Costco Wholesale Stock Price History
NASDAQ: COSTConsumer DefensiveDiscount StoresUSD
942.25+6.57 (+0.70%)
At close: Oct 7, 4:00 PM ET · Delayed 15 min
After hours: 940.74 -0.16%
COST price history at a glance
The price history for Costco Wholesale (COST) on this page begins on July 7, 1986, when the stock closed at $10.56; it most recently closed at $946.76 on October 5, 2026. The highest price in this record is $1,096.50, reached on May 18, 2026; the latest close is 13.7% below that peak. Across the 39 complete calendar years in the table, COST finished higher in 29 and lower in 10. Its best year was 1997 (+82.4%) and its worst was 2002 (-36.9%).
Over roughly 40 years the share price changed +8863.4%, a 11.8% compound annual price return (excluding dividends). In the last 12 months alone, COST has gained 3.5%. Prices are split-adjusted closing prices; daily open, high, low, close and volume for the past year are listed below.
Summary generated from market data by MetaCap's automated system. Methodology
Key price levels
- High since 1986
- $1,096.50
- Date of high
- May 18, 2026
- Low since 1986
- $5.88
- Date of low
- Nov 30, 1987
- 52-week high
- $1,096.50
- 52-week low
- $844.06
- Last close
- $946.76
COST returns
1 week
+4.00%
1 month
+4.02%
3 months
-0.67%
6 months
-8.11%
Year to date
+9.79%
1 year
+3.49%
3 years
+67.02%
5 years
+109.28%
COST price return, excluding dividends.
COST annual returns
| Year | Year-end close | Return |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 946.76 | +10.80% |
| 2025 | 854.50 | -6.77% |
| 2024 | 916.58 | +38.86% |
| 2023 | 660.08 | +44.60% |
| 2022 | 456.50 | -19.59% |
| 2021 | 567.70 | +50.67% |
| 2020 | 376.78 | +29.15% |
| 2019 | 291.73 | +41.45% |
| 2018 | 206.24 | +10.81% |
| 2017 | 186.12 | +16.25% |
| 2016 | 160.11 | -0.86% |
| 2015 | 161.50 | +14.05% |
| 2014 | 141.61 | +20.73% |
| 2013 | 117.29 | +14.81% |
| 2012 | 102.16 | +22.61% |
| 2011 | 83.32 | +15.39% |
| 2010 | 72.21 | +22.04% |
| 2009 | 59.17 | +10.91% |
| 2008 | 53.35 | -18.74% |
| 2007 | 65.65 | +24.17% |
| 2006 | 52.87 | +6.87% |
| 2005 | 49.47 | +2.19% |
| 2004 | 48.41 | +33.29% |
| 2003 | 36.32 | +28.57% |
| 2002 | 28.25 | -36.93% |
| 2001 | 44.79 | +12.15% |
| 2000 | 39.94 | -12.47% |
| 1999 | 45.63 | +26.41% |
| 1998 | 36.09 | +64.06% |
| 1997 | 22.00 | +82.38% |
| 1996 | 12.06 | +58.20% |
| 1995 | 7.63 | +18.45% |
| 1994 | 6.44 | -33.12% |
| 1993 | 9.63 | +6.21% |
| 1992 | 9.06 | -26.02% |
| 1991 | 12.25 | +26.45% |
| 1990 | 9.69 | -16.22% |
| 1989 | 11.56 | +23.33% |
| 1988 | 9.38 | +14.50% |
| 1987 | 8.19 | -1.87% |
| 1986* | 8.34 | -21.01% |
* Partial year: the record begins after the start of 1986; return measured from the first available close.
2026 return is year to date.
