All charts and data below are with dividends reinvested. (Inflation adjustment is OFF !)
COST total return snapshot: COST returned −5.44% over the past year and +4.28% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Nov. 27, 1985, COST is up +82,922.07% in nominal total return, or +17.91%/yr, and is currently −18.06% below its total-return high on May 19, 2026.
Data ending Fri Sep. 18, 2026
| Wed 1985-11-27💬 to Fri 2026-09-18 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COST × |
+82,922.07%
+17.91%/yr |
+16.12%/yr
R2=0.957 |
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| Costco Wholesale Corp NASDAQ Common Stock | ||||||
| Wed 1985-11-27💬 to Fri 2026-09-18 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| COST × |
$10,000.00
1985-11-27 |
$8,302,206.97
2026-09-18 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| COST × | +4.28% | −5.44% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| COST × |
−18.06%
on 2026-09-18 from 2026-05-19 peak |
−70.95%
on 1995-01-11 from 1992-01-15 peak |
| Period ending Fri 2026-09-18 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COST × | −5.44% |
+1.42% +0.71%/yr |
+65.56% +18.30%/yr |
+105.60% +15.51%/yr |
+595.66% +21.41%/yr |
| Year | COST |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | +4.28% |
| 2025 | −5.39% |
| 2024 | +39.62% |
| 2023 | +49.00% |
| 2022 | −19.05% |
| 2021 | +51.82% |
| 2020 | +32.67% |
| 2019 | +45.70% |
| 2018 | +10.60% |
| 2017 | +22.37% |
| 2016 | +0.28% |
| 2015 | +18.94% |
| 2014 | +20.46% |
| 2013 | +21.83% |
| 2012 | +28.40% |
| 2011 | +16.74% |
| 2010 | +23.68% |
| 2009 | +14.32% |
| 2008 | −23.99% |
| 2007 | +33.22% |
| 2006 | +7.91% |
| 2005 | +3.19% |
| 2004 | +31.14% |
| 2003 | +32.50% |
| 2002 | −36.77% |
| 2001 | +11.12% |
| 2000 | −12.47% |
| 1999 | +26.41% |
| 1998 | +61.76% |
| 1997 | +77.61% |
| 1996 | +64.75% |
| 1995 | +18.45% |
| 1994 | −33.12% |
| 1993 | −21.43% |
| 1992 | −34.08% |
| 1991 | +131.09% |
| 1990 | +36.88% |
| 1989 | +143.95% |
| 1988 | +92.42% |
| 1987 | −38.32% |
| 1986 | +13.23% |
| 1985 | +10.52% |
