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

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

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Invested Capital fell 3.0% year-over-year to 0.26%, compared with a TTM value of 0.26% through Feb 2026, down 3.0%, and an annual FY2025 reading of 0.29%, up 1.0% over the prior year.
  • Return on Invested Capital was 0.26% for Q1 2026 at Costco Wholesale, down from 0.27% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Invested Capital topped out at 0.3% in Q2 2024 and bottomed at 0.21% in Q1 2022.
  • Average Return on Invested Capital over 5 years is 0.26%, with a median of 0.27% recorded in 2025.
  • The sharpest move saw Return on Invested Capital rose 8bps in 2022, then dropped -4bps in 2023.
  • Year by year, Return on Invested Capital stood at 0.28% in 2022, then dropped by -15bps to 0.24% in 2023, then grew by 28bps to 0.3% in 2024, then dropped by -11bps to 0.27% in 2025, then decreased by -2bps to 0.26% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows Return on Invested Capital for COST at 0.26% in Q1 2026, 0.27% in Q4 2025, and 0.28% in Q3 2025.