Costco October Net Sales Rise 12.6% to $24.50 Billion as Digital Sales Jump Over 20%
Costco Wholesale Corporation reported on November 4 that net sales for the retail month of October, the four weeks ended November 1, 2026, reached $24.50 billion, an increase of 12.6% from $21.75 billion a year earlier. Net sales for the first nine weeks of the fiscal year were $54.52 billion, up 12.8% from $48.33 billion last year.
Comparable sales for the total company rose 11.1% in October, with the U.S. up 12.6%, Canada up 4.9% and Other International up 9.4%. Excluding the impacts of gasoline price changes and foreign exchange, total company comparable sales increased 7.3%, and U.S. comparable sales rose 8.1%.
Digitally enabled sales, those initiated through a digital device, increased 22.5% year over year in October and about 20% over the first nine weeks. The company said a pre-recorded message discussing the results would be available through its investor relations site until 4 p.m. Pacific Time on November 11, 2026.
Costco operates a global chain of membership warehouses, and its monthly sales figures are watched as one gauge of U.S. consumer spending.
(Source: Costco Wholesale Corporation)
Source: Costco Wholesale Corporation
Published by GSM · USA (original Chinese edition)
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