Consumer Defensive
Live Price
Offline$951.45
-1.46% today
1Y Change
-5.28%
Window
Jun 23, 2025 → Jun 18, 2026
Coverage: 249 bars · Jun 23, 2025 → Jun 18, 2026
Research Briefing
A compact read on the setup, peer context, quarterly changes, and recent earnings reaction.
Research Snapshot
Costco Wholesale Corp (COST) is a Consumer Defensive stock with a market cap of $450.94B and listed on NASDAQ. The stock last traded around $951.45 and down 5.3% across the available one-year price window (Jun 23, 2025 → Jun 18, 2026). Baseline metrics include revenue growth of +8.2%, EPS growth of +9.9%, a dividend yield of 0.5%. What stands out right now is revenue +8.2%, EPS +9.9%, free cash flow +18.2% with operating margin 3.8% and ROIC 19.1%. The dividend is present but secondary, with a yield around 0.5%. Valuation already assumes a fairly strong business story at P/E 52.8 and price/sales 1.6. Stock Foundry combines COST price history, valuation, growth, dividend context, earnings, analyst forecasts, news, related Consumer Defensive peers on this page.
Benchmark Comparison
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COST
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Normalized return
SPY
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Relative to SPY
COST Max Drawdown
-15.38%
Trailing 1Y
SPY Max Drawdown
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Trailing 1Y
Uses the longest available daily history for COST and SPY.
Powered by FMP stock_dividend. Includes historical ex-dates, pay dates, and payout amounts.
Dividend Yield
0.53%
Trailing 12M Payout
$3.90
Last Payout
| Ex-Date | Record | Pay | Dividend | Adj | Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 30, 2026 | Jan 30, 2026 | Feb 13, 2026 | $1.30 | $1.30 | Quarterly |
| Oct 31, 2025 | Oct 31, 2025 | Nov 14, 2025 | $1.30 | $1.30 | Quarterly |
| Aug 1, 2025 | Aug 1, 2025 | Aug 15, 2025 | $1.30 | $1.30 | Quarterly |
| May 2, 2025 | May 2, 2025 | May 16, 2025 | $1.30 | $1.30 | Quarterly |
| Feb 7, 2025 | Feb 7, 2025 | Feb 21, 2025 | $1.16 | $1.16 | Quarterly |
| Nov 1, 2024 | Nov 1, 2024 | Nov 15, 2024 | $1.16 | $1.16 | Quarterly |
| Jul 26, 2024 | Jul 26, 2024 | Aug 9, 2024 | $1.16 | $1.16 | Quarterly |
| Apr 25, 2024 | Apr 26, 2024 | May 10, 2024 | $1.16 | $1.16 | Quarterly |
| Feb 1, 2024 | Feb 2, 2024 | Feb 16, 2024 | $1.02 | $1.02 | Quarterly |
| Dec 27, 2023 | Dec 28, 2023 | Jan 12, 2024 | $15.00 | $15.00 | Special |
| Nov 2, 2023 | Nov 3, 2023 | Nov 17, 2023 | $1.02 | $1.02 | Quarterly |
| Aug 24, 2023 | Aug 25, 2023 | Sep 8, 2023 | $1.02 | $1.02 | Quarterly |
| May 4, 2023 | May 5, 2023 | May 19, 2023 | $1.02 | $1.02 | Quarterly |
| Feb 2, 2023 | Feb 3, 2023 | Feb 17, 2023 | $0.90 | $0.90 | Quarterly |
| Oct 27, 2022 | Oct 28, 2022 | Nov 10, 2022 | $0.90 | $0.90 | Quarterly |
| Jul 28, 2022 | Jul 29, 2022 | Aug 12, 2022 | $0.90 | $0.90 | Quarterly |
| Apr 28, 2022 | Apr 29, 2022 | May 13, 2022 | $0.90 | $0.90 | Quarterly |
| Feb 3, 2022 | Feb 4, 2022 | Feb 18, 2022 | $0.79 | $0.79 | Quarterly |
| Oct 28, 2021 | Oct 29, 2021 | Nov 12, 2021 | $0.79 | $0.79 | Quarterly |
| Jul 29, 2021 | Jul 30, 2021 | Aug 13, 2021 | $0.79 | $0.79 | Quarterly |
| Apr 29, 2021 | Apr 30, 2021 | May 14, 2021 | $0.79 | $0.79 | Quarterly |
| Feb 4, 2021 | Feb 5, 2021 | Feb 19, 2021 | $0.70 | $0.70 | Quarterly |
| Dec 1, 2020 | Dec 2, 2020 | Dec 11, 2020 | $10.00 | $10.00 | Special |
| Oct 29, 2020 | Oct 30, 2020 | Nov 13, 2020 | $0.70 | $0.70 | Quarterly |
| Jul 30, 2020 | Jul 31, 2020 | Aug 14, 2020 | $0.70 | $0.70 | Quarterly |
| Apr 30, 2020 | May 1, 2020 | May 15, 2020 | $0.70 | $0.70 | Quarterly |
| Feb 6, 2020 | Feb 7, 2020 | Feb 21, 2020 | $0.65 | $0.65 | Quarterly |
| Oct 31, 2019 | Nov 1, 2019 | Nov 15, 2019 | $0.65 | $0.65 | Quarterly |
| Aug 29, 2019 | Aug 30, 2019 | Sep 13, 2019 | $0.65 | $0.65 | Quarterly |
| May 9, 2019 | May 10, 2019 | May 24, 2019 | $0.65 | $0.65 | Quarterly |
| Feb 7, 2019 | Feb 8, 2019 | Feb 22, 2019 | $0.57 | $0.57 | Quarterly |
| Nov 8, 2018 | Nov 9, 2018 | Nov 23, 2018 | $0.57 | $0.57 | Quarterly |
| Aug 30, 2018 | Aug 31, 2018 | Sep 14, 2018 | $0.57 | $0.57 | Quarterly |
| May 10, 2018 | May 11, 2018 | May 25, 2018 | $0.57 | $0.57 | Quarterly |
| Feb 15, 2018 | Feb 16, 2018 | Mar 2, 2018 | $0.50 | $0.50 | Quarterly |
| Nov 16, 2017 | Nov 17, 2017 | Dec 1, 2017 | $0.50 | $0.50 | Quarterly |
| Aug 16, 2017 | Aug 18, 2017 | Sep 1, 2017 | $0.50 | $0.50 | Quarterly |
| May 10, 2017 | May 12, 2017 | May 26, 2017 | $0.50 | $0.50 | Quarterly |
| May 8, 2017 | May 10, 2017 | May 26, 2017 | $7.00 | $7.00 | Special |
| Feb 8, 2017 | Feb 10, 2017 | Feb 24, 2017 | $0.45 | $0.45 | Quarterly |
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