What is the current annual ROA of COST?

As of today, COST annual ROA is 11.11%

What is 1-year change in COST annual ROA?

COST annual ROA is up +0.82% year-over-year

What is 3-year change in COST annual ROA?

COST annual ROA is up +17.57% over the past 3 years

How far is COST annual ROA from its all-time high?

COST annual ROA is currently -21.87% below its historical high of 14.22% set on August 31, 1985

How does COST annual ROA rank versus sector peers?

COST annual ROA is higher than 88.76% of companies in Consumer Defensive sector

When is COST next annual earnings release?

As of today, the next annual earnings release for COST has not been scheduled

What is the current quarterly ROA of COST?

As of today, COST quarterly ROA is 11.01%

What is COST quarterly ROA most recent change?

COST quarterly ROA was up +1.01% on August 30, 2026

What is 1-year change in COST quarterly ROA?

COST quarterly ROA is up +0.36% year-over-year

How far is COST quarterly ROA from its all-time high?

COST quarterly ROA is currently -28.97% below its historical high of 15.50% set on May 1, 1985

How does COST quarterly ROA rank versus sector peers?

COST quarterly ROA is higher than 87.28% of companies in Consumer Defensive sector

When is COST next earnings release?

The next earnings release for COST is on December 10, 2026

COST ROA History & Chart Since 1984

Annual ROA

11.11%0.09%+0.82%

August 30, 2026

Summary

Current Value: As of today, COST annual ROA is 11.11%, up +0.82% on August 30, 2026
Historical Performance: COST annual ROA is up +17.57% over the past 3 years, up +25.54% over the past 5 years
All-Time High Comparison: COST annual ROA is currently -21.87% below its historical high of 14.22% set on August 31, 1985
3-Year Low Comparison: COST annual ROA is +17.57% above its 3-year low of 9.45% reached on an earlier date
Sector Comparison: COST annual ROA is higher than 88.76% of companies in Consumer Defensive sector

ROA Chart

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Performance

COST Performance
Metric	Date	Value	1Y	3Y	5Y	15Y
Annual ROA	Aug 30, 26	11.11%	+0.8%	+17.6%	+25.5%	+82.1%
Quarterly ROA	Aug 30, 26	11.01%	+0.4%	+16.5%	+24.6%	+84.7%
Price	Oct 5, 26	$923.52	+1.4%	+65.6%	+105.5%	+1066.1%
PE Ratio	Oct 5, 26	44.48	-11.1%	+12.9%	+11.5%	+85.9%
Annual Revenue	Aug 30, 26	$303.15B	+10.1%	+25.1%	+54.7%	+240.9%
Annual Net Income	Aug 30, 26	$9.23B	+13.9%	+46.6%	+81.7%	+498.3%
Annual Total Assets	Aug 30, 26	$89.05B	+15.5%	+29.1%	+50.2%	+232.7%
Annual ROE	Aug 30, 26	28.40%	-7.5%	+3.2%	+2.8%	+116.5%

ROA Highs

COST Annual ROA Highs Comparison
Period	High	Date	Current
3Y	11.11%	Aug 30, 26	at high
5Y	11.11%	Aug 30, 26	at high
All	14.22%	Aug 31, 85	-21.9%

ROA Lows

COST Annual ROA Lows Comparison
Period	Low	Date	Current
3Y	9.45%	N/A	+17.6%
5Y	8.85%	N/A	+25.5%
All	2.71%	Aug 28, 94	+310.0%

ROA History

Year	Value	Change
2026	11.11%	+0.8%
2025	11.02%	+3.9%
2024	10.61%	+12.3%
2023	9.45%	-1.4%
2022	9.58%	+8.2%
2021	8.85%	+10.1%
2020	8.04%	-6.4%
2019	8.59%	+4.2%
2018	8.24%	+5.5%
2017	7.81%	+9.5%
2016	7.13%	-1.7%
2015	7.25%	+9.8%
2014	6.60%	-8.1%
2013	7.18%	+9.5%
2012	6.56%	+7.5%
2011	6.10%	+5.5%
2010	5.78%	+13.6%
2009	5.09%	-20.1%
2008	6.37%	+9.1%
2007	5.84%	-9.6%
2006	6.46%	-3.6%

