Forget earnings, Costco stock investors are about to get a special boost

Issaquah-headquartered Costco Wholesale (COST) ended in the “red” on May 29 after the big-box retailer's Q3 per-share profit came in shy of Street estimates. The multinational's total revenue surpassed $70 billion in its fiscal third quarter – handily beating the consensus – but a more than 15% increase in EPS to $4.93 missed expectations.