Costco ROA 2012-2026 | COST

Current and historical return on assets (ROA) values for Costco (COST) over the last 10 years. Return on assets can be defined as an indicator of how profitable a company is relative to its total assets. Calculated by dividing a company's operating earnings by its total assets.
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Costco ROA - Return on Assets Historical Data
Date TTM Net Income Total Assets Return on Assets
2026-05-31 $8.84B $82.49B 10.71%
2026-02-28 $8.55B $79.75B 10.72%
2025-11-30 $8.30B $77.15B 10.76%
2025-08-31 $8.10B $74.80B 10.83%
2025-05-31 $7.84B $72.98B 10.75%
2025-02-28 $7.62B $71.09B 10.72%
2024-11-30 $7.58B $69.36B 10.92%
2024-08-31 $7.37B $69.45B 10.61%
2024-05-31 $7.17B $69.24B 10.36%
2024-02-29 $6.79B $68.95B 9.85%
2023-11-30 $6.52B $69.08B 9.43%
2023-08-31 $6.29B $67.16B 9.37%
2023-05-31 $6.00B $65.95B 9.10%
2023-02-28 $6.05B $65.22B 9.28%
2022-11-30 $5.88B $64.28B 9.15%
2022-08-31 $5.84B $63.81B 9.16%
2022-05-31 $5.65B $62.59B 9.02%
2022-02-28 $5.51B $60.94B 9.05%
2021-11-30 $5.17B $58.90B 8.77%
2021-08-31 $5.01B $57.92B 8.64%
2021-05-31 $4.73B $56.99B 8.29%
2021-02-28 $4.34B $55.61B 7.81%
2020-11-30 $4.32B $54.07B 8.00%
2020-08-31 $4.00B $51.88B 7.71%
2020-05-31 $3.71B $49.34B 7.52%
2020-02-29 $3.78B $47.34B 7.98%
2019-11-30 $3.74B $45.85B 8.15%
2019-08-31 $3.66B $43.94B 8.33%
2019-05-31 $3.61B $42.80B 8.42%
2019-02-28 $3.45B $41.76B 8.26%
2018-11-30 $3.26B $40.74B 8.00%
2018-08-31 $3.13B $39.63B 7.91%
2018-05-31 $3.01B $38.51B 7.82%
2018-02-28 $2.96B $37.52B 7.89%
2017-11-30 $2.77B $36.75B 7.55%
2017-08-31 $2.68B $36.04B 7.43%
2017-05-31 $2.54B $35.24B 7.21%
2017-02-28 $2.38B $34.80B 6.85%
2016-11-30 $2.42B $33.99B 7.11%
2016-08-31 $2.35B $33.72B 6.97%
2016-05-31 $2.34B $33.68B 6.94%
2016-02-29 $2.31B $33.59B 6.87%
2015-11-30 $2.36B $33.89B 6.97%
2015-08-31 $2.38B $33.68B 7.06%
2015-05-31 $2.31B $33.68B 6.85%
2015-02-28 $2.26B $33.49B 6.76%
2014-11-30 $2.13B $32.98B 6.46%
2014-08-31 $2.06B $32.40B 6.35%
2014-05-31 $1.98B $31.72B 6.24%
2014-02-28 $1.96B $31.04B 6.33%
2013-11-30 $2.05B $30.42B 6.73%
2013-08-31 $2.04B $29.68B 6.87%
2013-05-31 $2.03B $28.89B 7.03%
2013-02-28 $1.96B $28.35B 6.91%
2012-11-30 $1.81B $27.95B 6.46%
2012-08-31 $1.71B $27.62B 6.19%
2012-05-31 $1.58B $27.53B 5.73%
2012-02-29 $1.52B $27.31B 5.55%
2011-11-30 $1.47B $26.86B 5.47%
2011-08-31 $1.46B $26.37B 5.54%
2011-05-31 $1.42B $25.64B 5.52%
2011-02-28 $1.40B $24.87B 5.62%
2010-11-30 $1.35B $24.28B 5.56%
2010-08-31 $1.30B $23.64B 5.51%
2010-05-31 $1.25B $23.18B 5.37%
2010-02-28 $1.15B $22.53B 5.10%
2009-11-30 $1.09B $21.88B 4.98%
2009-08-31 $1.09B $21.25B 5.11%
2009-05-31 $1.11B $20.93B 5.30%
2009-02-28 $1.20B $20.91B 5.72%
2008-11-30 $1.28B $20.89B 6.15%
2008-08-31 $1.28B $20.89B 6.14%
2008-05-31 $1.26B $20.62B 6.10%
2008-02-29 $1.19B $20.21B 5.87%
2007-11-30 $1.11B $19.52B 5.68%
2007-08-31 $1.08B $18.87B 5.74%
2007-05-31 $1.07B $18.34B 5.81%
