Profitability ratios measure the company ability to generate profitable sales from its resources (assets).
Profitability Ratios (Summary)
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-09-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-05-12), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-02-18), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-11-26), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-09-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-05-07), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-02-12), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-11-20), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-08-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-05-08), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-02-13), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-11-21), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-08-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-05-09), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-02-14), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-11-22), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-08-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-05-10), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-02-16), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-11-24), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-09-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-05-12), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-02-17), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-11-25).
Profitability ratio | Description | The company |
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Gross profit margin | Gross profit margin indicates the percentage of revenue available to cover operating and other expenditures. | Costco Wholesale Corp. gross profit margin ratio improved from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 and from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024. |
Operating profit margin | A profitability ratio calculated as operating income divided by revenue. | Costco Wholesale Corp. operating profit margin ratio improved from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 and from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024. |
Net profit margin | An indicator of profitability, calculated as net income divided by revenue. | Costco Wholesale Corp. net profit margin ratio improved from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 and from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024. |
Profitability ratio | Description | The company |
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ROE | A profitability ratio calculated as net income divided by shareholders’ equity. | Costco Wholesale Corp. ROE improved from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 but then deteriorated significantly from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024. |
ROA | A profitability ratio calculated as net income divided by total assets. | Costco Wholesale Corp. ROA improved from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 but then slightly deteriorated from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024. |
Gross Profit Margin
Sep 1, 2024 | May 12, 2024 | Feb 18, 2024 | Nov 26, 2023 | Sep 3, 2023 | May 7, 2023 | Feb 12, 2023 | Nov 20, 2022 | Aug 28, 2022 | May 8, 2022 | Feb 13, 2022 | Nov 21, 2021 | Aug 29, 2021 | May 9, 2021 | Feb 14, 2021 | Nov 22, 2020 | Aug 30, 2020 | May 10, 2020 | Feb 16, 2020 | Nov 24, 2019 | Sep 1, 2019 | May 12, 2019 | Feb 17, 2019 | Nov 25, 2018 | ||||||||
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Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gross margin | 8,597) | 6,219) | 6,191) | 6,260) | 8,211) | 5,429) | 5,816) | 5,668) | 7,206) | 5,257) | 5,420) | 5,465) | 6,708) | 4,961) | 4,810) | 4,889) | 5,876) | 4,202) | 4,200) | 4,003) | 5,138) | 3,731) | 3,908) | 3,688) | |||||||
Net sales | 78,185) | 57,392) | 57,331) | 56,717) | 77,430) | 52,604) | 54,239) | 53,437) | 70,764) | 51,612) | 50,937) | 49,417) | 61,441) | 44,376) | 43,888) | 42,347) | 52,277) | 36,451) | 38,256) | 36,236) | 46,448) | 33,964) | 34,628) | 34,311) | |||||||
Profitability Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gross profit margin1 | 10.92% | 10.80% | 10.69% | 10.67% | 10.57% | 10.44% | 10.41% | 10.39% | 10.48% | 10.71% | 10.94% | 11.02% | 11.13% | 11.23% | 11.30% | 11.32% | 11.20% | 11.15% | 11.02% | 11.09% | 11.02% | — | — | — | |||||||
Benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gross Profit Margin, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dollar General Corp. | 30.29% | 30.64% | 31.01% | 31.32% | 31.23% | 31.33% | 31.42% | 31.23% | 31.60% | 31.93% | 32.08% | 32.28% | 31.76% | 31.56% | 31.17% | 30.71% | 30.59% | 30.42% | 30.44% | 30.40% | 30.45% | — | — | — | |||||||
Target Corp. | 26.53% | 25.67% | 25.02% | 23.72% | 23.57% | 24.41% | 25.21% | 27.33% | 28.34% | 28.73% | 29.33% | 29.44% | 28.38% | 28.32% | 28.03% | 27.78% | 28.87% | 28.70% | 28.46% | 28.37% | 28.39% | — | — | — | |||||||
Walmart Inc. | 23.73% | 23.64% | 23.55% | 23.43% | 23.46% | 23.68% | 23.90% | 24.23% | 24.44% | 24.41% | 24.51% | 24.55% | 24.30% | 24.24% | 24.11% | 23.94% | 24.10% | 24.23% | 24.32% | 24.43% | 24.50% | — | — | — |
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-09-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-05-12), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-02-18), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-11-26), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-09-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-05-07), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-02-12), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-11-20), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-08-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-05-08), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-02-13), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-11-21), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-08-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-05-09), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-02-14), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-11-22), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-08-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-05-10), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-02-16), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-11-24), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-09-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-05-12), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-02-17), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-11-25).
