Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ:COST) reported quarterly earnings of $4.93 per share which met the analyst consensus estimate. This is a 15.19 percent increase over earnings of $4.28 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $70.527 billion which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $69.813 billion by 1.02 percent. This is a 11.58 percent increase over sales of $63.205 billion the same period last year.