Costco's move to extend operating hours this summer is paying off big. "We estimate these incremental hours added about 1% to weekly US sales since implementation. This has been very well received by our members," CEO Ron Vachris said during the company's fourth quarter earnings call Thursday.The company beat expectations with full-year revenue of $269.9 billion, or 8.1% over last year. CFO Gary Millerchip also said that the extended hours and other new perks led a higher share of shoppers to upgrade thei ...

Costco on Thursday posted fiscal fourth-quarter earnings and revenue that topped analyst estimates.The warehouse club does not share an annual outlook with Wall Street. It will hold an earnings call at 5 p.m. ET.Here's how Costco did in its fiscal fourth quarter compared with what Wall Street was expecting, based on a survey of analysts by LSEG:Earnings per share: $5.87 vs $5.80 expectedRevenue: $86.16 billion vs. $86.06 billion expectedCostco's net income for the three-month period that rose to $2.61 billi ...

Costco Wholesale beat fourth-quarter revenue estimates on Thursday, as Americans hunting for bargains flocked to the membership-only retail chain to snap up lower-priced essentials. ...

ISSAQUAH, Wash., Sept. 25, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Costco Wholesale Corporation (“Costco” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: COST) today announced its operating results for the 16-week fourth quarter and the 52-week fiscal year ended August 31, 2025. Net sales for the quarter increased 8.0 percent, to $84.4 billion, from $78.2 billion last year. Net sales for the fiscal year increased 8.1 percent, to $269.9 billion, from $249.6 billion last year. Comparable sales for the fourth quarter and fiscal year were as foll ...

ZikG/Shutterstock Moneywise and Yahoo Finance LLC may earn commission or revenue through links in the content below. Costco just started offering its top-tier members something regular shoppers can’t buy: an empty store. Since June 30, the warehouse giant’s Executive Members have been able to shop on weekdays starting at 9 a.m. — which is one hour earlier than everyone else. On Saturdays, Executive Members get a 30-minute head start instead. Must Read Those without a premium membership [1] will be t ...

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take us through as an analyst what you are looking for in those results after the closing bell today. Hey, good morning Tom Don. Thanks for having me on.So ju just given the monthly sales numbers that Costco reports, we already know that they're going to print uh about 6% same store sales in the US that excludes the more volatile gas category and then globally that's about 6 and a half%. So very good numbers. We just don't think this is enough for Costco.So a bit of a deceleration from the 8% last quarter. ...

Costco Wholesale Corporation COST will release earnings results for the fourth quarter, after the closing bell on Thursday, Sept. 25.Analysts expect the company to report quarterly earnings at $5.81 per share, up from $5.29 per share in the year-ago period. Costco projects quarterly revenue of $86.06 billion, compared to $79.7 billion a year earlier, according to data from Benzinga Pro.Costco has beaten analyst estimates for revenue in two straight quarters and in five of the last 10 quarters overall.Shares ...

Look past the headline figures, because management commentary will be key to Costco's success in the upcoming year.For most investors, earnings season is the pinnacle of each quarter. This is the six-week period where most S&P 500 companies lift their proverbial hoods and give investors an up-close look at their operating performance. There's arguably no better way to gauge the health of American businesses and the stock market than from the operating results of its most-influential businesses.But not every ...

US stocks trod water before the bell on Thursday as Wall Street assessed an unexpected decline in claims, complicating the calculus for interest rate cuts amid uncertainty about Federal Reserve unity on policy. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average (YM=F) dipped about 0.2%, and those tied to the S&P 500 (ES=F) lost 0.4%. Meanwhile, contracts on the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 (NQ=F) declined 0.5%, after the major gauges closed lower for a second day. Markets are putting the brakes on stocks' recent reco ...