Sharemaestro company-news research for Costco Wholesale Corp (COST), showing current tone, evidence confidence, direct company coverage, sector and industry context, completed price response and the source headlines used on the page. Scores describe published news evidence. Confidence describes the amount, freshness, source breadth and direct company relevance of that evidence. Price context is shown separately.

NASDAQ United States Measured evidence

Company news sentiment

COST news sentiment

Costco Wholesale Corp

Company headlines from the last 30 days, weighted by freshness, relevance, publisher quality and the strength of the wording. Price is shown separately.

30-day score55Neutral is 50
Balanced news tone 36/100 evidence confidence 86% direct company focus 29 current stories across 17 publishers
Latest weekly closeUSD 947.82week of 7 Aug 2026
Main news subjectMarket update79/100 share of current news
News data statusHealthy37 duplicate stories removed

Current company news

Balanced news tone

The score uses 29 current company stories from 17 publishers.

Observed headline tone60/100 Published 30-day score55/100

Older, less relevant and less reliable stories count for less. Confidence is shown separately.

Latest source headline Texas gets 2 new Costco warehouses as retailer expands nationwide El Paso Times · 12 Aug 2026 16:50 · Source lookup

What supports the score

Direct evidence

29 current stories are mapped specifically to COST.

Source breadth

The score uses 17 publishers rather than depending on one outlet.

Story agreement

The current stories agree at 85/100.

What limits the score

No major limit stands out.

55/100
News scoreBalanced news tone
36/100
Confidencethin evidence
86%/100
Company news29 company stories
85/100
Story agreement15/100 difference

News history

Daily score and story count over 30 days

Daily weighted evidence
17 Jul: 2 stories18 Jul: 1 stories19 Jul: 1 stories20 Jul: 2 stories21 Jul: 2 stories23 Jul: 3 stories24 Jul: 2 stories27 Jul: 1 stories30 Jul: 1 stories31 Jul: 1 stories02 Aug: 1 stories03 Aug: 1 stories05 Aug: 1 stories07 Aug: 1 stories09 Aug: 1 stories10 Aug: 1 stories11 Aug: 6 stories12 Aug: 1 stories 17 Jul: tone 35, 2 stories18 Jul: tone 66, 1 stories19 Jul: tone 66, 1 stories20 Jul: tone 50, 2 stories21 Jul: tone 63, 2 stories23 Jul: tone 50, 3 stories24 Jul: tone 50, 2 stories27 Jul: tone 50, 1 stories30 Jul: tone 50, 1 stories31 Jul: tone 50, 1 stories02 Aug: tone 42, 1 stories03 Aug: tone 50, 1 stories05 Aug: tone 66, 1 stories07 Aug: tone 26, 1 stories09 Aug: tone 57, 1 stories10 Aug: tone 71, 1 stories11 Aug: tone 66, 6 stories12 Aug: tone 57, 1 stories 95505
15 Jul30 Jul13 Aug
News scoreStory count50 baseline

Confidence

How reliable the score is

Separate from direction

Confidence uses the amount of news, separate publishers, direct company relevance, freshness and agreement. A high or low score is not automatically reliable.

Amount of evidence16
0.803 after freshness weighting
Source breadth100
17 independent publishers
Company relevance86
share tied directly to this company
Freshness57
recency-weighted evidence
Agreement85
how closely stories agree
Publisher mix41
less reliance on one publisher

Price and news history

News score and weekly price over 26 weeks

Balanced read

News tone and price action are not far from neutral.

