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Costco Wholesale COST Return on equity
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Where this comes from
Calculated from Costco Wholesale’s reported figures.
Based on trailing twelve months.
The source filing: Costco Wholesale’s 10-Q, filed June 3, 2026. Open the filing →
- Filed
- Jun 3, 2026, 4:43 PM EDT
- Fiscal quarter
- Q3 FY2026
- Calendar quarter
- Q2 2026
- Accession
- 0000909832-26-000051
FAQ
- What is Costco Wholesale's return on equity?
- Costco Wholesale (COST) reported return on equity of 29.2% in Q1 2026.
- How has Costco Wholesale's return on equity changed year-over-year?
- Costco Wholesale's return on equity decreased by 9.1% year-over-year, from 32.1% to 29.2%.
- What is the long-term trend for Costco Wholesale's return on equity?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Costco Wholesale's return on equity has grown at a 2.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 27.9% to 30.7%.
- What does return on equity mean?
- Trailing-twelve-month net income divided by average shareholders' equity (average of the start and end of the trailing-twelve-month window). Measures the profit generated on each dollar of shareholder capital.
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