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COSTConsumer Defensive Discount Stores
Costco Wholesale Corporation’s revenue for fiscal 2026 (year ended August 2026) was $303.2 billion, up 10.1% from fiscal 2025.
- Revenue
- +11.1%
- EPS
- +14.8%
- Free cash flow
- +30.3%
- Total debt
- +6.46%
Quarter to August 2026, against a year earlier
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Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST) Return on assets
Costco Wholesale Corporation's return on assets over the twelve months to 31 August 2026 was 11.1%. Over the past ten years it has ranged from 7.10% (fiscal 2016) to 11.1% (fiscal 2026) — the current reading is the highest in ten years. That is above the Discount Stores industry median of 7.60% and above the Consumer Defensive sector median of 0.53%.
Return on assets, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Return on assets | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 11.1% | 0.09 |
| FY2025 | 11.0% | 0.41 |
| FY2024 | 10.6% | 1.16 |
| FY2023 | 9.45% | (0.02) |
| FY2022 | 9.47% | 0.75 |
| FY2021 | 8.72% | 0.79 |
| FY2020 | 7.93% | (0.56) |
| FY2019 | 8.49% | 0.37 |
| FY2018 | 8.12% | 0.41 |
| FY2017 | 7.71% | 0.61 |
Against its own ten years
Return on assets against peers
| Company | Return on assets |
|---|---|
| DLTR Dollar Tree, Inc. compare | 11.8% |
| COST Costco Wholesale Corporation | 11.1% |
| OLLI Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc. compare | 9.39% |
| WMT Walmart Inc. compare | 7.82% |
| BJ BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. compare | 7.81% |
| TGT Target Corporation compare | 7.38% |
| PSMT PriceSmart, Inc. compare | 6.84% |
| DG Dollar General Corporation compare | 5.34% |
| TBBB BBB Foods Inc. compare | −5.56% |
| Discount Stores industry median | 7.60% |
| Consumer Defensive sector median | 0.53% |
| Market median | 0.07% |
What Return on assets is
ROA tells an investor how much profit a company earns for shareholders from the assets it uses to run its business.
Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Assets; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Assets (latest quarter)
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