Why COST Stock advanced +1.36% Today — RQD Quant Desk Flash

$996.08 +1.36% NASDAQ • Public Delayed / 60s Snapshot

Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST) earns a Roarable Rating of A- (Buy) with 83/100 RQD Confidence. High-quality cash engine (13% profit margin, 42% return on capital) with steady institutional support. Even if the broader market gets choppy, the company’s underlying cash engine and big-money support put the odds in buyers’ favor.

ROARABLE A- • BUY Cap $448.57B
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12M PRICE TARGET CONE+19.7% Base Target
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WHALE OPTIONS TUG-OF-WAR:82% Call Buyers ($3.2M)
18% PutsMax Pain: $950.00
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Why COST Stock advanced +1.36% Today — RQD Quant Desk Flash

Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST) advanced +1.36% to $996.08 as options desks priced 82% call premium vs. 18% put protection around the $950 max-pain magnet. High-quality cash engine (13% profit margin, 42% return on capital) with steady institutional support.

  • ▸Technical Tape: Trading at 60% of its 52-week range ($844.06 – $1096.5) with RSI-14 at 66.5 (BULLISH MOMENTUM).
  • ▸Whale Options Positioning: $3.2M in bullish call flow vs. $686178 in put flow (Put/Call 0.79x, implied earnings swing ±4.5%).
  • ▸Fundamental Anchor: Roarable A- (Buy) backed by 12.8% gross margin and $9.4B annual free cash flow.
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COST // CANDLESTICK & AUTO-TRENDLINE WORKSTATION6M: +0.06%📐 HORIZONTAL RANGE
2026-10-30O $1,001.3H $1,021.3L $980.3C $1,012.3VOL 11.38M
SUP: $872.1SMA50: $943.3SMA200: $970.9
$1,111.4$1,049.6$987.7$925.8$863.9SUP $872.1$1,012.32026-05-012026-06-122026-07-312026-09-112026-10-30
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COST Dilution Monitor, Expectations Hurdle, Butterfly Connections & Policy Exposure

Share Count & Dilution Monitor (#25)
-0.08% YoY Shares

SEC XBRL FY2025 → FY2026: Disciplined near-zero share dilution.

Reverse-DCF Expectations Hurdle (#30)
35.6%/yr Implied 5Y Growth

vs. +10.1% actual YoY revenue growth (assuming 9.25% cost of equity & 16.5x terminal multiple).

Ellis Vennor Setup Ledger (#33)

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Why COST Stock advanced +1.36% Today — RQD Quant Desk Flash. High-quality cash engine (13% profit margin, 42% return on capital) with steady institutional support.