Costco ROE 2011-2025 | COST

Current and historical return on equity (ROE) values for Costco (COST) over the last 10 years. Return on equity can be defined as the amount of net income returned as a percentage of shareholders equity. Return on equity measures a corporation's profitability by revealing how much profit a company generates with the money shareholders have invested.
Costco ROE - Return on Equity Historical Data
Date TTM Net Income Shareholder's Equity Return on Equity
2025-08-31 $8.10B $29.16B 30.47%
2025-05-31 $7.84B $27.13B 31.13%
2025-02-28 $7.62B $25.58B 31.95%
2024-11-30 $7.58B $24.45B 33.45%
2024-08-31 $7.37B $23.62B 31.93%
2024-05-31 $7.17B $21.77B 30.61%
2024-02-29 $6.79B $20.76B 28.45%
2023-11-30 $6.52B $26.15B 26.72%
2023-08-31 $6.29B $25.06B 27.09%
2023-05-31 $6.00B $23.57B 27.12%
2023-02-28 $6.05B $22.80B 28.33%
2022-11-30 $5.88B $21.48B 28.49%
2022-08-31 $5.84B $20.65B 29.17%
2022-05-31 $5.65B $20.51B 29.12%
2022-02-28 $5.51B $19.98B 29.79%
2021-11-30 $5.17B $19.00B 29.44%
2021-08-31 $5.01B $18.08B 30.12%
2021-05-31 $4.73B $16.97B 28.17%
2021-02-28 $4.34B $16.13B 25.80%
2020-11-30 $4.32B $15.31B 25.35%
2020-08-31 $4.00B $18.71B 23.16%
2020-05-31 $3.71B $17.20B 22.48%
2020-02-29 $3.78B $17.00B 23.75%
2019-11-30 $3.74B $16.22B 24.57%
2019-08-31 $3.66B $15.58B 25.21%
2019-05-31 $3.61B $14.82B 25.94%
2019-02-28 $3.45B $14.18B 25.93%
2018-11-30 $3.26B $13.48B 25.54%
2018-08-31 $3.13B $13.10B 25.61%
2018-05-31 $3.01B $12.45B 25.65%
2018-02-28 $2.96B $12.05B 26.50%
2017-11-30 $2.77B $11.36B 24.48%
2017-08-31 $2.68B $11.08B 23.19%
2017-05-31 $2.54B $10.19B 21.40%
2017-02-28 $2.38B $12.71B 19.45%
2016-11-30 $2.42B $12.23B 20.32%
2016-08-31 $2.35B $12.33B 20.26%
2016-05-31 $2.34B $11.75B 20.83%
2016-02-29 $2.31B $11.23B 21.00%
2015-11-30 $2.36B $11.08B 21.88%
2015-08-31 $2.38B $10.84B 21.29%
2015-05-31 $2.31B $10.81B 19.92%
2015-02-28 $2.26B $10.43B 19.05%
2014-11-30 $2.13B $12.57B 17.45%
2014-08-31 $2.06B $12.52B 17.27%
2014-05-31 $1.98B $12.02B 17.14%
2014-02-28 $1.96B $11.71B 17.54%
2013-11-30 $2.05B $11.41B 18.90%
2013-08-31 $2.04B $11.01B 18.22%
2013-05-31 $2.03B $10.65B 17.55%
2013-02-28 $1.96B $10.28B 16.04%
2012-11-30 $1.81B $12.83B 14.06%
2012-08-31 $1.71B $12.52B 13.41%
2012-05-31 $1.58B $13.18B 12.37%
2012-02-29 $1.52B $12.82B 12.04%
2011-11-30 $1.47B $12.45B 11.83%
2011-08-31 $1.46B $12.57B 11.95%
2011-05-31 $1.42B $12.54B 11.97%
2011-02-28 $1.40B $12.12B 12.23%
2010-11-30 $1.35B $11.71B 12.17%
