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Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST) return on assets

Annual ROA:

10.61%+1.16%(+12.28%)
August 1, 2024

Summary

  • As of today (August 21, 2025), COST annual return on assets is 10.61%, with the most recent change of +1.16% (+12.28%) on August 1, 2024.
  • During the last 3 years, COST annual ROA has risen by +1.76% (+19.89%).
  • COST annual ROA is now -25.39% below its all-time high of 14.22%, reached on August 31, 1985.

Performance

1-year change

+12.28%

3-year change

+19.89%

5-year change

+23.52%

15-year change

+28.76%

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Highlights

Sector rank

87.02%
COST annual return on assets is higher than 87.02% of companies in Consumer Defensive sector

Range

All-time high

14.22%
COST annual return on assets is currently -25.39% below its historical high of 14.22%

3-year low

8.85%
COST annual return on assets is currently +19.89% above its 3-year low

Earnings dates

Last annual earnings report date

Aug 1, 2024
COST previous annual earnings announcement was published on Aug 1, 2024

Next annual earnings report date

Sep 25, 2025
COST next annual earnings announcement is scheduled for Sep 25, 2025

OtherCOSTprofitability metrics

Annual revenue

$254.45B
COST annual revenue is $254.45 billion

annual net income

$7.37B
COST annual net profit is $7.37 billion

Annual EPS

$16.56
COST annual earnings per share is $16.56

annual ROE

30.27%
COST annual return on equity is 30.27%

Quarterly ROA:

10.90%+0.03%(+0.28%)
May 1, 2025

Summary

  • As of today (August 21, 2025), COST quarterly return on assets is 10.90%, with the most recent change of +0.03% (+0.28%) on May 1, 2025.
  • Over the past year, COST quarterly ROA has increased by +0.47% (+4.51%).
  • COST quarterly ROA is now -29.68% below its all-time high of 15.50%, reached on May 1, 1985.

Performance

3-month change

+0.28%

1-year change

+4.51%

3-year change

+16.95%

5-year change

+39.56%

COST Quarterly ROA Chart

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Highlights

Sector rank

86.51%
COST quarterly return on assets is higher than 86.51% of companies in Consumer Defensive sector

Range

All-time high

15.50%
COST quarterly return on assets is currently -29.68% below its historical high of 15.50%

3-year low

9.17%
COST quarterly return on assets is currently +18.87% above its 3-year low

Earnings dates

Last quarterly earnings report date

May 1, 2025
COST previous earnings announcement was published on May 1, 2025

Next quarterly earnings report date

Sep 25, 2025
COST next earnings announcement is scheduled for Sep 25, 2025

OtherCOSTprofitability metrics

Quarterly revenue

$63.20B
COST quarterly revenue is $63.20 billion

quarterly net income

$1.90B
COST quarterly net profit is $1.90 billion

Quarterly EPS

$4.28
COST quarterly earnings per share is $4.28

quarterly ROE

32.00%
COST quarterly return on equity is 32.00%

ROA Formula

ROA =  Net Income
Total Assets ✕ 100%

Annual ROA

10.61%
COST annual return on assets is 10.61%

annual net income

$7.37B
COST annual net profit is $7.37 billion

annual total assets

$69.83B
COST annual total assets is $69.83 billion

COST ROA Trends

PeriodPeriodAnnualAnnualQuarterlyQuarterly
1 y1 year+12.3%+4.5%
3 y3 years+19.9%+16.9%
5 y5 years+23.5%+39.6%

COST ROA Highs & Lows

PeriodPeriodAnnual vs highAnnual vs highAnnual vs lowAnnual vs lowQuarter. vs highQuarter. vs highQuarter. vs lowQuarter. vs low
3 y3-yearat high+19.9%at high+18.9%
5 y5-yearat high+32.0%at high+39.6%
alltimeall time-25.4%+291.5%-29.7%+505.2%

