Costco Wholesale stock posts 12.6% October sales growth

Costco Wholesale reported net sales of 24.50 billion US dollars for the four-week retail month ended November 1, 2026. The company released the figures on Wednesday, November 4, and said sales increased 12.6 percent from 21.75 billion US dollars in the same retail period a year earlier. The figures were published by Nasdaq based on a Costco release.

Comparable Sales Remain Strong

Total comparable sales rose 11.1 percent in October. The United States led the regional breakdown with growth of 12.6 percent, while Canada advanced 4.9 percent and other international markets increased 9.4 percent.

The underlying trend was more moderate after removing changes in gasoline prices and foreign exchange rates. Companywide comparable sales increased 7.3 percent on that basis. The United States posted 8.1 percent growth, compared with 3.5 percent in Canada and 6.9 percent in other international markets.

Digital Channels Outpace Stores

Digitally enabled sales grew 22.5 percent year over year during the four-week period. Costco defines these sales as transactions initiated through a digital device and fulfilled through a warehouse, distribution center or Costco Travel. Excluding foreign-exchange effects, digital growth reached 22.6 percent.

For the first nine weeks of the fiscal period, Costco reported net sales of 54.52 billion US dollars, up 12.8 percent from 48.33 billion US dollars a year earlier. Nine-week comparable sales increased 11.3 percent, or 7.5 percent excluding gasoline-price and foreign-exchange effects. Digitally enabled sales advanced 20.5 percent on a reported basis and 20.6 percent excluding foreign exchange.

Quote And Next Investor Focus

Costco Wholesale stock traded at 936.60 euros on Lang & Schwarz at 13:31 CET on Friday, November 6, 2026. The real-time quote of Costco Wholesale stock provides the latest trading view.

Costco said additional discussion of the October results is available in a prerecorded message through 4:00 p.m. Pacific Time on Wednesday, November 11, 2026. Investors will likely focus on whether the strong digital trend and the adjusted comparable-sales performance continue into the holiday period. The monthly figures do not by themselves establish a change in Costco's longer-term earnings outlook.

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