COST

Costco Wholesale Corporation

$1,092.21+4.60 (+0.42%)Close Nov 12, 2026

Jul 9, 1986 – Nov 12, 2026, Dividends reinvested

Final balance: $1,494,995
CAGR: +13.21%
Max drawdown: −61.72%
Sharpe ratio: 0.56

Growth of $10,000

Trailing returns (%)

COST's average annual return was 24.07% over the last 10 years and 18.61% over the last 20 years, through Nov 12, 2026. $10,000 in COST on Nov 11, 2016 grew to $86,425 by Nov 12, 2026, with dividends reinvested.

	Total	Per year
COST	+14.01	+15.19	+7.21	+27.40	+20.20	+25.33	+17.38	+24.07	+21.33	+18.61	+15.76	+18.16	+13.21

Total

1M: +14.01%
3M: +15.19%
6M: +7.21%
YTD: +27.40%
1Y: +20.20%

Per year

3Y: +25.33%
5Y: +17.38%
10Y: +24.07%
15Y: +21.33%
20Y: +18.61%
25Y: +15.76%
30Y: +18.16%
Since 1986: +13.21%

Annual returns

1986 from Jul 9 · 2026 through Nov 12

COST returns by year

Year	Return
2026 through Nov 12	+27.40%
2025	−5.39%
2024	+39.62%
2023	+49.00%
2022	−19.05%
2021	+51.82%
2020	+32.67%
2019	+45.70%
2018	+10.60%
2017	+22.37%
2016	+0.28%
2015	+18.94%
2014	+20.46%
2013	+21.83%
2012	+28.40%
2011	+16.74%
2010	+23.68%
2009	+14.32%
2008	−23.99%
2007	+33.22%
2006	+7.91%
2005	+3.19%
2004	+31.14%
2003	+32.50%
2002	−36.77%
2001	+11.12%
2000	−12.47%
1999	+26.41%
1998	+61.76%
1997	+77.61%
1996	+64.75%
1995	+18.45%
1994	−33.12%
1993	+6.21%
1992	−27.86%
1991	+28.03%
1990	−15.14%
1989	+23.33%
1988	+14.50%
1987	0.00%
1986 from Jul 9	−25.57%

Metrics

Since 1986

Volatility	30.90%
Sortino ratio	0.82
Calmar ratio	0.21
Best year, 1997	+77.61%
Worst year, 2002	−36.77%
Positive years	30 of 39
Longest drawdown	6.2 years

Worst drawdowns

Since 1986

Decline	Peak	Bottom	Recovered	Length
−61.7%	Sep 1991	Jan 1995	May 1997	5.7 years
−53.4%	May 2000	Dec 2002	Jul 2006	6.2 years
−53.2%	Aug 1987	Dec 1987	Apr 1991	3.6 years
−48.0%	Jul 2008	Mar 2009	Dec 2010	2.5 years
−33.0%	Jul 1986	Sep 1986	Feb 1987	8 months