COST ROA History

DateAnnualQuarterly
May 2025
-
10.90%(+0.3%)
Feb 2025
-
10.87%(+0.7%)
Nov 2024
-
10.79%(+1.6%)
Aug 2024
10.61%(+12.3%)
10.62%(+1.8%)
May 2024
-
10.43%(+5.2%)
Feb 2024
-
9.91%(+4.1%)
Nov 2023
-
9.52%(+0.7%)
Aug 2023
-
9.45%(+3.1%)
Aug 2023
9.45%(-1.4%)
-
Apr 2023
-
9.17%(-2.2%)
Feb 2023
-
9.38%(+1.5%)
Nov 2022
-
9.24%(-1.7%)
Aug 2022
9.58%(+8.2%)
9.40%(+0.9%)
Apr 2022
-
9.32%(-0.4%)
Feb 2022
-
9.36%(+5.6%)
Nov 2021
-
8.86%(+0.2%)
Aug 2021
8.85%(+10.1%)
8.84%(+3.3%)
Apr 2021
-
8.56%(+5.3%)
Feb 2021
-
8.13%(-0.7%)
Nov 2020
-
8.19%(+2.1%)
Aug 2020
8.04%(-6.4%)
8.02%(+2.7%)
May 2020
-
7.81%(-5.3%)
Feb 2020
-
8.25%(-1.0%)
Nov 2019
-
8.33%(-2.6%)
Aug 2019
8.59%(+4.2%)
8.55%(-1.2%)
May 2019
-
8.65%(+1.9%)
Feb 2019
-
8.49%(+3.9%)
Nov 2018
-
8.17%(+0.1%)
Aug 2018
8.24%(+5.5%)
8.16%(+1.2%)
May 2018
-
8.06%(-0.2%)
Feb 2018
-
8.08%(+5.5%)
Nov 2017
-
7.66%(+0.1%)
Aug 2017
7.81%(+9.5%)
7.65%(+4.2%)
Apr 2017
-
7.34%(+4.6%)
Feb 2017
-
7.02%(-1.5%)
Nov 2016
-
7.13%(+1.0%)
Aug 2016
7.13%(-1.7%)
7.06%(+0.6%)
Apr 2016
-
7.02%(+1.0%)
Feb 2016
-
6.95%(-0.9%)
Nov 2015
-
7.01%(-2.1%)
Aug 2015
7.25%(+9.8%)
7.16%(+2.6%)
May 2015
-
6.98%(+0.6%)
Feb 2015
-
6.94%(+5.5%)
Nov 2014
-
6.58%(+0.8%)
Aug 2014
6.60%(-8.1%)
6.53%(+2.2%)
May 2014
-
6.39%(-1.5%)
Feb 2014
-
6.49%(-5.4%)
Nov 2013
-
6.86%(-3.0%)
Aug 2013
7.18%(+9.5%)
7.07%(-1.7%)
May 2013
-
7.19%(+1.3%)
Feb 2013
-
7.10%(+6.8%)
Nov 2012
-
6.65%(+3.3%)
Aug 2012
6.56%(+7.5%)
6.44%(+7.3%)
Apr 2012
-
6.00%(+2.4%)
Feb 2012
-
5.86%(+1.7%)
Nov 2011
-
5.76%(-3.4%)
Aug 2011
6.10%(+5.5%)
5.96%(+1.9%)
Apr 2011
-
5.85%(-0.8%)
Feb 2011
-
5.90%(+2.8%)
Nov 2010
-
5.74%(+1.1%)
Aug 2010
5.78%(+13.6%)
5.68%(+2.7%)
Apr 2010
-
5.53%(+5.7%)
Feb 2010
-
5.23%(+3.8%)
Nov 2009
-
5.04%(-1.9%)
Aug 2009
5.09%(-20.1%)
5.14%(-2.8%)
May 2009
-
5.29%(-7.7%)
Feb 2009
-
5.73%(-6.7%)
Nov 2008
-
6.14%(-1.3%)
Aug 2008
6.37%(+9.1%)
6.22%(+1.0%)
May 2008
-
6.16%(+2.5%)
Feb 2008
-
6.01%(+4.7%)
Nov 2007
-
5.74%(-1.4%)
Aug 2007
5.84%(-9.6%)
5.82%(-1.0%)
May 2007
-
5.88%(-3.6%)
Feb 2007
-
6.10%(-4.8%)
Nov 2006
-
6.41%(-0.3%)
Aug 2006
6.46%(-3.6%)
6.43%(-0.9%)
Apr 2006
-
6.49%(-10.4%)
Feb 2006
-
7.24%(+6.6%)
Nov 2005
-
6.79%(-8.4%)
Aug 2005
6.70%
7.41%(+13.3%)
Jul 2005
-
6.54%(+3.3%)
Apr 2005
-
6.33%(-2.2%)
DateAnnualQuarterly
Feb 2005
-
6.47%(+5.5%)
Nov 2004
-
6.13%(-0.6%)
Aug 2004
6.24%(+7.2%)
6.17%(+3.2%)
Apr 2004
-
5.98%(+2.4%)
Feb 2004
-
5.84%(+2.8%)
Nov 2003
-
5.68%(-2.2%)
Aug 2003
5.82%(-9.8%)
5.81%(-4.4%)
May 2003
-
6.08%(+0.5%)
Feb 2003
-
6.05%(-3.7%)
Nov 2002
-
6.28%(-1.6%)
Aug 2002
6.45%(+0.3%)
6.38%(+4.8%)
May 2002
-
6.09%(+0.8%)
Feb 2002
-
6.04%(-0.2%)
Nov 2001
-
6.05%(-4.9%)
Aug 2001
6.43%(-17.9%)
6.36%(-5.5%)
May 2001
-
6.73%(-5.6%)
Feb 2001
-
7.13%(-3.6%)
Nov 2000
-
7.40%(-4.6%)
Aug 2000
7.83%(+4.5%)
7.76%(+4.0%)
Apr 2000
-
7.46%(-0.7%)
Feb 2000
-
7.51%(+2.6%)
Nov 1999
-
7.32%(-0.8%)
Aug 1999
7.49%(-4.5%)
7.38%(-3.8%)
Apr 1999
-
7.67%(+0.4%)
Feb 1999
-