Year	Value	Change
2005	6.70%	+7.4%
2004	6.24%	+7.2%
2003	5.82%	-9.8%
2002	6.45%	+0.3%
2001	6.43%	-17.9%
2000	7.83%	+4.5%
1999	7.49%	-4.5%
1998	7.84%	+30.4%
1997	6.01%	+13.0%
1996	5.32%	+6.2%
1995	5.01%	+84.9%
1994	2.71%	-54.4%
1993	5.94%	-12.4%
1992	6.78%	-26.8%
1990	9.26%	+2.4%
1989	9.04%	-12.9%
1988	10.38%	-6.1%
1987	11.06%	-18.0%
1986	13.49%	-5.1%
1985	14.22%	+32.4%
1984	10.74%	-

FAQ

What is the current annual ROA of COST?: As of today, COST annual ROA is 11.11%
What is 1-year change in COST annual ROA?: COST annual ROA is up +0.82% year-over-year
What is 3-year change in COST annual ROA?: COST annual ROA is up +17.57% over the past 3 years
How far is COST annual ROA from its all-time high?: COST annual ROA is currently -21.87% below its historical high of 14.22% set on August 31, 1985
How does COST annual ROA rank versus sector peers?: COST annual ROA is higher than 88.76% of companies in Consumer Defensive sector
When is COST next annual earnings release?: As of today, the next annual earnings release for COST has not been scheduled

ROA Formula

ROA = Net Income

Total Assets × 100%

Quarterly ROA

11.01%0.11%+1.01%

August 30, 2026

Summary

Current Value: As of today, COST quarterly ROA is 11.01%, up +1.01% on August 30, 2026
Historical Performance: COST quarterly ROA is up +0.36% year-over-year, up +16.51% over the past 3 years
All-Time High Comparison: COST quarterly ROA is currently -28.97% below its historical high of 15.50% set on May 1, 1985
3-Year Low Comparison: COST quarterly ROA is +16.51% above its 3-year low of 9.45% reached on an earlier date
Sector Comparison: COST quarterly ROA is higher than 87.28% of companies in Consumer Defensive sector

Performance

COST Performance
Metric	Date	Value	3M	1Y	3Y	5Y
Quarterly ROA	Aug 30, 26	11.01%	+1.0%	+0.4%	+16.5%	+24.6%
Annual ROA	Aug 30, 26	11.11%	–	+0.8%	+17.6%	+25.5%
Price	Oct 5, 26	$923.52	-2.8%	+1.4%	+65.6%	+105.5%
PE Ratio	Oct 5, 26	44.48	-7.0%	-11.1%	+12.9%	+11.5%
Quarterly Revenue	Aug 30, 26	$95.72B	+35.7%	+11.1%	+21.3%	+52.7%
Quarterly Net Income	Aug 30, 26	$3.00B	+36.8%	+14.9%	+38.8%	+77.0%
Quarterly Total Assets	Aug 30, 26	$89.05B	+3.0%	+15.5%	+29.1%	+50.2%
Quarterly ROE	Aug 30, 26	28.68%	-1.2%	-8.0%	+3.5%	-3.8%

Quarterly ROA Highs

COST Quarterly ROA Highs Comparison
Period	High	Date	Current
1Y	11.01%	Aug 30, 26	at high
3Y	11.01%	Aug 30, 26	at high
5Y	11.01%	Aug 30, 26	at high
All	15.50%	May 1, 85	-29.0%

Quarterly ROA Lows

COST Quarterly ROA Lows Comparison
Period	Low	Date	Current
1Y	10.87%	Nov 23, 25	+1.3%
3Y	9.45%	N/A	+16.5%
5Y	8.84%	N/A	+24.6%
All	-2.69%	Aug 28, 94	+509.3%

