Costco (COST) Lags Q2 Earnings Estimates

Core Insights - Costco reported quarterly earnings of $4.02 per share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of$4.09 per share, but showing an increase from $3.71 per share a year ago, resulting in an earnings surprise of -1.71$63.72 billion for the quarter ended February 2025, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 0.79% and increasing from $58.44 billion year-over-year [2] - Costco shares have increased by approximately 14.4$4.25, with expected revenues of $62.76 billion, and for the current fiscal year, the EPS estimate is$18.03 on revenues of $273.31 billion [7] - The estimate revisions trend for Costco is currently favorable, leading to a Zacks Rank 2 (Buy) for the stock, indicating expected outperformance in the near future [6] Industry Context - The Retail - Discount Stores industry, to which Costco belongs, is currently ranked in the top 34$2.18 per share, reflecting a year-over-year decline of -14.5% [9]