What is Costco's expected EPS for Q4 2026?

Analysts expect Costco (COST) to report consensus EPS of approximately $6.56 for Q4 2026. Estimates range from $6.28 to $7.11.

What revenue do analysts expect for Costco in Q4 2026?

The consensus revenue forecast for Costco (COST) in Q4 2026 is approximately $94.5B. Forecasts range from $91.9B to $97.3B.

How many analysts cover Costco?

19 analysts contribute to the Costco (COST) Q4 2026 consensus estimate.

Has Costco beaten earnings estimates recently?

Costco beat analyst EPS estimates in 1 of the last 2 quarters. Costco beat revenue estimates in 2 of 2. In the most recent quarter (Q3 2026), Costco EPS missed by 1.4% and revenue beat by 1%.

When does Costco report Q4 2026 earnings?

Costco (COST) is expected to report Q4 2026 earnings on September 24, 2026 after market close.

COST Q4 2026 earnings estimate

Consensus EPS · Q4 2026

$6.56

Consensus revenue · Q4 2026

$94.5B

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Expected report

Sep 24, 2026

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Revenue$94.5B$91.9B – $97.3B

EPS$6.56$6.28 – $7.11

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Analyst consensus

Based on estimates from 19 analysts.

Metric	Low	Consensus	High
Revenue	$91.9B	$94.5B	$97.3B
EPS	$6.28	$6.56	$7.11
EBITDA	$5.1B	$5.2B	$5.4B
EBIT	$4.3B	$4.4B	$4.6B
Net income	$2.8B	$2.9B	$3.1B

Revenue$94.5B
EPS$6.56
EBITDA$5.2B
EBIT$4.4B
Net income$2.9B

Historical beat/miss

Actual reported results vs. analyst consensus at the time. Positive = beat, negative = miss.

Period	Rev. actual	Rev. est.	Rev. surprise	EPS actual	EPS est.	EPS surprise
Q3 2026	$70.5B	$69.8B	+1.0%	$4.93	$5.00	-1.4%
Q2 2026	$69.6B	$69.3B	+0.5%	$4.58	$4.55	+0.7%

Q3 2026+1.0%-1.4%
Q2 2026+0.5%+0.7%

Estimate revisions

How analyst consensus estimates have changed over the past 90 days.

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Analyst price target

Based on price targets from 1 analyst.

Low: $1,000.00
Consensus: $1,102.23
Median: $1,100.00
High: $1,275.00
Current: $927.31
Upside: +18.9%

Upside calculated vs most recent trading price of $927.31.

Consensus across all covering analysts. See the ranking ›

$1,102.23+18.86%

Analyst ratings

Consensus: Buy — based on 58 analyst ratings.

Buy 38Hold 19Sell 1

24-month trend

Recent analyst actions

Date	Firm	Action	From	To
Jul 9, 2026	JP Morgan	maintain	Overweight	Overweight
Jun 4, 2026	DA Davidson	maintain	Neutral	Neutral
Jun 3, 2026	TD Cowen	maintain	Buy	Buy
Jun 1, 2026	DA Davidson	maintain	Neutral	Neutral
May 29, 2026	Truist Securities	maintain	Hold	Hold
May 29, 2026	DA Davidson	maintain	Neutral	Neutral
May 29, 2026	BTIG	maintain	Buy	Buy
May 29, 2026	B of A Securities	maintain	Buy	Buy
May 20, 2026	UBS	maintain	Buy	Buy
May 19, 2026	Oppenheimer	maintain	Outperform	Outperform

Jul 9, 2026JP MorganOverweight
Jun 4, 2026DA DavidsonNeutral
Jun 3, 2026TD CowenBuy
Jun 1, 2026DA DavidsonNeutral
May 29, 2026Truist SecuritiesHold
May 29, 2026DA DavidsonNeutral
May 29, 2026BTIGBuy
May 29, 2026B of A SecuritiesBuy
May 20, 2026UBSBuy
May 19, 2026OppenheimerOutperform

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