COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP /NEW (COST) Earnings History

7 quarters held2/3 transcripts analyzed1/35 figures attestedNext: Sep 2, 2026, 1:15 PM
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PeriodRevenueYoYNet incomeEPS (dil.)Filed
Q3 2026$70.5B+11.6%$2.2B$4.93May 28, 2026
LATESTEarnings filing (8-K)10-QFiled May 28, 2026, 4:17 PM ET
Earnings call · May 28, 2026transcriptprepared remarksQ&A
Q3 FY26YoY9M FY26
Revenue$70.5B1+11.6%$207.4B
Net income$2.2B+15.2%$6.2B
Op income$2.8B+11.3%–
EPS (dil.)$4.93–$14.01
EPS (basic)$4.94+15.2%$14.03
Gross margin11.0%-0.2pp
Op margin4.0%-0.1pp
Net margin3.1%+0.1pp
  1. [1] “Total revenue 70,527” view source

Guidance & outlook

Call guidance

Q3 2026
MetricValuePeriodSpecificityvs Prior
new_warehouse_openings28 net new openingsFY26pointNew
new_warehouse_openings30 plus new openings per yearcoming yearsdirectionalNew
capital_expenditure$6.5 billionfull yearpointNew
digital_sales_growthfaster pace than overall salesfuturedirectionalNew
new_warehouse_openings30 warehouse a year goalfive to 10-year time horizonpointNew
new_warehouse_openings30 target a yearfive to 10-year time horizonpointNew
new_warehouse_openingsjust over half of those we think would be in the USfive to 10-year time horizondirectionalNew
new_warehouse_openingsjust under half would be in the rest of the worldfive to 10-year time horizondirectionalNew
gross_marginstable and has grown slightlylast 12 to 24 monthsdirectionalNew
membership_fee_income_growthseven and a half percentQ2pointNew
new_members5% growth rangelong-termpointNew
renewal_rateflatQ2pointNew
inflationlow-single digitsQ2directionalNew
media_revenuegrowing double digitstodaydirectionalNew
retail_media_revenueearly learning stagesfuturedirectionalNew
AI_impactstill early daysfuturedirectionalNew
special_dividendno plans that we could share at this timenext few quartersrefusedNew
pharmacy_business_growthfaster pace than our total salesQ2directionalNew
retail_media_opportunitysignificant opportunityfuturedirectionalNew
China_growthgrowing nicelyfuturedirectionalNew

Special items & operational metrics

Operational metrics

Q3 2026
Comp Sales Growth Pct
9.8
%
Comp Ticket Growth Pct
7.3
%
Comp Traffic Growth Pct
2.4
%
Ecommerce Growth Pct
21.5
%
Ecommerce Penetration Pct
N/A
%
Inventory Growth Pct
7.2
%
Inventory Value
19418.0M
+7.2% YoY
Prior year: 18116.0M
dollars
Stores Closed
0
stores
Stores Opened
7
stores
Total Store Count
931
stores
Q2 2026––––Mar 5, 2026
10-QFiled Mar 5, 2026, 4:19 PM ET
Earnings call · Mar 5, 2026transcriptprepared remarksQ&A
Q2 FY26YoY
Revenue––
Net income––
Op income––
EPS (dil.)––
EPS (basic)––
Q1 2026$67.3B+8.3%$2.0B$4.50Dec 11, 2025
Earnings filing (8-K)10-QFiled Dec 11, 2025, 4:22 PM ET
Q1 FY26YoY
Revenue$67.3B+8.3%
Net income$2.0B+11.3%
Op income$2.5B+12.2%
EPS (dil.)$4.50+11.4%
EPS (basic)$4.51+11.4%
Gross margin11.3%+0.1pp
Op margin3.7%+0.1pp
Net margin3.0%+0.1pp
Q4 2025$84.4B+8.0%$2.6B$5.87Sep 25, 2025
Earnings filing (8-K)10-KFiled Sep 25, 2025, 4:16 PM ET
Q4 FY25YoYFY25
Revenue$84.4B+8.0%$269.9B
Net income$2.6B+10.9%$8.1B
Op income$3.3B+9.8%$10.4B
EPS (dil.)$5.87+11.0%$18.21
EPS (basic)$5.88+10.9%$18.24
Op margin4.0%+0.1pp
Net margin3.1%+0.1pp
Q3 2025$62.0B+8.0%$1.9B$4.28May 29, 2025
Earnings filing (8-K)10-QFiled May 29, 2025, 4:24 PM ET
Q3 FY25YoY9M FY25
Revenue$62.0B+8.0%$185.5B
Net income$1.9B+13.2%$5.5B
Op income$2.5B+15.2%$7.0B
EPS (dil.)$4.28+13.2%$12.34
EPS (basic)$4.29+13.2%$12.36
Q2 2025$62.5B+9.1%$1.8B$4.02Mar 6, 2025
Earnings filing (8-K)10-QFiled Mar 6, 2025, 4:21 PM ET
Q2 FY25YoY6M FY25
Revenue$62.5B+9.1%$123.5B
Net income$1.8B+2.6%$3.6B
Op income$2.3B+12.3%$4.5B
EPS (dil.)$4.02+2.5%$8.06
EPS (basic)$4.03+2.5%$8.08
Op margin3.7%+1.0pp
Net margin2.9%-0.2pp
Q1 2025$61.0B+7.5%$1.8B$4.04Dec 12, 2024
Earnings filing (8-K)
Q1 FY25YoY
Revenue$61.0B+7.5%
Net income$1.8B+13.2%
Op income$2.2B+10.7%
EPS (dil.)$4.04+12.8%
EPS (basic)$4.05+13.1%
Op margin3.6%+0.1pp
Net margin3.0%+0.1pp

IR event calendar

Upcoming
  • August Sales ResultsSep 2, 2026, 1:15 PM
  • Q4 2026 Earnings ResultsSep 24, 2026, 1:15 PM
  • Q4 2026 Earnings CallSep 24, 2026, 2:00 PM
    webcastwebcast
  • September Sales ResultsOct 7, 2026, 1:15 PM
  • Shareholders' MeetingJan 21, 2027, 2:00 PM
Past
  • July Sales ResultsAug 5, 2026, 1:15 PM
  • June Sales ResultsJul 8, 2026, 1:15 PM
  • May Sales ResultsJun 3, 2026, 1:15 PM
  • Q3 2026 Earnings CallMay 28, 2026, 2:00 PM
    webcastwebcast
  • Q3 2026 Earnings ResultsMay 28, 2026, 1:15 PM
  • April Sales ResultsMay 6, 2026, 1:15 PM

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IR event calendar last checked 2026-08-15 07:00:14+00; events announced since are not shown.

Filing coverage

65 filings indexed · 30,631 XBRL facts
FilingDatePeriodSectionsTables
8-K2026-07-08–30
10-Q2026-06-03–3259
8-K2026-05-28Q2 202690
8-K2026-04-15–10
10-Q2026-03-11–3175
8-K2026-03-05Q2 202680
8-K2026-01-21–40
10-Q2025-12-17–2220
8-K2025-12-11Q1 202670
DEF 14A2025-12-04–360

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