Quarterly ROA History

Month	Value	Change
Aug 2026	11.01%	+1.0%
May 2026	10.90%	0.0%
Feb 2026	10.90%	+0.3%
Nov 2025	10.87%	-0.9%
Aug 2025	10.97%	+0.6%
May 2025	10.90%	+0.3%
Feb 2025	10.87%	+0.7%
Nov 2024	10.79%	+1.6%
Aug 2024	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%
Apr 2023	9.17%	-2.2%
Feb 2023	9.38%	+1.5%
Nov 2022	9.24%	-1.7%
Aug 2022	9.40%	+0.9%
Apr 2022	9.32%	-0.4%
Feb 2022	9.36%	+5.6%
Nov 2021	8.86%	+0.2%
Aug 2021	8.84%	+3.3%
Apr 2021	8.56%	+5.3%
Feb 2021	8.13%	-0.7%
Nov 2020	8.19%	+2.1%
Aug 2020	8.02%	+2.7%
May 2020	7.81%	-5.3%
Feb 2020	8.25%	-1.0%
Nov 2019	8.33%	-2.6%
Aug 2019	8.55%	-1.2%
May 2019	8.65%	+1.9%
Feb 2019	8.49%	+3.9%
Nov 2018	8.17%	+0.1%
Aug 2018	8.16%	+1.2%
May 2018	8.06%	-0.2%
Feb 2018	8.08%	+5.5%
Nov 2017	7.66%	+0.1%
Aug 2017	7.65%	+4.2%
Apr 2017	7.34%	+4.6%
Feb 2017	7.02%	-1.5%
Nov 2016	7.13%	+1.0%
Aug 2016	7.06%	+0.6%
Apr 2016	7.02%	+1.0%
Feb 2016	6.95%	-0.9%
Nov 2015	7.01%	-2.1%
Aug 2015	7.16%	+2.6%
May 2015	6.98%	+0.6%
Feb 2015	6.94%	+5.5%
Nov 2014	6.58%	+0.8%
Aug 2014	6.53%	+2.2%
May 2014	6.39%	-1.5%
Feb 2014	6.49%	-5.4%
Nov 2013	6.86%	-3.0%
Aug 2013	7.07%	-1.7%
May 2013	7.19%	+1.3%
Feb 2013	7.10%	+6.8%
Nov 2012	6.65%	+3.3%
Aug 2012	6.44%	+7.3%
Apr 2012	6.00%	+2.4%
Feb 2012	5.86%	+1.7%
Nov 2011	5.76%	-3.4%
Aug 2011	5.96%	+1.9%
Apr 2011	5.85%	-0.8%
Feb 2011	5.90%	+2.8%
Nov 2010	5.74%	+1.1%
Aug 2010	5.68%	+2.7%
Apr 2010	5.53%	+5.7%
Feb 2010	5.23%	+3.8%
Nov 2009	5.04%	-1.9%
Aug 2009	5.14%	-2.8%
May 2009	5.29%	-7.7%
Feb 2009	5.73%	-6.7%
Nov 2008	6.14%	-1.3%
Aug 2008	6.22%	+1.0%
May 2008	6.16%	+2.5%
Feb 2008	6.01%	+4.7%
Nov 2007	5.74%	-1.4%
Aug 2007	5.82%	-1.0%
May 2007	5.88%	-3.6%
Feb 2007	6.10%	-4.8%
Nov 2006	6.41%	-0.3%
Aug 2006	6.43%	-0.9%
Apr 2006	6.49%	-10.4%
Feb 2006	7.24%	+6.6%
Nov 2005	6.79%	-8.4%
Aug 2005	7.41%	+13.3%

