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

Historic Return on Invested Capital for Costco Wholesale (COST) over the last 17 years, with Q4 2025 value amounting to 0.27%.

  • Costco Wholesale's Return on Invested Capital fell 300.0% to 0.27% in Q4 2025 from the same period last year, while for Nov 2025 it was 0.27%, marking a year-over-year decrease of 300.0%. This contributed to the annual value of 0.29% for FY2025, which is 100.0% up from last year.
  • Per Costco Wholesale's latest filing, its Return on Invested Capital stood at 0.27% for Q4 2025, which was down 300.0% from 0.28% recorded in Q3 2025.
  • Costco Wholesale's Return on Invested Capital's 5-year high stood at 0.3% during Q2 2024, with a 5-year trough of 0.19% in Q1 2021.
  • Over the past 5 years, Costco Wholesale's median Return on Invested Capital value was 0.26% (recorded in 2023), while the average stood at 0.25%.
  • Its Return on Invested Capital has fluctuated over the past 5 years, first soared by 800bps in 2022, then plummeted by -400bps in 2023.
  • Over the past 5 years, Costco Wholesale's Return on Invested Capital (Quarter) stood at 0.2% in 2021, then surged by 38bps to 0.28% in 2022, then fell by -15bps to 0.24% in 2023, then rose by 28bps to 0.3% in 2024, then dropped by -11bps to 0.27% in 2025.
  • Its Return on Invested Capital stands at 0.27% for Q4 2025, versus 0.28% for Q3 2025 and 0.29% for Q2 2025.