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$1,000 in Costco Wholesale Corporation in 2007 → $26,502 today

If you'd invested $1,000 in Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST) on January 1, 2007 — at the December 2006 month-end close of $36.11 — and held to the latest close (2026-08-), you'd have $26,502. That's a +2550.2% total return — beating the S&P 500, where the same $1,000 became $5,435.

$1,000 in 2007$26,502Total return+2550.2%Multiple26.5×CAGR+18.1%

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FAQ

How much is $1,000 invested in COST in 2007 worth today?

$1,000 invested in Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST) at the month-end close of 2006-12- would be worth $26,502 at the latest month-end close (2026-08-), a total return of +2550.2% with dividends reinvested.

Did $1,000 in COST in 2007 beat the market?

Over the same span, $1,000 in the S&P 500 index would be worth $5,435 — so Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST) beat the index by +387.6%.

What does "month-end close" mean for this calculation?

The scenario invests at the December 2006 month-end close (the price entering 2007) and values the position at the most recent month-end close (2026-08-). Intra-month extremes are shown on the COST calculator page.

Is the 2007–2026 return in COST typical?

No single year is typical. COST's best calendar-year return since 1986 was about +77.5%, and its worst was -36.8%.

Methodology

Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST) total-return data from January 2007 through the latest month-end close (2026-08-).

The entry price is the 2006 December month-end close and the exit is the latest available month-end close, both from adjusted (split and dividend) Yahoo Finance historical data.

Month-end resolution, no taxes or fees, and history never guarantees the future. For exact-date precision (including buying at a panic low), use the COST calculator page.

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Data: Yahoo Finance. As of 2026-08-. Not financial advice.