Costco Clears a Six-Month Ceiling at $1,106 a Share
As seen on the 24/7 Wall St. homepage on November 13, 2026.
Costco closed at $1,106.21, a new high that sits 1.25% above the peak it set back on May 19, clearing a six-month ceiling. Walmart rose 1.51% the same day.
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Clark Howard
Sam's Club has always been a weakling compared to Costco. The average sales per year of a Sam's Club location — a tiny fraction of the average sales of a Costco location.
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Moves: Nov 13, 2026 · Alpha Vantage daily close
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Costco closed at $1,106.21 on November 13, clearing the peak it set on May 19. That takes out a level that had capped the stock for roughly six months.
After touching the mid-$800s earlier in the year, the stock spent months grinding back toward the prior high and absorbing repeated pullbacks before breaking through. A breakout that takes that long tends to reflect sustained buying conviction rather than a single day's enthusiasm.
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Walmart and Target also rose on the day, pointing to a broad tailwind lifting the warehouse and big-box space together. Costco's move was the largest of the three and the only one setting a new high.
Consumer advocate Clark Howard has noted that average annual sales per Costco location dwarf those of a comparable Sam's Club, underscoring the competitive distance Costco maintains in the warehouse club format. That productivity is what supports the stock's premium valuation.
