Costco Wholesale Corporation Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2026 Operating Results
Costco reported fourth-quarter and fiscal-year 2026 operating results for periods ending August 30, 2026. The release creates a fresh read on membership-retail sales and profitability against Costco’s prior fiscal-year base.
Costco announced operating results for its 16-week fourth quarter and 52-week fiscal year ended August 30, 2026, on September 24, 2026.
The current release follows fiscal-year 2025 results, when Costco recorded $275.2B in revenue, up 8.2% year over year, with a 2.9% net margin and $18.21 in diluted EPS.
The figures matter most through Costco’s membership-retail model: quarterly and annual revenue indicate sales activity, while net margin and diluted EPS show how that volume translated into earnings. The company’s membership base and warehouse operations remain the mechanism connecting operating performance to shareholder results.
The current announcement establishes the reporting period and the existence of the results, but the specific quarterly and annual figures are not detailed here. The next comparison is therefore against Costco’s fiscal 2025 revenue, margin and diluted EPS.
The next dated checkpoint is Costco’s subsequent quarterly results, which will show whether the fiscal-year performance carries into the new reporting period.
Costco (COST) announced results for its 16-week fourth quarter and 52-week fiscal year ended August 30.
The new results reset the earnings baseline, but the specific quarterly figures are not yet established here, limiting the read against Costco’s prior fiscal-year profile of $275.2B revenue, 8.2% year-over-year growth, a 2.9% net margin and $18.21 diluted EPS. The next quarterly report should clarify whether operating momentum and profitability are tracking above or below that prior base.
The read fails if the subsequent quarterly report shows materially weaker sales or profitability than the fiscal-year comparison base.
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Costco’s prior fiscal year combined $275.2B of revenue with 8.2% year-over-year growth, providing a substantial operating base for another strong quarterly result.
The current release’s specific quarterly and annual figures are not established here, so the prior 2.9% net margin and $18.21 diluted EPS do not yet show that profitability improved.
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