2007-02-28 $1.08B $17.78B 6.06%
2006-11-30 $1.13B $17.59B 6.39%
2006-08-31 $1.10B $17.33B 6.37%
2006-05-31 $1.10B $17.13B 6.44%
2006-02-28 $1.08B $17.00B 6.33%
2005-11-30 $1.09B $16.82B 6.46%
2005-08-31 $1.06B $16.58B 6.41%
2005-05-31 $1.01B $16.18B 6.21%
2005-02-28 $0.99B $15.64B 6.35%
2004-11-30 $0.92B $15.10B 6.07%
2004-08-31 $0.88B $14.58B 6.06%
2004-05-31 $0.83B $14.10B 5.85%
2004-02-29 $0.78B $13.60B 5.74%
2003-11-30 $0.74B $13.12B 5.60%
2003-08-31 $0.72B $12.59B 5.73%
2003-05-31 $0.73B $12.20B 5.98%
2003-02-28 $0.71B $11.84B 5.96%
2002-11-30 $0.72B $11.47B 6.24%
2002-08-31 $0.70B $11.19B 6.25%
2002-05-31 $0.64B $10.81B 5.96%
2002-02-28 $0.62B $10.42B 5.94%
2001-11-30 $0.60B $10.07B 5.99%
2001-08-31 $0.60B $9.67B 6.23%
2001-05-31 $0.61B $9.31B 6.57%
2001-02-28 $0.63B $8.96B 6.99%
2000-11-30 $0.63B $8.62B 7.34%
2000-08-31 $0.63B $8.30B 7.61%
2000-05-31 $0.58B $8.02B 7.29%
2000-02-29 $0.57B $7.75B 7.36%
1999-11-30 $0.54B $7.46B 7.24%
1999-08-31 $0.40B $7.16B 5.54%
1999-05-31 $0.40B $6.85B 5.77%
1999-02-28 $0.37B $6.58B 5.68%
1998-11-30 $0.35B $6.31B 5.52%
1998-08-31 $0.46B $6.07B 7.58%
1998-05-31 $0.43B $5.87B 7.26%
1998-02-28 $0.41B $5.67B 7.17%
1997-11-30 $0.38B $5.51B 6.86%
1997-08-31 $0.31B $5.37B 5.81%
1997-05-31 $0.28B $5.23B 5.39%
1997-02-28 $0.26B $5.11B 5.03%
1996-11-30 $0.23B $4.95B 4.67%
1996-08-31 $0.25B $4.80B 5.19%
1996-05-31 $0.23B $4.68B 4.98%
1996-02-29 $0.23B $4.57B 4.93%
1995-11-30 $0.14B $4.45B 3.03%
1995-08-31 $0.13B $4.42B 3.03%
1995-05-31 $-0.11B $4.37B -2.54%
1995-02-28 $-0.11B $4.35B -2.57%
1994-11-30 $-0.03B $4.36B -0.71%
1994-08-31 $-0.11B $4.24B -2.67%
1994-05-31 $0.09B $4.16B 2.26%
1994-02-28 $0.10B $4.18B 2.30%
1993-11-30 $0.10B $4.13B 2.49%
1993-08-31 $0.18B $3.05B 5.90%
1993-05-31 $0.18B $2.96B 5.98%
1993-02-28 $0.17B $1.88B 9.10%
1992-11-30 $0.12B $1.79B 6.88%
Sector Industry Market Cap Revenue
Retail/Wholesale Retail - Discount & Variety $442.974B $275.235B
Costco Wholesale Corporation sells high volumes of foods and general merchandise at discounted prices through membership warehouses. The company also operates e-commerce websites in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Mexico, Korea, Taiwan, Japan and Australia. The company's warehouses offer an array of low-priced nationally branded and select private labeled products in a wide range of merchandise categories. Costco offers three types of memberships to its customers: Business, Gold Star, and Executive. Costco generates revenue from two sources: 1) Store sales and 2) Membership fees. Costco offers myriad varieties of food products as well as a vast range of household and lifestyle products, stationeries and appliances. The company also sells gasoline to customers at cheap prices and offers merchandise in the following categories: Food and Sundries, Hardlines, Fresh Foods, Softlines, Ancillary.
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