COST
CostcoPrevious close
1,012.28
Change
+16.20 / +1.63%
P/E (TTM) ?
47.8
Market Cap
$452B
1M
+11.20%
S&P 500 −0.91% over same period
Volume / Avg Volume
3.5M / 2.1M
1.67× average
Latest earnings analysisFY2026 Q4Reported 2026-09-24
Costco Q4 FY2026: revenue up 11.1%, EPS $6.75 on tariff-refund lift
Costco closed fiscal 2026 with $95.72 billion of quarterly revenue, up 11.1%, and $6.75 of diluted EPS, up 15.0% — a headline that leans on a $0.15 non-recurring tariff refund. Read the quarter as a membership model still compounding: comparable sales rose 9.4%, cash climbed to $21.30 billion, and total debt stayed small. The view is Bullish, with the refund and a 12.7% gross margin as the caveats.
Read the full analysis →Revenue$95.72BYoY +11.10%
EPS$6.75
Next-day move+2.93%
Recent Earnings
Click to read the FinDog analysis| Period | Reported | Revenue | Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 Q4 | 2026-09-24 | $95.7B | Read analysis → |
| FY2026 Q3 Quarter ended 2026-05 | 2026-05-28 | $70.5B | Read analysis → |
| FY2026 Q2 Quarter ended 2026-02 | 2026-03-05 | $69.6B | Pending |
| FY2026 Q1 Quarter ended 2025-11 | 2025-12-11 | $67.3B | Pending |
| FY2025 Q4 Quarter ended 2025-08 | 2025-09-25 | $275B | Pending |
| FY2025 Q3 Quarter ended 2025-05 | 2025-05-29 | $63.2B | Pending |
| FY2025 Q2 Quarter ended 2025-02 | 2025-03-06 | $63.7B | Pending |
Decision Panel
Trends · Valuation · Earnings reaction · Guidance credibility — all from company filings and market dataValuation
P/E is at percentile 21 of its 5-year rangeCheap
5-year range 44.5 – 59.5 · Median 52.4
Last 4 quarters: $603M in buybacks + $1.2B in dividends, 0.39% of market cap combined
P/E (TTM)
47.8
P/B
12.3
P/S
1.5
Dividend Yield
0.69%
Earnings Reaction
Over the last 7 reports, the stock moved ±2.9% on average on the first trading day after, rising 3 times
Most recent +2.93%
Volatility & Correlation
1-year beta -0.20 · Correlation with S&P 500 -0.13Low beta
Annualized volatility 20% vs. 13% for the S&P 500
Insider Trading
View all →Last 90 days · Open-market buys and sells by officers and directors · Amounts in USD millions
Buy 0 · $0.00MSell 3 · $3.8MNet selling $3.8M
- 10-13Wilcox William RichardExecutive Vice PresidentSell$1.1M1,100 shares · Avg price 958.21
- 09-29Adamo ClaudineExecutive Vice PresidentSell$2.0M2,200 shares · Avg price 915.93
- 09-29Frates CatonSr. Executive Vice PresidentSell$0.73M800.638 shares · Avg price 915.93
Multi-Quarter Financial Trends
View all quarters →Last 12 quarters · As reported by the company
| Quarter | Revenue ($B) | YoY | Gross Margin | Net Income ($B) | EPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 Q4 | 95.72 | +11.1% | 12.7% | 3.00 | 6.75 |
| FY2026 Q3 | 70.53 | +11.6% | 12.8% | 2.19 | 4.93 |
| FY2026 Q2 | 69.60 | +9.2% | 12.8% | 2.04 | 4.58 |
| FY2026 Q1 | 67.31 | +8.3% | 13.1% | 2.00 | 4.50 |
| FY2025 Q4 | 86.16 | +8.1% | 12.9% | 2.61 | 5.87 |
| FY2025 Q3 | 63.21 | +8.0% | 13.0% | 1.90 | 4.28 |
| FY2025 Q2 | 63.72 | +9.0% | 12.5% | 1.79 | 4.02 |
| FY2025 Q1 | 62.15 | +7.5% | 12.9% | 1.80 | 4.04 |
| FY2024 Q4 | 79.70 | +1.0% | 12.7% | 2.35 | 5.28 |
| FY2024 Q3 | 58.52 | +9.1% | 12.5% | 1.68 | 3.78 |
| FY2024 Q2 | 58.44 | +5.7% | 12.5% | 1.74 | 3.92 |
| FY2024 Q1 | 57.80 | +6.2% | 12.7% | 1.59 | 3.58 |