Key TakeawaysCostco Wholesale Corporation (COST) reported robust September net sales of $26.58 billion, marking an 8% year-over-year increase, driven by strong comparable sales across all regions and a significant 26.1% surge in digitally-enabled sales.Amazon Pharmacy, a division of Amazon (AMZN), is set to launch innovative electronic prescription kiosks at One Medical locations, beginning in December 2025, to streamline medication access.This strategic move by Amazon further integrates its healthcare ecos ...

Costco Wholesale (NasdaqGS:COST) 2025 Update Summary Industry Overview - The conference call pertains to the retail industry, specifically focusing on Costco Wholesale's sales performance for the month of September 2025. Key Financial Metrics - **Net Sales**: $26.58 billion, an increase of 8% from $24.62 billion in September 2024 [2] - **Comparable Sales**: - US: 5.1% - Canada: 6.3% - Other International: 8.5% - Total Company: 5.7% - Digitally Enabled: 26.1% [2][3] - **Traffic Growth**: Comparable traffic increased by 2.1% worldwide and 1.4% in the US [4] - **Average Transaction Value**: Increased by approximately 3.5%, with a 3.8% increase when excluding gas deflation and foreign exchange impacts [5] Sales Performance Insights - **Regional Highlights**: - Strongest comparable sales in the US were observed in the Northwest, Midwest, and Los Angeles [5] - Internationally, the best results were in Korea, Australia, China, and Taiwan, driven by holiday shifts [6] - **Merchandising Performance**: - Food and sundries: Positive mid-single digits - Fresh foods: Up mid to high single digits, with strong performance in meat and bakery [6] - Non-foods: Positive high single digits, with jewelry, majors, and health and beauty performing well [7] - Ancillary business sales: Up mid-single digits, with pharmacy, hearing aid, and optical as top performers [7] External Factors Impacting Sales - **Gas Price Deflation**: Remained relatively flat, negatively impacting total reported comparable sales by less than 10 basis points [4] - **Foreign Exchange Impact**: - Canada: Negative impact of approximately -2.5% - Other International: Positive impact of approximately +1% - Total Company: Negative impact of approximately -0.2% [4] Future Outlook - The next reporting period will cover four weeks from October 6 to November 2, 2025, compared to the same period in 2024 [8]

Costco Wholesale Corp. on Wednesday said it notched an 8% year-over-year sales gain through last month, continuing its streak of sales gains and easing Wall Street's concerns about future growth. ...

As gold prices hit record highs, demand for the precious metal is running hot at Costco. The price of the yellow metal topped $4,000 an ounce for the first time on Tuesday, and is driving strong sales for the wholesale club.While the company didn't break out exact sales figures for the products in its fiscal year earnings call in September, it said the category continued to be a top seller online. Analysts previously estimated that the company sells around $200 million of gold and silver each month. Forme ...

Shares of Costco (NASDAQ:COST) have finally entered correction territory, dipping by close to 14% from its all-time highs. ...

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All right, why don't we start with your word of the day. It's prime. What's prime right now.Uh, so word of the day, prime for me, I'm looking at Prime Day as an indicator what might be going on in the markets, right. So, uh, you know, Amazon has these Prime days. It'll be interesting to me to use that as sort of the first indicator of the health of the US consumer.Are they buying as much as was expected uh, coming on the heels of the shutdown. And do we get some indication of how the US consumer really feel ...

Table of Contents UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 10-K ☒ ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended August 31, 2025 or ☐ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 Commission file number 0-20355 Costco Wholesale Corporation (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) Washington ...

Key Takeaways Costco's Q4 revenues and earnings rose year over year, supported by strong membership and traffic.Membership fee income grew 14%, with renewal rates of 92.3% in the United States and Canada.COST plans modestly higher capex in fiscal 2026 to support 35 new store openings.Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST) released its fourth-quarter fiscal 2025 results on Sept. 25, after the closing bell, drawing fresh attention from investors tracking the retail sector’s performance. Given its stable growth a ...

Costco has a new growing customer base: members under the age of 40.  CFO Gary Millerchip told investors during its earnings call at the end of September that the membership warehouse is gaining an influx of younger shoppers. Almost half of its new member sign-ups during the three-month period ending on Aug. 31 were under the age of 40, Millerchip said on the call. The company also reported a 92.3% renewal rate across North America. The rate is down slightly from the prior quarter due to more people joining ...