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Costco Wholesale (COST) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2025)

Historic Return on Capital Employed for Costco Wholesale (COST) over the last 17 years, with Q4 2025 value amounting to 0.28%.

  • Costco Wholesale's Return on Capital Employed fell 100.0% to 0.28% in Q4 2025 from the same period last year, while for Nov 2025 it was 0.28%, marking a year-over-year decrease of 100.0%. This contributed to the annual value of 0.29% for FY2025, which is 100.0% up from last year.
  • According to the latest figures from Q4 2025, Costco Wholesale's Return on Capital Employed is 0.28%, which was down 100.0% from 0.26% recorded in Q3 2025.
  • Costco Wholesale's 5-year Return on Capital Employed high stood at 0.29% for Q4 2024, and its period low was 0.19% during Q1 2021.
  • Over the past 5 years, Costco Wholesale's median Return on Capital Employed value was 0.24% (recorded in 2023), while the average stood at 0.25%.
  • Per our database at Business Quant, Costco Wholesale's Return on Capital Employed tumbled by -200bps in 2023 and then skyrocketed by 600bps in 2024.
  • Quarter analysis of 5 years shows Costco Wholesale's Return on Capital Employed stood at 0.25% in 2021, then fell by 0bps to 0.25% in 2022, then dropped by -2bps to 0.24% in 2023, then rose by 18bps to 0.29% in 2024, then fell by -2bps to 0.28% in 2025.
  • Its Return on Capital Employed stands at 0.28% for Q4 2025, versus 0.26% for Q3 2025 and 0.27% for Q2 2025.