On March 5, 2026, Costco Wholesale Corporation released its second quarter fiscal 2026 earnings results — and the numbers were, by any reasonable standard of business performance measurement, extraordinary. Net sales for the quarter increased 9.1 percent to $68.24 billion, from $62.53 billion the year before. Net sales for the first 24 weeks of fiscal 2026 increased 8.7 percent to $134.22 billion, from $123.52 billion last year. SoPost Net income for the quarter reached $2.03

When a retailer posts nearly $70 billion in revenue in a single quarter — during a period of economic uncertainty, rising tariffs, and shifting consumer behavior — the rest of the retail world takes notice. And every brand owner who has been sitting on the fence about pursuing the Costco channel should be sitting up straight right now. Costco's Q2 2026 sales results are not just impressive. They are a signal. A loud, unmistakable signal that this channel is not slowing down,