COST daily prices (past year)
| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 940.84 | 948.72 | 937.99 | 946.76 | +1.18% | |
| 921.32 | 937.04 | 919.00 | 935.68 | +1.32% | |
| 920.00 | 925.34 | 914.75 | 923.52 | +0.31% | |
| 921.18 | 921.18 | 909.66 | 920.65 | +0.62% | |
| 910.87 | 923.50 | 903.78 | 914.94 | +0.51% | |
| 924.61 | 925.56 | 910.30 | 910.34 | -1.54% | |
| 916.80 | 925.97 | 912.66 | 924.59 | +0.18% | |
| 924.39 | 931.09 | 913.00 | 922.92 | +0.02% | |
| 887.00 | 925.14 | 883.10 | 922.77 | +2.93% | |
| 908.81 | 909.43 | 895.26 | 896.48 | -0.91% | |
| 901.31 | 905.59 | 893.36 | 904.70 | +0.59% | |
| 902.26 | 903.40 | 895.84 | 899.41 | +0.10% | |
| 891.07 | 899.44 | 885.50 | 898.48 | +0.35% | |
| 892.43 | 898.40 | 890.55 | 895.31 | +0.15% | |
| 895.32 | 896.00 | 888.04 | 893.93 | +0.02% | |
| 901.05 | 902.00 | 892.67 | 893.74 | -0.84% | |
| 916.92 | 916.92 | 900.25 | 901.35 | -1.91% | |
| 913.65 | 921.99 | 910.79 | 918.91 | +1.56% | |
| 905.17 | 907.36 | 900.75 | 904.77 | +0.26% | |
| 906.62 | 912.10 | 899.00 | 902.38 | -0.02% | |
| 907.00 | 909.23 | 898.43 | 902.60 | -0.83% | |
| 912.40 | 915.13 | 906.10 | 910.18 | -0.61% | |
| 926.09 | 928.04 | 914.54 | 915.74 | -1.04% | |
| 927.79 | 930.76 | 915.31 | 925.41 | -0.33% | |
| 938.49 | 938.88 | 920.31 | 928.48 | -1.22% | |
| 947.35 | 952.10 | 935.93 | 939.96 | -0.42% | |
| 945.19 | 949.30 | 940.71 | 943.89 | -0.17% | |
| 938.94 | 953.73 | 937.11 | 945.47 | +1.16% | |
| 948.27 | 948.85 | 933.25 | 934.66 | -2.24% | |
| 960.58 | 964.45 | 954.54 | 956.12 | -0.41% | |
| 965.86 | 969.05 | 959.89 | 960.01 | -1.17% | |
| 953.01 | 974.49 | 951.39 | 971.40 | +2.50% | |
| 939.64 | 949.90 | 933.82 | 947.74 | +1.52% | |
| 931.15 | 944.22 | 925.77 | 933.51 | -2.45% | |
| 960.23 | 978.70 | 956.00 | 956.99 | -0.45% | |
| 966.11 | 971.96 | 955.03 | 961.35 | +0.82% | |
| 954.84 | 956.75 | 949.42 | 953.50 | -0.79% | |
| 959.99 | 965.36 | 957.75 | 961.10 | -0.08% | |
| 954.25 | 962.58 | 949.51 | 961.85 | +1.29% | |
| 937.40 | 951.39 | 935.05 | 949.58 | +0.56% | |
| 950.05 | 954.90 | 938.09 | 944.32 | -0.88% | |
| 942.47 | 952.89 | 940.56 | 952.75 | +0.52% | |
| 943.51 | 949.79 | 937.51 | 947.82 | -0.14% | |
| 959.55 | 966.14 | 941.78 | 949.15 | +0.76% | |
| 956.99 | 956.99 | 935.22 | 941.99 | -0.62% | |
| 945.00 | 950.86 | 937.01 | 947.85 | -0.65% | |
| 965.15 | 967.98 | 948.75 | 954.08 | +0.23% | |
| 945.74 | 955.56 | 937.51 | 951.89 | -0.24% | |
| 955.04 | 960.76 | 949.68 | 954.17 | -2.04% | |
| 968.07 | 978.80 | 963.00 | 974.03 | +0.77% | |
| 970.55 | 987.55 | 965.87 | 966.58 | +1.58% | |
