Earnings calendar/COST
Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST)
Pre-earnings consensus targets and post-earnings beat/miss — standardized metrics from the earnings calendar. No narrative, no price targets.
Pre-earnings
Consensus targets for the next print, plus how the business has been running.
Next report
Sep 24, 2026
Consensus estimate row
EPS target
$6.51
Street estimate
Revenue target
$94.62B
Street estimate
Trailing EPS (avg 4Q)
$4.93
Beat rate last 4: 75%
Latest EPS YoY
+15.2%
vs 2025-05-29
Latest revenue YoY
+11.6%
How results look so far
Trailing revenue (avg 4Q)
$73.40B
Printed quarters
EPS beat rate (4Q)
75%
Share of quarters that beat EPS est.
Post-earnings
Did the company hit the target? Actual vs estimate and surprise.
Last print
May 28, 2026
EPS miss
EPS actual / est
$4.93 / $5.00
-1.4%
Revenue actual / est
$70.53B / $69.83B
+1.0%
Result
Below target
Based on EPS vs consensus
Earnings history
Estimate vs actual and surprise % by print date
| Date | EPS est | EPS act | EPS surprise | Rev est | Rev act | Rev surprise |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9/24/2026upcoming | $6.51 | Pending | — | $94.62B | Pending | — |
| 5/28/2026 | $5.00 | $4.93 | -1.4% | $69.83B | $70.53B | +1.0% |
| 3/5/2026 | $4.55 | $4.58 | +0.7% | $69.29B | $69.60B | +0.4% |
| 12/11/2025 | $4.27 | $4.34 | +1.6% | $67.14B | $67.31B | +0.2% |
| 9/25/2025 | $5.80 | $5.87 | +1.2% | $86.01B | $86.16B | +0.2% |
| 5/29/2025 | $4.24 | $4.28 | +0.9% | $63.13B | $63.20B | +0.1% |
| 3/6/2025 | $4.09 | $4.02 | -1.7% | $63.11B | $63.72B | +1.0% |
| 12/12/2024 | $3.79 | $3.82 | +0.8% | $62.05B | $62.15B | +0.2% |
| 9/26/2024 | $5.08 | $5.15 | +1.4% | $79.91B | $79.70B | -0.3% |
| 5/30/2024 | $3.70 | $3.78 | +2.2% | $58.02B | $58.52B | +0.8% |
| 3/7/2024 | $3.62 | $3.92 | +8.3% | $59.11B | $58.44B | -1.1% |
| 12/14/2023 | $3.42 | $3.58 | +4.7% | $57.68B | $57.80B | +0.2% |
| 9/26/2023 | $4.79 | $4.86 | +1.5% | $77.86B | $78.94B | +1.4% |
| 5/25/2023 | $3.29 | $2.93 | -10.9% | $78.02B | $53.65B | -31.2% |
| 3/2/2023 | $3.21 | $3.30 | +2.8% | $55.57B | $55.27B | -0.6% |
| 12/8/2022 | $3.11 | $3.10 | -0.3% | $58.36B | $54.44B | -6.7% |
| 9/22/2022 | $4.17 | $4.20 | +0.7% | $70.80B | $72.09B | +1.8% |
| 5/26/2022 | $3.03 | $3.17 | +4.6% | — | $52.60B | — |
| 3/3/2022 | $2.74 | $2.92 | +6.6% | $51.53B | $51.90B | +0.7% |
| 12/9/2021 | $2.64 | $2.98 | +12.9% | $49.65B | $50.36B | +1.4% |