COST
Costco Wholesale Corporation · Consumer Defensive · Discount Stores
$920.65
+0.62% today · -0.23% 1W
Oct 2 close or latest
PreviewWhy it's moving
Moving with the market
- COST +0.62% on the last session vs SPY +0.74%: −0.1 pts of stock-specific move.
- Aftermath, insider unplanned sale (Oct 1): After its 12 unplanned insider sales in the past 5 years, COST typically gained 0.1% over the next day (median) and was higher 50% of the time; half the outcomes fell between -0.6% and +0.6%. An ordinary day: +0.1%. Among S&P 500 stocks after unplanned insider sales, that ranks #18 of 34.
- 12 analyst actions in the past 10 days (1 positive, 8 negative); latest: Deutsche Bank maintained Buy, lowered target $1,091 → $1,079.
- 2 insider or congressional trades in the past 30 days, including 2 insider sales not under a 10b5-1 plan.
- Market backdrop (Fri): Average Hourly Earnings m/m 0.1% vs 0.3% expected (cooler); Non-Farm Employment Change 29K vs 89K expected (weaker); S&P futures +0.41%, 10-year yield -5bp in the 30 minutes after.
Assembled from Wallsti's own signals.
Next report
Dec 10
In 67 days
EPS estimate
$4.94
$4.62 to $5.61 · 23 analysts
Revenue estimate
$74.0B
$71.2B to $75.8B
Track record
7/8 beats
last 8 reports · moved ±2.6% on average
Reports
| Reported | Quarter | EPS est. | EPS | EPS surprise | Revenue | Reaction | Gap | 5 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 24, 2026 AMC | 4Q2026 | $6.53 | $6.75 | +$0.22 (+3.4%) beat | $95.7B | +2.9% +2.4 vs SPY | -1.1% | +2.1% |
| May 28, 2026 AMC | 3Q2026 | $4.92 | $4.93 | +$0.01 (+0.1%) beat | $70.5B | -3.9% -4.2 vs SPY | -0.9% | -2.3% |
| Mar 5, 2026 AMC | 2Q2026 | $4.54 | $4.58 | +$0.04 (+0.8%) beat | $69.6B | +1.6% +2.9 vs SPY | -1.6% | +2.1% |
| Dec 11, 2025 AMC | 1Q2026 | $4.28 | $4.50 | +$0.22 (+5.3%) beat | $67.3B | 0.0% +1.1 vs SPY | -0.1% | -3.0% |
| Sep 25, 2025 AMC | $5.80 | $5.87 | +$0.07 (+1.2%) beat | — | -2.9% -3.5 vs SPY | -1.9% | -2.8% | |
| May 29, 2025 AMC | $4.23 | $4.28 | +$0.05 (+1.2%) beat | — | +3.1% +3.2 vs SPY | -0.6% | +0.2% | |
| Mar 6, 2025 AMC | $4.10 | $4.02 | −$0.08 (−2.0%) miss | — | -6.1% -6.6 vs SPY | -3.1% | -13.2% | |
| Dec 12, 2024 AMC | $3.80 | $4.04 | +$0.24 (+6.3%) beat | — | +0.1% +0.1 vs SPY | -0.8% | -3.4% | |
| Sep 26, 2024 AMC | $5.08 | $5.15 | +$0.07 (+1.4%) beat | — | -1.8% -1.6 vs SPY | -0.9% | -2.9% | |
| Jun 6, 2024 BMO | $3.76 | $3.78 | +$0.02 (+0.5%) beat | — | +1.0% +1.0 vs SPY | +0.1% | +1.6% | |
| Mar 7, 2024 AMC | $3.64 | $3.71 | +$0.07 (+1.9%) beat | — | -7.6% -7.0 vs SPY | -3.8% | -6.8% | |
| Dec 14, 2023 AMC | $3.42 | $3.58 | +$0.16 (+4.7%) beat | — | +4.5% +4.6 vs SPY | +1.7% | +5.5% | |
| Sep 26, 2023 AMC | $4.78 | $4.86 | +$0.08 (+1.7%) beat | — | +1.9% +1.9 vs SPY | -1.0% | +2.2% | |
| Jun 1, 2023 BMO | $3.43 | $2.93 | −$0.50 (−14.6%) miss | — | +0.2% -0.8 vs SPY | -0.4% | -0.1% | |
| Mar 2, 2023 AMC | $3.23 | $3.30 | +$0.07 (+2.2%) beat | — | -2.1% -3.8 vs SPY | -2.2% | -1.3% | |
| Dec 8, 2022 AMC | $3.16 | $3.10 | −$0.06 (−1.9%) miss | — | +0.3% +1.1 vs SPY | -1.3% | -3.6% | |
| Sep 22, 2022 AMC | $4.20 | $4.20 | $0.00 (0.0%) in line | — | -4.3% -2.6 vs SPY | -1.7% | -1.7% | |
| May 26, 2022 AMC | $3.02 | $3.17 | +$0.15 (+5.0%) beat | — | +1.2% -1.2 vs SPY | -1.8% | +2.4% | |
| Mar 3, 2022 AMC | $2.79 | $2.92 | +$0.13 (+4.7%) beat | — | -1.4% -0.6 vs SPY | -2.5% | -0.1% | |
| Dec 9, 2021 AMC | $2.65 | $2.98 | +$0.33 (+12.5%) beat | — | +6.6% +5.6 vs SPY | +2.0% | +5.4% | |
| Sep 23, 2021 AMC | $3.58 | $3.76 | +$0.18 (+5.0%) beat | — | — | — | — | |
| May 27, 2021 AMC | $2.28 | $2.75 | +$0.47 (+20.6%) beat | — | — | — | — | |
| Mar 4, 2021 AMC | $2.43 | $2.14 | −$0.29 (−11.9%) miss | — | — | — | — | |
| Dec 10, 2020 AMC | $2.04 | $2.29 | +$0.25 (+12.3%) beat | — | — | — | — |
BMO = before the open, AMC = after the close. Reaction: the first session that could trade on the report (the same day for BMO, the next session for AMC) against the close before it; "vs SPY" subtracts the S&P 500 over the same session. EPS surprise is in dollars, with the percentage only when the estimate is at least $0.10 (near zero, a small beat would show as hundreds of percent). Revenue surprise needs the estimate from before the report, so it starts with the reports Wallsti saw coming.
Analyst estimates
| Period | EPS | Range | vs year ago | 90-day trend | Revisions 30d | Revenue | vs year ago |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current quarter · Nov 30, 2026 | $4.90 (23) | $4.72 – $5.34 | +9% | +0.8% | ▲12 ▼3 | $74.0B | +10% |
| Next quarter · Feb 28, 2027 | $5.12 (23) | $4.97 – $5.32 | +12% | +0.3% | ▲9 ▼6 | $76.5B | +10% |
| Current year · Aug 31, 2027 | $22.78 (31) | $22.10 – $23.88 | +10% | +0.5% | ▲15 ▼7 | $328.5B | +8% |
| Next year · Aug 31, 2028 | $24.96 (29) | $23.30 – $25.67 | +10% | 0.0% | ▲9 ▼5 | $352.9B | +7% |
Consensus as of Oct 4, 2026. Source: Yahoo Finance analyst estimates; schedule and timing also from Nasdaq's earnings calendar.