One scoring method across the chart.Stored company headlines are recalculated at each weekly point with the current 30-day freshness weighting. Old published snapshots are left unchanged.
13 Feb 2026: close 1017.0, indexed 100.020 Feb 2026: close 983.84, indexed 96.727 Feb 2026: close 1009.32, indexed 99.206 Mar 2026: close 996.65, indexed 98.013 Mar 2026: close 1006.97, indexed 99.020 Mar 2026: close 970.92, indexed 95.527 Mar 2026: close 982.43, indexed 96.603 Apr 2026: close 1013.49, indexed 99.710 Apr 2026: close 997.02, indexed 98.017 Apr 2026: close 998.44, indexed 98.224 Apr 2026: close 1009.68, indexed 99.301 May 2026: close 1011.7, indexed 99.508 May 2026: close 1008.79, indexed 99.215 May 2026: close 1048.95, indexed 103.122 May 2026: close 1028.24, indexed 101.129 May 2026: close 956.32, indexed 94.005 Jun 2026: close 971.87, indexed 95.612 Jun 2026: close 982.35, indexed 96.619 Jun 2026: close 949.96, indexed 93.426 Jun 2026: close 951.04, indexed 93.503 Jul 2026: close 950.18, indexed 93.410 Jul 2026: close 914.81, indexed 90.017 Jul 2026: close 939.39, indexed 92.424 Jul 2026: close 935.03, indexed 91.931 Jul 2026: close 951.89, indexed 93.607 Aug 2026: close 947.82, indexed 93.2 26 Jun 2026: news score 50, close 951.04, 12 stories5003 Jul 2026: news score 50, close 950.18, 22 stories5010 Jul 2026: news score 51, close 914.81, 31 stories5117 Jul 2026: news score 47, close 939.39, 37 stories4724 Jul 2026: news score 50, close 935.03, 40 stories5031 Jul 2026: news score 50, close 951.89, 35 stories5007 Aug 2026: news score 49, close 947.82, 32 stories49
13 Feb15 May07 Aug
Weekly close, indexedSentiment score
26-week price-6.8%latest close 947.82
News score change-1first to latest comparable week
One-week response-0.4%Price digesting
Fair-value position+10.1%Near fair-value range
WeekNews scoreCloseWeekly move
07 Aug 202649USD 947.82-0.4%
31 Jul 202650USD 951.89+1.8%
24 Jul 202650USD 935.03-0.5%
17 Jul 202647USD 939.39+2.7%
10 Jul 202651USD 914.81-3.7%
03 Jul 202650USD 950.18-0.1%
26 Jun 202650USD 951.04+0.1%

News subjects

What is shaping the score

Market update
Market update5215 stories · 52%
Earnings648 stories · 28%
Capital return623 stories · 10%
Regulatory and legal352 stories · 7%
Analyst action501 stories · 3%

Source mix

Where the evidence comes from

41/100 independence
finance.yahoo.com637 stories · 24%
Market source662 stories · 7%
TheStreet352 stories · 7%
ad-hoc-news.de602 stories · 7%
MarketBeat422 stories · 7%
Zacks502 stories · 7%
Ad-hoc-news.de711 stories · 3%

Recurring subjects

Subjects appearing most often

Current evidence
Earnings5EARNINGS5Membership Model2MEMBERSHIP-MODEL2EARNINGS PER SHARE2Consensus Estimate2CONSENSUS ESTIMATE2Retail1RETAIL1Microcap1

Earlier readings

How the score has changed

41 comparable readings · 54 days
Past and present use the same method.Each point recalculates the previous 30 days of stored company headlines with today's scoring rules. The original stored snapshots remain unchanged.
Comparable move+1150 to 61 · Strengthening
Observed range47–6150 is the neutral baseline
Evidence depth61stories at latest stored reading · +60
Confidence55/100Measured · +30
20 Jun50 neutral13 Aug 23:58
ConstructiveBalanced or withheldCautious

Changes in the stored score

Scores are rebuilt from stored headlines with the current 30-day method. Days with no change are collapsed.

ObservedScoreMoveConfidenceStoriesStatus
13 Aug 23:5861+355/100 (+4)61 (+10)Measured
12 Aug 23:5958+251/100 (0)51 (+2)Measured
11 Aug 23:5956+351/100 (+5)49 (+7)Measured
10 Aug 23:5953+646/100 (+13)42 (+9)Measured
09 Aug 23:5947-233/100 (+4)33 (+1)Provisional
08 Aug 23:5949+029/100 (-2)32 (0)Provisional
07 Aug 23:5949-231/100 (+5)32 (+1)Provisional
05 Aug 23:5951+126/100 (0)31 (-1)Provisional

Source headlines

The news behind the score

Showing 1-29 of 29

Only company-specific stories enter this score. The latest 30 days are shown newest first, with newer stories weighted more heavily and duplicate coverage combined.

