Estimates for Costco Wholesale Corporation
Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST.O) (Nasdaq)
sector: Cyclical Consumer Goods & Services .
industry: Retail - Discount Stores ยท
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Consensus Estimates Analysis |
Historical Surprises |
Consensus Estimates Trend |
Estimates Revisions Summary
Consensus Estimates Analysis
Sales and Profit Figures in US Dollar (USD)
Earnings and Dividend Figures in US Dollar (USD)
Earnings and Dividend Figures in US Dollar (USD)
| # of Estimates | Mean | High | Low | 1 Year Ago |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SALES (in millions) | |||||
| Quarter Ending Nov-09 | 18 | 17,209.20 | 17,625.00 | 16,171.00 | 17,941.50 |
| Quarter Ending Feb-10 | 17 | 18,378.10 | 18,968.00 | 17,674.00 | 19,024.00 |
| Year Ending Aug-09 | 16 | 71,371.10 | 71,527.00 | 70,872.00 | -- |
| Year Ending Aug-10 | 20 | 77,121.70 | 79,034.00 | 75,033.00 | 82,556.20 |
| Year Ending Aug-11 | 18 | 81,766.30 | 86,477.00 | 75,369.90 | 91,734.50 |
| Earnings (per share) | |||||
| Quarter Ending Nov-09 | 22 | 0.59 | 0.69 | 0.54 | 0.65 |
| Quarter Ending Feb-10 | 20 | 0.71 | 0.82 | 0.62 | 0.79 |
| Year Ending Aug-09 | 20 | 2.48 | 2.52 | 2.45 | -- |
| Year Ending Aug-10 | 23 | 2.89 | 3.32 | 2.73 | 3.38 |
| Year Ending Aug-11 | 21 | 3.21 | 3.50 | 2.76 | 3.72 |
| LT Growth Rate (%) | 14 | 12.73 | 17.00 | 10.00 | 12.91 |
Historical Surprises
Sales and Profit Figures in US Dollar (USD)
Earnings and Dividend Figures in US Dollar (USD)
Earnings and Dividend Figures in US Dollar (USD)
| Estimates vs Actual | Estimate | Actual | Difference | Surprise % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SALES (in millions) | ||||
| Quarter Ending Aug-09 | 22,327.10 | 22,378.00 | 50.87 | 0.23 |
| Quarter Ending May-09 | 16,107.00 | 15,805.90 | 301.10 | 1.87 |
| Quarter Ending Feb-09 | 16,836.20 | 16,844.30 | 8.11 | 0.05 |
| Quarter Ending Nov-08 | 16,516.40 | 16,394.20 | 122.26 | 0.74 |
| Quarter Ending Aug-08 | 22,969.40 | 23,099.90 | 130.52 | 0.57 |
| Earnings (per share) | ||||
| Quarter Ending Aug-09 | 0.77 | 0.83 | 0.06 | 7.88 |
| Quarter Ending May-09 | 0.53 | 0.52 | 0.01 | 2.60 |
| Quarter Ending Feb-09 | 0.60 | 0.55 | 0.05 | 7.59 |
| Quarter Ending Nov-08 | 0.62 | 0.65 | 0.03 | 5.28 |
| Quarter Ending Aug-08 | 0.93 | 0.92 | 0.01 | 0.56 |
Consensus Estimates Trend
Sales and Profit Figures in US Dollar (USD)
Earnings and Dividend Figures in US Dollar (USD)
Earnings and Dividend Figures in US Dollar (USD)
| Current | 1 Week Ago |
1 Month Ago |
2 Month Ago |
1 Year Ago |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SALES (in millions) | |||||
| Quarter Ending Nov-09 | 17,209.20 | 17,209.20 | 17,155.50 | 16,997.40 | 17,941.50 |
| Quarter Ending Feb-10 | 18,378.10 | 18,370.10 | 18,408.80 | 18,194.60 | 19,024.00 |
| Year Ending Aug-09 | 71,371.10 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Year Ending Aug-10 | 77,121.70 | 77,111.80 | 76,453.10 | 75,811.10 | 82,556.20 |
| Year Ending Aug-11 | 81,766.30 | 81,754.50 | 81,696.70 | 82,004.80 | 91,734.50 |
| Earnings (per share) | |||||
| Quarter Ending Nov-09 | 0.59 | 0.59 | 0.59 | 0.59 | 0.65 |
| Quarter Ending Feb-10 | 0.71 | 0.71 | 0.69 | 0.67 | 0.79 |
| Quarter Ending Aug-09 | 2.48 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Quarter Ending Aug-10 | 2.89 | 2.89 | 2.84 | 2.74 | 3.38 |
| Quarter Ending Aug-11 | 3.21 | 3.20 | 3.17 | 3.05 | 3.72 |
Estimates Revisions Summary
| Last Week | Last 4 Weeks | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number Of Revisions: | Up | Down | Up | Down |
| Revenue | ||||
| Quarter Ending Nov-09 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| Quarter Ending Feb-10 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Year Ending Aug-09 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Year Ending Aug-10 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 |
| Year Ending Aug-11 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Earnings | ||||
| Quarter Ending Nov-09 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| Quarter Ending Feb-10 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Year Ending Aug-09 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Year Ending Aug-10 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| Year Ending Aug-11 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
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