COST earnings

Costco Wholesale Corporation

COST chart · All upcoming earnings

Next report 2026-09-24
When Thursday after close
In11 days
EPS estimate6.55
1-day std dev3.1%

How COST has moved on earnings, close to close (last 60)?Measured close to close. Day 1 = the last close before the report to the next close (the following session for after-close reports). Day 2 / Day 3 are that single session on its own. 5-day is the cumulative move from the pre-report close through the 5th session.

10 20 30 Max
MoveMeanMedianStd devHit rate
Day 1 -0.4% -0.5% 3.1% 45%
Day 2 -0.1% +0.0% 1.4% 48%
Day 3 +0.0% -0.1% 1.2% 48%
5-day -0.4% -0.6% 4.1% 47%
Biggest pop
+6.6%
Biggest drop
-8.6%
On a beat
+0.3%
On a miss
-2.5%
1-mo drift
+1.6%

Day 1 price move on each of the last 60 reports

Day 1 = the close-to-close move on the first session to trade the news — hover for the EPS surprise.

Report history

ReportEstActualSurpriseGap1-day+5d+1mo
2026-05-28 miss 4.97 4.93 -0.8% -0.9% -3.9% +1.6% -2.2%
2026-03-05 beat 4.55 4.58 +0.7% -1.6% +1.6% +1.0% +1.5%
2025-12-11 beat 4.27 4.50 +5.5% -0.1% +0.0% -3.3% +7.5%
2025-09-25 beat 5.80 5.87 +1.1% -1.9% -2.9% -0.1% +1.5%
2025-05-29 beat 4.23 4.28 +1.2% -0.6% +3.1% -2.4% -5.2%
2025-03-06 miss 4.10 4.02 -1.9% -3.1% -6.1% -6.3% -5.8%
2024-12-12 beat 3.80 4.04 +6.4% -0.7% +0.1% -3.6% -7.0%
2024-09-26 beat 5.08 5.15 +1.4% -0.9% -1.8% -0.3% +0.6%
2024-06-06 beat 3.76 3.78 +0.4% +0.1% +1.0% +0.4% +5.2%
2024-03-07 beat 3.64 3.71 +2.0% -3.8% -7.6% +0.0% -1.0%
2023-12-14 beat 3.42 3.58 +4.8% +1.7% +4.4% +1.9% +4.3%
2023-09-26 beat 4.78 4.86 +1.8% -1.0% +1.9% +1.5% -2.8%
2023-06-01 miss 3.43 2.93 -14.5% -0.4% +0.2% +1.5% +5.5%
2023-03-02 beat 3.23 3.30 +2.2% -2.2% -2.1% -0.9% +4.6%
2022-12-08 miss 3.16 3.10 -2.0% -1.3% +0.3% -4.5% +0.3%
2022-09-22 miss 4.20 4.20 -0.1% -1.7% -4.3% +1.3% +6.6%
2022-05-26 beat 3.02 3.17 +5.0% -1.8% +1.2% +0.4% -0.2%
2022-03-03 beat 2.79 2.92 +4.6% -2.5% -1.4% +0.4% +9.4%
2021-12-09 beat 2.65 2.98 +12.6% +2.0% +6.6% -2.0% -6.6%
2021-09-23 beat 3.58 3.76 +4.9% +0.7% +3.3% -4.2% +4.8%
2021-05-27 beat 2.28 2.75 +20.7% -0.9% -2.4% +0.6% +5.4%
2021-03-04 miss 2.43 2.14 -12.0% -1.2% -0.5% +4.4% +13.5%
2020-12-10 beat 2.04 2.29 +12.3% +1.9% +0.6% -2.2% -2.2%
2020-09-24 beat 2.81 3.13 +11.3% -1.8% -1.3% +3.6% +8.2%
2020-05-28 beat 1.89 1.89 +0.1% -1.7% -0.4% +1.2% -2.2%
