Costco Stock: Earnings Growth Could Shape the Next Big Move

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• Costco (COST) earns a BUY rating with a $1,098 price target, backed by 6 consecutive EPS beats and 10% revenue growth to $303 billion.

• Walmart (WMT) trades near 45x earnings despite only 6% revenue growth, making Costco’s premium valuation look reasonable by comparison.

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The 24/7 Wall St. price target for Costco (NASDAQ:COST) is $1,098.23. That represents 7.75% upside from the $1,019.26 close. The stock earns a buy rating with 90% confidence.

24/7 Wall St. Price Target Summary

Costco has now beaten EPS estimates 6 consecutive quarters. Fiscal 2026 revenue grew 10.14% to $303.15 billion. Our model treats that earnings consistency as the variable most likely to drive the next move. Confidence is high because the trailing, forward and analyst-based valuations group tightly together.

Six Straight Beats Fuel a 20% Year-to-Date Run

Shares rose 4.27% over the past week, 12.37% over the past month and 20.49% year to date. At the latest close, the stock sits about 6.8% below its 52-week high of $1,093.14 and roughly 21.5% above its $839.11 low.

The fiscal fourth quarter, reported September 24, set the tone. EPS of $6.75 beat the $6.53 estimate. Revenue of $95.72 billion topped the $94.85 billion estimate and rose 11.1%. Excluding a $0.15 nonrecurring tariff refund benefit, EPS still grew 12.4%.

Digitally enabled comparable sales rose 19.5% as DoorDash (NASDAQ:DASH) and Uber Eats delivery from Uber (NYSE:UBER) expanded nationwide. The stock gained 7.52% in the 30 days after that report.

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