1 Q4 2024 Calculation
Gross profit margin = 100
× (Gross marginQ4 2024
+ Gross marginQ3 2024
+ Gross marginQ2 2024
+ Gross marginQ1 2024)
÷ (Net salesQ4 2024
+ Net salesQ3 2024
+ Net salesQ2 2024
+ Net salesQ1 2024)
= 100 × (8,597 + 6,219 + 6,191 + 6,260)
÷ (78,185 + 57,392 + 57,331 + 56,717)
= 10.92%
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
Profitability ratio | Description | The company |
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Gross profit margin | Gross profit margin indicates the percentage of revenue available to cover operating and other expenditures. | Costco Wholesale Corp. gross profit margin ratio improved from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 and from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024. |
Operating Profit Margin
Sep 1, 2024 | May 12, 2024 | Feb 18, 2024 | Nov 26, 2023 | Sep 3, 2023 | May 7, 2023 | Feb 12, 2023 | Nov 20, 2022 | Aug 28, 2022 | May 8, 2022 | Feb 13, 2022 | Nov 21, 2021 | Aug 29, 2021 | May 9, 2021 | Feb 14, 2021 | Nov 22, 2020 | Aug 30, 2020 | May 10, 2020 | Feb 16, 2020 | Nov 24, 2019 | Sep 1, 2019 | May 12, 2019 | Feb 17, 2019 | Nov 25, 2018 | ||||||||
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Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Operating income | 3,042) | 2,197) | 2,062) | 1,984) | 2,781) | 1,679) | 1,903) | 1,751) | 2,497) | 1,791) | 1,812) | 1,693) | 2,275) | 1,663) | 1,340) | 1,430) | 1,929) | 1,179) | 1,266) | 1,061) | 1,463) | 1,122) | 1,203) | 949) | |||||||
Net sales | 78,185) | 57,392) | 57,331) | 56,717) | 77,430) | 52,604) | 54,239) | 53,437) | 70,764) | 51,612) | 50,937) | 49,417) | 61,441) | 44,376) | 43,888) | 42,347) | 52,277) | 36,451) | 38,256) | 36,236) | 46,448) | 33,964) | 34,628) | 34,311) | |||||||
Profitability Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Operating profit margin1 | 3.72% | 3.63% | 3.48% | 3.46% | 3.41% | 3.39% | 3.45% | 3.46% | 3.50% | 3.55% | 3.61% | 3.50% | 3.49% | 3.48% | 3.36% | 3.43% | 3.33% | 3.16% | 3.17% | 3.21% | 3.17% | — | — | — | |||||||
Benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Operating Profit Margin, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dollar General Corp. | 6.32% | 7.17% | 7.99% | 8.65% | 8.79% | 8.79% | 8.83% | 8.85% | 9.41% | 9.70% | 10.11% | 10.67% | 10.53% | 10.48% | 9.98% | 8.98% | 8.30% | 8.15% | 8.14% | 8.18% | 8.26% | — | — | — | |||||||
Target Corp. | 5.39% | 4.75% | 4.42% | 3.56% | 3.58% | 4.46% | 5.43% | 7.50% | 8.55% | 8.52% | 8.70% | 8.71% | 7.08% | 6.74% | 5.94% | 5.05% | 6.04% | 5.97% | 5.79% | 5.58% | 5.52% | — | — | — | |||||||
Walmart Inc. | 4.20% | 4.00% | 3.49% | 3.46% | 3.37% | 3.49% | 4.10% | 4.27% | 4.57% | 4.50% | 4.54% | 4.34% | 4.06% | 4.11% | 3.96% | 3.93% | 3.96% | 4.12% | 4.20% | 4.25% | 4.30% | — | — | — |
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-09-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-05-12), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-02-18), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-11-26), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-09-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-05-07), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-02-12), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-11-20), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-08-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-05-08), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-02-13), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-11-21), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-08-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-05-09), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-02-14), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-11-22), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-08-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-05-10), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-02-16), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-11-24), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-09-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-05-12), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-02-17), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-11-25).
