Costco Wholesale (COST) Return on Sales (2009 - 2026)

Costco Wholesale (COST) reported Return on Sales of 0.0% for Q1 2026, little changed on a YoY basis from 0.0% in Q1 2025, and down 1.65% quarter-over-quarter from 0.0% in Q4 2025.

Costco Wholesale (COST) Return on Sales (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Costco Wholesale has reported Return on Sales for 18 years, with the latest figure at 0.0% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Return on Sales changed 0.0% year-over-year to 0.0%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Feb 2026 stood at 0.0% (changed 0.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 0.0%, changed 0.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Sales for Q1 2026 stood at 0.0%, down from 0.0% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Sales was 0.0% in Q3 2025, with the low at 0.0% in Q2 2023.
  • Historically, Return on Sales has averaged 0.0% across 5 years, with a median of 0.0% in 2025.
  • The largest YoY upside for Return on Sales was 0 bps in 2022 against a maximum downside of 0 bps in 2022.
  • Costco Wholesale's Return on Sales 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.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROS (Qtr)
1 Walmart 948.87 Bn 944.49 Bn 42.63 Bn 0.00%
2 Costco Wholesale 430.50 Bn 412.26 Bn 8.88 Bn 0.00%
3 Target 57.41 Bn 53.87 Bn 7.38 Bn 0.00%
4 Dollar General 24.07 Bn 22.93 Bn 3.32 Bn 0.00%
5 Dollar Tree 22.05 Bn 21.05 Bn 1.83 Bn 0.00%
6 BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings 11.52 Bn 11.49 Bn 1.03 Bn 0.00%
7 Pricesmart 5.32 Bn 5.02 Bn 265.07 Mn 0.00%
8 Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings 4.78 Bn 4.48 Bn 310.92 Mn 0.00%
9 Bbb Foods 22.39 Mn -214.25 Mn 210.92 Mn 0.00%

Historic Data

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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%
May 9, 2021 0.00%