#157Tone
El Paso TimesDirect company coverageScored from headlineSource lookup

Texas gets 2 new Costco warehouses as retailer expands nationwide

Published
12 Aug 2026 16:50
News subject
Market update
Why this score
Positive financial language
Company focus
Main company · 100%
How it is used
Direct company coverage
Weighted influence
Low · 6.2% · 1.1d old
Duplicates
32 consolidated
#272Tone
finance.yahoo.comDirect company coverageStored article

Costco’s Stock Has a Problem: It’s Almost Too Good

Quick Read Costco earns a BUY with 90% confidence and a $1,023 target, but at 48x earnings, only 7% upside remains. Costco trades at 48x earnings versus Walmart's 41x but grows revenue nearly twice as fast, while BJ's 90% renewal rate validates the membership model. It sounds nuts, but SoFi1 is giving new Active Invest users up to $3,000 in stock for a limited time, and all it takes is a $50 deposit to get started.2 See for yourself (Sponsor) My 24/7 Wall St. price target for Costco (NASDAQ:COST) lands at $1,022.62, a modest step up from today's $952.75. The model rates COST a buy with 90% con

EARNINGSEarningsFREE CASH FLOWFree Cash FlowMEMBERSHIP-MODELMembership Model
Published
11 Aug 2026 17:00
News subject
Earnings
Why this score
Operating growth
Company focus
Shared story · 78%
How it is used
Direct company coverage
Weighted influence
Medium · 13.3% · 2.1d old
Duplicates
47 consolidated
#366Tone
finance.yahoo.comDirect company coverageStored article

Should Costco’s Double‑Digit July Sales and New Brand Rollouts Prompt Action From Costco Wholesale (COST) Investors?

In early August 2026, Costco Wholesale reported July net sales of US$23.12 billion, up 10.7% year over year, and US$273.55 billion in net sales for the first forty‑eight weeks, a 10.1% increase, while brands like Physician's Choice and Mighty Spark Food Company announced nationwide product rollouts across Costco's U.S. warehouses. These results highlight Costco's ability to grow high‑volume membership sales while attracting new branded offerings, reinforcing its role as a key distribution platform for consumer products firms. Next, we'll examine how Costco's double‑digit July sales growth and

EARNINGSEarningsLABOR-COSTSLabor CostsMEMBERSHIP-MODELMembership Model
Published
11 Aug 2026 15:14
News subject
Earnings
Why this score
Operating growth
Company focus
Main company · 100%
How it is used
Direct company coverage
Weighted influence
Medium · 14.1% · 2.2d old
Duplicates
23 consolidated
#450Tone
finance.yahoo.comDirect company coverageStored article

The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights Costco, Chevron, Home Depot, IDT and Waterstone Financial

For Immediate Release Chicago, IL – August 11, 2026 – Zacks.com announces the list of stocks featured in the Analyst Blog. Every day the Zacks Equity Research analysts discuss the latest news and events impacting stocks and the financial markets. Stocks recently featured in the blog include: Costco Wholesale Corp. COST, Chevron Corp. CVX, The Home Depot, Inc. HD, IDT Corp. IDT and Waterstone Financial, Inc. WSBF Here are highlights from Monday's Analyst Blog: Top Analyst Reports for Costco, Chevron and Home Depot The Zacks Research Daily presents the best research output of our analyst team. T

BALANCE SHEETBalance SheetHOME-IMPROVEMENTHome ImprovementMICROCAPMicrocap
Published
11 Aug 2026 14:55
News subject
Analyst action
Why this score
No clear positive or negative phrase
Company focus
Main company · 100%
How it is used
Direct company coverage
Weighted influence
Low · 4.5% · 2.2d old
Duplicates
23 consolidated
#576Tone
finance.yahoo.comDirect company coverageStored article

Are Costco's July Sales Solid Enough to Justify Its Premium Valuation?

