BJ's Wholesale Club (BJ)
Consumer Staples · Warehouse Clubs and Supercenters · NYSE
A membership-based warehouse club operator providing a curated selection of groceries, general merchandise, and fuel to US consumers.
What BJ's Wholesale Club does
BJ's Wholesale Club is an operator of warehouse clubs in the United States, offering a wide selection of groceries, general merchandise, and gasoline. The company operates on a membership-based model, generating revenue through both product sales and recurring membership fees.
Themes: membership-based retail, grocery retail, private label goods, consumer staples
Fundamentals
- Price$99.04 as of 2026-10-08 close
- Market cap$12.5B as of 2026-08-20 (share count; price 2026-10-08)
- 1-year return+11.1% 2025-10-08 close $89.15 → 2026-10-08 close $99.04
- P/E22.75 as of 2026-10-08
- Net margin+2.7% FY2026, SEC XBRL
- ROE+26.3% FY2026, SEC XBRL
- Debt / equity0.36 as of 2026-09-03
- Revenue growth (YoY)+5.9% as of 2026-09-03
- Revenue CAGR (3y)+3.6% SEC XBRL
- Beta-0.10 as of 2026-09-03
- Last reported earnings2026-08-21 SEC EDGAR Form 8-K (Item 2.02)
Dividend: pays a dividend.
How BJ compares in its sector
- price-to-earnings ratiomiddle range 91 covered Consumer Staples peers, as of 2026-10-08
- net profit marginmiddle range 105 covered Consumer Staples peers, as of 2026-09-03
- operating marginmiddle range 98 covered Consumer Staples peers, as of 2026-09-03
- return on equitytop 25% 106 covered Consumer Staples peers, as of 2026-09-03
- 3-year revenue CAGRmiddle range 109 covered Consumer Staples peers
- free cash flow (absolute dollars, latest fiscal year)middle range 110 covered Consumer Staples peers, as of FY2026
Position among covered Consumer Staples companies that report each metric (minimum 5 peers). A relative position within our covered catalog — not a valuation, quality, or investment judgment. A higher percentile is simply a higher value (for P/E, more expensive on earnings — never "better"). Informational only.
Top 10 scores & list membership
BJ is not currently in any published Top 10 list. Its scores are below.
Top 10 score
48.4 #828 of 1,379 scored · #23 of 65 in Consumer Staples
Trend 63rd (it is 6.4% below its highest point of the past year) and capital return 61st (net share count bought back over the year 1.2); weakest is growth (35th, 3-year revenue CAGR 3.6%, revenue growth year over year 5.9%).
Scores as of 8 Oct 2026. Each bar is a percentile: how this company ranked against every company the score ranked, 0–100. A list is a published formula and its output, not a recommendation. Method version 4.
Dividend coverage
Not assessed — last reported dividend predates the accounts. The most recent fiscal year in which BJ reported a dividend payment is FY2025, while its reported financial statements run through FY2026. Coverage is therefore not assessed for the latest year — an FY2025 ratio would not describe BJ today.
Coverage is derived from reported SEC EDGAR XBRL figures, comparing dividends paid against net income and free cash flow for the SAME fiscal year. It is not shown here because the latest fiscal year with a reported dividend payment (FY2025) is older than the latest year of reported financial statements (FY2026), so any ratio would describe an out-of-date year. Informational only — not financial advice.
How BJ's Wholesale Club looks technically
BJ's Wholesale Club (BJ) is trading 5.7% above its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a longer-term uptrend. Its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 14 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal. There is no clear trend right now — the price is choppy (ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 8, below the 25 that marks a real trend). Momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 62, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30). MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, turned bullish about 10 trading days ago (its momentum flipped positive). It just made a new 20-day high, its first since 2026-07-29, pushing above its recent trading range.
