Costco Wholesale (COST) Return on Assets [ROA] (2010 - 2026)
Costco Wholesale's Return on Assets [ROA] came in at 10.39% for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended May 10, 2026), down 0.15 percentage points from 10.55% a year earlier but up 0.12 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Costco Wholesale (COST) Return on Assets [ROA] (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025 (ended Aug 31, 2025), Costco Wholesale's Return on Assets [ROA] was 11.02%, up 0.41 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Assets [ROA] carries a five-year change of +2.98 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by fiscal year, Return on Assets [ROA] was 10.61% in FY2024 (+1.16 pp), 9.45% in FY2023 (-0.13 pp), 9.58% in FY2022 (+0.74 pp) and 8.85% in FY2021 (+0.81 pp).
- The five-year range for quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] is 8.50% (fiscal Q1 2022) to 10.70% (fiscal Q4 2024).
- Year-over-year, Return on Assets [ROA] has declined for five consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.36 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Assets [ROA] over five years came in fiscal Q3 2024 (a gain of 1.69 percentage points), and the weakest in fiscal Q1 2026 (a drop of 0.20 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows COST's Return on Assets [ROA] at 10.27% (Q2 2026), 10.38% (Q1 2026) and 10.62% (Q4 2025) in the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walmart | 824.47 Bn | 787.18 Bn | 49.13 Bn | 7.71% |
| 2 | Costco Wholesale | 403.75 Bn | 333.05 Bn | 9.01 Bn | 10.39% |
| 3 | Sysco | 37.36 Bn | 31.61 Bn | 4.13 Bn | 6.23% |
| 4 | Kroger | 34.63 Bn | 20.79 Bn | 7.86 Bn | 1.60% |
| 5 | Dollar General | 26.38 Bn | 21.06 Bn | 3.68 Bn | 5.33% |
| 6 | Caseys General Stores | 22.49 Bn | 20.48 Bn | 1.24 Bn | 8.56% |
| 7 | Dollar Tree | 21.40 Bn | 18.02 Bn | 2.10 Bn | 11.58% |
| 8 | US Foods Holding | 19.94 Bn | 19.74 Bn | 1.92 Bn | 5.11% |
| 9 | Tractor Supply | 16.33 Bn | 15.49 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 8.49% |
| 10 | Performance Food | 14.29 Bn | 14.07 Bn | 2.17 Bn | 1.93% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| May 10, 2026 | 10.39% |
| Feb 15, 2026 | 10.27% |
| Nov 23, 2025 | 10.38% |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 10.62% |
| May 11, 2025 | 10.55% |
| Feb 16, 2025 | 10.40% |
| Nov 24, 2024 | 10.58% |
| Sep 1, 2024 | 10.70% |
| May 12, 2024 | 10.69% |
| Feb 18, 2024 | 9.70% |
| Nov 26, 2023 | 9.13% |
| Sep 3, 2023 | 9.27% |
| May 7, 2023 | 9.00% |
| Feb 12, 2023 | 9.15% |
| Nov 20, 2022 | 9.12% |
| Aug 28, 2022 | 9.24% |
| May 8, 2022 | 9.03% |
| Feb 13, 2022 | 8.79% |
| Nov 21, 2021 | 8.50% |
| Aug 29, 2021 | 8.72% |
API Access
Costco Wholesale Return on Assets [ROA] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=COST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "ticker": "COST", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=COST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();