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Costco Wholesale COST Return on invested capital
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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 invested capital?
- Costco Wholesale (COST) reported return on invested capital of 50.6% in Q1 2026.
- How has Costco Wholesale's return on invested capital changed year-over-year?
- Costco Wholesale's return on invested capital increased by 6.2% year-over-year, from 47.7% to 50.6%.
- What is the long-term trend for Costco Wholesale's return on invested capital?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Costco Wholesale's return on invested capital has grown at a 9.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 29.3% to 42.7%.
- What does return on invested capital mean?
- Net operating profit after tax (operating income taxed at the effective rate) divided by average invested capital (debt plus equity minus cash). Measures the after-tax return on all capital put to work in the business, independent of capital structure.
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