Costco Wholesale (COST) Tops Q3 EPS by 1c; adj.-Comps Rose 6%

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Costco Wholesale Corporation Reports Third Quarter and Year-to-Date Operating Results for Fiscal 2015

May 27, 2015 9:00 PM EDT

ISSAQUAH, WA -- (Marketwired) -- 05/27/15 -- Costco Wholesale Corporation ("Costco" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: COST) announced today its operating results for the third quarter (twelve weeks) and first thirty-six weeks of fiscal 2015, ended May 10, 2015.

Net sales for the quarter increased one percent, to $25.52 billion, from $25.23 billion last year. Net sales for the first thirty-six weeks increased four percent, to $78.67 billion, from $75.46 billion last year.

Comparable sales for the twelve-week and thirty-six-week periods were as follows:

12 Weeks 36 Weeks ---------- ---------- U.S. 1% 4% International -6% -2% Total -1% 2% ========== ==========

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