Costco Wholesale (COST) reported results in line with expectations in Q3 FY2026 on revenue of $70.5B versus the $70.1B estimate (+11.6% YoY) and EPS of $4.93. The next Costco Wholesale (COST) earnings date is Sep 24, 2026. Below is the full Costco Wholesale earnings breakdown — the risk-adjusted verdict, price forecast, technicals, options and hedge-fund 13F holdings, decoded in plain English.
$70.5B (vs $70.1B est · +0.6% surprise · +11.6% YoY)
EPS
$4.93 (vs $4.94 est · -0.2% surprise · +15.2% YoY)
Share price
$951.67 (+2.9%)
Market cap
$422.0B
Costco Wholesale (COST) Earnings Analysis — beat / miss history
Quarter
Revenue
EPS
EPS surprise
Next-day move
Verdict
Q2 2026
$70.5B vs $70.1B est
$4.93 vs $4.94 est
-0.2%
-4.7%
In line
Q1 2026
$69.6B vs $69.3B est
$4.58 vs $4.55 est
+0.7%
-0.9%
In line
Q4 2025
$67.3B vs $67.1B est
$4.34 vs $4.27 est
+1.6%
+1.2%
In line
Q3 2025
$86.2B vs $86.0B est
$5.87 vs $5.80 est
+1.2%
-3.1%
In line
Q2 2025
$63.2B vs $63.1B est
$4.28 vs $4.24 est
+0.9%
+2.7%
In line
Q1 2025
$63.7B vs $63.1B est
$4.02 vs $4.09 est
-1.7%
-8.0%
In line
Q4 2024
$62.2B vs $62.0B est
$3.82 vs $3.79 est
+0.8%
-0.5%
In line
Q3 2024
$79.7B vs $79.9B est
$5.15 vs $5.08 est
+1.4%
-2.5%
In line
What you'll find
Next Costco Wholesale (COST) earnings date, the expected move and the estimates priced in
A clear Beat / Miss / In-line / Mixed verdict the moment Costco Wholesale reports
Revenue & EPS versus estimates, guidance and segment trends
Multi-lens price forecast — analyst, quant, technical and options views
Deep research: red flags, risk decoder and earnings-call sentiment
Technicals, options / implied volatility and unusual-activity signals
Hedge-fund and legendary-investor 13F holdings in Costco Wholesale (COST)
Side-by-side peer and historical earnings comparison
Frequently asked questions
When is Costco Wholesale's next earnings date?
Costco Wholesale's (COST) next scheduled earnings date is Sep 24, 2026. Magnisto shows the confirmed date, the options-implied expected move and the revenue and EPS estimates Wall Street is modeling into the report.
Did Costco Wholesale (COST) beat or miss earnings?
In Q3 FY2026, Costco Wholesale (COST) posted in-line results — revenue of $70.5B versus the $70.1B estimate (+0.6% surprise) and EPS of $4.93 versus $4.94 expected (-0.2% surprise). Magnisto decodes every Costco Wholesale (COST) report into a clear Beat, Miss, In-line or Mixed verdict and checks whether guidance was raised, held or cut.
How often does Costco Wholesale beat earnings estimates?
Over its last 8 reported quarters, Costco Wholesale (COST) beat Wall Street EPS estimates 0 times, most recently a in-line result in Q2 2026. Magnisto tracks every Costco Wholesale (COST) quarter's revenue and EPS versus consensus and grades each one Beat, Miss, In-line or Mixed at a unified ±2% threshold.
How much does Costco Wholesale stock move after earnings?
Over its last 8 quarterly reports, Costco Wholesale (COST) moved an average of ±3.0% the day after earnings — ranging from -8.0% (Q1 2025) to +2.7% (Q2 2025). The stock rose after 2 of those 8 reports and fell after 6. Heading into its next report on Sep 24, 2026, options-implied volatility is pricing in a move of roughly ±9.8% (derived). Magnisto tracks the realized post-earnings move for every Costco Wholesale (COST) quarter alongside the beat/miss verdict — past moves don't predict the next one.
What is the forecast for Costco Wholesale (COST) stock?
Magnisto blends analyst price targets, quantitative research, technical trend and options-implied moves into a scenario range for Costco Wholesale (COST), anchored to the current $951.67 share price, so you can weigh the bull, base and bear cases for Costco Wholesale side by side.
Is Costco Wholesale (COST) a buy right now?
Magnisto does not give buy or sell tips. It gives you the institutional-grade evidence — the verdict, valuation, risks, technicals and hedge-fund 13F flows — so you can decide whether Costco Wholesale fits your own thesis and risk profile. This is research, not investment advice.