1 Q4 2024 Calculation
Operating profit margin = 100
× (Operating incomeQ4 2024
+ Operating incomeQ3 2024
+ Operating incomeQ2 2024
+ Operating incomeQ1 2024)
÷ (Net salesQ4 2024
+ Net salesQ3 2024
+ Net salesQ2 2024
+ Net salesQ1 2024)
= 100 × (3,042 + 2,197 + 2,062 + 1,984)
÷ (78,185 + 57,392 + 57,331 + 56,717)
= 3.72%
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
Profitability ratio | Description | The company |
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Operating profit margin | A profitability ratio calculated as operating income divided by revenue. | Costco Wholesale Corp. operating profit margin ratio improved from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 and from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024. |
Net Profit Margin
Sep 1, 2024 | May 12, 2024 | Feb 18, 2024 | Nov 26, 2023 | Sep 3, 2023 | May 7, 2023 | Feb 12, 2023 | Nov 20, 2022 | Aug 28, 2022 | May 8, 2022 | Feb 13, 2022 | Nov 21, 2021 | Aug 29, 2021 | May 9, 2021 | Feb 14, 2021 | Nov 22, 2020 | Aug 30, 2020 | May 10, 2020 | Feb 16, 2020 | Nov 24, 2019 | Sep 1, 2019 | May 12, 2019 | Feb 17, 2019 | Nov 25, 2018 | ||||||||
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Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net income attributable to Costco | 2,354) | 1,681) | 1,743) | 1,589) | 2,160) | 1,302) | 1,466) | 1,364) | 1,868) | 1,353) | 1,299) | 1,324) | 1,670) | 1,220) | 951) | 1,166) | 1,389) | 838) | 931) | 844) | 1,097) | 906) | 889) | 767) | |||||||
Net sales | 78,185) | 57,392) | 57,331) | 56,717) | 77,430) | 52,604) | 54,239) | 53,437) | 70,764) | 51,612) | 50,937) | 49,417) | 61,441) | 44,376) | 43,888) | 42,347) | 52,277) | 36,451) | 38,256) | 36,236) | 46,448) | 33,964) | 34,628) | 34,311) | |||||||
Profitability Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net profit margin1 | 2.95% | 2.88% | 2.78% | 2.70% | 2.65% | 2.60% | 2.63% | 2.59% | 2.62% | 2.65% | 2.67% | 2.59% | 2.61% | 2.58% | 2.48% | 2.55% | 2.45% | 2.36% | 2.44% | 2.47% | 2.45% | — | — | — | |||||||
Benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net Profit Margin, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dollar General Corp. | 4.29% | 4.91% | 5.59% | 6.19% | 6.38% | 6.49% | 6.55% | 6.58% | 7.01% | 7.19% | 7.52% | 7.96% | 7.87% | 7.84% | 7.48% | 6.69% | 6.17% | 6.09% | 6.11% | 6.16% | 6.20% | — | — | — | |||||||
Target Corp. | 3.91% | 3.45% | 3.17% | 2.53% | 2.58% | 3.22% | 3.97% | 5.55% | 6.64% | 6.65% | 6.37% | 6.38% | 4.73% | 4.37% | 4.21% | 3.50% | 4.25% | 4.23% | 4.15% | 4.00% | 3.95% | — | — | — | |||||||
Walmart Inc. | 2.41% | 2.57% | 2.24% | 1.83% | 1.93% | 1.51% | 2.38% | 2.28% | 2.41% | 1.41% | 1.79% | 2.19% | 2.43% | 3.62% | 3.33% | 2.83% | 2.86% | 2.79% | 2.50% | 1.64% | 1.31% | — | — | — |
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-09-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-05-12), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-02-18), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-11-26), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-09-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-05-07), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-02-12), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-11-20), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-08-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-05-08), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-02-13), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-11-21), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-08-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-05-09), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-02-14), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-11-22), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-08-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-05-10), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-02-16), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-11-24), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-09-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-05-12), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-02-17), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-11-25).
