Costco ROE 2012-2026 | 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 |
| 2026-05-31 | $8.84B | $31.27B | 28.27% |
| 2026-02-28 | $8.55B | $29.67B | 28.81% |
| 2025-11-30 | $8.30B | $28.04B | 29.61% |
| 2025-08-31 | $8.10B | $26.58B | 30.47% |
| 2025-05-31 | $7.84B | $25.19B | 31.13% |
| 2025-02-28 | $7.62B | $23.86B | 31.95% |
| 2024-11-30 | $7.58B | $22.65B | 33.45% |
| 2024-08-31 | $7.37B | $23.08B | 31.93% |
| 2024-05-31 | $7.17B | $23.43B | 30.61% |
| 2024-02-29 | $6.79B | $23.89B | 28.45% |
| 2023-11-30 | $6.52B | $24.39B | 26.72% |
| 2023-08-31 | $6.29B | $23.23B | 27.09% |
| 2023-05-31 | $6.00B | $22.12B | 27.12% |
| 2023-02-28 | $6.05B | $21.36B | 28.33% |
| 2022-11-30 | $5.88B | $20.65B | 28.49% |
| 2022-08-31 | $5.84B | $20.03B | 29.17% |
| 2022-05-31 | $5.65B | $19.39B | 29.12% |
| 2022-02-28 | $5.51B | $18.51B | 29.79% |
| 2021-11-30 | $5.17B | $17.55B | 29.44% |
| 2021-08-31 | $5.01B | $16.62B | 30.12% |
| 2021-05-31 | $4.73B | $16.78B | 28.17% |
| 2021-02-28 | $4.34B | $16.84B | 25.80% |
| 2020-11-30 | $4.32B | $17.05B | 25.35% |
| 2020-08-31 | $4.00B | $17.28B | 23.16% |
| 2020-05-31 | $3.71B | $16.50B | 22.48% |
| 2020-02-29 | $3.78B | $15.91B | 23.75% |
| 2019-11-30 | $3.74B | $15.20B | 24.57% |
| 2019-08-31 | $3.66B | $14.52B | 25.21% |
| 2019-05-31 | $3.61B | $13.90B | 25.94% |
| 2019-02-28 | $3.45B | $13.30B | 25.93% |
| 2018-11-30 | $3.26B | $12.77B | 25.54% |
| 2018-08-31 | $3.13B | $12.24B | 25.61% |
| 2018-05-31 | $3.01B | $11.73B | 25.65% |
| 2018-02-28 | $2.96B | $11.17B | 26.50% |
| 2017-11-30 | $2.77B | $11.33B | 24.48% |
| 2017-08-31 | $2.68B | $11.55B | 23.19% |
| 2017-05-31 | $2.54B | $11.87B | 21.40% |
| 2017-02-28 | $2.38B | $12.26B | 19.45% |
| 2016-11-30 | $2.42B | $11.89B | 20.32% |
| 2016-08-31 | $2.35B | $11.60B | 20.26% |
| 2016-05-31 | $2.34B | $11.23B | 20.83% |
| 2016-02-29 | $2.31B | $10.99B | 21.00% |
| 2015-11-30 | $2.36B | $10.79B | 21.88% |
| 2015-08-31 | $2.38B | $11.16B | 21.29% |
| 2015-05-31 | $2.31B | $11.58B | 19.92% |
| 2015-02-28 | $2.26B | $11.88B | 19.05% |
| 2014-11-30 | $2.13B | $12.20B | 17.45% |
| 2014-08-31 | $2.06B | $11.91B | 17.27% |
| 2014-05-31 | $1.98B | $11.54B | 17.14% |
| 2014-02-28 | $1.96B | $11.19B | 17.54% |
| 2013-11-30 | $2.05B | $10.84B | 18.90% |
| 2013-08-31 | $2.04B | $11.19B | 18.22% |
| 2013-05-31 | $2.03B | $11.57B | 17.55% |
| 2013-02-28 | $1.96B | $12.20B | 16.04% |
| 2012-11-30 | $1.81B | $12.84B | 14.06% |
| 2012-08-31 | $1.71B | $12.74B | 13.41% |
| 2012-05-31 | $1.58B | $12.76B | 12.37% |
| 2012-02-29 | $1.52B | $12.60B | 12.04% |
| 2011-11-30 | $1.47B | $12.42B | 11.83% |
| 2011-08-31 | $1.46B | $12.24B | 11.95% |
| 2011-05-31 | $1.42B | $11.83B | 11.97% |
| 2011-02-28 | $1.40B | $11.43B | 12.23% |
| 2010-11-30 | $1.35B | $11.09B | 12.17% |
| 2010-08-31 | $1.30B | $10.77B | 12.10% |
| 2010-05-31 | $1.25B | $10.56B | 11.79% |
| 2010-02-28 | $1.15B | $10.19B | 11.28% |
| 2009-11-30 | $1.09B | $9.78B | 11.13% |
