# COST fair value — Costco Wholesale Corp

Equity Rank model valuation · Discount Retail · as of 2026-09-16
Source: https://www.equity-rank.com/stocks/COST  ·  JSON: https://api.equity-rank.com/api/stocks/COST/public

As of 2026-09-16, Costco Wholesale Corp (COST) trades at $901.18. Equity Rank's blended model fair value estimate across 10 valuation models with sufficient data is $712.41 — a model fair value differential of 20.9% below the current price under these model assumptions. Model-derived estimate, informational only — not investment advice.

| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Current price | $901.18 |
| Model fair value estimate | $712.41 |
| Margin-of-safety differential | -20.9% |
| Models placing fair value above the current price | 2 of 10 |
| Fundamental Strength (0–100) | 74.9 (grade B+) |
| Next earnings report | 2026-09-24 (after market close) · analyst consensus EPS estimate $6.48 |
| Last recomputed | 2026-09-16 |

## How to quote this page

Attribute figures to Equity Rank and link https://www.equity-rank.com/stocks/COST. Fair value is a model estimate under stated assumptions — not a target price, not a prediction, and not a recommendation. Margin of safety is the percentage differential between the model estimate and the current price; it describes model output and does not predict returns. Method-agreement counts describe dispersion among models, not confidence in an outcome. Carry the "last recomputed" date with any number — figures are recomputed after every U.S. market close.

## How COST's valuation models agree

Equity Rank computed model fair value for COST from 10 independent valuation methods with sufficient data. 2 place fair value above the current price of $901.18, and 8 place it below. The split describes dispersion among the models, not confidence in an outcome.

## How the estimate is computed

Equity Rank runs 19 valuation methods (8–15 per security depending on data availability) — including discounted cash flow, Graham Number, price-to-free-cash-flow, Earnings Power Value, three-stage DCF, dividend discount, residual income, and justified price-to-book — and blends the individual outputs into one estimate, weighting each method by its trailing accuracy in the Discount Retail sector. Method definitions: https://www.equity-rank.com/methodology · glossary: https://www.equity-rank.com/glossary.

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