Costco Wholesale (COST) Return on Sales (2009 - 2026)
Costco Wholesale's (COST) quarterly Return on Sales came in at 0.0% in Q1 2026, little changed YoY from 0.0% in Q1 2025, and down 1.65% on a QoQ basis from 0.0% in Q4 2025.
Costco Wholesale (COST) Return on Sales (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Costco Wholesale (COST) has 18 years of Return on Sales data on file, last reported at 0.0% in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Return on Sales changed 0.0% year-over-year to 0.0% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Feb 2026 was 0.0% (changed 0.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 0.0%, changed 0.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Sales retreated to 0.0% in Q1 2026, from 0.0% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Return on Sales ranged from a high of 0.0% in Q3 2025 to a low of 0.0% in Q2 2023.
- A 5-year average of 0.0% and a median of 0.0% in 2025 frame the typical range for Return on Sales.
- The widest YoY moves for Return on Sales: up 0 bps in 2022, down 0 bps in 2022.
- Tracing COST's Return on Sales over 5 years: stood at 0.0% in 2022, then advanced by 10 bps to 0.0% in 2023, then rose by 5 bps to 0.0% in 2024, then increased by 3 bps to 0.0% in 2025, then slipped by 2 bps to 0.0% in 2026.
- The last three Return on Sales figures came in at 0.0% (Q1 2026), 0.0% (Q4 2025), and 0.0% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
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Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walmart | 820.81 Bn | 810.08 Bn | 44.69 Bn | 0.00% |
| 2 | Costco Wholesale | 420.63 Bn | 400.63 Bn | 9.01 Bn | 0.00% |
| 3 | Target | 74.18 Bn | 70.64 Bn | 7.38 Bn | 0.00% |
| 4 | Dollar General | 27.02 Bn | 25.67 Bn | 3.41 Bn | 0.00% |
| 5 | Dollar Tree | 25.67 Bn | 24.66 Bn | 1.83 Bn | 0.00% |
| 6 | BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings | 12.26 Bn | 12.23 Bn | 1.03 Bn | 0.00% |
| 7 | Bbb Foods | 6.03 Bn | 5.34 Bn | 250.62 Mn | 0.00% |
| 8 | Pricesmart | 5.23 Bn | 4.91 Bn | 262.22 Mn | 0.00% |
| 9 | Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings | 4.62 Bn | 4.37 Bn | 275.96 Mn | 0.00% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| May 10, 2026 | 0.00% |
| Feb 15, 2026 | 0.00% |
| Nov 23, 2025 | 0.00% |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 0.00% |
| May 11, 2025 | 0.00% |
| Feb 16, 2025 | 0.00% |
| Nov 24, 2024 | 0.00% |
| Sep 1, 2024 | 0.00% |
| May 12, 2024 | 0.00% |
| Feb 18, 2024 | 0.00% |
| Nov 26, 2023 | 0.00% |
| Sep 3, 2023 | 0.00% |
| May 7, 2023 | 0.00% |
| Feb 12, 2023 | 0.00% |
| Nov 20, 2022 | 0.00% |
| Aug 28, 2022 | 0.00% |
| May 8, 2022 | 0.00% |
| Feb 13, 2022 | 0.00% |
| Nov 21, 2021 | 0.00% |
| Aug 29, 2021 | 0.00% |