COST
COST reference view — institutional positioning, fundamentals and flow.
AC intelligence is being prepared for this ticker. Review the signal stack, ownership mix and insider tape below for the data behind our read.
§ 03 · SIGNAL STACK · WHAT THE INPUTS SAY
§ 04 · FUNDAMENTALS · THE BOOKS
| P/E | 52.7 | P/S | — |
| EV/EBITDA | — | P/B | 14.34 |
| Revenue (TTM) | — | Rev YoY | — |
| Gross margin | — | Op margin | — |
| Net income | — | FCF | — |
| Cash | — | Debt | — |
| Dividend | 0.53% | Buybacks 1Y | — |
Fundamentals snapshot for COST. Valuation multiples, margins, and balance-sheet position across two key/value columns. AC commentary expands as the narrative for this ticker is published.
| Fund | Shares | % port | Δ Q/Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 28.8M | 0.4% | — |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 28.8M | 0.4% | — |
| State Street | 18.2M | 0.6% | +0% |
| BlackRock, Inc. | 12.8M | 0.2% | −0% |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC | 10.7M | 0.6% | — |
| BlackRock, Inc. | 9.3M | 0.2% | — |
Top institutional owners for COST as of the most recent 13F window (Mar 2026). Δ Q/Q reflects share-count change vs. the prior filing — positive green means adding, negative red means trimming. Cross-reference with the ownership-mix bars below to see which strategy cohort is driving the flow.
§ 06 · WHO OWNS IT · BY STRATEGY
Ownership mix by behavioral cohort. Top bars indicate which style of capital dominates the float — passive indexing, quality compounders, dealer/bank, systematic quant, etc. Big quality-compounder share means concentrated active conviction; heavy passive share means flows are dictated by index rebalances, not fundamentals.
§ 07 · INSIDER ACTIVITY · LAST 180 DAYS
| Date | Insider | Role | Action | Shares | $ value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JUN 25 | DENMAN KENNETH D | — | SELL | 885 | −$847K |
| APR 01 | Frates Caton | — | SELL | 700 | −$695K |
| MAR 11 | Adamo Claudine | — | SELL | 730 | −$732K |
| JAN 23 | Jones Teresa A. | — | SELL | 850 | −$838K |
| JAN 20 | DECKER SUSAN L | — | SELL | 458 | −$437K |
| JAN 15 | Klauer James C | — | SELL | 2K | −$1M |
0 insider buys, 14 sells in the last 180 days. Scheduled 10b5-1 sales are pre-programmed and neutral; discretionary clusters are the tape worth reading. Cross-reference with the signal stack above for context.