Costco Return on Investment 2012-2026 | COST

Current and historical return on investment (ROI) values for Costco (COST) over the last 10 years.
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Costco ROI - Return on Investment Historical Data
Date TTM Net Income LT Investments & Debt Return on Investment
2026-02-28 $10.94B $35.37B 30.93%
2025-11-30 $10.65B $33.76B 31.55%
2025-08-31 $10.38B $32.31B 32.13%
2025-05-31 $10.08B $30.95B 32.59%
2025-02-28 $9.75B $29.64B 32.90%
2024-11-30 $9.50B $28.46B 33.37%
2024-08-31 $9.29B $28.92B 32.11%
2024-05-31 $9.02B $29.17B 30.94%
2024-02-29 $8.51B $29.79B 28.56%
2023-11-30 $8.35B $30.46B 27.41%
2023-08-31 $8.11B $29.44B 27.56%
2023-05-31 $7.83B $28.61B 27.36%
2023-02-28 $7.94B $27.85B 28.52%
2022-11-30 $7.85B $27.18B 28.88%
2022-08-31 $7.79B $26.61B 29.28%
2022-05-31 $7.57B $26.02B 29.09%
2022-02-28 $7.44B $25.39B 29.32%
2021-11-30 $6.97B $24.64B 28.29%
2021-08-31 $6.71B $23.93B 28.03%
2021-05-31 $6.36B $24.29B 26.19%
2021-02-28 $5.88B $24.38B 24.11%
2020-11-30 $5.80B $23.99B 24.19%
2020-08-31 $5.44B $23.61B 23.02%
2020-05-31 $4.97B $22.24B 22.35%
2020-02-29 $4.91B $20.94B 23.46%
2019-11-30 $4.85B $20.16B 24.05%
2019-08-31 $4.74B $19.82B 23.91%
2019-05-31 $4.72B $19.54B 24.16%
2019-02-28 $4.67B $19.37B 24.09%
2018-11-30 $4.48B $19.26B 23.25%
2018-08-31 $4.48B $18.73B 23.92%
2018-05-31 $4.48B $18.25B 24.58%
2018-02-28 $4.39B $16.76B 26.16%
2017-11-30 $4.21B $16.01B 26.32%
2017-08-31 $4.11B $15.59B 26.37%
2017-05-31 $3.85B $15.27B 25.22%
2017-02-28 $3.74B $15.94B 23.48%
2016-11-30 $3.75B $16.09B 23.34%
2016-08-31 $3.67B $16.03B 22.91%
2016-05-31 $3.64B $15.85B 22.94%
2016-02-29 $3.60B $15.85B 22.72%
2015-11-30 $3.62B $15.38B 23.55%
2015-08-31 $3.62B $15.80B 22.94%
2015-05-31 $3.56B $16.28B 21.87%
2015-02-28 $3.48B $16.62B 20.91%
2014-11-30 $3.32B $17.23B 19.28%
2014-08-31 $3.22B $16.93B 19.02%
2014-05-31 $3.08B $16.53B 18.65%
2014-02-28 $3.07B $16.16B 18.99%
2013-11-30 $3.08B $15.76B 19.56%
2013-08-31 $3.05B $15.21B 20.08%
2013-05-31 $3.05B $14.68B 20.76%
2013-02-28 $2.95B $14.44B 20.43%
2012-11-30 $2.86B $14.21B 20.09%
2012-08-31 $2.76B $14.11B 19.56%
2012-05-31 $2.57B $14.09B 18.25%
2012-02-29 $2.51B $13.90B 18.02%
2011-11-30 $2.46B $13.92B 17.66%
2011-08-31 $2.44B $13.93B 17.51%
2011-05-31 $2.37B $13.74B 17.21%
2011-02-28 $2.30B $13.57B 16.95%
2010-11-30 $2.17B $13.23B 16.44%
2010-08-31 $2.08B $12.91B 16.10%
2010-05-31 $1.99B $12.70B 15.65%