Costco Wholesale Corporation COST continues to command one of the richest valuations in the retail sector. This makes its monthly sales updates particularly important for investors to assess whether the company's growth momentum can support its premium multiple. July's results once again highlighted resilient consumer demand, solid comparable sales growth and strong digital momentum. The key question is whether these trends are strong enough to justify Costco's elevated valuation. A Closer Look at Costco's July Sales For a retailer trading at a premium multiple, the quality and consistency of

CONSENSUS ESTIMATEConsensus EstimateEARNINGSEARNINGS GROWTHEARNINGS PER SHAREEarnings
Published
11 Aug 2026 14:24
News subject
Earnings
Why this score
Operating growth
Company focus
Shared story · 78%
How it is used
Direct company coverage
Weighted influence
Medium · 14.5% · 2.2d old
Duplicates
47 consolidated
#662Tone
finance.yahoo.comDirect company coverageStored article

Should You Own Walmart for Its Dividend King Status or Costco for Its Special Dividend? Here's the Answer.

Walmart (NASDAQ: WMT) and Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ: COST) are both recession-resistant businesses, as they offer products people will buy no matter how tight their budgets. They also each reward their shareholders with quarterly dividend payouts, with Walmart's yielding 0.8% and Costco's 0.6%. That said, each has unique payout characteristics, as Walmart is a Dividend King, having increased its payout for 50 or more consecutive years. In addition to its quarterly dividend payouts, Costco has paid a special dividend every few years. Missed Nvidia in 2009? This Rare Signal Is Flashing Again. In

DIVIDEND PAYMENTSDIVIDENDSDividend PaymentsDividendsRETAILRetail
Published
11 Aug 2026 10:50
News subject
Capital return
Why this score
Improving financial comparison
Company focus
Shared story · 78%
How it is used
Direct company coverage
Weighted influence
Medium · 9% · 2.4d old
Duplicates
47 consolidated
#742Tone
MarketBeatDirect company coverageScored from headlineSource lookup

Costco Wholesale Corporation $COST Shares Sold by Constitution Capital LLC

Published
11 Aug 2026 08:13
News subject
Market update
Why this score
Institutional or insider selling
Company focus
Main company · 100%
How it is used
Direct company coverage
Weighted influence
Low · 4.6% · 2.5d old
Duplicates
5 consolidated
#871Tone
finance.yahoo.comDirect company coverageStored article

Can Costco Keep Its Sales Momentum Going After a Solid July?

Costco Wholesale Corporation's COST July sales results reflected resilient consumer demand, with comparable sales advancing across regions and digitally enabled sales maintaining strong momentum. The company continues to benefit from its value-driven pricing, quality merchandise and broad warehouse footprint, which are helping attract shoppers in a cautious consumer environment. Breaking Down Costco's July Sales Numbers For the four weeks ended Aug. 2, 2026, Costco reported an 8.9% year-over-year increase in total comparable sales. Regionally, comparable sales rose 10.3% in the United States,

CONSENSUS ESTIMATEConsensus EstimateDIGITAL-GROWTHDigital GrowthEARNINGS PER SHAREEarnings Per Share
Published
10 Aug 2026 14:40
News subject
Earnings
Why this score
Operating growth
Company focus
Shared story · 78%
How it is used
Direct company coverage
Weighted influence
Medium · 11.1% · 3.2d old
Duplicates
47 consolidated
#957Tone
nasdaq.comDirect company coverageStored article

Costco vs. General Mills: Comparing Revenue Trends Between These Consumer Staples Companies

Key Points Costco Wholesale currently demonstrates a clearer and more consistent upward trajectory in its overall revenue generation profile compared to the recent performance of General Mills. Over the span of the last eight quarters, Costco maintained steady positive year-over-year revenue expansion alongside regular quarter-over-quarter fluctuations, whereas General Mills experienced consecutive periods of revenue contraction before achieving a recent baseline stabilization. Investors analyzing these historical metrics should closely watch whether the expansive revenue gap between the two c

