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Earnings window · 2026-06-03 to 2026-11-09

One earnings window, everything merged: the filing, the call, press releases and news digests, folded into ranked threads.

What to look at first

  1. Revenue Performance and Mix · Revenue growth & mixPriority 87
    +1.4% revenue; 4 sources (news, press_release, sec_filing, transcript); 2 forward row(s); quote_verified
    Net sales for the 12 weeks ended May 10, 2026 increased 12% to $69,154.
  2. Comparable Sales Growth · Revenue growth & mixPriority 82
    +29.2% revenue (realized); 3 sources (news, press_release, sec_filing); quote_verified
    Comparable sales were positively impacted by approximately 7% and 5% in average ticket and 2% and 3% in shopping frequency in the third quarter and first thirty-six weeks of 2026.
  3. Warehouse Ancillary Growth · UnclassifiedPriority 75
    +15.2% revenue (realized); 2 sources (sec_filing, transcript); structured_verified
    Sales in warehouse ancillary and other businesses increased $3,468 or 29% in the third quarter of 2026.
  4. Digital Channel and Delivery Growth · Customers & concentrationPriority 72
    4 sources (news, press_release, sec_filing, transcript); 7 forward row(s); quote_verified
    Digitally-enabled comparable sales increased 22% during the first thirty-six weeks of 2026.
  5. Store Count and Expansion · Capacity & footprint expansionPriority 72
    4 sources (news, press_release, sec_filing, transcript); 16 forward row(s); quote_verified
    We opened new warehouses, including two relocations, in the first thirty-six weeks of 2026 and plan to open 13 additional new warehouses, including one relocation, in the remainder of fiscal 2026.
  6. Capital Expenditures and Guidance · UnclassifiedPriority 69
    -7.4% cash; 2 sources (news, transcript); 2 forward row(s); quote_verified
    For fiscal year 2027, Costco is planning approximately $7.5 billion in capital expenditure.
  7. Liquidity and Cash Position · Liquidity & cash positionPriority 67
    +4.5% cash (realized); 3 sources (news, press_release, sec_filing); structured_verified
    Cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments were $19,996 at May 10, 2026 and $15,284 at August 31, 2025.
  8. Capital Expenditures and Expansion Plans · Capital expenditurePriority 64
    +1.3% assets; 3 sources (news, press_release, sec_filing); 2 forward row(s); structured_verified
    In the first thirty-six weeks of 2026 the company spent $4,228 on capital expenditures and currently intends to spend approximately $6,500 during fiscal 2026.
  9. Q4 Revenue and Earnings Performance · UnclassifiedPriority 64
    +13.6% revenue (realized); 4 forward row(s); quote_verified
    Analyst consensus expects revenue of $74.14 billion for Costco in the upcoming quarter, reflecting a 10.16% rise from the equivalent quarter last year.
  10. Annual Revenue Growth · Revenue growth & mixPriority 60
    +39.6% revenue (realized); quote_verified
    Costco's fiscal 2026 total revenue grew by 10.14% to $303.15 billion.
  11. Market Demand Trends · Demand, orders & backlogPriority 58
    3 sources (news, press_release, transcript); 1 forward row(s); quote_verified
    Sax Wealth Advisors LLC increased its holdings in Costco by 80.1% in the second quarter, adding 1,371 shares to bring its total to 3,083 shares valued at approximately $3.07 million.
  12. Macroeconomic Consumer Pressure · Macroeconomic conditionsPriority 57
    +13.6% revenue (realized); quote_verified
    Costco reported quarterly earnings per share of $6.75 and revenue of $95.72 billion, an 11.1% year-over-year increase.

Threads by pillar

Revenue & Demand Priority 96 · 15 threads

Costs & Margins Priority 75 · 10 threads

Capital & Balance Sheet Priority 87 · 8 threads

Strategy & Portfolio Priority 78 · 8 threads

Legal, Regulatory & Policy Priority 51 · 11 threads

Macro & Market Conditions Priority 72 · 9 threads

Management & Governance Priority 22 · 1 thread

Shareholders & Street Priority 34 · 2 threads

Unclassified Priority 93 · 5 threads

Expected impact by metric

metricforward netforward grossrealized
cash-10.1%+10.1%-6.4%
assets+8.7%+8.7%+12.3%
revenue+2.2%+2.2%+163.3%
net_income+0.2%+0.2%+0.1%
operating_income-0.0%+0.0%+0.0%
liability-0.0%+0.0%—
margin——-0.5%