1 Q4 2024 Calculation
Net profit margin = 100
× (Net income attributable to CostcoQ4 2024
+ Net income attributable to CostcoQ3 2024
+ Net income attributable to CostcoQ2 2024
+ Net income attributable to CostcoQ1 2024)
÷ (Net salesQ4 2024
+ Net salesQ3 2024
+ Net salesQ2 2024
+ Net salesQ1 2024)
= 100 × (2,354 + 1,681 + 1,743 + 1,589)
÷ (78,185 + 57,392 + 57,331 + 56,717)
= 2.95%
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
Profitability ratio | Description | The company |
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Net profit margin | An indicator of profitability, calculated as net income divided by revenue. | Costco Wholesale Corp. net profit margin ratio improved from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 and from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024. |
Return on Equity (ROE)
Sep 1, 2024 | May 12, 2024 | Feb 18, 2024 | Nov 26, 2023 | Sep 3, 2023 | May 7, 2023 | Feb 12, 2023 | Nov 20, 2022 | Aug 28, 2022 | May 8, 2022 | Feb 13, 2022 | Nov 21, 2021 | Aug 29, 2021 | May 9, 2021 | Feb 14, 2021 | Nov 22, 2020 | Aug 30, 2020 | May 10, 2020 | Feb 16, 2020 | Nov 24, 2019 | Sep 1, 2019 | May 12, 2019 | Feb 17, 2019 | Nov 25, 2018 | ||||||||
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Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net income attributable to Costco | 2,354) | 1,681) | 1,743) | 1,589) | 2,160) | 1,302) | 1,466) | 1,364) | 1,868) | 1,353) | 1,299) | 1,324) | 1,670) | 1,220) | 951) | 1,166) | 1,389) | 838) | 931) | 844) | 1,097) | 906) | 889) | 767) | |||||||
Total Costco stockholders’ equity | 23,622) | 21,771) | 20,760) | 26,147) | 25,058) | 23,568) | 22,794) | 21,471) | 20,642) | 19,968) | 19,418) | 18,463) | 17,564) | 16,482) | 15,652) | 14,860) | 18,284) | 16,802) | 16,614) | 15,861) | 15,243) | 14,486) | 13,858) | 13,167) | |||||||
Profitability Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ROE1 | 31.19% | 32.95% | 32.73% | 24.92% | 25.11% | 25.46% | 26.55% | 27.40% | 28.31% | 28.28% | 28.39% | 27.97% | 28.51% | 28.67% | 27.75% | 29.10% | 21.89% | 22.08% | 22.74% | 23.55% | 24.00% | — | — | — | |||||||
Benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ROE, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dollar General Corp. | 24.61% | 29.74% | 34.43% | 40.06% | 43.60% | 38.63% | 37.41% | 38.15% | 38.31% | 39.49% | 41.25% | 42.92% | 39.86% | 36.47% | 31.80% | 27.44% | 25.55% | 24.97% | 24.14% | 24.49% | 24.77% | — | — | — | |||||||
Target Corp. | 30.81% | 29.02% | 28.13% | 23.45% | 24.75% | 31.29% | 39.88% | 54.37% | 54.15% | 49.13% | 42.45% | 41.32% | 30.25% | 28.70% | 28.00% | 24.80% | 27.73% | 28.11% | 26.64% | 27.11% | 26.00% | — | — | — | |||||||
Walmart Inc. | 18.50% | 20.50% | 17.65% | 15.61% | 15.23% | 12.41% | 17.88% | 16.90% | 16.42% | 9.75% | 12.48% | 15.64% | 16.69% | 24.24% | 23.76% | 22.02% | 19.93% | 20.14% | 18.27% | 12.28% | 9.20% | — | — | — |
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-09-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-05-12), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-02-18), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-11-26), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-09-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-05-07), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-02-12), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-11-20), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-08-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-05-08), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-02-13), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-11-21), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-08-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-05-09), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-02-14), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-11-22), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-08-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-05-10), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-02-16), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-11-24), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-09-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-05-12), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-02-17), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-11-25).
