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Costco is an American multinational corporation which operates a chain of wholesale retail stores. The company is the third largest retailer in the world, with over 111 million people holding a Costco yearly membership worldwide.
How to buy shares in Costco
- Open a brokerage account. Choose from our top broker picks or compare brokers in depth. Then, complete an application.
- Fund your account. Add money to your account via bank transfer, debit card or credit card.
- Search the platform by ticker symbol. COST in this case.
- Choose an order type. Place a market order or limit order with your preferred number of shares or dollar amount.
- Submit the order. It's that simple.
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Alternative ways to invest in Costco
Buying shares in just one company is generally considered a riskier bet than investing in a range of investments - AKA a "diversified portfolio". Experts generally recommend holding a mix of investments in specific assets and funds. Funds are ready-made portfolios of multiple companies' shares (potentially including Costco), and the idea is that drops in the value of one constituent company's share price might be offset by rises in others.
Costco is a major part of the NASDAQ, so it's included in many global funds and investment trusts, as well as tracker-style exchange traded funds (ETFs).
| ETF | Icon | 5-year performance (to August 2024) | 1-year performance (to August 2024) | Link to invest |
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| Invesco S&P 500 (SPXP) |  | 94.07% | 22.23% | Invest with XTBCapital at risk |
| Xtrackers S&P 500 Swap (XSPX) |  | 93.77% | 22.24% | Invest with XTBCapital at risk |
| iShares Core S&P 500 (CSP1) |  | 91.84% | 21.98% | Invest with XTBCapital at risk |
| HSBC S&P 500 (HSPX) |  | 80.38% | 20.63% | Invest with XTBCapital at risk |
| Vanguard S&P 500 (VUSA) |  | 79.29% | 20.60% | Invest with XTBCapital at risk |
| SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPX5) |  | 79.17% | 20.61% | Invest with XTBCapital at risk |
Is it a good time to buy Costco stock?
Review technicals and fundamentals to help you determine if now's a good time for you to invest.
Technical analysis
View Costco's price performance, share price volatility, historical data and technicals.
Use our graph to track the performance of COST stock over time.
Historical closes compared with the last close of $955.65
| 1 week (2024-11-15) | 7.95% |
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| 1 month (2024-10-22) | 6.00% |
| 3 months (2024-08-22) | 16.88% |
| 6 months (2024-05-22) | 31.24% |
| 1 year (2023-11-22) | 78.84% |
| 2 years (2022-11-22) | 98.57% |
| 3 years (2021-11-22) | 103.52% |
| 5 years (2019-11-22) | 251.00% |
The gauge below shows real-time ratings that are based on 26 popular indicators such as moving averages, for specific time periods. It's not a recommendation but is simply technical analysis that can form part of your research.
Finder might not agree with the analysis and we take no responsibility. We also give no representations or warranty on the accuracy or completeness of the information provided on this page.
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Is Costco under- or over-valued?
Valuing a stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge value. Check out the Costco P/E ratio, PEG ratio and EBITDA.
Costco's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 54x. In other words, Costco's shares trade at around 54x recent earnings.
That's relatively high compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the United States stock markets on average as of November 09, 2023 (20.44). The high P/E ratio could mean that investors are optimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're over-valued.
However, Costco's P/E ratio is best considered in relation to those of others within the industry or those of similar companies.
- Walmart (WMT.US): 36.52
- Alibaba Group Holding (BABA.US): 17.61
- Home Depot (HD.US): 27.85
Costco's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 6.31. Higher PEG ratios such as this can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value given the current rate of growth.
The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Costco's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.
However, it's sensible to consider Costco's PEG ratio in relation to those of similar companies.
- Walmart (WMT.US): 3.10
- Alibaba Group Holding (BABA.US): 0.62
- Home Depot (HD.US): 5.30
Costco's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is a whopping $11.5 billion (£9.2 billion).
The EBITDA is a measure of Costco's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.
To put that into context you can compare it against similar companies.
- Walmart (WMT.US): USD$40.8 billion
- Alibaba Group Holding (BABA.US): USD$176.6 billion
- Home Depot (HD.US): USD$24.8 billion
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