Investing.com - Walgreens Boots (NASDAQ:WBA) reported on Thursday second quarter earnings that beat analysts' forecasts and revenue that fell short of expectations.
Walgreens Boots announced earnings per share of $1.59 on revenue of $32.78B. Analysts polled by Investing.com anticipated EPS of $1.37 on revenue of $33.18B.
Walgreens Boots shares are down 9.01% from the beginning of the year and are trading at $47.46 , down-from-52-week-high.They are under-performing the S&P 500 which is down 3.44% from the start of the year.
Walgreens Boots follows other major Consumer Staples sector earnings this month
Walgreens Boots's report follows an earnings beat by Costco on Thursday, March 3, 2022, who reported EPS of $2.92 on revenue of $51.9B, compared to forecasts EPS of $2.76 on revenue of $51.53B.
Alimentation Couchen A had beat expectations on Tuesday, March 15, 2022 with third quarter EPS of $0.7 on revenue of $18.58B, compared to forecast for EPS of $0.6452 on revenue of $18.11B.
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