Costco Q4 EPS $6.75 Beats on $95.7B Revenue; FY26 Net Income Up 14%
COST is trading near its 52-week low of $844.06 (7.0% above the low).
Summary
Costco reported Q4 FY2026 diluted EPS of $6.75 on $95.7 billion in revenue, beating estimates. Full-year net income rose 14% to $9.23 billion, with membership fee income up 7.3%.
Key Events · Earnings and Guidance · COST
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Q4 EPS Beats Estimates
Diluted EPS of $6.75, up 15.0% from $5.87 last year, on net income of $2.998 billion. Excluding a $0.15 IEEPA tariff refund benefit, EPS grew 12.4%.
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Full-Year Net Income Up 14%
FY2026 net income reached $9.226 billion ($20.76 per diluted share), up from $8.099 billion ($18.21) in FY2025. Total revenue grew 10.1% to $303.2 billion.
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Membership Income Growth Accelerates
Q4 membership fee revenue rose 7.3% to $1.85 billion. Worldwide renewal rate held at 89.8%, with 84.1 million paid memberships, up 3.8%.
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Strong Balance Sheet and Cash Flow
Year-end cash and equivalents of $20.2 billion, up from $14.2 billion. Operating cash flow for FY2026 was $15.8 billion, up 18.7% from $13.3 billion.
Analysis · COST · Trade & Services
Costco delivered a strong finish to fiscal 2026, with Q4 net income rising 14.9% to $3.0 billion and diluted EPS of $6.75, up 15% year-over-year. The quarter included a one-time $0.15 per share benefit from IEEPA tariff refunds; excluding that, EPS still grew 12.4%. Full-year net income reached $9.23 billion on $303.2 billion in total revenue. Membership fee income grew 7.3% to $1.85 billion in the quarter, and the company ended the year with $20.2 billion in cash. The results confirm the revenue beat reported earlier today by Reuters, but this filing adds the complete financial picture — margins, balance sheet strength, and cash flow — that investors need to assess the quarter's quality.
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At the time of this filing, COST was trading at $903.00 on NASDAQ in the Trade & Services sector, with a market capitalization of approximately $397.6B. The 52-week trading range was $844.06 to $1,096.50. This filing was assessed with positive market sentiment and an importance score of 7 out of 10.