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Costco brought its A-game
Costco just reminded Wall Street that the warehouse club business still has plenty of juice. After Thursday’s close, the company posted fiscal Q4 2026 results with earnings of $6.75 per share and revenue of $95.72 billion, both ahead of estimates. Revenue was up from $86.16 billion a year ago, and net sales climbed 11.2% to $93.9 billion.
The stock got a tiny after-hours wink
COST nudged up 0.22% to $898.92 in extended trading, which is not exactly a fireworks show, but hey, green is green. The bigger story is that the stock has been trailing the pack over the last year, down 4.96% while the peer group averaged a 32.03% gain. In other words: the fundamentals looked solid, but the market has been treating Costco like the overachiever who still has to prove it can keep acing the test.
Peers, charts, and a little retail soap opera
The article also throws in a retail peer checkup with BJ’s, Dollar General, Dollar Tree, PriceSmart, and Target. That’s useful context, but it doesn’t change the main event: Costco beat, and traders are now deciding whether this is a real turnaround or just a nice earnings-season cameo.
- The stock is still below its major moving averages.
- Technicals suggest momentum has been soft.
- Support around $874 and resistance near $978.50 frame the next chess move.
Big picture: Costco’s business looks healthy, but the market wants more than a clean quarter — it wants a reason to stop acting like every bounce is just a pit stop on the way down.