Costco Wholesale Corp (COST) — the earnings record

Computed on 2026-09-18 from the vendor's per-print history with the Print Record's method — no desk-written read yet. An investment research diary, not advice.

The record at a glance

8/10EPS beats
8/10revenue beats
1 · 6 · 3up · flat · down (+3d, ±3%)
2026-09-24next 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 est EPS $6.53 · est revenue ~$94.86B into the next print.

Print by print

PrintDateEPSRevenue
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

Report-day close to the close three sessions later on adjusted closes, ±3% bands — the same method as every hand-written card; the Print Record method explains the bands. No reaction chart, metric line or behavior read exists for COST yet.

FAQ · from the current data · as of 2026-09-18

Quick answers

How often does Costco Wholesale Corp beat earnings estimates?

Across the last 10 covered prints (as of the 2026-09-18 card), Costco Wholesale Corp beat EPS estimates 8 of 10 times and revenue estimates 8 of 10 times, with 6 double beats.

How does COST stock react to earnings?

Measured close-of-print-day to the close three sessions later: 1 of the last 10 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?

2026-09-24 (2026-09-24 · est EPS $6.53 · est revenue ~$94.86B). This record is computed from the vendor's per-print history with the Print Record's method; a desk-written card for COST does not exist yet. An investment research diary, not advice.

Related in the Closelook universe

same Closelook index seat first, then Discount Stores, then Consumer Defensive. Scored names rank on their Closelook score; names without one rank on trend state — above or below their 50- and 200-day averages — never on a score they do not carry.