Profits at Costco Wholesale Corporation climbed 13.8 percent in the fiscal second quarter ended February 15 on a 9.1 percent sales gain.
Net sales for the quarter increased to $68.24 billion, from $62.53 billion last year. Net sales for the first 24 weeks increased 8.7 percent, to $134.22 billion, from $123.52 billion last year.
Comparable sales for the second quarter and first 24 weeks of fiscal 2026 were as follows:
Net income for the quarter was $2,035 million, $4.58 per diluted share, compared to $1,788 million, $4.02 per diluted share, last year. Net income for the first 24 weeks was $4.04 billion, $9.08 per diluted share, compared to $3.59 billion, $8.06 per diluted share, last year.
For the four-week reporting month of February, ended March 1, 2026, the Company reported net sales of $21.69 billion, an increase of 9.5 percent from $19.81 billion last year. Net sales for the first 26 weeks were $144.85 billion, an increase of 8.6 percent from $133.36 billion last year.
Comparable sales for the February and year-to-date periods ended March 1, 2026, were as follows:
This year, the Lunar and Chinese New Years fell on February 17, which was 19 days later than last year. The timing shift positively impacted February Other International and Total Company sales by approximately 4.0 percent and 0.5 percent, respectively.
Costco operates 924 warehouses, including 634 in the United States and Puerto Rico, 114 in Canada, 42 in Mexico, 37 in Japan, 29 in the United Kingdom, 20 in Korea, 15 in Australia, 14 in Taiwan, seven in China, five in Spain, three in France, two in Sweden, and one each in Iceland and New Zealand. Costco also operates e-commerce sites in the U.S., Canada, the U.K., Mexico, Korea, Taiwan, Japan, and Australia.
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