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Costco Wholesale Corporation
COST · Costco Wholesale Corporation · Retail
Up next day
5/12
42%
Fell despite growth
6/12
Good earnings ignored
Avg earnings move
±2.7%
typical swing on earnings
Price when beating
-0.2%
avg over 11 beats
Biggest single move
-7.6%
'24.2 · largest reaction
How this stock reacts to earnings
Traits seen across its recent earnings reactions
Even strong results barely move the stock
Up the next day 5 of 11 beats (45%)
Earnings number vs guidance — which drives it?
How often the beat/miss matched the actual price move
The number and guidance move the price about equally
Moved opposite to results 5 of last 12 times (42%)
5xBeat but fell
Even a beat sells off if guidance disappoints
0xMissed but rose
Even a miss rebounds if guidance reassures
Earnings timeline · tap a bar for that quarter
Sep 24After close
'26.8 expectedEst. EPS $6.56
Quarter ended 5/2026
Reported 2026-05-28
Next-day move
-3.9%
After 5 days -2.3%
vs Consensus$4.92→$4.93+0.1% beat
Beat by +0.1% but stock -3.9%
EPS
$4.93
YoY +15%
Revenue
$70.5B
YoY +12%
Next-Q guidance
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N/A
Price around earnings
Fell despite growthvs market -4.2%p3.1x normal — unusual drop
Earnings trend · last 12 quarters
EPS$4.93YoY +15%
'23.9'26.5
Revenue$70.5BYoY +12%
'23.9'26.5
Price vs earnings · last 12 quarters
↑Up↓Down
Bad news out
weak · up ↑
0x
Met expectations
good · up ↑
5x42%
Disappointment
weak · down ↓
0x
Good earnings ignored
good · down ↓
7x58%
← ← Weak earningsStrong earnings → →
Even on good earnings, the price often fell — earnings poorly reflected · 7 of 12q (58%)
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