Trend
9
| Distance from the 200-day | it is trading 5.7% above its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a longer-term uptrend | +5.7% |
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| 50-day moving average | its average price over the last 50 trading days — a short-term trend line — is $93.81 | $93.81 |
| 200-day moving average | its average price over the last 200 trading days — the long-term trend line — is $93.67 | $93.67 |
| Swing structure | each recent peak has been higher than the one before it and each dip has been shallower — the pattern chart-watchers call an uptrend, which describes where price has already been and not where it goes next | higher highs and higher lows |
| Last swing turn | its last significant turn was a swing high 10 calendar days ago — the swings before that are what the structure reading is measured on | 10 sessions |
| Wave structure | its recent swings can be read as a five-part upward sequence — what Elliott-wave chartists call an impulse — now in the fourth leg, a pullback against that upward direction; the labelling fails if price closes below 96.21. It is the only labelling that fits, though not with textbook proportions, and it describes the swings already printed, not what comes next. | possible upward five-wave sequence, in wave 4 (atypical proportions) |
| Since the 50/200 cross | its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 14 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal | 14 sessions |
| Above the 200-day after a dip | it recently dipped to its 200-day average (the long-term trend line) and has since climbed back above it — now about 5.7% above | +5.7% |
| Trend strength (14-day ADX) | there is no clear trend right now — the price is choppy (ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 8, below the 25 that marks a real trend) | 8.3 |
Momentum
3
| 14-day RSI | momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 62, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30) | 62.1 |
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| Position in its 14-day range | it is trading near the top of its 14-day range ($89.89 to $99.95) — its "stochastic" reading is 91 out of 100, where 0 would mean closing exactly at the 14-session low and 100 exactly at the high. This measures WHERE the price sits inside its recent range, which is a different question from the RSI beside it: RSI is a momentum gauge, measuring how FAST the price has been moving, so a stock can drift quietly to the bottom of its range with an ordinary RSI, or fall sharply and still sit in the middle. It has been climbing within that range over the last few sessions. | 91.0 |
| Since the MACD crossed zero | MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, turned bullish about 10 trading days ago (its momentum flipped positive) | 10 sessions |
Range
12
| 52-week high | its highest closing price over the past year (about 252 trading days) was $105.78 | $105.78 |
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| From the 52-week high | it is 6.4% below its 52-week high (its highest price of the past year) | -6.4% |
| Above the 52-week low | it is 19.0% above its 52-week low (its lowest price of the past year) | +19.0% |
| Below the 52-week high | it is 6.4% below its highest point of the past year | 6.4% |
| Since a 20-day breakout | it just made a new 20-day high, its first since 2026-07-29, pushing above its recent trading range | 1 session |
| Since a 55-day breakout | it made a new 55-day high about 51 trading days ago | 51 sessions |
| All-time high | its highest closing price on record is $121.10 (set on 2025-04-15) | $121.10 |
| Given back of the 52-week move | over the past year its closes ranged ($83.82 to $102.78), and it has recovered almost all of its fall from last year’s high — 80% of it. Chart-watchers call 61.8%-65% given back the "golden pocket" — for this company that is $95.54 to $96.14. It is watched widely enough that orders cluster there, which is the honest reason it matters; it is not a forecast. | 80.3% |
| From the all-time high | it is 18.2% below its all-time high | -18.2% |
| Nearest price level | it is trading 1.4% below a resistance level at $100.44 — a price it turned at 8 times since 2024-11-25, most recently on 2026-08-24. Since 2024-10-08 it has 6 such levels below the current price and 5 above. Levels like these describe where the price has reversed or paused before; they are not a forecast of where it will go. | +1.4% |
| All-time low | its lowest closing price on record is $18.84 (set on 2020-02-28) | $18.84 |
| Above the all-time low | it is 425.7% above its all-time low | +425.7% |
Volatility
5
| Band width vs its own 6 months | day-to-day price swings are about average versus its own recent 6-month history | 35th percentile |
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| Typical daily range | in a typical session it travels about $2.74 between its high and its low — about 2.8% of its price. That is its "average true range" over the last 14 sessions, which also counts the distance from the previous close, so a day that opens well away from yesterday counts as the large move it was | $2.74 |
| Bollinger bands (20-day, ±2σ) | most of its recent trading has stayed between about $89.52 and $98.19 — the "Bollinger bands", a range drawn two standard deviations either side of its 20-day average price, which widens when the stock gets more volatile and narrows when it settles | $89.52 – $93.85 – $98.19 |
| Typical daily range (% of price) | its price moves about 2.8% in a typical session — calmer than most companies we cover. This is the average gap between a session's high and low over the last 14 sessions, counting overnight moves, expressed against the current price so it can be compared with companies trading at any price | 2.8% |
| Stretch from the 200-day average | it is trading 2.0 daily ranges above its 200-day average price (5.7% above it in plain percentage terms) — a way of asking how far it has stretched from its own average in units of how far it normally moves in a day, so a calm company and a jumpy one can be compared on the same scale | 2.0 daily ranges above its 200-day average |
