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Costco Wholesale
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Arincen77/100B
1,053.57
USD
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Post Trading·1,052.44USD-1.13(-0.11%)
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Fair value989.20Plus+7%696Price 1,053.571,311
Q1 FY2027 · Earnings report
EPS estimate 4.93Revenue estimate 74.25B
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Costco Wholesale return on equity (ROE)

Costco Wholesale's return on equity is 25.77%: net income of 9.23B USD over the last twelve months on shareholders' equity of 35.80B USD.

Today
25.77%
Average, 5 years
28.25%
Low, 5 years
24.92%
High, 5 years
32.95%

ROE (return on equity) = net income (last 12 months) ÷ shareholders' equity = 9.23B ÷ 35.80B = 25.77%

ROE (return on equity)
Net income
Shareholders' equity

Each quarter's net income over its last four quarters, over the shareholders' equity at the quarter end.

Why is Costco Wholesale's return on equity so high?

Net margin
3.0%
profit on each dollar of sales
Asset turnover
3.40×
sales on each dollar of assets
Equity multiplier
2.49×
assets on each dollar of equity
Return on equity
25.8%
FY2026
  • FY20263.0% × 3.40 × 2.49 = 25.8%
  • FY20252.9% × 3.57 × 2.64 = 27.8%
  • FY20242.9% × 3.64 × 2.96 = 31.2%
  • FY20232.6% × 3.51 × 2.75 = 25.1%
  • FY20222.6% × 3.54 × 3.11 = 28.3%

The DuPont breakdown, on each year-end's assets and equity, as the return on equity elsewhere on this page. A high equity multiplier means a small equity base: debt, or buybacks that return the equity to shareholders, lift the return on what is left.

ROE (return on equity) by year and by quarter

Fiscal yearPeriod endingROE (return on equity)Net incomeShareholders' equity
Today25.77%9.23B35.80B
FY202630 Aug 202625.77%9.23B35.80B
FY202531 Aug 202527.77%8.10B29.16B
FY20241 Sept 202431.19%7.37B23.62B
FY20233 Sept 202325.11%6.29B25.06B
FY202228 Aug 202228.66%5.92B20.64B
FY202129 Aug 202128.92%5.08B17.56B
FY202030 Aug 202022.20%4.06B18.28B
FY201931 Aug 201924.30%3.70B15.24B
FY201831 Aug 201824.84%3.18B12.80B
FY201731 Aug 201725.18%2.71B10.78B
FY201631 Aug 201619.67%2.38B12.08B
FY201531 Aug 201522.69%2.41B10.62B
FY201431 Aug 201416.97%2.09B12.30B
FY201331 Aug 201319.03%2.06B10.83B
FY201231 Aug 201214.29%1.77B12.36B
FY201131 Aug 201112.85%1.54B12.00B
FY201031 Aug 201012.22%1.32B10.83B
FY200931 Aug 200910.83%1.09B10.02B
FY200831 Aug 200813.95%1.28B9.19B
FY200731 Aug 200712.56%1.08B8.62B
FY200631 Aug 200612.07%1.10B9.14B
FY200531 Aug 200511.97%1.06B8.88B
FY200431 Aug 200411.57%882.39M7.62B
FY200331 Aug 200311.00%721.00M6.55B
FY200231 Aug 200212.29%699.98M5.69B
FY200131 Aug 200112.33%602.09M4.88B
FY200031 Aug 200014.89%631.44M4.24B
FY199931 Aug 199914.59%515.30M3.53B
FY199831 Aug 199815.50%459.80M2.97B
FY199731 Aug 199712.65%312.20M2.47B
FY199631 Aug 199613.99%248.80M1.78B
FY199531 Aug 199514.19%217.20M1.53B
FY199431 Aug 19944.16%70.10M1.69B
FY199331 Aug 199312.42%223.20M1.80B
FY199231 Aug 199216.10%129.10M802.00M
FY199131 Aug 199117.58%134.10M763.00M
FY199031 Aug 199020.35%125.40M616.30M
FY198931 Aug 198921.87%117.00M535.10M
FY198831 Aug 198819.77%94.80M479.50M
FY198731 Aug 198719.33%73.30M379.30M
FY198631 Aug 198619.52%58.90M301.70M
FY198531 Aug 198528.52%46.00M161.30M

Figures in USD. A quarter's revenue, net income and dividends are those of its last four quarters.

See also:P/E ratio,Market cap,P/S ratio,Debt to equity,Current ratio,All ratios

Common questions about Costco Wholesale's ROE

Source: Financial Modeling Prep

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