All charts and data below are CPI-U inflation-adjusted and with dividends reinvested. (Why?)
COST real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, COST returned −6.76% over the past year and +3.19% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Nov. 27, 1985, COST is up +27,526.83% in real purchasing-power return, or +14.78%/yr, and is currently −18.49% below its real total-return high on Feb. 13, 2025.
Data ending Fri Sep. 4, 2026
| Wed 1985-11-27💬 to Fri 2026-09-04 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COST × |
+27,526.83%
+14.78%/yr |
+13.26%/yr
R2=0.943 |
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| Costco Wholesale Corp NASDAQ Common Stock | ||||||
| Wed 1985-11-27💬 to Fri 2026-09-04 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| COST × |
$10,000.00
1985-11-27 |
$2,762,682.78
2026-09-04 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| COST × | +3.19% | −6.76% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| COST × |
−18.49%
on 2026-09-04 from 2025-02-13 peak |
−73.26%
on 1995-01-13 from 1992-01-15 peak |
| Period ending Fri 2026-09-04 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COST × | −6.76% |
−2.21% −1.11%/yr |
+60.50% +17.08%/yr |
+70.68% +11.28%/yr |
+393.49% +17.31%/yr |
| Year | COST |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | +3.19% |
| 2025 | −7.86% |
| 2024 | +35.71% |
| 2023 | +44.18% |
| 2022 | −23.97% |
| 2021 | +41.84% |
| 2020 | +30.88% |
| 2019 | +42.45% |
| 2018 | +8.53% |
| 2017 | +19.84% |
| 2016 | −1.76% |
| 2015 | +18.08% |
| 2014 | +19.56% |
| 2013 | +20.03% |
| 2012 | +26.21% |
| 2011 | +13.38% |
| 2010 | +21.86% |
| 2009 | +11.29% |
| 2008 | −24.06% |
| 2007 | +27.98% |
| 2006 | +5.26% |
| 2005 | −0.23% |
| 2004 | +27.01% |
| 2003 | +30.06% |
| 2002 | −38.24% |
| 2001 | +9.43% |
| 2000 | −15.34% |
| 1999 | +23.10% |
| 1998 | +59.20% |
| 1997 | +74.64% |
| 1996 | +59.46% |
| 1995 | +15.51% |
| 1994 | −34.86% |
| 1993 | −23.53% |
| 1992 | −35.94% |
| 1991 | +124.22% |
| 1990 | +28.99% |
| 1989 | +133.13% |
| 1988 | +84.29% |
| 1987 | −40.93% |
| 1986 | +12.00% |
| 1985 | +10.19% |
