Costco reports Q1 EPS $4.50, consensus $4.28

Reports Q1 revenue $67.31B, consensus $67.12B. Reports Q1 comparable sales up 6.4%. The company said, “This year’s results included a tax benefit of $72 million, $0.16 per diluted share, related to stock-based compensation, which last year was $100 million, $0.22 per diluted share.”