Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST)
NASDAQ: COST · Real-Time Price · USD
857.59
-5.06 (-0.59%)
At close: Dec 18, 2025, 4:00 PM EST
856.50
-1.09 (-0.13%)
Pre-market: Dec 19, 2025, 8:00 AM EST

Costco Cash Flow Statement

Millions USD. Fiscal year is Sep - Aug.
Fiscal Year
TTMFY 2025FY 2024FY 2023FY 2022FY 20212016 - 2020
Period Ending
Nov '25 Aug '25 Sep '24 Sep '23 Aug '22 Aug '21 2016 - 2020
Net Income
8,3028,0997,3676,2925,8445,007
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Depreciation & Amortization
2,4752,4262,2372,0771,9001,781
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Asset Writedown & Restructuring Costs
-117-117-949539144
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Stock-Based Compensation
883860818774724665
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Other Operating Activities
373303315412448358
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Change in Inventory
559559-2,0681,228-4,003-1,892
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Change in Accounts Payable
4044041,938-3821,8911,838
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Change in Other Net Operating Assets
1,8848017411725491,057
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Operating Cash Flow
14,76313,33511,33911,0687,3928,958
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Operating Cash Flow Growth
48.40%17.60%2.45%49.73%-17.48%1.09%
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Capital Expenditures
-5,760-5,498-4,710-4,323-3,891-3,588
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Investment in Securities
-36113320-68524115
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Other Investing Activities
7274-1936-48-62
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Investing Cash Flow
-5,724-5,311-4,409-4,972-3,915-3,535
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Short-Term Debt Issued
-8169289175341
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Long-Term Debt Issued
--498---
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Total Debt Issued
6838161,4269175341
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Short-Term Debt Repaid
--862-920-935-6-
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Long-Term Debt Repaid
--250-1,214-366-980-161
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Total Debt Repaid
-920-1,112-2,134-1,301-986-161
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Net Debt Issued (Repaid)
-237-296-708-384-933-120
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Repurchase of Common Stock
-1,267-1,296-1,015-979-802-808
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Common Dividends Paid
-2,245-2,183-2,386-1,251-1,498-5,748
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Other Financing Activities
-----1,050188
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Financing Cash Flow
-3,749-3,775-10,764-2,614-4,283-6,488
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Foreign Exchange Rate Adjustments
2064015-24946
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Net Cash Flow
5,3104,255-3,7943,497-1,055-1,019
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Free Cash Flow
9,0037,8376,6296,7453,5015,370
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Free Cash Flow Growth
79.56%18.22%-1.72%92.66%-34.80%-11.25%
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Free Cash Flow Margin
3.21%2.85%2.60%2.78%1.54%2.74%
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Free Cash Flow Per Share
20.2517.6214.9015.187.8712.09
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Cash Interest Paid
106106129125145149
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Cash Income Tax Paid
2,9172,9172,3192,2341,9401,527
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Levered Free Cash Flow
7,2405,8994,4685,4582,3554,342
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Unlevered Free Cash Flow
7,3355,9954,5735,5582,4534,449
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Change in Working Capital
2,8471,7646111,018-1,5631,003
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Updated Nov 23, 2025. Source: S&P Global Market Intelligence. Standard template. Financial Sources.
SEC Filings: 10-K · 10-Q