| 938.11 | 956.61 | 936.66 | 951.58 | +1.77% | |
| 925.01 | 936.66 | 921.28 | 935.03 | +0.97% | |
| 920.51 | 926.53 | 916.76 | 926.06 | -0.13% | |
| 930.88 | 933.60 | 920.97 | 927.31 | -0.21% | |
| 930.25 | 931.99 | 924.44 | 929.22 | -0.70% | |
| 938.75 | 946.98 | 932.01 | 935.80 | -0.54% | |
| 961.52 | 964.33 | 933.76 | 940.87 | -0.50% | |
| 924.00 | 945.76 | 921.50 | 945.57 | +3.17% | |
| 917.75 | 927.58 | 910.50 | 916.54 | -0.57% | |
| 921.38 | 929.42 | 918.56 | 921.75 | -0.51% | |
| 918.43 | 930.98 | 916.88 | 926.43 | +1.11% | |
| 913.74 | 916.73 | 907.21 | 916.25 | +0.36% | |
| 934.94 | 935.00 | 907.68 | 912.97 | -4.21% | |
| 959.00 | 966.51 | 948.00 | 953.13 | +0.59% | |
| 967.52 | 969.00 | 945.33 | 947.50 | -0.29% | |
| 949.10 | 955.50 | 941.40 | 950.25 | -0.15% | |
| 927.00 | 952.64 | 924.84 | 951.67 | +2.92% | |
| 940.43 | 940.43 | 920.55 | 924.67 | -1.15% | |
| 942.00 | 946.00 | 932.41 | 935.47 | -1.18% | |
| 958.55 | 969.86 | 942.38 | 946.68 | -0.62% | |
| 953.25 | 961.64 | 943.00 | 952.54 | +1.09% | |
| 949.57 | 955.75 | 938.60 | 942.24 | -1.96% | |
| 962.03 | 967.94 | 957.00 | 961.09 | +0.36% | |
| 964.50 | 966.38 | 953.49 | 957.68 | +0.67% | |
| 948.57 | 956.23 | 942.53 | 951.35 | -0.01% | |
| 962.70 | 964.00 | 948.31 | 951.45 | -1.46% | |
| 980.00 | 983.71 | 961.16 | 965.59 | -2.14% | |
| 980.39 | 995.38 | 973.16 | 986.68 | +0.74% | |
| 974.19 | 987.00 | 968.00 | 979.45 | -0.30% | |
| 975.52 | 984.78 | 970.00 | 982.35 | +0.68% | |
| 986.91 | 989.12 | 974.00 | 975.69 | -0.78% | |
| 977.44 | 985.26 | 964.31 | 983.37 | +1.53% | |
| 974.21 | 981.97 | 964.94 | 968.59 | -0.63% | |
| 963.46 | 978.98 | 961.00 | 974.75 | +0.30% | |
| 977.50 | 997.41 | 971.60 | 971.87 | -0.05% | |
| 986.96 | 990.01 | 968.21 | 972.35 | +1.09% | |
| 952.88 | 969.18 | 951.98 | 961.83 | +0.79% | |
| 942.29 | 955.39 | 939.45 | 954.27 | +0.86% | |
| 955.00 | 959.21 | 936.51 | 946.11 | -1.07% | |
| 986.57 | 998.82 | 945.45 | 956.32 | -3.91% | |
| 1,011.61 | 1,012.00 | 994.27 | 995.20 | -0.85% | |
| 1,003.86 | 1,013.51 | 999.69 | 1,003.69 | +0.08% | |
| 1,026.13 | 1,027.50 | 996.16 | 1,002.93 | -2.46% | |
| 1,039.99 | 1,045.64 | 1,025.19 | 1,028.24 | -2.11% | |
| 1,063.41 | 1,064.73 | 1,039.01 | 1,050.45 | -2.19% | |
| 1,089.37 | 1,089.74 | 1,072.00 | 1,074.01 | -1.86% | |
| 1,077.00 | 1,096.50 | 1,072.10 | 1,094.32 | +1.66% | |
| 1,050.00 | 1,079.83 | 1,045.00 | 1,076.47 | +2.62% | |
| 1,049.36 | 1,057.50 | 1,039.22 | 1,048.95 | +0.74% | |
| 1,034.95 | 1,041.79 | 1,026.10 | 1,041.25 | +0.79% | |
| 1,017.94 | 1,042.52 | 1,017.94 | 1,033.08 | +1.10% | |