Volume
1
| Volume vs its 30-day average | trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average | 1.25× |
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Analyst
2
| Change in the average price target | analysts' average price target is unchanged from the prior reading | 0.0% |
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| Change in the consensus rating | the analyst consensus rating is unchanged since the prior reading | unchanged |
Candlestick patterns
2
| Since a doji | 4 sessions ago it opened and closed at almost the same price after trading through a wider range — a "doji", the classic picture of buyers and sellers finishing the session level | 4 sessions ago |
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| Since a bullish engulfing | 2 sessions ago it opened below the previous session's close and finished above that session's open — a "bullish engulfing" pair, where one up day more than undid the down day before it | 2 sessions ago |
Price gaps
2
| Gap at the open | it opened on 2026-10-08 1.5% above the previous session's close — an overnight gap, the part of the move that happened while the market was shut, and had not traded back through that level by the close | +1.5% |
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| Gap filled | a 2.9% gap up opened on 2026-08-21 has been "filled" 29 sessions ago — price traded back through the level the gap left behind, and it took 4 sessions to close | 29 sessions ago |
Price streaks
1
| Closing streak | it has closed higher 3 sessions in a row, a +5.59% move over the run — an unbroken run of up days, which describes what has already happened and says nothing about the next session | 3 sessions up |
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Relative strength
4
| vs market, 1 month | over the past 1 month this stock beat the market by 9.2 percentage points (the stock gained 10.2% while the market gained 1.0%) | +9.2% |
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| vs market, 3 months | over the past 3 months this stock beat the market by 10.4 percentage points (the stock gained 14.2% while the market gained 3.8%) | +10.4% |
| vs market, 6 months | over the past 6 months this stock lagged the market by 13.8 percentage points (the stock gained 3.6% while the market gained 17.5%) | -13.8% |
| vs market, 12 months | over the past 12 months this stock lagged the market by 3.9 percentage points (the stock gained 11.1% while the market gained 15.0%) | -3.9% |
Signal agreement
2
| Bullish technical signals | 5 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bullish state: a "golden cross" — its 50-day average is above its 200-day, trading above its 200-day average, a fresh 20-day high, MACD momentum is positive, trading above the Ichimoku cloud — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 5 of 9 |
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| Bearish technical signals | 2 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bearish state: lagging the market over 6 months, near the top of its 14-day range (overbought) — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 2 of 9 |
Trend (Ichimoku cloud)
1
| Vs the Ichimoku cloud | trading 5.1% above the Ichimoku cloud — a band drawn from where its own highs and lows sat up to 2026-09-01 and projected forward over today's price, the side traders read as an established uptrend, with the band below acting as the level that would have to give way. The band itself is moderate, spanning 2.5% of the share price. | +5.1% |
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Volume-weighted price
2
| Vs this year’s average price paid | the price is 6% above the average price paid so far this year, so the typical buyer over that stretch is showing a gain. That average is $93.38 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 190 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | +6.1% |
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| Vs the average paid since it last reported | the price is 6% above the average price paid since it last reported on 2026-08-21 (its 8-K), so the typical buyer over that stretch is showing a gain. That average is $93.58 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 34 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | +5.8% |
Symmetrical triangle, either side — broke out · entry $95.11 · 76 sessions in
Price levels it has turned at before
BJ last closed at $99.04 on 2026-10-08. Since 2024-10-08 it has turned at 6 prices below its last close and 5 above; the 3 nearest below and the 3 nearest above are listed, nearest first.
| Level | Side | Distance | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| $100.44 | Resistance | 1.4% above the last close | turned there 8 times · 2024-11-25 to 2026-08-24 |
| $97.45 | Support | 1.6% below the last close | turned there five times · 2025-02-03 to 2026-09-28 |
| $102.71 | Resistance | 3.7% above the last close | turned there three times · 2025-07-16 to 2026-03-04 |
| $94.99 | Support | 4.1% below the last close | turned there 11 times · 2024-12-09 to 2026-09-15 |
| $91.42 | Support | 7.7% below the last close | turned there twice · 2024-11-07 to 2026-03-05 |
| $107.03 | Resistance | 8.1% above the last close | turned there six times · 2025-02-13 to 2026-02-17 |
A level is a price this company reversed or paused at more than once — they describe past behaviour, not a forecast of where the price will go.
Wave structure
Its recent swings can be read as a five-part upward sequence — what Elliott-wave chartists call an impulse — now in leg 4 of five, a pullback against that direction.
This labelling fails — stops being a possible reading at all — if it closes below $96.21.
It is the only labelling that fits these swings, though its proportions are not the textbook ones.
On past moves of this shape the leg has usually ended somewhere between $95.55 and $96.21 — that is where it has tended to end if the count holds, not a forecast of where the price goes.