1 Q4 2024 Calculation
ROE = 100
× (Net income attributable to CostcoQ4 2024
+ Net income attributable to CostcoQ3 2024
+ Net income attributable to CostcoQ2 2024
+ Net income attributable to CostcoQ1 2024)
÷ Total Costco stockholders’ equity
= 100 × (2,354 + 1,681 + 1,743 + 1,589)
÷ 23,622 = 31.19%
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
Profitability ratio | Description | The company |
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ROE | A profitability ratio calculated as net income divided by shareholders’ equity. | Costco Wholesale Corp. ROE improved from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 but then deteriorated significantly from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024. |
Return on Assets (ROA)
Sep 1, 2024 | May 12, 2024 | Feb 18, 2024 | Nov 26, 2023 | Sep 3, 2023 | May 7, 2023 | Feb 12, 2023 | Nov 20, 2022 | Aug 28, 2022 | May 8, 2022 | Feb 13, 2022 | Nov 21, 2021 | Aug 29, 2021 | May 9, 2021 | Feb 14, 2021 | Nov 22, 2020 | Aug 30, 2020 | May 10, 2020 | Feb 16, 2020 | Nov 24, 2019 | Sep 1, 2019 | May 12, 2019 | Feb 17, 2019 | Nov 25, 2018 | ||||||||
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Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net income attributable to Costco | 2,354) | 1,681) | 1,743) | 1,589) | 2,160) | 1,302) | 1,466) | 1,364) | 1,868) | 1,353) | 1,299) | 1,324) | 1,670) | 1,220) | 951) | 1,166) | 1,389) | 838) | 931) | 844) | 1,097) | 906) | 889) | 767) | |||||||
Total assets | 69,831) | 67,911) | 66,323) | 73,723) | 68,994) | 66,752) | 66,848) | 66,027) | 64,166) | 63,852) | 63,078) | 64,149) | 59,268) | 57,274) | 54,918) | 60,217) | 55,556) | 51,732) | 48,782) | 51,431) | 45,400) | 43,752) | 42,799) | 43,814) | |||||||
Profitability Ratio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ROA1 | 10.55% | 10.56% | 10.24% | 8.84% | 9.12% | 8.99% | 9.05% | 8.91% | 9.11% | 8.84% | 8.74% | 8.05% | 8.45% | 8.25% | 7.91% | 7.18% | 7.20% | 7.17% | 7.74% | 7.26% | 8.06% | — | — | — | |||||||
Benchmarks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ROA, Competitors2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dollar General Corp. | 5.39% | 6.26% | 7.13% | 7.98% | 8.31% | 8.12% | 8.20% | 8.44% | 9.11% | 9.43% | 9.93% | 10.63% | 10.27% | 9.74% | 9.05% | 7.96% | 7.50% | 7.41% | 7.43% | 7.56% | 12.04% | — | — | — | |||||||
Target Corp. | 7.48% | 6.46% | 6.34% | 5.22% | 5.21% | 6.20% | 8.05% | 11.52% | 12.91% | 12.46% | 12.28% | 12.25% | 8.52% | 7.54% | 7.34% | 6.18% | 7.67% | 7.42% | 7.59% | 7.42% | 7.11% | — | — | — | |||||||
Walmart Inc. | 6.15% | 6.29% | 5.50% | 4.61% | 4.80% | 3.62% | 5.61% | 5.28% | 5.58% | 3.28% | 4.21% | 5.18% | 5.35% | 7.87% | 7.54% | 6.45% | 6.29% | 6.02% | 5.47% | 3.57% | 3.04% | — | — | — |
Based on: 10-K (reporting date: 2024-09-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-05-12), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-02-18), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-11-26), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-09-03), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-05-07), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-02-12), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-11-20), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-08-28), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-05-08), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-02-13), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-11-21), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-08-29), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-05-09), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-02-14), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-11-22), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-08-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-05-10), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-02-16), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-11-24), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-09-01), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-05-12), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-02-17), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-11-25).
1 Q4 2024 Calculation
ROA = 100
× (Net income attributable to CostcoQ4 2024
+ Net income attributable to CostcoQ3 2024
+ Net income attributable to CostcoQ2 2024
+ Net income attributable to CostcoQ1 2024)
÷ Total assets
= 100 × (2,354 + 1,681 + 1,743 + 1,589)
÷ 69,831 = 10.55%
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Profitability ratio | Description | The company |
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ROA | A profitability ratio calculated as net income divided by total assets. | Costco Wholesale Corp. ROA improved from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 but then slightly deteriorated from Q3 2024 to Q4 2024. |