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

Costco Wholesale (COST) has disclosed Return on Sales for 18 consecutive years, with 0.03% as the latest value for Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Sales changed 0.0% year-over-year to 0.03%, compared with a TTM value of 0.03% through Feb 2026, changed 0.0%, and an annual FY2025 reading of 0.03%, changed 0.0% over the prior year.
  • Return on Sales was 0.03% for Q1 2026 at Costco Wholesale, down from 0.03% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Sales topped out at 0.03% in Q3 2025 and bottomed at 0.02% in Q2 2023.
  • Average Return on Sales over 5 years is 0.03%, with a median of 0.03% recorded in 2025.
  • Peak annual rise in Return on Sales hit 0bps in 2022, while the deepest fall reached 0bps in 2022.
  • Year by year, Return on Sales stood at 0.03% in 2022, then grew by 10bps to 0.03% in 2023, then grew by 5bps to 0.03% in 2024, then rose by 3bps to 0.03% in 2025, then fell by -2bps to 0.03% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows Return on Sales for COST at 0.03% in Q1 2026, 0.03% in Q4 2025, and 0.03% in Q3 2025.