Costco Wholesale Corp (COST) — the earnings record

As of the 2026-09-20 card — updated after each print. An investment research diary, not advice.

The record at a glance

9/11EPS beats

8/11revenue beats

2 · 6 · 3up · flat · down (+3d, ±3%)

2026-12-10next print

Reactions across the covered prints span -9.4% to +4.6% — the beat column and the reaction column frequently disagree, which is the whole reason the record scores them separately. The street carries Window closed 29 September: +3.1% — paid, the card’s first payment since May 2025, from an entry 18% below the high. Next print 10 December, est $4.89 on roughly $74.10 billion. into the next print.

Print by print

Print	Date	EPS	Revenue
Sep 26	2026-09-24	✓ beat	✗ miss
May 26	2026-05-28	✗ miss	✓ beat
Mar 26	2026-03-05	✓ beat	✓ beat
Dec 25	2025-12-11	✓ beat	✓ beat
Sep 25	2025-09-25	✓ beat	✓ beat
May 25	2025-05-29	✓ beat	✓ beat
Mar 25	2025-03-06	✗ miss	✓ beat
Dec 24	2024-12-12	✓ beat	✓ beat
Sep 24	2024-09-26	✓ beat	✗ miss
May 24	2024-05-30	✓ beat	✓ beat
Mar 24	2024-03-07	✓ beat	✗ miss

The per-print reaction chart, the load-bearing metric and the behavior read live on the full COST print-record card — free registration.

FAQ · from the current data · as of 2026-09-20

Quick answers

How often does Costco Wholesale Corp beat earnings estimates?

Across the last 11 covered prints (as of the 2026-09-20 card), Costco Wholesale Corp beat EPS estimates 9 of 11 times and revenue estimates 8 of 11 times, with 6 double beats.

How does COST stock react to earnings?

Measured close-of-print-day to the close three sessions later: 2 of the last 11 prints resolved up (beyond +3%), 6 flat, 3 down — reactions spanning -9.4% to +4.6%. Beat-or-miss and reaction are scored separately because they frequently disagree.

What was COST's biggest earnings reaction?

-9.4% over the three sessions after the Mar 25 print (2025-03-06).

When does Costco Wholesale Corp report earnings next?

2026-12-10 (Window closed 29 September: +3.1% — paid, the card’s first payment since May 2025, from an entry 18% below the high. Next print 10 December, est $4.89 on roughly $74.10 billion.). The full print-record card — reaction chart, the load-bearing metric and the behavior read — updates after each print; registration is free. An investment research diary, not advice.

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Long reads

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Dailies

Tech — the whole complex sold: chip fund −2.1%, software −4.3%; Nasdaq −1.1% while the Dow is greenMidday 10 · 16 Oct 2026
Bonds — the long end breaks: 30-year at 5.56%, gold -3.9%; MongoDB sinks 18% as Meta moves inMorning 10 · 29 Sept 2026
Fair Isaac — sinks 29% as Washington opens mortgages to VantageScore; long-bond fund breaks 78Midday 10 · 29 Sept 2026
Memory — Samsung and SK Hynix drop 4% as Seoul reopens, storage follows; Nasdaq futures slipMorning 10 · 28 Sept 2026
Megacaps — Microsoft jumps 3.6%, Meta gives back 3.7%; oil sinks 4% on Iran-deal talk, the 30-year at 5.49%Midday 10 · 25 Sept 2026
Rates — the 30-year hits its highest since 2004; Oracle and Arm sold, Meta and Intel bought, Nasdaq ends flatMorning 10 · 25 Sept 2026
Nasdaq - a second record close as memory jumps 5-7% and banks, card networks and software are soldMorning 10 · 23 Sept 2026
Yields — the 10-year is back above 5% on a hot PMI and a hawkish Fed; chips fall, software is boughtMidday 10 · 23 Sept 2026

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