Costco Wholesale Corp (COST.OQ)
COST.OQ on NASDAQ Stock Exchange Global Select Market
214.85USD
16 Jul 2018
214.85USD
16 Jul 2018
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Consensus Recommendations
| Consensus Recommendation | Next Earnings (approx.) | Company Fiscal Year End Month |
Last Updated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Outperform | 1.69 | August | 17 Jul 2018 |
Analyst Recommendations and Revisions
| 1-5 Linear Scale | Current | 1 Month Ago |
2 Month Ago |
3 Month Ago |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (1) BUY | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
| (2) OUTPERFORM | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
| (3) HOLD | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| (4) UNDERPERFORM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| (5) SELL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| No Opinion | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mean Rating | 1.93 | 1.86 | 1.87 | 1.90 |
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 May-18 | 18 | 31,956.00 | 32,593.00 | 30,981.80 | -- |
| Quarter Ending Aug-18 | 19 | 43,554.60 | 44,920.00 | 41,995.00 | 41,812.00 |
| Year Ending Aug-18 | 24 | 140,768.00 | 142,342.00 | 139,160.00 | 134,961.00 |
| Year Ending Aug-19 | 24 | 150,731.00 | 154,234.00 | 147,742.00 | 143,558.00 |
| Earnings (per share) | |||||
| Quarter Ending May-18 | 26 | 1.69 | 1.77 | 1.58 | -- |
| Quarter Ending Aug-18 | 25 | 2.32 | 2.53 | 2.18 | 2.14 |
| Year Ending Aug-18 | 11 | 7.08 | 7.28 | 6.97 | 6.40 |
| Year Ending Aug-19 | 28 | 7.68 | 8.08 | 7.40 | 7.08 |
| LT Growth Rate (%) | 7 | 11.86 | 14.00 | 8.00 | 10.22 |
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 May-18 | 31,956.00 | 32,361.00 | 405.05 | 1.27 |
| Quarter Ending Feb-18 | 32,739.20 | 32,995.00 | 255.79 | 0.78 |
| Quarter Ending Nov-17 | 31,456.60 | 31,809.00 | 352.43 | 1.12 |
| Quarter Ending Aug-17 | 41,480.80 | 42,300.00 | 819.18 | 1.97 |
| Quarter Ending May-17 | 28,534.40 | 28,860.00 | 325.62 | 1.14 |
| Earnings (per share) | ||||
| Quarter Ending May-18 | 1.69 | 1.70 | 0.01 | 0.87 |
| Quarter Ending Feb-18 | 1.47 | 1.42 | 0.05 | 3.14 |
| Quarter Ending Nov-17 | 1.34 | 1.36 | 0.02 | 1.40 |
| Quarter Ending Aug-17 | 2.01 | 2.08 | 0.07 | 3.26 |
| Quarter Ending May-17 | 1.31 | 1.40 | 0.09 | 6.71 |
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 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SALES (in millions) | |||||
| Quarter Ending May-18 | 31,956.00 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Quarter Ending Aug-18 | 43,554.60 | 43,347.60 | 43,363.60 | 43,059.00 | 41,812.00 |
| Year Ending Aug-18 | 140,768.00 | 140,605.00 | 140,582.00 | 139,787.00 | 134,961.00 |
| Year Ending Aug-19 | 150,731.00 | 150,532.00 | 150,478.00 | 149,873.00 | 143,558.00 |
| Earnings (per share) | |||||
| Quarter Ending May-18 | 1.69 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Quarter Ending Aug-18 | 2.32 | 2.32 | 2.32 | 2.30 | 2.14 |
| Year Ending Aug-18 | 7.08 | 7.06 | 7.07 | 6.99 | 6.40 |
| Year Ending Aug-19 | 7.68 | 7.67 | 7.67 | 7.70 | 7.08 |
Estimates Revisions Summary
| Last Week | Last 4 Weeks | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number Of Revisions: | Up | Down | Up | Down |
| Revenue | ||||
| Quarter Ending May-18 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Quarter Ending Aug-18 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| Year Ending Aug-18 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| Year Ending Aug-19 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 3 |
| Earnings | ||||
| Quarter Ending May-18 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Quarter Ending Aug-18 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Year Ending Aug-18 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Year Ending Aug-19 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
Earnings vs. 
Estimates- Some U.S. industries could thrive amid trade tensions: Cowen
- Some U.S. industries could thrive amid trade tensions -Cowen
- Price cuts, freight costs pressure Costco's margins, shares slip
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