Costco Wholesale Corp (COST, Financial) is set to release its Q4 2024 earnings on Sep 26, 2024. The consensus estimate for Q4 2024 revenue is $79.97 billion, and the earnings are expected to come in at $5.08 per share. The full year 2024's revenue is expected to be $254.93 billion and the earnings are expected to be $16.39 per share. More detailed estimate data can be found on the Forecast page.
Costco Wholesale Corp (COST, Financial) Estimates Trends
Over the past 90 days, revenue estimates for Costco Wholesale Corp (COST) for the full year 2024 have increased from $254.90 billion to $254.93 billion, and for 2025, revenue estimates have risen from $273.10 billion to $273.57 billion. Similarly, earnings estimates for the full year 2024 have increased from $16.37 per share to $16.39 per share, and for 2025, from $17.76 per share to $17.81 per share.
Costco Wholesale Corp (COST, Financial) Reported History
In the previous quarter of May 31, 2024, Costco Wholesale Corp's (COST) actual revenue was $58.52 billion, which beat analysts' revenue expectations of $58.07 billion by 0.77%. Costco Wholesale Corp's (COST) actual earnings were $3.78 per share, which beat analysts' earnings expectations of $3.70 per share by 2.11%. After releasing the results, Costco Wholesale Corp (COST) was down by -0.67% in one day.
Costco Wholesale Corp (COST, Financial) 12 Month Price Targets
Based on the one-year price targets offered by 29 analysts, the average target price for Costco Wholesale Corp (COST) is $901.91 with a high estimate of $1,050 and a low estimate of $675. The average target implies an upside of 0.03% from the current price of $901.63.
Based on GuruFocus estimates, the estimated GF Value for Costco Wholesale Corp (COST, Financial) in one year is $659.72, suggesting a downside of -26.83% from the current price of $901.63.
Based on the consensus recommendation from 38 brokerage firms, Costco Wholesale Corp's (COST, Financial) average brokerage recommendation is currently 2.1, indicating an "Outperform" status. The rating scale ranges from 1 to 5, where 1 signifies Strong Buy, and 5 denotes Sell.
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