Costco: Fiscal Q4 Earnings Snapshot

ISSAQUAH, Wash. (AP) — ISSAQUAH, Wash. (AP) — Costco Wholesale Corp. (COST) on Tuesday reported fiscal fourth-quarter profit of $2.16 billion.

The Issaquah, Washington-based company said it had profit of $4.86 per share.

The results topped Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of 13 analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $4.71 per share.

The warehouse club operator posted revenue of $78.94 billion in the period, which also topped Street forecasts. Twelve analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $78.56 billion.

For the year, the company reported profit of $6.29 billion, or $14.16 per share. Revenue was reported as $242.29 billion.

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