Costco Wholesale's ROE per quarter

Return on Equity, Quarterly Results, Trends, Rankings, Statistics

What is ROE for Costco Wholesale in the fourth quarter 2026?
Costco Wholesale Corp achieved a return on average equity (ROE) of 53.52 % in its fourth quarter 2026, this is above COST's average return on equity of 23.54%.
Costco Wholesale Corps equity during the 12 months ending in the fourth quarter 2026 are valued at $32 billion

ROE decreased relative to the period ending , due to the decline in net income.

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 132, from total ROE ranking in the third quarter 2026 at 139.

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Return On Equity	(Aug 30 2026) IV. Quarter	(May 10 2026) III. Quarter	(Feb 15 2026) II. Quarter	(Nov 23 2025) I. Quarter	(Aug 31 2025) IV. Quarter
Y / Y Equity Change	22.76 %	23.54 %	25.45 %	23.46 %	-
Y / Y Net Income Change	-51.01 %	14.43 %	12.97 %	11.7 %	159.98 %
Net Income (TTM) in Millions	17,468	20,590	19,943	19,397	18,917
Return On Equity (TTM)	53.52 %	66.46 %	67.87 %	69.88 %	71.73 %
COST's Total Ranking	# 132	# 139	# 116	# 75	# 91
Equity (TTM) in Millions	35,803	33,509	32,087	29,164	29,164
Seq. Equity Change	6.85 %	4.43 %	10.02 %	0 %	7.52 %
Seq. Net Income Change	-41.56 %	7.86 %	3.75 %	-25.1 %	36.52 %

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Return On Equity Company Ranking
Within:	No.
Industry	# 2
Sector	# 7
Overall	# 132

Return On Equity Statistics
High	Average	Low
71.73 %	23.54 %	10.8 %
(Aug 31 2025)		(Nov. 30, 2009)

COST Annual Return On Equity	(Aug 30 2026) 2026	(Aug 31 2025) 2025	(Sep 01 2024) 2024	(Sep 03 2023) 2023	(Aug 28 2022) 2022
Total Equity in Millions	35,803	29,164	23,622	25,058	20,647
Y / Y Equity Change	22.76 %	23.46 %	-5.73 %	21.36 %	14.21 %
Net Income in Millions	9,226	18,917	7,367	6,292	5,915
Y / Y Net Income Change	-51.23 %	156.78 %	17.09 %	6.37 %	16.46 %
Return On Equity	25.77 %	64.86 %	31.19 %	25.11 %	28.65 %

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Annual Roe Comment

In 2026 ROE decreased compared to the previous year to 25.77 %, due to deterioration of net income.

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Companies with similar Return On Equity at Aug 30 2026, within Retail Sector	ROE
Costco Wholesale Corp	53.52 %
Fastenal Co	35.12 %
Td Synnex Corporation	14.91 %
Kroger Co	11.23 %

Date modified: 2026-10-08T15:08:02+00:00

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