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COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP /NEW
Costco operates membership warehouse clubs and e-commerce sites in 14 countries, selling a limited selection of nationally-branded and private-label merchandise across food, non-food, and fresh food categories at low prices.
COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP /NEW is a Consumer Defensive company operating in Discount Stores with a $424.71B market cap.
COST missed consensus EPS by 0.0% in Q2 FY2026, reported May 27, 2026.
21 earnings calls indexed on Spoken Alpha.
Behavioral analysis
Disclosures
Extracted from Unknown source, 2026-06-21.
Transcripts
Most recent calls indexed for this ticker. Open any call to drill into prepared remarks and Q&A.
History
Spoken Alpha tracks COST's historical accountability: how often management beat consensus, how the stock reacted, and how guidance evolved across the cycle. The figures below are illustrative placeholder data generated for layout — they will be replaced with real deviation metrics, True Consensus values, and EODHD price reactions as those data layers land.
Beats consensus 10/10 quarters with 50% positive reaction rate
SampleSpoken Alpha builds an accountability record per executive — how the person's own guidance, language, and reactions have evolved across every call they've appeared on. The one-liners below are illustrative placeholder data pending the deviation v1 work. Click any name for the full role timeline and call appearance history.
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API
The same data on this page is available as a machine-readable feed via the Spoken Alpha API. One call returns the IR URL, recent transcripts, and accountability scores for COST.
$ curl https://api.spokenalpha.com/v1/companies/COSTFAQ
Spoken Alpha indexes COST's earnings call transcripts at https://spokenalpha.com/companies/COST. Each call links to attributed speakers and parsed analyst Q&A. COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP /NEW's own investor relations page is at https://investor.costco.com/overview/default.aspx.
COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP /NEW (COST) held its most recent earnings call on 2025-12-11, covering fiscal Q1 2026.
COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP /NEW (COST) operates in the Consumer Defensive sector (Discount Stores industry).
| Period | Reported | EPS actual | EPS consensus | EPS surprise | Revenue actual | Revenue consensus | Rev. surprise | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 FY2026 | 2026-05-27 | $4.93 | $4.98 | -1.0% | $70.53B | — | — | EODHD |
| Q1 FY2026 | 2026-05-27 | $4.93 | $4.54 | +8.6% | $69.60B | — | — | EODHD |
| Q3 FY2025 | 2025-10-07 | $5.87 | $5.82 | +0.9% | $86.16B | — | — | EODHD |
| Q2 FY2025 | 2025-03-12 | $4.02 | $4.23 | -5.0% | $63.72B | — | — | EODHD |
| Q1 FY2025 | 2024-12-18 | $4.04 | $3.80 | +6.3% | $62.15B | — | — | EODHD |
| Q4 FY2024 | 2024-09-25 | $5.29 | $5.08 | +4.1% | $79.70B | — | — | EODHD |
| Q3 FY2024 | 2024-06-05 | $3.78 | $3.70 | +2.2% | $58.52B | — | — | EODHD |
| Q2 FY2024 | 2024-03-06 | $3.71 | $3.60 | +3.1% | $58.44B | — | — | EODHD |
| Q1 FY2024 | 2023-12-19 | $3.58 | $3.42 | +4.7% | $57.80B | — | — | EODHD |
| Q3 FY2023 | 2023-10-10 | $4.86 | $4.79 | +1.5% | $78.94B | — | — | EODHD |
| Q2 FY2023 | 2023-03-08 | $3.30 | $3.29 | +0.3% | $55.27B | — | — | EODHD |
| Q4 FY2022 | 2022-12-28 | $3.07 | $3.11 | -1.3% | $54.44B | — | — | EODHD |
| Q3 FY2022 | 2022-10-04 | $4.20 | $4.17 | +0.7% | $72.09B | — | — | EODHD |
| Q2 FY2022 | 2022-03-09 | $2.92 | $3.03 | -3.6% | $51.90B | — | — | EODHD |
| Q4 FY2021 | 2021-12-21 | $2.98 | $2.64 | +12.9% | $50.36B | — | — | EODHD |
| Q3 FY2021 | 2021-10-05 | $3.76 | $3.57 | +5.3% | $62.67B | — | — | EODHD |
| Q1 FY2021 | 2020-12-09 | $2.30 | $2.05 | +12.2% | $43.21B | — | — | EODHD |
| Q3 FY2020 | 2020-09-23 | $3.04 | $2.84 | +7.0% | $53.38B | — | — | EODHD |
| Q1 FY2020 | 2020-05-27 | $1.89 | $1.95 | -3.1% | $39.07B | — | — | EODHD |
| Q4 FY2019 | 2019-12-11 | $1.73 | $1.72 | +0.6% | $37.04B | — | — | EODHD |
Source: EODHD. COST reported actuals as published; sparse fields render as —.
Consistent execution against consensus with the stock following through is the cleanest signal a guidance regime is calibrated. Worth watching for the inflection where execution deteriorates relative to the bar.
Raised guidance 8 quarters in a row
SampleConsecutive raises tighten the bar quarter over quarter. Watch the most recent print for the magnitude of the beat — a smaller beat against a higher bar is the early signal that the regime is breaking.
| Quarter | Actual EPS | Consensus | Surprise | 1D | 5D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 FY2026 | $2.70 | $2.30 | +17.5% | -4.9% | -5.2% |
| Q4 FY2026 | $3.04 | $2.44 | +24.7% | -4.2% | -4.2% |
| Q3 FY2026 | $3.20 | $2.44 | +31.1% | +2.3% | +0.8% |
| Q2 FY2026 | $2.67 | $2.28 | +17.2% | -1.7% | -2.2% |
| Q1 FY2025 | $2.95 | $2.28 | +29.6% | -0.2% | -3.1% |
OTHER since 2026 • 2/2 beats (100%) • last guidance raise Q3 FY2026
| Q4 FY2025 |
| $3.01 |
| $2.49 |
| +21.0% |
| +4.2% |
| +2.9% |
| Q3 FY2025 | $3.08 | $2.34 | +31.7% | -4.4% | -5.0% |
| Q2 FY2025 | $2.97 | $2.38 | +24.9% | +0.6% | -1.0% |
| Q1 FY2024 | $2.88 | $2.40 | +19.8% | +4.5% | +5.5% |
| Q4 FY2024 | $3.15 | $2.58 | +22.0% | +3.4% | +4.9% |