Costco Wholesale (COST) Tops Q3 EPS by 28c; Comps Rise 5%

Go back to Costco Wholesale (COST) Tops Q3 EPS by 28c; Comps Rise 5%

Costco Wholesale Corporation Reports Third Quarter and Year-to-Date Operating Results for Fiscal Year 2017

May 25, 2017 4:15 PM EDT

ISSAQUAH, Wash., May 25, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Costco Wholesale Corporation (Costco or the Company) (Nasdaq: COST) today announced its operating results for the third quarter (twelve weeks) and first thirty-six weeks of fiscal 2017, ended May 7, 2017.

Net sales for the quarter increased eight percent, to $28.22 billion from $26.15 billion last year.  Net sales for the first thirty-six weeks increased six percent, to $84.82 billion from $80.34 billion last year.

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

... More