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Costco Wholesale (COST) Return on Equity (2016 - 2025)

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

  • Costco Wholesale's Return on Equity fell 400.0% 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 400.0%. This contributed to the annual value of 0.31% for FY2025, which is 0.0% changed from last year.
  • According to the latest figures from Q4 2025, Costco Wholesale's Return on Equity is 0.28%, which was down 400.0% from 0.29% recorded in Q3 2025.
  • Over the past 5 years, Costco Wholesale's Return on Equity peaked at 0.34% during Q2 2024, and registered a low of 0.25% during Q4 2023.
  • Its 5-year average for Return on Equity is 0.29%, with a median of 0.29% in 2022.
  • In the last 5 years, Costco Wholesale's Return on Equity soared by 800bps in 2024 and then plummeted by -400bps in 2025.
  • Over the past 5 years, Costco Wholesale's Return on Equity (Quarter) stood at 0.28% in 2021, then fell by 0bps to 0.28% in 2022, then dropped by -10bps to 0.25% in 2023, then grew by 24bps to 0.32% in 2024, then fell by -11bps to 0.28% in 2025.
  • Its last three reported values are 0.28% in Q4 2025, 0.29% for Q3 2025, and 0.3% during Q2 2025.