Performance analysis of Costco Wholesale (COST)
Annual Return
Over the past 3 years, COST has had an average annual return of +20.47%, outperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +19.31% annual.
Over the past 5 years, COST has had an average annual return of +18.94%, outperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +12.78% annual.
Over the past 10 years, COST has had an average annual return of +20.83%, outperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +14.91% annual.
Since Nov 1, 1999, COST has had an average annual return of +14.31%, outperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +8.46% annual.
| 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +8.83% | -5.40% | +39.62% | +48.97% | -19.05% | +51.81% | +32.62% | +45.70% | +10.59% | +22.37% | +0.28% | +18.99% |
| 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 |
| +20.46% | +21.83% | +28.44% | +16.73% | +23.66% | +14.34% | -23.98% | +33.22% | +7.90% | +3.19% | +31.16% | +32.49% |
| 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 | ||||||||
| -36.77% | +11.11% | -12.46% | +16.15% |
Monthly Return
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annually Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | +9.19% | +7.50% | -1.42% | +1.82% | -5.60% | -2.18% | +0.04% | +8.83% | |||||
| 2025 | +6.94% | +7.13% | -9.81% | +5.15% | +4.73% | -4.83% | -5.08% | +0.53% | -1.88% | -1.39% | +0.23% | -5.61% | -5.40% |
| 2024 | +5.27% | +7.21% | -1.51% | -1.17% | +12.03% | +4.95% | -3.16% | +8.56% | -0.66% | -1.39% | +11.32% | -5.72% | +39.62% |
| 2023 | +11.97% | -5.11% | +2.62% | +1.28% | +1.87% | +5.24% | +4.14% | -1.84% | +2.85% | -2.22% | +7.49% | +13.87% | +48.97% |
| 2022 | -11.02% | +2.95% | +10.90% | -7.52% | -12.32% | +2.80% | +13.13% | -3.55% | -9.54% | +6.38% | +7.53% | -15.35% | -19.05% |
| 2021 | -6.46% | -5.90% | +6.49% | +5.79% | +1.66% | +4.60% | +8.81% | +6% | -1.35% | +9.57% | +9.73% | +5.25% | +51.81% |
| 2020 | +3.95% | -7.79% | +1.42% | +6.51% | +1.81% | -1.70% | +7.59% | +6.80% | +2.11% | +0.93% | +9.55% | -1.34% | +32.62% |
| 2019 | +5.36% | +2.19% | +10.70% | +1.40% | -2.16% | +10.30% | +4.30% | +7.18% | -2.26% | +3.35% | +0.91% | -1.97% | +45.70% |
| 2018 | +4.70% | -1.78% | -1.29% | +4.63% | +0.84% | +5.42% | +4.66% | +6.86% | +0.75% | -2.66% | +1.40% | -11.92% | +10.59% |
| 2017 | +2.40% | +8.36% | -5.36% | +5.86% | +6.07% | -11.36% | -0.89% | -0.81% | +4.82% | -1.95% | +14.83% | +0.92% | +22.37% |
Drawdown analysis of Costco Wholesale (COST)
The maximum drawdown for the COST was -53.39%, occurring on Dec 24, 2002. Recovery took 886 trading sessions.
The current COST drawdown is -14.49%.
Since Nov 1, 1999 COST has experienced the following drawdowns:
- 50% or more: 1 time
- 40% or more: 2 times
- 30% or more: 3 times
- 20% or more: 6 times
- 10% or more: 27 times
| Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -53.39% | May 1, 2000 | 665 | Dec 24, 2002 | 886 | Jul 3, 2006 | 1551 |
| -48.03% | Jul 8, 2008 | 168 | Mar 9, 2009 | 451 | Dec 20, 2010 | 619 |
| -31.40% | Apr 7, 2022 | 30 | May 20, 2022 | 387 | Dec 5, 2023 | 417 |
| -22.02% | Sep 11, 2018 | 72 | Dec 24, 2018 | 66 | Apr 1, 2019 | 138 |
| -20.74% | Feb 13, 2025 | 215 | Dec 22, 2025 | 100 | May 18, 2026 | 315 |
| -20.65% | Feb 3, 2000 | 26 | Mar 13, 2000 | 3 | Mar 16, 2000 | 29 |
| -19.49% | Dec 1, 2020 | 65 | Mar 8, 2021 | 57 | May 27, 2021 | 122 |
| -18.54% | Jul 3, 2006 | 42 | Aug 31, 2006 | 114 | Feb 15, 2007 | 156 |
| -17.43% | Jun 7, 2017 | 31 | Jul 21, 2017 | 92 | Nov 30, 2017 | 123 |
| -16.57% | May 19, 2026 | 34 | Jul 9, 2026 | Ongoing | Ongoing | Ongoing |
| -16.23% | Dec 7, 2007 | 60 | Mar 6, 2008 | 39 | May 1, 2008 | 99 |
| -15.93% | Dec 29, 2021 | 18 | Jan 25, 2022 | 44 | Mar 29, 2022 | 62 |
| -15.86% | Dec 8, 2015 | 111 | May 18, 2016 | 42 | Jul 19, 2016 | 153 |
| -15.80% | May 19, 2011 | 57 | Aug 10, 2011 | 26 | Sep 16, 2011 | 83 |
| -15.59% | Aug 12, 2016 | 59 | Nov 4, 2016 | 64 | Feb 8, 2017 | 123 |
| -14.75% | Dec 3, 1999 | 21 | Jan 4, 2000 | 9 | Jan 18, 2000 | 30 |
| -14.46% | Apr 11, 2000 | 4 | Apr 17, 2000 | 9 | May 1, 2000 | 13 |
| -13.65% | Feb 20, 2020 | 15 | Mar 12, 2020 | 82 | Jul 9, 2020 | 97 |
| -12.86% | Mar 24, 2015 | 107 | Aug 25, 2015 | 32 | Oct 9, 2015 | 139 |
| -12.24% | Aug 8, 2007 | 21 | Sep 7, 2007 | 23 | Oct 10, 2007 | 44 |
| -12.16% | Nov 29, 2013 | 43 | Feb 3, 2014 | 148 | Sep 4, 2014 | 191 |
| -11.33% | Jan 19, 2000 | 7 | Jan 28, 2000 | 3 | Feb 2, 2000 | 10 |
| -10.28% | Dec 6, 2011 | 22 | Jan 9, 2012 | 40 | Mar 7, 2012 | 62 |
| -10.27% | Mar 7, 2024 | 19 | Apr 4, 2024 | 26 | May 10, 2024 | 45 |
| -10.21% | Jan 26, 2018 | 9 | Feb 8, 2018 | 67 | May 16, 2018 | 76 |