Costco Wholesale Corp (COST)
Profitability ratios
Return on sales
Aug 31, 2025 | May 31, 2025 | Feb 28, 2025 | Nov 30, 2024 | Sep 1, 2024 | Aug 31, 2024 | May 31, 2024 | May 12, 2024 | Feb 29, 2024 | Feb 18, 2024 | Nov 30, 2023 | Nov 26, 2023 | Sep 3, 2023 | Aug 31, 2023 | May 31, 2023 | May 7, 2023 | Feb 28, 2023 | Feb 12, 2023 | Nov 30, 2022 | Nov 20, 2022 | |
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Gross profit margin | 12.84% | 10.11% | 10.19% | 10.15% | 8.17% | 10.56% | 8.08% | 8.11% | 8.04% | 5.53% | 7.92% | 7.72% | 7.61% | 10.11% | 7.62% | 7.68% | 7.78% | 7.94% | 7.60% | 7.48% |
Operating profit margin | 3.77% | 3.75% | 3.71% | 3.74% | 3.79% | 3.72% | 3.64% | 3.56% | 3.48% | 3.48% | 3.48% | 3.43% | 3.36% | 3.33% | 3.29% | 3.31% | 3.33% | 3.35% | 3.36% | 3.40% |
Pretax margin | 3.93% | 3.88% | 3.84% | 3.86% | 3.90% | 3.89% | 3.87% | 3.80% | 3.74% | 3.72% | 3.71% | 3.64% | 3.57% | 3.51% | 3.45% | 3.43% | 3.42% | 3.40% | 3.38% | 3.43% |
Net profit margin | 2.94% | 2.92% | 2.91% | 2.92% | 2.92% | 2.92% | 2.93% | 2.90% | 2.87% | 2.80% | 2.74% | 2.68% | 2.61% | 2.58% | 2.54% | 2.56% | 2.58% | 2.57% | 2.55% | 2.57% |
Return on investment
Aug 31, 2025 | May 31, 2025 | Feb 28, 2025 | Nov 30, 2024 | Sep 1, 2024 | Aug 31, 2024 | May 31, 2024 | May 12, 2024 | Feb 29, 2024 | Feb 18, 2024 | Nov 30, 2023 | Nov 26, 2023 | Sep 3, 2023 | Aug 31, 2023 | May 31, 2023 | May 7, 2023 | Feb 28, 2023 | Feb 12, 2023 | Nov 30, 2022 | Nov 20, 2022 | |
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Operating return on assets (Operating ROA) | 13.47% | 13.36% | 14.47% | 14.28% | 15.00% | 13.60% | 12.54% | 12.23% | 12.20% | 13.28% | 12.93% | 12.51% | 12.93% | 11.66% | 10.73% | 10.84% | 10.93% | 11.82% | 12.87% | 12.93% |
Return on assets (ROA) | 10.50% | 10.39% | 11.33% | 11.16% | 11.56% | 10.68% | 10.08% | 9.95% | 10.05% | 10.68% | 10.17% | 9.78% | 10.04% | 9.03% | 8.29% | 8.39% | 8.47% | 9.07% | 9.79% | 9.77% |
Return on total capital | 37.62% | 38.05% | 42.50% | 44.35% | 37.31% | 42.71% | 42.29% | 32.69% | 42.60% | 36.00% | 39.49% | 31.20% | 31.71% | 34.52% | 32.45% | 25.43% | 33.53% | 27.95% | 40.64% | 31.44% |
Return on equity (ROE) | 27.77% | 28.91% | 32.43% | 33.48% | 34.16% | 31.58% | 31.45% | 31.03% | 32.10% | 34.11% | 28.68% | 27.58% | 27.63% | 24.86% | 23.49% | 23.75% | 24.83% | 26.59% | 30.11% | 30.05% |