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

Costco Wholesale (COST) has disclosed Return on Equity for 18 consecutive years, with 0.27% as the latest value for Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Equity fell 3.0% year-over-year to 0.27%, compared with a TTM value of 0.27% through Feb 2026, down 3.0%, and an annual FY2025 reading of 0.31%, changed 0.0% over the prior year.
  • Return on Equity was 0.27% for Q1 2026 at Costco Wholesale, down from 0.28% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Equity topped out at 0.34% in Q2 2024 and bottomed at 0.25% in Q4 2023.
  • Average Return on Equity over 5 years is 0.29%, with a median of 0.29% recorded in 2022.
  • The sharpest move saw Return on Equity rose 8bps in 2024, then dropped -4bps in 2025.
  • Year by year, Return on Equity stood at 0.28% in 2022, then decreased by -10bps to 0.25% in 2023, then increased by 24bps to 0.32% in 2024, then dropped by -11bps to 0.28% in 2025, then decreased by -2bps to 0.27% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows Return on Equity for COST at 0.27% in Q1 2026, 0.28% in Q4 2025, and 0.29% in Q3 2025.