7.64%(+2.7%)
Nov 1998
-
7.44%(-1.8%)
Aug 1998
7.84%(+30.4%)
7.58%(+2.3%)
May 1998
-
7.41%(+1.6%)
Feb 1998
-
7.29%(+6.3%)
Nov 1997
-
6.86%(+16.1%)
Aug 1997
6.01%(+13.0%)
5.91%(+7.7%)
May 1997
-
5.49%(+6.8%)
Feb 1997
-
5.14%(+10.1%)
Nov 1996
-
4.67%(-11.2%)
Aug 1996
5.32%(+6.2%)
5.26%(+3.7%)
May 1996
-
5.07%(+1.0%)
Feb 1996
-
5.02%(+68.5%)
Nov 1995
-
2.98%(-2.3%)
Aug 1995
5.01%(+84.9%)
3.05%(-219.1%)
May 1995
-
-2.56%(-1.2%)
Feb 1995
-
-2.59%(+264.8%)
Nov 1994
-
-0.71%(-73.6%)
Aug 1994
2.71%(-54.4%)
-2.69%(-149.3%)
May 1994
-
5.46%(-5.0%)
Feb 1994
-
5.75%(+15.2%)
Nov 1993
-
4.99%(-46.4%)
Aug 1993
5.94%(-12.4%)
9.31%(+67.4%)
May 1993
-
5.56%(-10.8%)
Feb 1993
-
6.23%(-1.7%)
Nov 1992
-
6.34%(-6.1%)
Aug 1992
6.78%(-26.8%)
6.75%(-5.1%)
May 1992
-
7.11%(+0.1%)
Feb 1992
-
7.10%(-9.1%)
Nov 1991
-
7.81%(-7.9%)
Aug 1991
-
8.48%(-6.6%)
May 1991
-
9.08%(-6.7%)
Feb 1991
-
9.73%(-3.5%)
Nov 1990
-
10.08%(-4.3%)
Aug 1990
9.26%(+2.4%)
10.53%(+0.7%)
May 1990
-
10.46%(+1.9%)
Feb 1990
-
10.27%(+2.1%)
Nov 1989
-
10.06%(-4.0%)
Aug 1989
9.04%(-12.9%)
10.48%(-4.9%)
May 1989
-
11.02%(+2.1%)
Feb 1989
-
10.79%(+4.4%)
Nov 1988
-
10.34%(+8.4%)
Aug 1988
10.38%(-6.1%)
9.54%(-11.5%)
May 1988
-
10.78%(+4.7%)
Feb 1988
-
10.30%(+5.4%)
Nov 1987
-
9.77%(+11.0%)
Aug 1987
11.06%(-18.0%)
8.80%(-38.2%)
May 1987
-
14.24%(+5.1%)
Feb 1987
-
13.55%(+5.4%)
Nov 1986
-
12.86%(+7.4%)
Aug 1986
13.49%(-5.1%)
11.97%(-18.5%)
May 1986
-
14.69%(+2.4%)
Feb 1986
-
14.35%(+8.0%)
Nov 1985
-
13.29%(+10.2%)
Aug 1985
14.22%(+32.4%)
12.06%(-22.2%)
May 1985
-
15.50%(+10.7%)
Feb 1985
-
14.00%(+9.7%)
Nov 1984
-
12.76%(+67.5%)
Aug 1984
10.74%
7.62%

FAQ

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  • What is the all time high annual ROA for Costco Wholesale Corporation?
  • What is Costco Wholesale Corporation annual ROA year-on-year change?
  • What is Costco Wholesale Corporation quarterly return on assets?
  • What is the all time high quarterly ROA for Costco Wholesale Corporation?
  • What is Costco Wholesale Corporation quarterly ROA year-on-year change?

What is Costco Wholesale Corporation annual return on assets?

The current annual ROA of COST is 10.61%

What is the all time high annual ROA for Costco Wholesale Corporation?

Costco Wholesale Corporation all-time high annual return on assets is 14.22%

What is Costco Wholesale Corporation annual ROA year-on-year change?

Over the past year, COST annual return on assets has changed by +1.16% (+12.28%)

What is Costco Wholesale Corporation quarterly return on assets?

The current quarterly ROA of COST is 10.90%

What is the all time high quarterly ROA for Costco Wholesale Corporation?

Costco Wholesale Corporation all-time high quarterly return on assets is 15.50%

What is Costco Wholesale Corporation quarterly ROA year-on-year change?

Over the past year, COST quarterly return on assets has changed by +0.47% (+4.51%)
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