Costco (COST): FY26 Q1 earnings call, Dec 11, 2025

Thu, Dec 11Earnings callSpeaker-labelled transcriptCostco

On its Dec 11, 2025 earnings call (FY26 Q1), Costco said 11 of the 17 words Kalshi and Polymarket listed; Parrot’s count agreed with all 17 settlements. Quotes below are at most 25 words each.

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17 words · 11 settled yes · our count agreed on 17 of 17

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Listed words: result, our count under the market rule, the count over every speaker, whether they agree, and the probability (a walk-forward backtest on settled rows)
WordResultOur countAll speakersAgreesProbabilityMarket
Membership Yes2528✓97%n=1+tx from settlement history blended with transcripts–
Renewal Yes1217✓95%n=1+tx from settlement history blended with transcripts–
Inflation Yes1011✓96%n=1+tx from settlement history blended with transcripts–
Inventory Yes78✓93%n=1+tx from settlement history blended with transcripts–
Tariff Yes66✓93%n=1+tx from settlement history blended with transcripts–
Expansion Yes58✓80%n=1+tx from settlement history blended with transcripts–
Holiday Yes510✓78%transcripts from the transcript model–
Revenue Yes44✓69%n=1+tx from settlement history blended with transcripts–
Kirkland Yes34✓95%n=1+tx from settlement history blended with transcripts–
Labor Yes11✓74%n=1+tx from settlement history blended with transcripts–
Black Friday Yes11✓38%transcripts from the transcript model–
Spending No00✓77%n=1+tx from settlement history blended with transcripts–
Hot Dog No00✓69%n=1+tx from settlement history blended with transcripts–
Dividend No00✓48%n=1+tx from settlement history blended with transcripts–
Automation No00✓18%transcripts from the transcript model–
SNAP / Food Stamp No00✓18%transcripts from the transcript model–
Valuation No00✓13%n=1+tx from settlement history blended with transcripts–

Market prices are mid quotes from Kalshi and Polymarket, shown for context, may be delayed by several minutes and are not a signal. Quotes as of Oct 21, 2026 04:22 UTC.

Transcript

quotes of at most 25 words

Speaker-labelled transcript · Source and credits · Used to count words; quotes of at most 25 words.

40 matches for “Growth”; 5 quoted, at least 25 words apart.

Ron Vachriscompanyprepared

…I'll start with a few brief comments on some of our key growth initiatives before turning it back to Gary to discuss the results of…

Ron Vachriscompanyprepared

…to 921 worldwide. We continue to see significant opportunities for future warehouse growth, both domestically and across the international markets where we operate. While delays…

Ron Vachriscompanyprepared

…creative with real estate projects to further increase the potential for future growth. Recent examples of this include our new warehouse in Moulouse, France, where…

Ron Vachriscompanyprepared

…to provide a better experience for our members and significantly accelerate sales growth in those markets. In fiscal year 2026, we have five relocations planned,…

Ron Vachriscompanyprepared

…This change has played an important role in helping us achieve mid-teen growth in pharmacy scripts filled and has improved margins while lowering prices to…

Where the listed words were said

Ron Vachriscompany“Membership” · prepared

…begun and is delivering tangible results. In the warehouse, implementation of scanning memberships at entry, the Costco digital wallet, and prescanning small to medium-sized baskets…

Gary Millerchipcompany“Renewal” · prepared

…and 105.9 million cardholders, up 5.1% year over year. In terms of renewal rates, at Q1 end, our US and Canada renewal rate was 92.2%.…

Gary Millerchipcompany“Inflation” · prepared

…the five days following Thanksgiving, up 12% from last year. Turning to inflation, overall, inflation remained relatively consistent with recent quarters. Fresh and food and…

Gary Millerchipcompany“Inventory” · prepared

…chain has remained stable, and our merchants feel very good about our inventory position. By optimizing our inventory flow and reducing some of the higher…

Gary Millerchipcompany“Tariff” · prepared

…great values while also adjusting our assortment to minimize the impact of tariffs. Gold and jewelry, special events, health and beauty were all up double…

Gary Millerchipcompany“Expansion” · prepared

…warehouse remodels to drive continued growth in existing high-volume buildings, depot network expansion, and digital. We estimate capital expenditure for the full year will be…

Gary Millerchipcompany“Holiday” · prepared

…where appropriate. As discussed last quarter, we have a robust and exciting holiday merchandise selection in our US warehouses, this represents a lower number of…

Gary Millerchipcompany“Revenue” · prepared

…and an increase in KS penetration benefited margins, as did additional marketing revenue. The improvement in core on core was offset by changes in mix…

Gary Millerchipcompany“Kirkland” · prepared

…as well, with on-trend items such as Dubai chocolate performing very well. Kirkland Signature continues to grow at a faster pace than overall sales, with…

Gary Millerchipcompany“Black Friday” · prepared

…Halloween, selling 358,000 whole pizzas, an increase of 31% versus last year. Black Friday was a record-breaking day for our US e-business, generating over $250…

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