New York, Feb 8, 2026, 10:40 (EST) — The market has shut its doors.
- Costco Wholesale closed Friday at $1,001.16, gaining 1.2% for the session.
- Investors are weighing retail appetite as the stock moves into a new week, alongside a bounce in broader U.S. equities.
- Next up: Costco reports fiscal Q2 earnings and its February sales numbers on March 5.
Costco Wholesale Corp (Nasdaq: COST) pushed past the $1,000 mark on Friday, finishing at $1,001.16 for a 1.2% gain. 1
The warehouse retailer stays in the spotlight as the new week approaches, despite U.S. markets being closed until Monday. Investors continue to parse the line between what’s “resilient” consumer spending and when it just turns into price pressure.
Costco’s membership-driven model cushions results during turbulence, but the share price leaves little margin for error. Traders often react to the company’s monthly sales updates as if they’re early earnings snapshots, since those numbers drop between quarterly reports.
Stocks bounced Friday, with the Dow notching a 2.47% jump to a record finish. The S&P 500 picked up 1.97%, and the Nasdaq added 2.18% as buyers returned to riskier names following a sharp pullback earlier in the week, Reuters said. “The market looks like it was getting a bit overdone to the downside,” noted Robert Pavlik, senior portfolio manager at Dakota Wealth. 2
Just ahead of the rebound, new consumer numbers dropped. The University of Michigan’s Consumer Sentiment Index jumped to 57.3 in early February—the strongest reading since August, per Reuters. “We may have seen the trough in consumer sentiment,” said Oren Klachkin, financial markets economist at Nationwide, adding that any upswing might still lack force. 3
Costco reported on Feb. 4 that its January net sales climbed 9.3% to $21.33 billion. Comparable sales for the month were up 7.1%, while digitally-enabled sales surged 34.4%. The company noted that a later Lunar and Chinese New Year affected year-over-year comparisons outside the U.S. Investors were directed to a pre-recorded message, available until Feb. 11. 4
Comparable sales follow revenue at stores that have been open for at least a year—a basic measure that strips out the impact of new locations. Costco breaks out figures adjusted for gasoline and currency fluctuations, since those can throw off trends from one month to the next.
Costco put in a decent showing, but lacked the pop seen elsewhere in big retail Friday. Walmart advanced 3.34%, Target jumped 4.24%. Amazon, on the other hand, slid 5.55%. 5
Costco’s next big update lands March 5, when it’s set to release fiscal Q2 earnings and February sales figures. That’s coming at 1:15 p.m. Pacific, per its investor calendar. 6
Still, the clean narrative faces some hazards. Monthly sales figures can get muddied by timing hiccups, swings in fuel costs, or shifts in currency. Even a hint of weaker traffic or slowing renewal rates could knock a $1,000 stock down in a hurry.
Wall Street remains closed until Sunday, leaving traders to see if last week’s rebound can last when markets reopen Monday. Costco’s next potential catalyst lands March 5, with earnings and February sales both due that day.
