Costco Wholesale (COST) reported results in line with expectations in Q3 FY2026 on revenue of $70.5B versus the $69.8B 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 $69.8B est · +1.0% surprise · +11.6% YoY)
EPS
$4.93 (vs $4.94 est · -0.2% surprise · +15.2% YoY)
Share price
$971.40 (+2.5%)
Market cap
$430.8B
Costco Wholesale (COST) Earnings Analysis — beat / miss history
Quarter
Revenue
EPS
EPS surprise
Next-day move
Verdict
Q3 FY2026
$70.5B vs $69.8B est
$4.93 vs $4.94 est
-0.2%
-4.7%
In line
Q3 FY2026
$69.6B vs $69.3B est
$4.58 vs $4.55 est
+0.7%
-0.9%
In line
Q2 FY2026
$67.3B vs $67.1B est
$4.34 vs $4.27 est
+1.6%
+1.2%
In line
Q1 FY2026
$86.2B vs $86.0B est
$5.87 vs $5.80 est
+1.2%
-3.1%
In line
Q3 FY2025
$63.2B vs $63.1B est
$4.28 vs $4.24 est
+0.9%
+2.7%
In line
Q3 FY2025
$63.7B vs $63.1B est
$4.02 vs $4.09 est
-1.7%
-8.0%
In line
Q2 FY2025
$62.2B vs $62.0B est
$3.82 vs $3.79 est
+0.8%
-0.5%
In line
Q1 FY2025
$79.7B vs $79.9B est
$5.15 vs $5.08 est
+1.4%
-2.5%
In line
Top institutional holders
Holder
% outstanding
Shares
Value
QoQ change
Blackrock, INC.
7.7%
34.2M
$32.0B
-2.1%
Vanguard Capital Management LLC
6.5%
29.0M
$27.1B
+0.4%
State Street Corp
4.1%
18.4M
$17.2B
+1.3%
Invesco Ltd.
3.2%
14.0M
$13.1B
+50.2%
Geode Capital Management, LLC
2.4%
10.6M
$9.9B
-0.3%
Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC
2.3%
10.4M
$9.7B
-2.8%
Morgan Stanley
2.3%
10.2M
$9.6B
+3.3%
Bank Of America Corp /De/
1.6%
7.2M
$6.8B
-3.5%
Norges Bank
1.5%
6.5M
$6.1B
+100.0%
Fmr LLC
1.4%
6.2M
$5.8B
-8.3%
Recent insider transactions
Insider
Role
Date
Type
Shares
Value
RAIKES JEFFREY S
director
2026-07-10
Sell
5K
—
DENMAN KENNETH D
director
2026-06-23
Sell
885
$847345
George Sarah Catherine
officer: Executive Vice President
2026-03-02
Other
0
—
Frates Caton
officer: Executive Vice President
2026-04-01
Sell
700
$695100
George Sarah Catherine
officer: Executive Vice President
2026-03-12
Sell
642
$636483
MILLERCHIP GARY
officer: Executive Vice President
2026-03-11
Sell
1K
$1.1M
George Sarah Catherine
officer: Executive Vice President
2026-03-02
Other
0
—
George Sarah Catherine
officer: Executive Vice President
2026-03-02
Other
0
—
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 $69.8B estimate (+1.0% 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 Q3 FY2026. 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% (Q3 FY2025) to +2.7% (Q3 FY2025). 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 ±5.8% (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.
Who are the largest shareholders of Costco Wholesale?
Institutions hold about 215.5% of Costco Wholesale's (COST) shares outstanding as of the 2026-06-30 13F quarter. Its largest institutional holders include Blackrock, INC. (7.7%), Vanguard Capital Management LLC (6.5%), State Street Corp (4.1%). Magnisto lists Costco Wholesale's (COST) top 13F holders with each stake size and its quarter-over-quarter change.
Are insiders buying or selling Costco Wholesale (COST)?
In the most recent Form 4 filings Magnisto tracks, Costco Wholesale (COST) insiders recorded 0 purchases and 9 sales — net selling. Insider transactions are one signal among many and are often routine (option exercises or scheduled 10b5-1 sales), so Magnisto shows the raw feed for you to judge.
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 $971.40 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.