CONSUMER-STAPLESConsumer StaplesEARNINGSEarningsFood IndustryINFLATION
Published
09 Aug 2026 19:48
News subject
Earnings
Why this score
Positive financial language
Company focus
Shared story · 78%
How it is used
Direct company coverage
Weighted influence
Low · 6.7% · 4.0d old
Duplicates
78 consolidated
#1026Tone
finance.yahoo.comDirect company coverageStored article

Costco Stock Slips Despite 10.7% July Sales Jump

This article first appeared on GuruFocus. Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ:COST), a membership-based warehouse retailer, delivered another month of blockbuster sales, yet the stock still slipped about 0.3% during Friday's regular session. July net sales climbed 10.7% year over year to $23.12 billion from $20.89 billion, proving shoppers continue to pack Costco's warehouses even as consumer spending remains under pressure. The reporting period ended Aug. 2. Warning! GuruFocus has detected 4 Warning Signs with NVDA. Is COST fairly valued? Test your thesis with our free DCF calculator.Costco Stock Slips

CONSUMER-SPENDINGConsumer SpendingEARNINGSEARNINGS RELEASEEarningsEarnings Release
Published
07 Aug 2026 19:20
News subject
Earnings
Why this score
Improving financial comparison, Deteriorating financial comparison
Company focus
Shared story · 78%
How it is used
Direct company coverage
Weighted influence
Medium · 9.4% · 6.0d old
Duplicates
47 consolidated
#1166Tone
MT NewswiresDirect company coverageScored from headlineSource lookup

Costco Wholesale July Net Sales Rise 10.7%

Published
05 Aug 2026 22:07
News subject
Market update
Why this score
Operating growth
Company focus
Main company · 100%
How it is used
Direct company coverage
Weighted influence
Low · 0.9% · 7.9d old
Duplicates
5 consolidated
#1250Tone
ZacksDirect company coverageScored from headlineSource lookup

Costco's Renewal Trends Point to Lasting Customer Loyalty

Published
03 Aug 2026 16:57
News subject
Market update
Why this score
No clear positive or negative phrase
Company focus
Main company · 100%
How it is used
Direct company coverage
Weighted influence
Low · 0.2% · 10.1d old
Duplicates
5 consolidated
#1342Tone
MarketBeatDirect company coverageScored from headlineSource lookup

BJ's Wholesale Club (NYSE:BJ) CEO Sells 73,016 Shares

Published
02 Aug 2026 14:09
News subject
Market update
Why this score
Institutional or insider selling
Company focus
Main company · 100%
How it is used
Direct company coverage
Weighted influence
Low · 0.2% · 11.3d old
Duplicates
5 consolidated
#1450Tone
Yahoo! Finance CanadaDirect company coverageScored from headlineSource lookup

Costco (COST) Stock Still Looks Stretched Despite Its Off Grid Energy Move

Published
31 Jul 2026 04:11
News subject
Market update
Why this score
No clear positive or negative phrase
Company focus
Main company · 100%
How it is used
Direct company coverage
Weighted influence
Low · <0.1% · 13.7d old
Duplicates
5 consolidated
#1550Tone
The HustleDirect company coverageScored from headlineSource lookup

How Costco Engineered the Perfect Gas Station

Published
30 Jul 2026 23:40
News subject
Market update
Why this score
No clear positive or negative phrase
Company focus
Main company · 100%
How it is used
Direct company coverage
Weighted influence
Low · <0.1% · 13.9d old
Duplicates
5 consolidated
#1650Tone
The Globe and MailDirect company coverageScored from headlineSource lookup

Costco's Kirkland Brand Is Becoming a Powerful Growth Engine

Published
27 Jul 2026 23:48
News subject
Market update
Why this score
No clear positive or negative phrase
Company focus
Main company · 100%
How it is used
Direct company coverage
Weighted influence
Low · <0.1% · 16.9d old
Duplicates
5 consolidated
#1750Tone
KiplingerDirect company coverageScored from headlineSource lookup

$14 Million Costco Settlement: Are You Getting a Check?

