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Costco Wholesale (COST) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2026)

Costco Wholesale (COST) has disclosed Return on Capital Employed for 17 consecutive years, with 0.26% as the latest value for Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 1.0% year-over-year to 0.26%, compared with a TTM value of 0.26% through Feb 2026, down 1.0%, and an annual FY2025 reading of 0.29%, up 1.0% over the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed was 0.26% for Q1 2026 at Costco Wholesale, down from 0.28% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 0.29% in Q4 2024 and bottomed at 0.22% in Q2 2023.
  • Average Return on Capital Employed over 5 years is 0.25%, with a median of 0.25% recorded in 2022.
  • The sharpest move saw Return on Capital Employed dropped -2bps in 2023, then grew 6bps in 2024.
  • Year by year, Return on Capital Employed stood at 0.25% in 2022, then dropped by -2bps to 0.24% in 2023, then rose by 18bps to 0.29% in 2024, then dropped by -2bps to 0.28% in 2025, then fell by -8bps to 0.26% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows Return on Capital Employed for COST at 0.26% in Q1 2026, 0.28% in Q4 2025, and 0.26% in Q3 2025.