Costco Wholesale (COST) Return on Equity ROE from the third quarter 2026 to third quarter 2025 and annually, average high and low, overall ranking from May 10 2026 to May 11 2025 - CSIMarket
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Costco Wholesale Corp  (NASDAQ: COST)
    Sector • Retail    Industry • Wholesale
   Industry • Wholesale
   Sector • Retail

Costco Wholesale's ROE per quarter

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What is ROE for Costco Wholesale in the third quarter 2026?
Costco Wholesale Corp achieved a return on average equity (ROE) of 65.85 % in its third quarter 2026, this is above COST's average return on equity of 23.13%.
Costco Wholesale Corps equity during the 12 months ending in the third quarter 2026 are valued at $31 billion

ROE fell compared to the second quarter 2026, despite the net income growth of 7.86% from the second quarter 2026.

Within the Wholesale industry only one company had a higher return on equity. While Return on equity, overall ranking has advanced in the quarter, so far to 91, from total ROE ranking in the second quarter 2026 at 116.

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Return On Equity (May 10 2026)
III. Quarter		 (Feb 15 2026)
II. Quarter		 (Nov 23 2025)
I. Quarter		 (Aug 31 2025)
IV. Quarter		 (May 11 2025)
III. Quarter
Y / Y Equity Change 23.54 % 25.45 % 23.93 % 23.46 % -
Y / Y Net Income Change 14.43 % 12.97 % 11.7 % 159.98 % 166.69 %
Net Income (TTM) in Millions 20,590 19,943 19,397 18,917 15,151
Return On Equity (TTM) 65.85 % 67.22 % 69.17 % 71.17 % 60.14 %
COST's Total Ranking # 91 # 116 # 75 # 91 # 101
Equity (TTM) in Millions 33,509 32,087 30,303 29,164 27,125
Seq. Equity Change 4.43 % 5.89 % 3.91 % 7.52 % 6.05 %
Seq. Net Income Change 7.86 % 3.75 % -25.1 % 36.52 % 6.48 %

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Return On Equity Company Ranking
Within: No.
Industry # 2
Sector # 5
Overall # 91

Return On Equity Statistics
High Average Low
71.17 %
23.13 %
10.8 %
(Aug 31 2025)   (Nov. 30, 2009)





COST Annual Return On Equity (Aug 31 2025)
2025		 (Sep 01 2024)
2024		 (Sep 03 2023)
2023		 (Aug 28 2022)
2022		 (Aug 29 2021)
2021
Total Equity in Millions 29,164 23,622 25,058 20,647 18,078
Y / Y Equity Change 23.46 % -5.73 % 21.36 % 14.21 % -3.35 %
Net Income in Millions 18,917 7,367 6,292 5,915 5,079
Y / Y Net Income Change 156.78 % 17.09 % 6.37 % 16.46 % 25.13 %
Return On Equity 64.86 % 31.19 % 25.11 % 28.65 % 28.09 %

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Annual Roe Comment
In 2025 ROE improved to 64.86 % compared to the previous year, due to net income growth.


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Companies with similar Return On Equity at May 10 2026, within Retail Sector ROE
Home Depot inc   102.68 %
Lands End Inc   95.71 %
Murphy Usa Inc   94.56 %
Sysco Corporation  79.32 %
Costco Wholesale Corp  65.85 %
Chewy Inc   62.13 %
The Sherwin williams Company  62.12 %
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Publix Super Markets Inc   43.06 %
Cdw Corp  42.60 %
Autonation Inc   39.48 %
Tractor Supply Co  39.30 %
The Beachbody Company Inc   39.07 %
Sprouts Farmers Market Inc   34.84 %
Fastenal Co  34.02 %
Envela Corporation  31.49 %
Gigacloud Technology Inc  31.42 %
Amazon com Inc   30.50 %
Guardian Pharmacy Services Inc   29.45 %
Sally Beauty Holdings Inc   23.32 %
Core and Main Inc   22.95 %
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Walmart Inc   21.78 %
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Date modified: 2026-09-08T15:11:42+00:00



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