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Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST) Return On Equity

Annual ROE

30.69%0.42%+1.39%

Summary

Current Value
As of today, COST annual ROE is 30.69%, up +1.39% on
Historical Performance
COST annual ROE is up +0.46% over the past 3 years, and up +29.60% over the past 5 years
All-Time High Comparison
COST annual ROE is currently -12.36% below its historical high of 35.02% set on
3-Year Low Comparison
COST annual ROE is +11.48% above its 3-year low of 27.53% reached on
Sector Comparison
COST annual ROE is higher than 86.43% of companies in Consumer Defensive sector

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Performance

COST Performance
MetricDateValue1Y3Y5Y15Y
Annual ROE30.69%+1.4%+0.5%+29.6%+144.0%
Quarterly ROE30.38%-6.4%+4.0%+17.0%+140.3%
Price$952.89-1.1%+89.3%+170.4%+1224.8%
PE Ratio51.04-9.8%+34.2%+41.0%+115.0%
Annual Revenue$275.24B+8.2%+21.3%+65.0%+253.1%
Annual Net Income$8.10B+9.9%+36.9%+99.5%+512.2%
Annual Shareholders Equity$29.16B+23.5%+41.3%+59.5%+169.3%
Annual ROA11.02%+3.9%+15.0%+37.1%+90.7%

ROE Highs

COST Annual ROE Highs Comparison
PeriodHighDateCurrent
3Y30.69%at high
5Y30.69%at high
All35.02%-12.4%

ROE Lows

COST Annual ROE Lows Comparison
PeriodLowDateCurrent
3Y27.53%+11.5%
5Y23.68%N/A+29.6%
All6.31%+386.4%

ROE History

YearValueChange
30.69%+1.4%
30.27%+10.0%
27.53%-9.9%
30.55%+10.6%
27.62%+16.6%
23.68%-8.3%
25.82%-1.8%
26.29%+13.4%
23.19%+13.1%
20.50%-0.6%
20.63%+16.2%
17.75%+1.3%
17.52%+24.4%
14.08%+7.3%
13.12%+4.3%
12.58%+12.2%
11.21%-21.5%
14.28%+18.0%
12.10%-0.5%
12.16%-4.9%
12.79%+4.1%
YearValueChange
12.29%+6.5%
11.54%-10.9%
12.95%+0.5%
12.88%-18.4%
15.78%+2.9%
15.33%-6.2%
16.34%+15.3%
14.17%-2.3%
14.50%+10.2%
13.16%+108.6%
6.31%-52.1%
13.17%-13.4%
15.21%-22.2%
19.55%-7.5%
21.13%-4.3%
22.08%+2.6%
21.53%-15.4%
25.44%-27.4%
35.02%+24.1%
28.21%-

FAQ

  • What is the current annual ROE of COST?

    As of today, COST annual ROE is 30.69%

  • What is 1-year change in COST annual ROE?

    COST annual ROE is up +1.39% year-over-year

  • What is 3-year change in COST annual ROE?

    COST annual ROE is up +0.46% over the past 3 years

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

    COST annual ROE is currently -12.36% below its historical high of 35.02% set on August 31, 1985

  • How does COST annual ROE rank versus sector peers?

    COST annual ROE is higher than 86.43% 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

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Data Sources & References

  1. COST Official Website www.costco.com
  2. Most Recent Quarterly Report (10-Q) www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/909832/000090983225000164/0000909832-25-000164-index.htm
  3. Most Recent Annual Report (10-K) www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/909832/000090983225000101/0000909832-25-000101-index.htm
  4. COST Profile on Yahoo Finance finance.yahoo.com/quote/COST
  5. COST Profile on NASDAQ.com www.nasdaq.com/market-activity/stocks/cost