Month	Value	Change
Jul 2005	6.54%	+3.3%
Apr 2005	6.33%	-2.2%
Feb 2005	6.47%	+5.5%
Nov 2004	6.13%	-0.6%
Aug 2004	6.17%	+3.2%
Apr 2004	5.98%	+2.4%
Feb 2004	5.84%	+2.8%
Nov 2003	5.68%	-2.2%
Aug 2003	5.81%	-4.4%
May 2003	6.08%	+0.5%
Feb 2003	6.05%	-3.7%
Nov 2002	6.28%	-1.6%
Aug 2002	6.38%	+4.8%
May 2002	6.09%	+0.8%
Feb 2002	6.04%	-0.2%
Nov 2001	6.05%	-4.9%
Aug 2001	6.36%	-5.5%
May 2001	6.73%	-5.6%
Feb 2001	7.13%	-3.6%
Nov 2000	7.40%	-4.6%
Aug 2000	7.76%	+4.0%
Apr 2000	7.46%	-0.7%
Feb 2000	7.51%	+2.6%
Nov 1999	7.32%	-0.8%
Aug 1999	7.38%	-3.8%
Apr 1999	7.67%	+0.4%
Feb 1999	7.64%	+2.7%
Nov 1998	7.44%	-1.8%
Aug 1998	7.58%	+2.3%
May 1998	7.41%	+1.6%
Feb 1998	7.29%	+6.3%
Nov 1997	6.86%	+16.1%
Aug 1997	5.91%	+7.7%
May 1997	5.49%	+6.8%
Feb 1997	5.14%	+10.1%
Nov 1996	4.67%	-11.2%
Aug 1996	5.26%	+3.7%
May 1996	5.07%	+1.0%
Feb 1996	5.02%	+68.5%
Nov 1995	2.98%	-2.3%
Aug 1995	3.05%	+219.1%
May 1995	-2.56%	+1.2%
Feb 1995	-2.59%	-264.8%
Nov 1994	-0.71%	+73.6%
Aug 1994	-2.69%	-149.3%
May 1994	5.46%	-5.0%
Feb 1994	5.75%	+15.2%
Nov 1993	4.99%	-46.4%
Aug 1993	9.31%	+67.4%
May 1993	5.56%	-10.8%
Feb 1993	6.23%	-1.7%
Nov 1992	6.34%	-6.1%
Aug 1992	6.75%	-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	10.53%	+0.7%
May 1990	10.46%	+1.9%
Feb 1990	10.27%	+2.1%
Nov 1989	10.06%	-4.0%
Aug 1989	10.48%	-4.9%
May 1989	11.02%	+2.1%
Feb 1989	10.79%	+4.4%
Nov 1988	10.34%	+8.4%
Aug 1988	9.54%	-11.5%
May 1988	10.78%	+4.7%
Feb 1988	10.30%	+5.4%
Nov 1987	9.77%	+11.0%
Aug 1987	8.80%	-38.2%
May 1987	14.24%	+5.1%
Feb 1987	13.55%	+5.4%
Nov 1986	12.86%	+7.4%
Aug 1986	11.97%	-18.5%
May 1986	14.69%	+2.4%
Feb 1986	14.35%	+8.0%
Nov 1985	13.29%	+10.2%
Aug 1985	12.06%	-22.2%
May 1985	15.50%	+10.7%
Feb 1985	14.00%	+9.7%
Nov 1984	12.76%	+67.5%
Aug 1984	7.62%	-

FAQ

What is the current quarterly ROA of COST?: As of today, COST quarterly ROA is 11.01%
What is COST quarterly ROA most recent change?: COST quarterly ROA was up +1.01% on August 30, 2026
What is 1-year change in COST quarterly ROA?: COST quarterly ROA is up +0.36% year-over-year
How far is COST quarterly ROA from its all-time high?: COST quarterly ROA is currently -28.97% below its historical high of 15.50% set on May 1, 1985
How does COST quarterly ROA rank versus sector peers?: COST quarterly ROA is higher than 87.28% of companies in Consumer Defensive sector
When is COST next earnings release?: The next earnings release for COST is on December 10, 2026

ROA Formula

ROA = Net Income

Total Assets × 100%

Data Sources & References

COST Official Website www.costco.com
COST Profile on Yahoo Finance finance.yahoo.com/quote/COST
COST Profile on NASDAQ.com www.nasdaq.com/market-activity/stocks/cost