| 1,002.54 | 1,026.00 | 1,001.14 | 1,021.88 | +2.24% | |
| 1,005.82 | 1,007.00 | 985.15 | 999.47 | -0.92% | |
| 1,011.74 | 1,016.00 | 1,005.11 | 1,008.79 | -0.32% | |
| 993.50 | 1,012.66 | 990.66 | 1,012.06 | +1.64% | |
| 1,011.31 | 1,012.23 | 992.42 | 995.75 | -2.03% | |
| 1,010.51 | 1,020.78 | 1,009.07 | 1,016.42 | +0.36% | |
| 1,007.02 | 1,024.72 | 1,002.21 | 1,012.79 | +0.11% | |
| 1,015.38 | 1,031.27 | 1,006.32 | 1,011.70 | -0.28% | |
| 996.45 | 1,017.69 | 996.32 | 1,014.53 | +1.59% | |
| 988.37 | 998.97 | 985.12 | 998.67 | +0.47% | |
| 1,010.48 | 1,012.65 | 986.00 | 994.00 | -0.40% | |
| 1,008.63 | 1,014.41 | 996.63 | 998.01 | -1.30% | |
| 1,012.00 | 1,013.45 | 1,002.50 | 1,011.15 | -0.32% | |
| 1,007.58 | 1,016.60 | 1,007.03 | 1,014.38 | +1.06% | |
| 1,004.98 | 1,008.11 | 998.29 | 1,003.70 | -0.21% | |
| 994.37 | 1,006.50 | 986.70 | 1,005.81 | +0.80% | |
| 1,003.85 | 1,011.30 | 994.14 | 997.84 | -0.21% | |
| 985.00 | 1,000.67 | 977.00 | 999.89 | +1.28% | |
| 985.00 | 995.75 | 981.61 | 987.21 | +0.25% | |
| 970.31 | 985.38 | 968.30 | 984.75 | +1.02% | |
| 973.68 | 977.61 | 966.00 | 974.80 | -0.62% | |
| 998.47 | 1,000.05 | 979.36 | 980.85 | -1.76% | |
| 1,026.51 | 1,029.00 | 995.50 | 998.47 | -3.25% | |
| 1,029.49 | 1,035.82 | 1,025.06 | 1,032.03 | +0.17% | |
| 1,004.44 | 1,030.46 | 1,000.00 | 1,030.27 | +1.68% | |
| 1,020.26 | 1,020.86 | 1,004.85 | 1,013.21 | -0.52% | |
| 1,014.96 | 1,020.69 | 1,004.01 | 1,018.55 | +0.35% | |
| 1,008.00 | 1,016.00 | 999.21 | 1,014.96 | +1.85% | |
| 995.03 | 1,003.13 | 990.59 | 996.56 | +0.01% | |
| 997.00 | 1,008.60 | 985.85 | 996.43 | -0.02% | |
| 987.65 | 1,005.54 | 985.01 | 996.58 | +1.29% | |
| 982.02 | 987.11 | 978.11 | 983.86 | +0.43% | |
| 975.69 | 987.19 | 972.72 | 979.65 | +0.49% | |
| 978.00 | 980.81 | 968.05 | 974.86 | +0.11% | |
| 962.06 | 981.28 | 961.00 | 973.82 | +0.84% | |
| 985.67 | 986.64 | 964.53 | 965.73 | -0.68% | |
| 975.08 | 980.76 | 970.54 | 972.33 | -0.25% | |
| 985.84 | 988.79 | 970.41 | 974.78 | -0.52% | |
| 990.37 | 993.98 | 978.14 | 979.92 | -1.63% | |
| 1,006.49 | 1,008.10 | 994.75 | 996.16 | -0.56% | |
| 1,010.50 | 1,012.65 | 995.43 | 1,001.74 | -0.66% | |
| 1,005.90 | 1,012.83 | 1,002.00 | 1,008.43 | +0.51% | |
| 988.61 | 1,006.21 | 984.00 | 1,003.32 | +1.12% | |
| 996.32 | 997.39 | 987.89 | 992.23 | -0.51% | |
| 1,000.50 | 1,010.10 | 996.00 | 997.36 | -0.79% | |
| 999.63 | 1,007.41 | 987.99 | 1,005.30 | +0.72% | |
| 967.01 | 1,002.50 | 960.46 | 998.10 | +1.58% | |
| 996.50 | 999.25 | 978.81 | 982.57 | -2.40% | |
| 1,005.00 | 1,014.00 | 997.00 | 1,006.74 | -0.10% | |
