Costco (COST) Q1 Earnings Surpass Estimates

Costco (COST) came out with quarterly earnings of $4.34 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $4.26 per share. This compares to earnings of $3.82 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items.This quarterly report represents an earnings surprise of +1.88%. A quarter ago, it was expected that this warehouse club operator would post earnings of $5.81 per share when it actually produced earnings of $5.87, delivering a surprise of +1.03%.Over the last four quarters, the c ...