NASDAQ$COST

Costco Wholesale Corp · Q1 2024 earnings

Q1 2024 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Costco reported an increase in net sales and net income for the first quarter of fiscal year 2024, and announced a special cash dividend.

Costco's first quarter of fiscal year 2024 showed positive results with net sales increasing to $56.72 billion and net income reaching $1.589 billion, or $3.58 per diluted share. The company also declared a special cash dividend of $15 per share.

  • Net sales increased by 6.1% to $56.72 billion compared to the first quarter of fiscal year 2023.
  • Net income rose to $1.589 billion, or $3.58 per diluted share, compared to $1.364 billion, or $3.07 per diluted share, in the previous year.
  • Comparable sales for the total company increased by 3.8%, or 3.9% excluding impacts from changes in gasoline prices and foreign exchange.
  • The Board of Directors declared a special cash dividend of $15 per share.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$57.8B

Previous: $54.4B+6.2%
EPS (adj)

$3.48

Previous: $3.10+12.3%
US Comp Sales Ex-Gas/FX

2.6%

Previous: 6.5%-60.0%
Canada Comp Sales Ex-Gas/FX

8.2%

Previous: 8.3%-1.2%
Intl Comp Sales Ex-Gas/FX

7.1%

Previous: 9.1%-22.0%
Total Comp Sales Ex-Gas/FX

3.9%

Previous: 7.1%-45.1%
Adj Digital Comp Sales

6.1%

Previous: -2.0%+405.0%
Capital Expenditures

-$1.04B

Previous: -$1.06B+1.6%
Free Cash Flow

$549M

Previous: $307M+78.8%
Net Income

$1.59B

Previous: $1.36B+16.5%
Operating Income

$1.98B

Previous: $1.75B+13.3%
Gross Profit

$7.34B

Previous: $6.67B+10.1%
Cash & Equivalents

$17B

Previous: $10.9B+56.7%
Total Assets

$73.7B

Previous: $66B+11.7%
Stock-Based Comp

$444M

Previous: $402M+10.4%

Revenue & EPS history

Costco · Revenue · Quarterly

$57.8B

Q1 2024+6.2%vs Q1 2023
Beat estimate in 5 of 15 quarters(33%)
ActualEstimate

Forward guidance

Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that may cause actual events, results or performance to differ materially from those indicated by such statements.

Historical earnings impact

How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 19 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q1 2024

Historical avgQ1 2024

-0.1%

Avg return

Earnings day

-0.2%

Avg return

5 days after

+1.2%

Avg return

30 days after

56%

40 / 72 earnings

Positive

+7.0%

Q3 2022

Best reaction

-9.1%

Q1 2019

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q3 2027
Q2 2026+2.1%+1.0%+3.3%
Q1 2026-2.0%-2.5%+4.6%
Q4 2025-2.2%-2.8%-1.2%
Q3 2026+1.6%-2.8%-4.8%
Q3 2025+3.1%+4.3%-2.3%
Q2 2025-6.1%-9.7%-10.7%
Q1 2025-0.5%-1.3%-5.8%
Q4 2024-2.5%-3.4%-1.9%
Q3 2024+0.4%+2.6%+5.4%
Q2 2024-6.2%-4.7%-7.7%
Q1 2024+2.6%+5.6%+6.4%
Q4 2023+0.9%+1.1%-2.0%
Q3 2023+5.1%+5.2%+8.6%
Q2 2023-0.7%+1.4%+3.8%
Q1 2023+0.2%+1.3%+0.2%
Q4 2022-5.4%-3.0%-3.0%
Q3 2022+7.0%+5.9%+10.1%
Q2 2022-0.5%-0.9%+9.0%
Q1 2022+5.4%+2.9%+1.1%
Q4 2021+3.4%-1.1%+6.6%
Q3 2021-1.9%-1.9%+2.3%
Q2 2021-2.0%-1.6%+9.6%
Q1 2021+0.2%-0.6%-1.2%
Q4 2020-0.6%+2.2%+8.7%
Q3 2020+0.8%+0.4%-3.1%
Q2 2020-2.9%-3.5%-10.0%
Q1 2020-1.2%+0.1%+0.7%
Q4 2019+2.3%+2.4%+3.9%
Q3 2019-0.5%+2.0%+9.8%
Q2 2019+3.9%+6.3%+12.2%
Q1 2019-9.1%-10.9%-7.6%
Q4 2018-6.2%-3.9%-1.3%
Q3 2018-1.3%-0.9%+4.7%
Q2 2018-3.0%-1.1%-3.9%
Q1 2018+2.4%+0.0%+1.9%
Q4 2017-4.9%-5.0%+0.7%
Q3 2017+2.8%+3.4%-9.2%
Q2 2017-4.3%-6.1%-5.7%
Q1 2017+4.4%+6.2%+7.8%
Q4 2016+2.1%+0.7%+0.2%
Q3 2016+5.0%+4.6%+9.1%
Q2 2016+0.7%
Q1 2016-4.4%
Q4 2015+0.7%
Q3 2015+0.7%
Q2 2015+1.6%
Q1 2015-1.1%
Q4 2014+2.5%
Q3 2014+1.6%
Q2 2014-2.6%
Q1 2014-1.5%
Q4 2013+3.1%
Q3 2013-2.9%
Q2 2013+1.0%
Q1 2013-0.5%
Q4 2012-1.3%
Q3 2012+1.4%
Q2 2012+1.0%
Q1 2012-3.5%
Q4 2011+0.8%
Q3 2011-0.8%
Q2 2011+1.3%
Q1 2011+1.1%
Q4 2008-2.3%
Q4 2010-2.3%
Q3 2010+0.2%
Q3 2009+0.2%
Q2 2009+0.6%
Q2 2010+0.6%
Q4 2009+2.5%
Q1 2010+2.5%
Q1 2009+2.5%

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