA and Bollinger Middle band, confirming uptrend

Bear case

Elevated valuation metrics: P/E of 47.95x and Forward P/E of 42.03x above sector average
PEG ratio of 4.73x suggests significant growth expectations already priced in
Low quick ratio (0.56x) indicating limited short-term liquidity
Gross margin of 12.88% is modest for the sector despite scale advantages
Only 1 Reddit mention, suggesting limited retail investor interest or potential data gap

Key facts

Sector

Consumer Defensive

Market cap

$422.14B

P/E ratio

47.95

Gross margin

12.9%

Net margin

3.0%

Rev growth YoY

21.5%

Price (Aug 1, 2026)

$951.89

Peers

Clustered with COST by analysis-profile similarity.

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How ASignal analyzes COST

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