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From recent editions
  • COST Q4 net income $2.998 bn, vs $2.610 bn a year earlier ✓ checked
  • AAPL iPhone net sales $54,252 m in the June quarter, +22% ✓ 10-Q
  • COST Q4 earnings per diluted share $6.75, vs $5.87 ✓ checked
  • MSFT Hyderabad datacenter region goes live ✓ newsroom
  • AAPL an executive sold 2,399 shares under a pre-set plan ✓ Form 4
  • NKE sells through NIKE Direct and wholesale accounts ✓ 10-K
  • AAPL new Mac mini and Mac Studio arrive, Sep 22 ✓ newsroom

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From the edition of 25 September 2026

Costco · Financial results

Costco earns $2.998 billion in fourth quarter

Q4 fiscal 2026 · reported September 24, 2026

What happened

Costco reported $2.998 billion in net income for its fiscal 2026 fourth quarter. Compared with the same quarter last year, net income was $2.610 billion then, and earnings per diluted share went from $5.87 to $6.75. Costco had already published quarterly net sales of $93.9 billion on September 2, 2026. The net income and per-share earnings figures are the new part of this release.

Why it may matter

Net income is the money left after Costco’s expenses for the quarter. Net income of $2.998 billion versus $2.610 billion a year earlier shows the change, but a non-recurring $0.15 per diluted share benefit from IEEPA tariff refunds this quarter makes the comparison less clean. One quarter cannot show whether that change will continue.

What we don’t know yet

This story does not have a breakdown of costs or details on cash flow.

Sources: Costco investor relations, September 24, 2026 · SEC 8-K, filed 2026-09-24

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