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Costco Wholesale Corp (NASDAQ: COST) shares are trading flat Thursday morning ahead of its Q3 earnings report due after the bell.

While Costco has not kept pace with the Nasdaq Composite over the past year, analysts remain moderately upbeat on the stock’s future.

Over the past five years, the warehouse clubs have seen shopping visits increase by more than 18%.

Costco heads into earnings with April sales up 13% and digital growth accelerating as investors watch renewals and margins.

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(Editor’s note: The future prices of benchmark tracking ETFs, and the headline were updated in the story.) U.S. stock futures fell on Thursday after a higher close on Wednesday, as all indices ended marginally higher, but the small-cap index, the Russell 200, declined.

Costco Wholesale is the last major retailer to report results this earnings season. After multiple retailers noted, however cautiously, that consumers are still spending, investors will be looking to see if Costco does the same. For its fiscal third quarter, Costco is expected to earn $4.98 a share, a 16.3% increase from the year-ago period, on a 10% rise in revenue to $69.68 billion.

Costco (COST) will release Q3 earnings on May 28. Analysts predict $4.92/share earnings and $69.42B revenue. Stock has beaten estimates in 6/8 past quarters.