Will Costco say “Labor”?
Costco said “Labor” 1 time on its Sep 24, 2026 call (FY26 Q4), and on 6 of its last 8 calls: 2, 2, 0, 3, 1, 1, 0, 1 times. As of Oct 24, 2026, Costco said “Labor” on 3 of 5 calls with a settled Kalshi or Polymarket mention market since Sep 25, 2025 (60%), most recently on Sep 24, 2026. Parrot’s p for the next listing is 49% (n=5, from settlement history blended with transcripts), not a forecast.
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- 3/5Last 10 settled, oldest to newest: yes yes no no yes
- Streak
- said last time
- Counts
- company speakers + operator
Where it was said
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Costco
Labor
- Probability
- 49% · n=5
- Settled
- 3/5 (60%)
- Last calls
- said in 4 of 8
Next listing counts: company speakers + operator
Counts: company speakers + operator
1 counted (1 in prepared remarks, 0 in Q&A).
…efficiencies drove margin improvement across all categories. Fresh also benefited from higher labor productivity in meat, bakery and deli. Non-foods benefited from strong sell-through rates…
Counts: company speakers + operator
1 by speakers the rule does not count.
…those savings, reinvest it back in areas like the store wages, store labor and/or price? And are you starting to see any diminishing returns on…
Not counted under this market’s speaker rule.
Counts: company speakers + operator
1 counted (1 in prepared remarks, 0 in Q&A).
…that time, we've been able to improve working capital and lower the labor required to manage inventory without impacting in-stocks or sales. Finally, in terms…
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KalshiQuestions
- How many times did Costco say “Labor” on its last earnings call?
- Costco said “Labor” 1 time on its Sep 24, 2026 call (FY26 Q4), and on 6 of its last 8 calls: 2, 2, 0, 3, 1, 1, 0, 1 times.
- How often does Costco say “Labor”?
- As of Oct 24, 2026, Costco said “Labor” on 3 of 5 calls with a settled Kalshi or Polymarket mention market since Sep 25, 2025 (60%), most recently on Sep 24, 2026.
- What is the probability Costco says “Labor” next time?
- 49%, from settlement history blended with transcripts (n=5). 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: ‘Labor’ mention history”, as of Oct 24, 2026, https://parrot.markets/earnings/COST/words/labor (CC BY 4.0)
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