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Costco Wholesale (COST) Return on Sales (2016 - 2025)

Historic Return on Sales for Costco Wholesale (COST) over the last 17 years, with Q4 2025 value amounting to 0.03%.

  • Costco Wholesale's Return on Sales changed 0.0% to 0.03% in Q4 2025 from the same period last year, while for Nov 2025 it was 0.03%, marking a year-over-year change of 0.0%. This contributed to the annual value of 0.03% for FY2025, which is 0.0% changed from last year.
  • Per Costco Wholesale's latest filing, its Return on Sales stood at 0.03% for Q4 2025, which was down 0.0% from 0.03% recorded in Q3 2025.
  • Costco Wholesale's Return on Sales' 5-year high stood at 0.03% during Q3 2025, with a 5-year trough of 0.02% in Q1 2021.
  • Moreover, its 5-year median value for Return on Sales was 0.03% (2021), whereas its average is 0.03%.
  • The largest annual percentage gain for Costco Wholesale's Return on Sales in the last 5 years was 0bps (2021), contrasted with its biggest fall of 0bps (2021).
  • Costco Wholesale's Return on Sales (Quarter) stood at 0.03% in 2021, then decreased by -6bps to 0.03% in 2022, then grew by 10bps to 0.03% in 2023, then increased by 5bps to 0.03% in 2024, then rose by 3bps to 0.03% in 2025.
  • Its Return on Sales was 0.03% in Q4 2025, compared to 0.03% in Q3 2025 and 0.03% in Q2 2025.