2010-02-28 $1.86B $12.32B 15.05%
2009-11-30 $1.78B $11.93B 14.94%
2009-08-31 $1.78B $11.56B 15.38%
2009-05-31 $1.78B $11.35B 15.72%
2009-02-28 $1.89B $11.27B 16.78%
2008-11-30 $2.00B $11.22B 17.79%
2008-08-31 $1.97B $11.19B 17.59%
2008-05-31 $1.92B $11.03B 17.41%
2008-02-29 $1.79B $10.86B 16.51%
2007-11-30 $1.65B $10.32B 15.99%
2007-08-31 $1.61B $9.87B 16.29%
2007-05-31 $1.57B $9.53B 16.45%
2007-02-28 $1.58B $9.23B 17.15%
2006-11-30 $1.65B $9.40B 17.60%
2006-08-31 $1.63B $9.51B 17.09%
2006-05-31 $1.58B $9.57B 16.50%
2006-02-28 $1.54B $9.60B 16.05%
2005-11-30 $1.50B $9.53B 15.72%
2005-08-31 $1.48B $9.40B 15.70%
2005-05-31 $1.47B $9.15B 16.09%
2005-02-28 $1.47B $8.89B 16.51%
2004-11-30 $1.43B $8.65B 16.55%
2004-08-31 $1.39B $8.41B 16.47%
2004-05-31 $1.29B $8.22B 15.74%
2004-02-29 $1.23B $7.99B 15.44%
2003-11-30 $1.17B $7.71B 15.23%
2003-08-31 $1.16B $7.45B 15.53%
2003-05-31 $1.16B $7.22B 16.13%
2003-02-28 $1.13B $6.96B 16.23%
2002-11-30 $1.15B $6.66B 17.33%
2002-08-31 $1.13B $6.36B 17.80%
2002-05-31 $1.07B $6.07B 17.61%
2002-02-28 $1.03B $5.79B 17.73%
2001-11-30 $1.00B $5.62B 17.71%
2001-08-31 $0.99B $5.44B 18.23%
2001-05-31 $1.00B $5.26B 19.02%
2001-02-28 $1.02B $5.15B 19.86%
2000-11-30 $1.03B $5.02B 20.60%
2000-08-31 $1.04B $4.89B 21.22%
2000-05-31 $0.96B $4.74B 20.29%
2000-02-29 $0.94B $4.55B 20.66%
1999-11-30 $0.90B $4.37B 20.51%
1999-08-31 $0.86B $4.19B 20.52%
1999-05-31 $0.89B $4.05B 21.94%
1999-02-28 $0.86B $3.92B 21.89%
1998-11-30 $0.82B $3.80B 21.55%
1998-08-31 $0.81B $3.69B 21.93%
1998-05-31 $0.81B $3.56B 22.77%
1998-02-28 $0.79B $3.39B 23.35%
1997-11-30 $0.76B $3.24B 23.38%
1997-08-31 $0.66B $3.13B 20.95%
1997-05-31 $0.53B $3.04B 17.39%
1997-02-28 $0.50B $3.00B 16.69%
1996-11-30 $0.46B $2.93B 15.69%
1996-08-31 $0.49B $2.83B 17.36%
1996-05-31 $0.48B $2.73B 17.53%
1996-02-29 $0.45B $2.57B 17.60%
1995-11-30 $0.44B $2.44B 18.00%
1995-08-31 $0.43B $2.40B 18.02%
1995-05-31 $0.38B $2.37B 16.09%
1995-02-28 $0.38B $2.47B 15.19%
1994-11-30 $0.37B $2.58B 14.36%
1994-08-31 $0.37B $2.59B 14.17%
1994-05-31 $-2.59B $2.62B -98.75%
1994-02-28 $-2.59B $2.60B -99.50%
1993-11-30 $-2.59B $2.60B -99.69%
1993-08-31 $-2.60B $1.95B -133.37%
1993-05-31 $1.95B $1.90B 102.84%
1993-02-28 $3.60B $1.25B 286.71%
1992-11-30 $5.03B $1.20B 417.94%
Sector Industry Market Cap Revenue
Retail/Wholesale Retail - Discount & Variety $452.072B $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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