---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000909832-26-000025"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "COST"
cik: "0000909832"
company_name: "COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP /NEW"
filed_at: "2026-03-05T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T21:18:41.708901+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.85
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Costco Q2 FY2026 EPS $4.58, revenue +9.1% to $68.24B, comp sales +7.4%

## Summary
- Net income $2.035B ($4.58 diluted EPS) vs $1.788B ($4.02) a year ago, +13.8%.
- Net sales $68.24B, +9.1% YoY; total comp sales +7.4% (+6.7% adjusted for gas/FX).
- U.S. comp +5.9% (+6.4% adj); Canada +10.1% (+7.6% adj); Other Intl +13.0% (+7.1% adj).
- Membership income +13.6% (12.2% ex-FX); paid households 82.1M (+4.8%); renewal 89.7%.
- Digitally-enabled comp +22.6% (+21.7% adj); app visits +63%, e-commerce traffic +32%.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000909832-26-000025
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: COST
- cik: 0000909832
- company_name: COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP /NEW
- filed_at: 2026-03-05T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.85
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/909832/000090983226000025/0000909832-26-000025-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/909832/000090983226000025/cost-20260305.htm

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- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000909832-26-000025
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000909832-26-000025.txt

## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP /NEW reported second quarter (twelve weeks) ended February 15, 2026 results: revenue Net sales for the quarter increased 9.1 percent, to $68.24 billion, net income Net income for the quarter was $2,035 million, EPS $4.58 per diluted share.
  - Period: second quarter (twelve weeks) ended February 15, 2026
  - Revenue: Net sales for the quarter increased 9.1 percent, to $68.24 billion
  - Net income: Net income for the quarter was $2,035 million
  - EPS: $4.58 per diluted share
  - Result: reported results
  source text: Net sales for the quarter increased 9.1 percent, to $68.24 billion, from $62.53 billion last year.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/909832/000090983226000025/0000909832-26-000025-index.htm
- Earnings Releases
  COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP /NEW reported second quarter (twelve weeks) ended February 15, 2026 results: revenue Net sales for the quarter increased 9.1 percent, to $68.24 billion, net income Net income for the quarter was $2,035 million, EPS $4.58 per diluted share.
  - Period: second quarter (twelve weeks) ended February 15, 2026
  - Revenue: Net sales for the quarter increased 9.1 percent, to $68.24 billion
  - Net income: Net income for the quarter was $2,035 million
  - EPS: $4.58 per diluted share
  - Result: reported results
  source text: today announced its operating results for the second quarter (twelve weeks) and the first 24 weeks of fiscal 2026, ended February 15, 2026. Net sales for the quarter increased 9.1 percent, to $68.24 billion, from $62.53 billion last year. Net sales for the first 24 weeks increased 8.7 percent, to $134.22 billion, from $123.52 billion last year. Comparable
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/909832/000090983226000025/0000909832-26-000025-index.htm
- Earnings Releases
  COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP /NEW reported first 24 weeks of fiscal 2026 ended February 15, 2026 results: revenue Net sales for the first 24 weeks increased 8.7 percent, to $134.22 billion, net income Net income for the first 24 weeks was $4.04 billion, EPS $9.08 per diluted share.
  - Period: first 24 weeks of fiscal 2026 ended February 15, 2026
  - Revenue: Net sales for the first 24 weeks increased 8.7 percent, to $134.22 billion
  - Net income: Net income for the first 24 weeks was $4.04 billion
  - EPS: $9.08 per diluted share
  - Result: preliminary results
  source text: Net sales for the first 24 weeks increased 8.7 percent, to $134.22 billion, from $123.52 billion last year.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/909832/000090983226000025/0000909832-26-000025-index.htm
- Earnings Releases
  COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP /NEW reported first 24 weeks of fiscal 2026 ended February 15, 2026 results: revenue Net sales for the first 24 weeks increased 8.7 percent, to $134.22 billion, net income Net income for the first 24 weeks was $4.04 billion, EPS $9.08 per diluted share.
  - Period: first 24 weeks of fiscal 2026 ended February 15, 2026
  - Revenue: Net sales for the first 24 weeks increased 8.7 percent, to $134.22 billion
  - Net income: Net income for the first 24 weeks was $4.04 billion
  - EPS: $9.08 per diluted share
  - Result: preliminary results
  source text: Net income for the first 24 weeks was $4.04 billion, $9.08 per diluted share, compared to $3.59 billion, $8.06 per diluted share, last year.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/909832/000090983226000025/0000909832-26-000025-index.htm

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