Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ: COST) has been a market-beating stock for decades, but it’s having a rare off year in 2025. It’s down 6% year to date while the S&P 500 index is up 17%. Last week, it released another stellar earnings report, but it got a downgrade from a Wall Street analyst, and the stock plunged. Should investors steer clear, or is now the right time to invest if you have $1,000 available?
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Costco has demonstrated fabulous performance over the past four quarters despite economic pressure.
Metric
Q1
Q4
Q3
Q2
Sales
8.2%
8%
8%
9.1%
Comparable sales
6.4%
5.7%
5.7%
6.8%
Data source: Costco quarterly reports. Costco’s fiscal 2026 first quarter ended Nov. 23.
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