6 August 2025 | 5:57PM EDT Costco Wholesale (COST): July sales above expectations; traffic accelerated COST reported July SSS (ex-gas/FX) of +7.0%, above consensus (Consensus Metrix) at +5.7% and accelerating from +6.2% in June. US comps (ex-gas) came in at +6.5%, above consensus at +5.6% and +5.5% in June. COST noted the negative impact of cannibalization was ~50 bps for the company in July. Worldwide and US traffic accelerated Worldwide traffic accelerated at +4.3% in July (vs. +3.4% in June, +3.4% in May ...