Will Costco say “Automation”?
Costco did not say “Automation” on its Sep 24, 2026 call (FY26 Q4); it said it on 1 of its last 8 calls: 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0 times. As of Oct 24, 2026, Costco did not say “Automation” on any of the 4 calls with a settled Kalshi or Polymarket mention market since Dec 11, 2025. Parrot’s p for the next listing is 10% (n=4, from settlement history blended with transcripts), not a forecast.
- Last 10
- 0/4Last 10 settled, oldest to newest: no no no no
- Streak
- not said the last 4 times
- Counts
- company speakers + operator
- Market
- 56¢ Kalshi (may be delayed)
Where it was said
quotes of at most 25 words; select an appearance
Costco
Automation
- Probability
- 10% · n=4
- Settled
- 0/4 (0%)
- Last calls
- said in 0 of 8
Next listing counts: company speakers + operator
Counts: company speakers + operator
1 by speakers the rule does not count.
…really? It's very capital light in terms of improving the checkout and automation, as well as implementing AI to further make customers happier, yet using…
Not counted under this market’s speaker rule.
Every settled listing
newest first · 6 shown| Date | Listed as | Venue | Result | Our count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 24, 2026 | Automation |  Polymarket | No | 0 |
| Sep 24, 2026 | Automation |  Kalshi | No | 0 |
| May 28, 2026 | Automation | Kalshi | No | 0 |
| Mar 5, 2026 | Automation | Kalshi | No | 0 |
| Dec 11, 2025 | Automation | Polymarket | No | 0 |
| Dec 11, 2025 | Automation | Kalshi | No | 0 |
Questions
- How many times did Costco say “Automation” on its last earnings call?
- Costco did not say “Automation” on its Sep 24, 2026 call (FY26 Q4); it said it on 1 of its last 8 calls: 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0 times.
- How often does Costco say “Automation”?
- As of Oct 24, 2026, Costco did not say “Automation” on any of the 4 calls with a settled Kalshi or Polymarket mention market since Dec 11, 2025.
- What is the probability Costco says “Automation” next time?
- 10%, from settlement history blended with transcripts (n=4). It is a base rate from history, not a forecast and not advice.
- Who has to say it for the market to count?
- Under the next market's rule: company speakers + operator.
Cite parrot.markets, “Costco: ‘Automation’ mention history”, as of Oct 24, 2026, https://parrot.markets/earnings/COST/words/automation (CC BY 4.0)
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