NEW YORK, December 29, 2025, 11:15 ET — Regular session
- Costco shares down about 0.3% in late-morning trading as U.S. stocks and retail names ease
- Traders eye Fed meeting minutes and weekly jobless claims in a holiday-shortened week
- Costco’s investor calendar shows December sales results on Jan. 7 and fiscal Q2 earnings on March 5
Costco Wholesale Corp (COST.O) shares slipped 0.3% to $870.91 in late-morning trading on Monday.
The dip comes as investors reposition into the final full week of 2025, a period that often brings thinner trading volumes and sharper intraday moves. U.S. markets are shut on Thursday for New Year’s Day. 1
For Costco, attention is shifting to its next scheduled updates — including a December sales report in early January — as traders weigh whether holiday demand held up while interest-rate expectations remain in flux. 1
The broader market was also softer, with the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust down about 0.4%. The SPDR S&P Retail ETF, a gauge of retail shares, fell 0.6%.
Among Costco’s large retail peers, Walmart rose 0.6%, while Target dropped 0.8%. Warehouse-club rival BJ’s Wholesale Club fell about 1.5%.
Costco’s investor relations calendar lists “December Sales Results” for Jan. 7 at 1:15 p.m. Pacific time, which is after the U.S. market close. Investors watch the monthly update for “comparable sales” — sales at stores open at least a year — as a clean read on underlying demand. 2
On the macro calendar, minutes from the Federal Reserve’s prior meeting and weekly jobless claims are the main U.S. data points due in an otherwise quiet week, Reuters reported. 1
“Given this week’s light economic calendar, internal momentum could be the main market storyline this week,” said Chris Larkin, managing director of trading and investing at E*TRADE from Morgan Stanley. “If stocks are going to close out another year of double-digit gains on a high note, they’ll likely need tech.” 1
Some investors had been looking for a “Santa Claus rally,” a seasonal pattern in which the S&P 500 tends to rise in the last five trading days of the year and the first two in January, according to Stock Trader’s Almanac. 1
Costco operates membership warehouses and e-commerce sites that sell branded and private-label goods, including its Kirkland label, according to Reuters’ company profile. 3
Earlier this month, Costco said first-quarter net sales rose 8.2% to $65.98 billion in the 12 weeks ended Nov. 23. Comparable sales excluding gas were up 6.4%, Reuters reported. 4
The stock is down about 4.7% so far in 2025 and has traded between $844.06 and $1,078.23 over the past 52 weeks, Barchart data show. Chart watchers often treat prior lows as “support,” a price area where buyers have previously stepped in. 5
Beyond the Jan. 7 sales report, Costco’s investor site lists its annual shareholders’ meeting on Jan. 15 and a fiscal second-quarter earnings call on March 5, setting the next checkpoints for updates on traffic, pricing and margins. 6