This reading has stood for 1 trading day, since 2026-10-08.
Read from daily closes as of 2026-10-08.
An Elliott-wave count describes the swings already printed and the level that would disprove it. It is not a forecast, a target, or advice.
Screens: Trading above the 200-day moving average · Recent golden cross (50-day crossed above 200-day) · Tested and reclaimed 200-day support · Broke out to a new 20-day high · trendless / choppy (low ADX) · lagging the market | Learn: moving average · golden cross · adx · rsi · macd · breakout
Based on daily closing prices as of 2026-10-08. Describes past price behavior only — informational, not financial advice.
Analyst consensus
- Consensus ratingBuy (2.13 mean, 1=Strong Buy…5=Strong Sell) — 20 analysts
- Mean price target$105.80 range $82.00 – $120.00; median $105.00
Analyst estimates, as of 2026-10-06. These are third-party analyst opinions and price targets, aggregated — not a recommendation, prediction, or advice from stocks-llm. Informational only.
Analyst EPS estimate for BJ
- Consensus EPS estimate$1.24 next reporting period, as of 2026-10-06
- Estimate change, 30 days$0.00 (0.0%) from $1.24, on 2026-09-02, 34-day window
- Readings revised upward17% of 6 comparable readings
The consensus estimate for the next reporting period, and how it has moved between readings of that SAME period. A change is measured only between readings estimating one period — when a company reports, the consensus moves to the next quarter and the two numbers are not comparable. Informational only, not a forecast and not advice.
Key risks (from latest filing)
["Reliance on economic conditions affecting consumer discretionary spending","Intense competition in the retail and warehouse club industry","Ability to maintain and grow member retention rates"]
What changed in the latest 10-Q
AI-assisted comparison of BJ's 10-Q filed 2026-08-25 against the prior one filed 2026-05-28.
Management's Discussion & Analysis (MD&A)
- Notes:
- Both MD&A texts are truncated at the same point, so only the opening paragraph could be compared.
- The opening paragraph is identical between the newer filing (2026-08-25) and older filing (2026-05-28); no factual differences were detected in the available text.
Risk Factors
- Reworded:
- The newer filing references the second quarter of fiscal year 2026 ended August 1, 2026 and second quarter of fiscal year 2025 ended August 2, 2025; the older filing references the first quarter of fiscal year 2026 ended May 2, 2026 and first quarter of fiscal year 2025 ended May 3, 2025.
- The newer filing states the company has 206 gas stations; the older filing states 205 gas stations.
- The newer filing states approximately 8.5 million members; the older filing states over 8 million members.
- The newer filing states membership fee income was $524.0 million for the trailing twelve-months ended August 1, 2026; the older filing states $511.7 million for the trailing twelve-months ended May 2, 2026.
- The newer filing states higher tier penetration growth in the first twenty-six weeks of fiscal year 2026; the older filing states the first thirteen weeks of fiscal year 2026.
- Notes:
- The newer filing text is truncated at the end of the Gasoline prices section; the older filing text is also truncated at the same section, so changes after that point cannot be assessed.
AI-assisted comparison of two SEC filing sections. It describes wording and theme changes only, makes no materiality, legal, or investment judgement, and is not financial advice. Informational only — not financial advice.
Insider activity (SEC Form 4)
0 open-market purchases and 12 open-market sales by insiders in the last 90 days, of which we have read Form 4 filings through 2026-10-04. The 5 days since 2026-10-04 have not been checked yet.
- Last 30 days · read to 2026-10-040 buys · 4 sells ($2M) — 3 selling insiders
- Last 90 days · read to 2026-10-040 buys · 12 sells ($11M) — 4 selling insiders
- Last 180 days · read to 2026-10-040 buys · 21 sells ($16M) — 5 selling insiders
Activity heuristic: net selling (a transparent product heuristic from the counts above, not a prediction or advice)
Most recent open-market transaction: 2026-10-01. Based on Form 4 filings read through 2026-10-04; anything filed since is not yet included.
View full insider trading history → View SEC Form 3/4/5 filingsAsk about BJ's insider activity →
Only open-market purchases (SEC code P) and sales (code S) are counted here. Option exercises, vesting/awards, gifts, and shares withheld for taxes are excluded — they are compensation or mechanical, not open-market conviction. Sales may be planned and non-discretionary (e.g. a Rule 10b5-1 plan) and are not necessarily bearish; open-market buying is not a recommendation to buy. Informational only — not financial advice.
