Costco Wholesale Corporation Reports Third Quarter and Year-to-Date Operating Results for Fiscal 2018

Costco Wholesale Corporation (“Costco” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq:COST) today announced its operating results for the third quarter (twelve weeks) and the thirty-six weeks ended May 13, 2018.

Net sales for the quarter increased 12.1 percent, to $31.62 billion, from $28.22 billion last year. Net sales for the first thirty-six weeks of fiscal 2018 increased 12.0 percent, to $95.02 billion, from $84.82 billion last year.

Net income for the quarter was $750 million, or $1.70 per diluted share, compared to $700 million, or $1.59 per diluted share, last year. Net income last year was positively impacted by an $82 million ($0.19 per diluted share) tax benefit in connection with the $7.00 per share special cash dividend declared in the third quarter of last year. Net income for the first thirty-six weeks of fiscal year 2018 was $2.09 billion, or $4.74 per diluted share, compared to $1.76 billion, or $3.99 per diluted share, last year.
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