| 1,002.54 | 1,015.75 | 1,000.63 | 1,007.77 | +0.50% | |
| 1,010.91 | 1,020.82 | 1,002.49 | 1,002.77 | -0.79% | |
| 990.53 | 1,014.19 | 989.58 | 1,010.79 | +2.44% | |
| 996.92 | 1,005.52 | 983.53 | 986.74 | -0.81% | |
| 997.68 | 1,002.50 | 991.44 | 994.76 | -0.37% | |
| 986.38 | 998.88 | 985.04 | 998.43 | +1.26% | |
| 981.80 | 991.31 | 978.06 | 986.02 | +0.08% | |
| 983.13 | 987.37 | 977.81 | 985.27 | -0.26% | |
| 992.31 | 1,007.86 | 984.11 | 987.82 | -0.83% | |
| 1,010.00 | 1,016.00 | 993.50 | 996.08 | -1.58% | |
| 1,022.34 | 1,028.44 | 1,010.48 | 1,012.05 | -0.63% | |
| 1,000.00 | 1,022.88 | 993.76 | 1,018.48 | +1.96% | |
| 978.75 | 1,009.21 | 978.14 | 998.86 | +2.12% | |
| 973.29 | 989.57 | 967.12 | 978.14 | +0.71% | |
| 996.01 | 997.45 | 969.00 | 971.23 | -2.64% | |
| 1,001.32 | 1,009.62 | 992.68 | 997.59 | -0.36% | |
| 988.15 | 1,001.37 | 983.50 | 1,001.16 | +1.20% | |
| 995.50 | 1,000.95 | 987.33 | 989.29 | +1.12% | |
| 983.31 | 994.60 | 975.19 | 978.35 | +0.04% | |
| 964.35 | 990.65 | 964.28 | 977.92 | +0.99% | |
| 944.23 | 970.32 | 931.27 | 968.36 | +2.99% | |
| 948.83 | 951.12 | 930.30 | 940.25 | -1.33% | |
| 957.99 | 960.30 | 948.51 | 952.89 | -0.82% | |
| 969.51 | 970.10 | 955.61 | 960.78 | -0.98% | |
| 977.68 | 978.00 | 961.71 | 970.28 | -0.76% | |
| 986.43 | 993.00 | 976.35 | 977.67 | -0.57% | |
| 971.44 | 984.85 | 971.01 | 983.25 | +0.73% | |
| 977.89 | 984.00 | 971.56 | 976.17 | -0.68% | |
| 959.60 | 989.64 | 959.60 | 982.86 | +1.93% | |
| 958.38 | 969.90 | 954.13 | 964.26 | +0.07% | |
| 962.00 | 964.98 | 951.00 | 963.61 | +0.72% | |
| 954.54 | 958.28 | 950.00 | 956.75 | +0.61% | |
| 938.33 | 955.61 | 938.29 | 950.98 | +0.96% | |
| 938.02 | 942.90 | 929.60 | 941.93 | -0.12% | |
| 920.40 | 944.83 | 917.00 | 943.08 | +1.97% | |
| 915.97 | 929.85 | 911.33 | 924.88 | +1.05% | |
| 901.13 | 931.67 | 896.00 | 915.31 | +3.71% | |
| 892.00 | 893.60 | 879.62 | 882.58 | -0.73% | |
| 875.95 | 894.08 | 871.30 | 889.10 | +1.53% | |
| 863.95 | 878.77 | 860.85 | 875.74 | +2.49% | |
| 861.14 | 863.10 | 852.50 | 854.50 | -0.91% | |
| 864.58 | 868.00 | 861.34 | 862.34 | -0.38% | |
| 864.00 | 867.82 | 861.43 | 865.65 | -0.25% | |
| 873.29 | 874.50 | 865.69 | 867.84 | -0.63% | |
| 870.64 | 877.59 | 869.00 | 873.35 | +0.17% | |
| 858.60 | 876.00 | 858.35 | 871.86 | +2.00% | |
| 849.10 | 854.98 | 846.80 | 854.79 | +0.56% | |
| 854.00 | 855.50 | 847.31 | 850.00 | -0.66% | |
| 856.57 | 858.45 | 849.32 | 855.62 | -0.23% | |
| 860.30 | 863.15 | 852.51 | 857.59 | -0.59% | |
| 858.50 | 868.58 | 858.23 | 862.65 | +0.26% | |
| 857.44 | 863.59 | 844.06 | 860.39 | -0.02% | |
