Costco Wholesale Reports Strong Q4: Revenue, Earnings Beat Estimates

Costco Wholesale Corp. (NASDAQ:COST) posted its fourth-quarter fiscal 2026 results after Thursday’s closing bell, beating estimates on the top and bottom lines. Here’s a look at the details inside the report. COST stock is moving. Watch the price action here. Costco Q4 Details Costco Wholesale reported quarterly earnings of $6.75 per share, which beat the consensus estimate of $6.52 by 3.53%, per Benzinga Pro data. Quarterly revenue came in at $95.72 billion, which beat the Street estimate of $94.86 billion and was up from $86.16 billion in the same period last year. Net sales for the quarter increased 11.2%, to $93.9 billion, from $84.4 billion last year. Read Also: Google Moves Up its Space Data Center Timeline — Project Suncatcher Launches Oct. 1 COST Stock Price: According to data from Benzinga Pro, Costco stock was up 0.22% to $898.92 in Thursday’s extended trading. Retail Peer Comparison This peer comparison is based on a curated set of retail stocks selected for this analysis: Target Corporation (NYSE:TGT), Dollar General Corp. (NYSE:DG), Dollar Tree Inc. (NASDAQ:DLTR), BJs Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:BJ), and PriceSmart Inc (NASDAQ:PSMT). Over the past year, Costco Wholesale fell 4.96%, trailing the peer-group average gain of 32.03% by 36.99 percentage points. It also trailed all five individual peers: Target (+77.51%), PriceSmart (+48.38%), Dollar Tree (+18.53%), Dollar General (+17.46%) and BJs Wholesale (-1.71%). COST Technical Analysis Costco is trading below all major trend gauges, sitting 1.6% under its 20-day SMA and 6.4% below its 200-day SMA, which keeps the longer-term bias pointed lower. The 20-day SMA is below the 50-day SMA, and the 50-day SMA remains below the 200-day SMA — a Death Cross that formed in August and often signals that bounces may be corrective until price can reclaim those longer averages. MACD is the cleaner momentum read right now: it’s below its signal line and the histogram is negative, which suggests upside pressure is cooling versus the prior upswing. In plain terms, when MACD is under its signal line, momentum is typically fading unless buyers can push price back into a stronger trend phase. The chart also has clear reference points from the past year: a swing high in July and a swing low in September, with the 52-week high of $1,096.50 in May 2026 and the 52-week low of $844.06 in December 2025. With the stock still down 4.96% over the past 12 months and below its longer-term averages, traders will often look for either a higher low to form — or a decisive breakdown that forces a new round of de-risking. Key Resistance: $978.50 — Nearby ceiling where rebounds can stall, sitting closer to the stock’s overhead moving-average zone. Key Support: $874 — Nearby floor near the lower end of the recent range, where buyers previously stepped in. Photo: Shutterstock