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Costco Wholesale Target price 2024 - Analyst rating & recommendation

Costco Wholesale Classifications & Recommendation:

Buy
53%
Hold
45%
Sell
3%

Costco Wholesale Price Target

Target Price $942.53
Price $990.92
Deviation 4.88%
Number of Estimates 30
30 Analysts have issued a price target Costco Wholesale 2025 . The average Costco Wholesale target price is $942.53. This is 4.88% lower than the current stock price. The highest price target is $1,075.00 8.49% , the lowest is $755.00 23.81% .
A rating was issued by 40 analysts: 21 Analysts recommend Costco Wholesale to buy, 18 to hold and 1 to sell.
Analysts don't have a crystal ball either, but they do represent the opinion of the market quite well. You should not take the price potential and the ratings as a recommendation to act. Rather, they serve as an additional building block for your own opinion or stock analysis.
Analyst Estimates: Analysts believe that the Costco Wholesale stock has an average upside potential 2025 of 4.88% . Most analysts recommend the Costco Wholesale stock at Purchase.

Sales and Margin forecast 2025, 2026 to 2029


Aug '24 2025
Estimates
Revenue Billion $ 254.45 273.15
5.02% 7.35%
EBITDA Margin 4.53% 4.70%
3.47% 3.80%
Net Margin 2.88% 2.90%
11.36% 0.56%

33 Analysts have issued a sales forecast Costco Wholesale 2025 . The average Costco Wholesale sales estimate is $273b . This is 7.35% higher than the revenue of the last 12 months(TTM). The highest sales forecast is $283b 11.30% , the lowest is $270b 5.92% .

This results in the following potential growth metrics:

Revenue Estimates

2024 $254b 5.02%
2025 $273b 7.35%
2026 $291b 6.71%
2027 $310b 6.21%
2028 $329b 6.23%
2029 $335b 1.88%

23 Analysts have issued an Costco Wholesale EBITDA forecast 2025. The average Costco Wholesale EBITDA estimate is $12.8b . This is 11.47% higher than the EBITDA of the last 12 months(TTM). The highest EBITDA forecast is $14.0b 21.94% , the lowest is $12.0b 4.47% .

This results in the following potential growth metrics and future EBITDA Margins:

EBITDA Estimates

2024 $11.5b 8.67%
2025 $12.8b 11.47%
2026 $13.9b 8.46%
2027 $15.7b 13.01%
2028 $17.8b 13.33%
2029 $25.8b 44.56%

EBITDA Margin

2024 4.53% 3.47%
2025 4.70% 3.80%
2026 4.78% 1.70%
2027 5.09% 6.49%
2028 5.43% 6.68%
2029 7.70% 41.80%

15 Costco Wholesale Analysts have issued a net profit forecast 2025. The average Costco Wholesale net profit estimate is $7.9b . This is 7.95% higher than the net profit for the last 12 months(TTM). The highest net profit forecast is $8.4b 15.04% , the lowest is $7.4b 0.24% .

This results in the following potential growth metrics and future Net Margins:

Net Profit Estimates

2024 $7.3b 16.95%
2025 $7.9b 7.95%
2026 $8.8b 10.96%
2027 $10.2b 15.88%
2028 $12.0b 17.49%
2029 $17.2b 44.11%

Net Margin

2024 2.88% 11.36%
2025 2.90% 0.56%
2026 3.02% 4.14%
2027 3.29% 8.94%
2028 3.64% 10.64%
2029 5.15% 41.48%

Earnings per share, P/E ratio and EV/sales Estimates 2025, 2026 to 2029


Aug '24 2025
Estimates
Earnings Per Share $ 16.56 17.88
16.95% 7.97%
P/E 55.43
EV/Sales 1.60

15 Analysts have issued a Costco Wholesale forecast for earnings per share. The average Costco Wholesale <a href=https://blog.stocksguide.com/knowledge/eps-simply-explained>EPS is $17.88 . This is 7.97% higher than earnings per share in the financial year 2024. The highest <a href=https://blog.stocksguide.com/knowledge/eps-simply-explained>EPS forecast is $19.05 15.04% , the lowest is $16.60 0.24% .

This results in the following potential growth metrics and future valuations:

Earnings Per Share

2024 $16.56 16.95%
2025 $17.88 7.97%
2026 $19.84 10.96%
2027 $22.99 15.88%
2028 $27.01 17.49%
2029 $38.92 44.09%

P/E ratio

Current 59.82 42.02%
2025 55.43 7.34%
2026 49.96 9.87%
2027 43.11 13.71%
2028 36.69 14.89%
2029 25.46 30.61%

Based on analysts' sales estimates for 2025, the Costco Wholesale stock is valued at an <a href=https://blog.stocksguide.com/knowledge/enterprise-value-sales-simply-explained>EV/Sales of 1.60 and an <a href=https://blog.stocksguide.com/knowledge/price-sales-ratio-simply-explained>P/S ratio of 1.61 .

This results in the following potential growth metrics and future valuations:

EV/Sales

Current 1.72 60.75%
2025 1.60 6.80%
2026 1.50 6.28%
2027 1.41 5.85%
2028 1.33 5.86%
2029 1.31 1.85%

P/S ratio

Current 1.73 58.38%
2025 1.61 6.84%
2026 1.51 6.28%
2027 1.42 5.86%
2028 1.34 5.86%
2029 1.31 1.85%

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