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Costco Wholesale (COST) Return on Assets (2016 - 2026)

Costco Wholesale (COST) has disclosed Return on Assets for 18 consecutive years, with 0.1% as the latest value for Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Assets changed 0.0% year-over-year to 0.1%, compared with a TTM value of 0.1% through Feb 2026, changed 0.0%, and an annual FY2025 reading of 0.11%, changed 0.0% over the prior year.
  • Return on Assets was 0.1% for Q1 2026 at Costco Wholesale, down from 0.1% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Assets topped out at 0.11% in Q3 2024 and bottomed at 0.09% in Q1 2022.
  • Average Return on Assets over 5 years is 0.1%, with a median of 0.1% recorded in 2024.
  • The sharpest move saw Return on Assets changed 0bps in 2022, then increased 2bps in 2024.
  • Year by year, Return on Assets stood at 0.09% in 2022, then grew by 0bps to 0.09% in 2023, then grew by 16bps to 0.11% in 2024, then fell by -2bps to 0.1% in 2025, then decreased by -1bps to 0.1% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows Return on Assets for COST at 0.1% in Q1 2026, 0.1% in Q4 2025, and 0.11% in Q3 2025.