| 882.11 | 887.49 | 851.40 | 860.56 | -2.70% | |
| 883.30 | 888.62 | 867.12 | 884.47 | -0.00% | |
| 875.86 | 886.00 | 872.55 | 884.48 | +1.15% | |
| 887.82 | 889.58 | 871.09 | 874.41 | -1.58% | |
| 886.85 | 889.02 | 881.51 | 888.44 | +0.10% | |
| 893.50 | 894.00 | 882.90 | 887.52 | -0.80% | |
| 897.25 | 905.89 | 893.00 | 894.68 | -0.13% | |
| 907.03 | 907.96 | 888.08 | 895.86 | -2.86% | |
| 920.81 | 926.32 | 916.02 | 922.26 | +0.02% | |
| 911.96 | 923.00 | 905.00 | 922.03 | +1.10% | |
| 913.20 | 918.58 | 906.21 | 911.96 | -0.18% | |
| 905.02 | 914.20 | 903.00 | 913.59 | +0.59% | |
| 896.02 | 912.00 | 895.62 | 908.26 | +1.56% | |
| 886.66 | 895.72 | 885.13 | 894.33 | +0.93% | |
| 899.00 | 901.36 | 881.32 | 886.12 | -1.43% | |
| 894.52 | 905.32 | 892.13 | 899.01 | +0.64% | |
| 893.50 | 904.57 | 891.00 | 893.29 | +0.30% | |
| 895.00 | 895.00 | 873.97 | 890.60 | -0.50% | |
| 912.59 | 918.91 | 894.17 | 895.08 | -1.92% | |
| 922.02 | 924.90 | 908.81 | 912.59 | -1.13% | |
| 927.13 | 928.89 | 915.10 | 922.98 | -0.23% | |
| 916.35 | 926.75 | 911.72 | 925.08 | +1.21% | |
| 915.47 | 918.10 | 911.67 | 914.00 | +0.02% | |
| 916.50 | 918.89 | 913.00 | 913.86 | -0.19% | |
| 919.00 | 922.00 | 909.07 | 915.56 | -0.78% | |
| 929.53 | 937.00 | 920.79 | 922.74 | -0.09% | |
| 924.36 | 925.00 | 908.30 | 923.58 | -1.22% | |
| 940.00 | 945.28 | 927.44 | 935.03 | -0.61% | |
| 933.21 | 941.17 | 928.97 | 940.74 | +1.37% | |
| 912.40 | 929.19 | 908.38 | 928.04 | +1.82% | |
| 916.21 | 920.00 | 909.68 | 911.45 | -0.95% | |
| 912.69 | 923.00 | 910.37 | 920.18 | +0.85% | |
| 919.00 | 919.88 | 909.30 | 912.42 | -1.27% | |
| 926.87 | 930.72 | 920.20 | 924.16 | -0.61% | |
| 930.21 | 933.20 | 925.12 | 929.85 | -0.25% | |
| 940.00 | 943.00 | 930.15 | 932.14 | -1.05% | |
| 945.47 | 945.47 | 934.49 | 942.05 | -0.28% | |
| 940.00 | 953.00 | 932.50 | 944.68 | +0.77% | |
| 936.11 | 943.37 | 935.00 | 937.50 | +0.15% | |
| 936.19 | 939.80 | 931.50 | 936.11 | -0.02% | |
| 929.58 | 938.82 | 928.15 | 936.33 | +1.16% | |
| 955.54 | 957.90 | 921.16 | 925.62 | -3.08% | |
| 946.00 | 964.00 | 945.26 | 954.99 | +0.90% | |
| 940.26 | 947.42 | 935.95 | 946.51 | +1.17% | |
| 929.00 | 935.98 | 923.00 | 935.56 | +0.60% | |
| 944.42 | 945.45 | 929.00 | 930.01 | -1.37% | |
| 932.31 | 943.77 | 927.28 | 942.89 | +3.07% | |
| 912.54 | 916.38 | 910.96 | 914.80 | 0.00% | |
| 908.73 | 917.64 | 903.88 | 914.80 | +0.42% | |
| 915.50 | 915.78 | 904.25 | 910.94 | — |
Prices are adjusted for stock splits. See adjusted closing price for how dividends and splits affect history, and the COST chart for longer ranges.