U.S. House trading disclosures
U.S. House members publicly disclose their own, their spouse's, and dependent children's stock transactions under the STOCK Act. We hold 19 matched disclosures for BJ from U.S. House Clerk Periodic Transaction Report filings.
U.S. House trading disclosures →Institutional ownership (13F)
5 institutional 13F filers reported holding BJ as of 2026-06-30 (quarter-end position, filed within 45 days).
- Distinct 13F filers 5
- Reported shares held 28,631,981
- Reported value $2,497,281,304
reported quarterly holdings change (2026-03-31 → 2026-06-30): 0 new, 3 increased, 2 decreased, 0 exited. Change counts cover only managers that filed 13F reports in BOTH quarters, derived between two quarter-end snapshots — not same-day trades; a single manager is never said to have "bought" or "sold".
Institutional holdings are quarter-end long positions reported on SEC Form 13F-HR, filed up to 45 days after the quarter ends — they are delayed, are not real-time trades, exclude short positions and most non-US securities, and are not investment advice. Any increase/decrease is a reported change between two quarterly snapshots, not a same-day purchase or sale. These are quarter-end snapshots from the 13F filings on SEC EDGAR, filed within 45 days — not real-time, and any change is a difference between two quarterly reports, not a same-day trade. Informational only — not financial advice.
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Short interest (FINRA)
BJ had 9,796,907 shares of reported short interest as of the 2026-09-15 FINRA settlement date (delayed, bi-monthly; not real-time).
BJ had 7.76% of its shares outstanding sold short as of the 2026-09-15 FINRA settlement date (percent of FLOAT would be higher — float is not disclosed in the source). FINRA reported 6.39 days to cover at the same settlement.
- Reported short interest (shares) 9,796,907
- Short interest (% of shares outstanding) 7.76%
- Prior settlement (shares) 9,135,645
- Reported change 7.24%
- Days to cover (reported) 6.39
Reported to FINRA as of the 2026-09-15 settlement date. Short interest is reported to FINRA and published on a delayed, bi-monthly schedule (as of a settlement date, disseminated roughly eight business days later) — it is NOT real-time, does not cover every venue or all US trading, and is not a short-squeeze prediction or investment advice. Days-to-cover is the value FINRA reports; percent of float is not shown because the source file carries no share-count denominator — where a percent appears it is of shares OUTSTANDING, the larger base, and is therefore a floor on percent of float. Informational only — not financial advice.
Competitors & peers
- Costco Wholesale (COST)
- Walmart (WMT)
- Sam's Club (WMT)
- Target (TGT)
- Amazon (AMZN)
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Frequently asked questions
What does BJ's Wholesale Club (BJ) do?
BJ's Wholesale Club is an operator of warehouse clubs in the United States, offering a wide selection of groceries, general merchandise, and gasoline. The company operates on a membership-based model, generating revenue through both product sales and recurring membership fees.
What sector is BJ's Wholesale Club (BJ) in?
BJ's Wholesale Club (BJ) is classified in the Consumer Staples sector. Its industry is Warehouse Clubs and Supercenters. It trades on NYSE.
Does BJ pay a dividend?
Yes — BJ's Wholesale Club (BJ) pays a dividend (market data, as of 2026-09-03). Informational only — not financial advice.
Who are BJ's Wholesale Club's (BJ) competitors?
Notable peers of BJ's Wholesale Club (BJ) include Costco Wholesale, Walmart, Sam's Club, Target and Amazon. This peer set is informational only — not financial advice.
Has there been recent U.S. House stock trading in BJ?
Yes — we hold 19 matched STOCK Act disclosures for BJ from U.S. House Clerk Periodic Transaction Report filings. These are legally-required disclosures (often filed 30–45 days after the trade), may belong to a U.S. House member, their spouse, or a dependent child, and are not an indicator of company performance or investment advice.
Is BJ's Wholesale Club (BJ) overbought or oversold right now?
BJ's Wholesale Club (BJ) is currently neither overbought nor oversold — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 62, in the neutral middle (as of 2026-10-08). RSI describes recent price momentum, not a forecast — informational only, not financial advice.
Where does stocks-llm's data on BJ come from?
Fundamentals come from SEC XBRL company filings for the figures marked with a fiscal year, and market data, as of 2026-09-03 for the rest; prices are market data, as of 2026-09-03; company filings and profile facts come from SEC EDGAR. All figures are delayed daily-close data shown with their as-of date — informational only, not financial advice.
Fundamentals: SEC XBRL company filings for the figures marked with a fiscal year, and market data, as of 2026-09-03 for the rest. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-10-08.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & market data, shown with their as-of date.