| 2009-08-31 | $1.09B | $9.39B | 11.57% |
| 2009-05-31 | $1.11B | $9.16B | 12.12% |
| 2009-02-28 | $1.20B | $9.07B | 13.18% |
| 2008-11-30 | $1.28B | $9.03B | 14.23% |
| 2008-08-31 | $1.28B | $9.00B | 14.25% |
| 2008-05-31 | $1.26B | $8.86B | 14.20% |
| 2008-02-29 | $1.19B | $8.70B | 13.64% |
| 2007-11-30 | $1.11B | $8.66B | 12.79% |
| 2007-08-31 | $1.08B | $8.72B | 12.43% |
| 2007-05-31 | $1.07B | $8.85B | 12.05% |
| 2007-02-28 | $1.08B | $9.04B | 11.93% |
| 2006-11-30 | $1.13B | $9.11B | 12.36% |
| 2006-08-31 | $1.10B | $9.13B | 12.09% |
| 2006-05-31 | $1.10B | $9.06B | 12.17% |
| 2006-02-28 | $1.08B | $8.97B | 12.01% |
| 2005-11-30 | $1.09B | $8.86B | 12.26% |
| 2005-08-31 | $1.06B | $8.64B | 12.30% |
| 2005-05-31 | $1.01B | $8.33B | 12.07% |
| 2005-02-28 | $0.99B | $7.92B | 12.56% |
| 2004-11-30 | $0.92B | $7.54B | 12.15% |
| 2004-08-31 | $0.88B | $7.19B | 12.28% |
| 2004-05-31 | $0.83B | $6.92B | 11.92% |
| 2004-02-29 | $0.78B | $6.69B | 11.66% |
| 2003-11-30 | $0.74B | $6.42B | 11.44% |
| 2003-08-31 | $0.72B | $6.18B | 11.66% |
| 2003-05-31 | $0.73B | $5.97B | 12.22% |
| 2003-02-28 | $0.71B | $5.75B | 12.27% |
| 2002-11-30 | $0.72B | $5.54B | 12.92% |
| 2002-08-31 | $0.70B | $5.34B | 13.12% |
| 2002-05-31 | $0.64B | $5.13B | 12.55% |
| 2002-02-28 | $0.62B | $4.94B | 12.52% |
| 2001-11-30 | $0.60B | $4.78B | 12.63% |
| 2001-08-31 | $0.60B | $4.61B | 13.09% |
| 2001-05-31 | $0.61B | $4.45B | 13.77% |
| 2001-02-28 | $0.63B | $4.31B | 14.55% |
| 2000-11-30 | $0.63B | $4.15B | 15.22% |
| 2000-08-31 | $0.63B | $4.00B | 15.79% |
| 2000-05-31 | $0.58B | $3.82B | 15.29% |
| 2000-02-29 | $0.57B | $3.64B | 15.68% |
| 1999-11-30 | $0.54B | $3.45B | 15.66% |
| 1999-08-31 | $0.40B | $3.27B | 12.15% |
| 1999-05-31 | $0.40B | $3.13B | 12.64% |
| 1999-02-28 | $0.37B | $2.99B | 12.51% |
| 1998-11-30 | $0.35B | $2.87B | 12.13% |
| 1998-08-31 | $0.46B | $2.77B | 16.64% |
| 1998-05-31 | $0.43B | $2.64B | 16.13% |
| 1998-02-28 | $0.41B | $2.51B | 16.20% |
| 1997-11-30 | $0.38B | $2.40B | 15.77% |
| 1997-08-31 | $0.31B | $2.21B | 14.10% |
| 1997-05-31 | $0.28B | $2.04B | 13.82% |
| 1997-02-28 | $0.26B | $1.88B | 13.66% |
| 1996-11-30 | $0.23B | $1.73B | 13.36% |
| 1996-08-31 | $0.25B | $1.67B | 14.95% |
| 1996-05-31 | $0.23B | $1.60B | 14.52% |
| 1996-02-29 | $0.23B | $1.55B | 14.52% |
| 1995-11-30 | $0.14B | $1.50B | 9.03% |
| 1995-08-31 | $0.13B | $1.53B | 8.73% |
| 1995-05-31 | $-0.11B | $1.57B | -7.06% |
| 1995-02-28 | $-0.11B | $1.67B | -6.70% |
| 1994-11-30 | $-0.03B | $1.78B | -1.75% |
| 1994-08-31 | $-0.11B | $1.78B | -6.34% |
| 1994-05-31 | $0.09B | $1.81B | 5.19% |
| 1994-02-28 | $0.10B | $1.79B | 5.37% |
| 1993-11-30 | $0.10B | $1.78B | 5.78% |
| 1993-08-31 | $0.18B | $1.34B | 13.44% |
| 1993-05-31 | $0.18B | $1.29B | 13.73% |
| 1993-02-28 | $0.17B | $0.85B | 20.17% |
| 1992-11-30 | $0.12B | $0.80B | 15.43% |
| 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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