2010-08-31 $1.30B $10.93B 12.10%
2010-05-31 $1.25B $10.97B 11.79%
2010-02-28 $1.15B $10.74B 11.28%
2009-11-30 $1.09B $10.43B 11.13%
2009-08-31 $1.09B $10.10B 11.57%
2009-05-31 $1.11B $9.47B 12.12%
2009-02-28 $1.20B $9.12B 13.18%
2008-11-30 $1.28B $8.85B 14.23%
2008-08-31 $1.28B $9.19B 14.25%
2008-05-31 $1.26B $9.12B 14.20%
2008-02-29 $1.19B $8.95B 13.64%
2007-11-30 $1.11B $8.76B 12.79%
2007-08-31 $1.08B $8.62B 12.43%
2007-05-31 $1.07B $8.48B 12.05%
2007-02-28 $1.08B $8.79B 11.93%
2006-11-30 $1.13B $8.97B 12.36%
2006-08-31 $1.10B $9.14B 12.09%
2006-05-31 $1.10B $9.24B 12.17%
2006-02-28 $1.08B $9.07B 12.01%
2005-11-30 $1.09B $9.07B 12.26%
2005-08-31 $1.06B $8.88B 12.30%
2005-05-31 $1.01B $8.86B 12.07%
2005-02-28 $0.99B $8.62B 12.56%
2004-11-30 $0.92B $8.21B 12.15%
2004-08-31 $0.88B $7.63B 12.28%
2004-05-31 $0.83B $7.21B 11.92%
2004-02-29 $0.78B $7.11B 11.66%
2003-11-30 $0.74B $6.81B 11.44%
2003-08-31 $0.72B $6.56B 11.66%
2003-05-31 $0.73B $6.29B 12.22%
2003-02-28 $0.71B $6.05B 12.27%
2002-11-30 $0.72B $5.84B 12.92%
2002-08-31 $0.70B $5.69B 13.12%
2002-05-31 $0.64B $5.41B 12.55%
2002-02-28 $0.62B $5.23B 12.52%
2001-11-30 $0.60B $5.00B 12.63%
2001-08-31 $0.60B $4.88B 13.09%
2001-05-31 $0.61B $4.66B 13.77%
2001-02-28 $0.63B $4.56B 14.55%
2000-11-30 $0.63B $4.33B 15.22%
2000-08-31 $0.63B $4.24B 15.79%
2000-05-31 $0.58B $4.11B 15.29%
2000-02-29 $0.57B $3.94B 15.68%
1999-11-30 $0.54B $3.70B 15.66%
1999-08-31 $0.40B $3.53B 12.15%
1999-05-31 $0.40B $3.37B 12.64%
1999-02-28 $0.37B $3.19B 12.51%
1998-11-30 $0.35B $2.98B 12.13%
1998-08-31 $0.46B $2.97B 16.64%
1998-05-31 $0.43B $2.83B 16.13%
1998-02-28 $0.41B $2.70B 16.20%
1997-11-30 $0.38B $2.57B 15.77%
1997-08-31 $0.31B $2.47B 14.10%
1997-05-31 $0.28B $2.31B 13.82%
1997-02-28 $0.26B $2.24B 13.66%
1996-11-30 $0.23B $1.83B 13.36%
1996-08-31 $0.25B $1.78B 14.95%
1996-05-31 $0.23B $1.68B 14.52%
1996-02-29 $0.23B $1.63B 14.52%
1995-11-30 $0.14B $1.58B 9.03%
1995-08-31 $0.13B $1.53B 8.73%
1995-05-31 $-0.11B $1.46B -7.06%
1995-02-28 $-0.11B $1.41B -6.70%
1994-11-30 $-0.03B $1.74B -1.75%
1994-08-31 $-0.11B $1.69B -6.34%
1994-05-31 $0.09B $1.85B 5.19%
1994-02-28 $0.10B $1.83B 5.37%
1993-11-30 $0.10B $1.77B 5.78%
1993-08-31 $0.18B $1.80B 13.44%
1993-05-31 $0.18B $1.77B 13.73%
1993-02-28 $0.17B $1.80B 20.17%
1992-11-30 $0.12B 15.43%
Sector Industry Market Cap Revenue
Retail/Wholesale Retail - Discount & Variety $408.939B $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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