Costco on Thursday posted quarterly earnings and revenue that topped estimates as the warehouse club’s sales climbed 8%. Costco could stand to benefit from tariff volatility as it offers bulk discounts and competitive prices. The sign on the side of a Costco is seen in Hawthorne, California, on April 4, 2025. Jay L Clendenin | Getty Images
Costco on Thursday posted quarterly earnings and revenue that topped estimates as its sales climbed 8%.
Here’s how the warehouse club retailer did in its fiscal third quarter compared with what Wall Street was expecting, based on a survey of analysts by LSEG:
Earnings per share: $4.28 vs. $4.24 expected Revenue: $63.21 billion vs. $63.19 billion expected
Costco’s net income for the three-month period that ended May 11 rose to $1.90 billion, or $4.28 per share, compared with $1.68 billion, or $3.78 a year earlier. Revenue rose from $58.52 billion in the year-ago period.
Comparable sales, an industry metric that takes out one-time factors such as store openings and closures, rose 8%, and e-commerce sales rose nearly 16% compared with the