Costco (COST) Beats Q2 Earnings Estimates

Costco (COST) came out with quarterly earnings of $3.71 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $3.60 per share. This compares to earnings of $3.30 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items.This quarterly report represents an earnings surprise of 3.06%. A quarter ago, it was expected that this warehouse club operator would post earnings of $3.45 per share when it actually produced earnings of $3.48, delivering a surprise of 0.87%.Over the last four quarters, the com ...