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FY2026 Q3 · Calendar Q2 2026
Costco Wholesale Corporation
Costco's Q3 FY26 results reveal a company whose membership flywheel is accelerating -- record gasoline volumes, 9.6% executive membership growth lifting the total base to 82.9M, and AI-powered search delivering triple-digit traffic gains -- yet near-term margin pressure from transportation costs and gasoline dynamics produced a 1.4% EPS miss against a 1.0% revenue beat. The market reacted decisively, sending shares down 3.9% on 3.4x normal volume in the next session, with a further 1.0% drift lower. The core tension is between durable operational strength -- the membership moat, digital momentum, and warehouse expansion -- and the absence of forward guidance, which left investors to absorb cost headwinds without a management offset. With analyst consensus targets at $1,102 against a current price of $952, the market is pricing in continued growth but demanding evidence that margin…
EPS surprise-1.4%
Market move-3.9%