Published
24 Jul 2026 23:17
News subject
Market update
Why this score
No clear positive or negative phrase
Company focus
Main company · 100%
How it is used
Direct company coverage
Weighted influence
Low · <0.1% · 19.9d old
Duplicates
5 consolidated
#1950Tone
Market sourceDirect company coverageScored from headlineSource lookup

Why China Could Become Costco's Next Membership Catalyst

Published
23 Jul 2026 16:12
News subject
Market update
Why this score
No clear positive or negative phrase
Company focus
Main company · 100%
How it is used
Direct company coverage
Weighted influence
Low · <0.1% · 21.2d old
Duplicates
5 consolidated
#2050Tone
Insider MonkeyDirect company coverageScored from headlineSource lookup

Will Costco (COST) be Able to Continue High Dividend Growth?

Published
23 Jul 2026 14:00
News subject
Capital return
Why this score
No clear positive or negative phrase
Company focus
Main company · 100%
How it is used
Direct company coverage
Weighted influence
Low · 0.5% · 21.3d old
Duplicates
5 consolidated
#2150Tone
TheStreetDirect company coverageScored from headlineSource lookup

Costco has a secret code members need to know

Published
23 Jul 2026 08:21
News subject
Market update
Why this score
No clear positive or negative phrase
Company focus
Main company · 100%
How it is used
Direct company coverage
Weighted influence
Low · <0.1% · 21.5d old
Duplicates
5 consolidated
#2250Tone
KTVUDirect company coverageScored from headlineSource lookup

Novato approves new Costco gas station prior to ban

Published
21 Jul 2026 22:20
News subject
Market update
Why this score
No clear positive or negative phrase
Company focus
Main company · 100%
How it is used
Direct company coverage
Weighted influence
Low · <0.1% · 22.9d old
Duplicates
5 consolidated
#2450Tone
ZacksDirect company coverageScored from headlineSource lookup

Why Costco's Warehouse Growth Story Is Far From Over

Published
20 Jul 2026 22:35
News subject
Market update
Why this score
No clear positive or negative phrase
Company focus
Main company · 100%
How it is used
Direct company coverage
Weighted influence
Low · <0.1% · 23.9d old
Duplicates
5 consolidated
#2835Tone
WANE 15Direct company coverageScored from headlineSource lookup

Panasonic toaster ovens sold by Costco and Amazon recalled

Published
17 Jul 2026 22:20
News subject
Regulatory and legal
Why this score
Legal or regulatory risk
Company focus
Main company · 100%
How it is used
Direct company coverage
Weighted influence
Low · 1.6% · 26.9d old
Duplicates
5 consolidated
#2935Tone
TheStreetDirect company coverageScored from headlineSource lookup

Recalled Costco product poses big threat

Published
17 Jul 2026 02:10
News subject
Regulatory and legal
Why this score
Legal or regulatory risk
Company focus
Main company · 100%
How it is used
Direct company coverage
Weighted influence
Low · 1.5% · 27.8d old
Duplicates
5 consolidated

Earlier company news

COST news archive

26 older headlines

Stored newest first for historical research. It starts after the newest three pages above and then continues through older news. Each archive page is loaded only when it is opened.

Older news is kept in the archive

There are 26 older COST headlines. Open one page at a time when you need them.

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Provider matches checked

Provider mentions not used in the score

38 not scored

A news provider linked these stories to COST, but the headline and available text are not mainly about Costco Wholesale Corp. They are kept here for transparency and do not affect the score, confidence, history or wider market totals.

Provider mentions are kept separate

Open the list to see which provider matches were checked and left out of COST sentiment.

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How the page works

How to read the score

The score shows direction

It describes the weighted balance of qualifying headlines. A score of 50 can mean balanced news or that there is not enough evidence; the status label explains which.

Confidence is separate

Confidence measures depth, source breadth, direct relevance, freshness and agreement. It does not rise merely because the tone is extreme.

Price is confirmation

Weekly price response, trend and fair-value position test whether the market is accepting or rejecting the news. They never rewrite the news score.

What the page does

It measures news already published. It is not a forecast, recommendation or price target.

Evidence context