2020-03-05 beat 2.06 2.10 +1.7% -1.1% -1.4% -2.9% -2.0%
2019-12-12 beat 1.71 1.90 +11.0% -0.9% -1.8% +1.0% +3.1%
2019-10-03 beat 2.55 2.69 +5.3% -0.4% +0.9% +2.0% +1.8%
2019-05-30 beat 1.81 2.05 +13.0% -1.1% -0.8% +6.9% +10.0%
2019-03-07 beat 1.69 2.01 +19.0% +4.0% +5.1% +2.5% +8.2%
2018-12-13 miss 1.62 1.61 -0.7% -3.8% -8.6% -6.1% +1.5%
2018-10-04 beat 2.34 2.36 +0.7% -2.9% -5.6% +3.7% +7.1%
2018-05-31 beat 1.70 1.70 +0.3% -1.4% -0.6% +3.4% +5.5%
2018-03-07 beat 1.51 1.59 +5.2% -0.6% -0.9% -0.1% -0.7%
2017-12-14 beat 1.35 1.36 +0.9% +3.7% +3.3% -3.2% -0.6%
2017-10-05 beat 2.02 2.08 +2.9% -4.8% -6.0% +1.8% +5.1%
2017-05-25 beat 1.30 1.59 +22.7% +3.2% +1.8% +2.4% -10.5%
2017-03-02 miss 1.36 1.17 -13.8% -4.1% -4.3% -2.9% -2.1%
2016-12-07 beat 1.19 1.24 +4.3% +1.8% +2.4% +1.6% +2.6%
2016-09-29 beat 1.73 1.77 +2.5% +2.9% +3.4% -1.7% -3.0%
2016-05-25 beat 1.22 1.24 +1.2% +3.1% +3.6% +1.3% +3.0%
2016-03-02 miss 1.28 1.24 -3.2% -2.8% -0.8% +0.8% +4.0%
2015-12-08 miss 1.17 1.09 -6.8% -3.6% -5.4% +1.9% -3.1%
2015-09-29 beat 1.66 1.73 +4.4% -0.1% +0.6% +2.3% +9.5%
2015-05-27 beat 1.15 1.17 +1.4% -0.8% -0.8% -2.5% -4.3%
2015-03-05 beat 1.18 1.35 +14.7% +2.4% +2.7% -1.1% +0.9%
2014-12-10 beat 1.09 1.12 +2.5% +1.3% -2.0% -0.7% +1.6%
2014-10-08 beat 1.52 1.58 +4.0% +2.3% +2.8% -3.4% +6.5%
2014-05-29 miss 1.09 1.07 -2.0% +0.3% -0.1% +3.2% +1.2%
2014-03-06 miss 1.17 1.05 -9.9% -2.9% -2.8% +1.0% -2.3%
2013-12-11 miss 1.02 0.96 -5.7% -1.6% -1.2% -0.1% -3.2%
2013-10-09 miss 1.46 1.40 -3.8% -1.0% +2.1% +2.4% +7.1%
2013-05-30 beat 1.03 1.04 +1.0% +1.2% -0.9% -0.7% -1.2%
2013-03-12 beat 1.05 1.10 +4.4% +1.1% +1.3% -1.6% +2.2%
2012-12-12 beat 0.93 0.95 +2.0% +0.7% -0.6% +1.0% +2.7%
2012-10-10 beat 1.31 1.39 +6.5% +2.8% +1.9% -4.7% -5.5%
2012-05-24 beat 0.87 0.88 +1.2% +1.1% +1.4% +1.2% +7.6%
2012-02-29 beat 0.88 0.90 +2.6% +1.1% +0.9% +2.1% +4.4%
2011-12-08 beat 0.80 0.80 +0.4% -3.0% -2.0% -3.7% -7.7%
2011-10-05 miss 1.10 1.08 -1.7% -0.8% -1.7% +1.5% +5.5%

“1-day” is the close-to-close move over the session that first traded on the news (the next session for after-close reports). “+5d / +1mo” are the further drift from that close.

Earnings dates & estimates from Yahoo Finance (refreshed 2026-09-13); price reactions from end-of-day data. History, not a forecast. Not investment advice.