COST · Costco Wholesale Corporation

Not today. COST is not on today's radar: no tight base just under a resistance that has been tested again and again.

Bulls: Costco posted FY2026 net sales of $297.3B, up 10.2% — near $300B with double-digit growth — and carries a 90%+ (one post cites 93%) membership renewal rate, with margins driven by the membership card rather than merchandise. The stock is up 16.35% YTD versus $AMZN +7.44%, $WMT +7.61%, $TGT +56.28% and $KR +6.87%, and a $10,000 investment from Oct 20, 2016 to Oct 27, 2026 returned +683% to $78,275 with dividends reinvested. Bulls frame it as a defensive safe haven with a monthly bull flag approaching breakout levels (one trader long around $1,003, invalidation below $983.25, 64% confidence), and note strained shoppers trading down to Costco as card delinquencies hit 12.9%, the highest since 2011.

Bears: A back-of-the-envelope valuation case assumes a 50x entry P/E and 35x exit P/E over 5 years: 10% EPS CAGR yields just 2.4% annual return, 15% yields 7.1%, and 20% yields 11.7%, against consensus FY2029 EPS of $27.43 (9.7% growth). Technically, $996 is flagged as the crucial level confirming a breakdown, with the 980s seen quickly if lost, and one trader expects Costco to drop sharply in 2-3 months as consumers run out of spending money. A Florida shopper also reports produce going moldy in a day or two, questioning logistics.

Reading from Oct 28, 2026; each post classified by AI, weighted by engagement.

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• Sold · Wilcox William Richard$1.1M · Oct 13, 2026
• Sold · Frates Caton$733K · Sep 29, 2026
• Sold · Adamo Claudine$2.0M · Sep 29, 2026
• Sold · DENMAN KENNETH D$847K · Jun 23, 2026
• Sold · Frates Caton$695K · Apr 1, 2026

From the company's SEC filings (10-Q and 10-K).