DJ Costco Wholesale Corp. Stock Underperforms Wednesday When Compared To Competitors

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Shares of Costco Wholesale Corp. (COST) shed 1.22% to $928.48 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around great trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.46% to 7,666.60 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.56% to 53,061.95.

This was the stock's third consecutive day of losses.

Costco Wholesale Corp. closed 15.32% short of its 52-week high of $1,096.50, which the company achieved on May 19th.

The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Wednesday, as Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN) rose 0.02% to $254.98, Walmart Inc. (WMT) rose 0.16% to $106.09, and Target Corp. (TGT) fell 0.24% to $163.36.

Trading volume (2.1 M) remained 50,542 below its 50-day average volume of 2.2 M.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled September 2, 2026.