Despite the strong sales trends across both banners, the company expects the increased demand for consumables and inflationary costs to affect margins and the bottom line in the near term. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for Costco’s current financial-year revenues and earnings per share suggests growth of 7.3% and 8.6%, respectively, from the corresponding year-ago reported figures. Ongoing cost pressures along with a soft earnings for fiscal 2023 are hurdles on the way.