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Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST)
NASDAQ: COST · Real-Time Price · USD
992.68
+3.57 (0.36%)
Oct 19, 2026, 12:57 PM EDT - Market open

Costco Cash Flow Statement

Millions USD. Fiscal year is Sep - Aug.

Operating Activities

Fiscal Quarter
Q4 2026Q3 2026Q2 2026Q1 2026Q4 2025Q3 2025Q2 2025Q1 2025Q4 2024Q3 2024Q2 2024Q1 2024Q4 2023Q3 2023Q2 2023Q1 2023Q4 2022Q3 2022Q2 2022Q1 2022
Period Ending
Aug '26 May '26 Feb '26 Nov '25 Aug '25 May '25 Feb '25 Nov '24 Sep '24 May '24 Feb '24 Nov '23 Sep '23 May '23 Feb '23 Nov '22 Aug '22 May '22 Feb '22 Nov '21
Net Income
2,9982,1922,0352,0012,6101,9031,7881,7982,3541,6811,7431,5892,1601,3021,4661,3641,8681,3531,2991,324
Depreciation & Amortization
883597597597774552552548706516514501688472470447601431436432
Asset Writedown & Restructuring Costs
---------9---5429624121-79118--
Stock-Based Compensation
1531191664861401061514631321061364441319414740211890128388
Other Operating Activities
4164214570-713558-130442411711284105111211-3974202
Change in Inventory
87-4572,374-3,1575843372,179-2,541-1,237-406959-1,384-368-2532,586-737-370-1,311438-2,760
Change in Accounts Payable
2571,767-3,0873,818-2001,062-3,0592,6015581,376-2,8502,854490545-1,904487125796-2,4193,389
Change in Other Net Operating Assets
-110-811766873-34-6351,079391324-318205530458-99929841532-211445283
Operating Cash Flow
4,6843,4492,9964,6883,8673,4602,7483,2602,9582,9997314,6513,7251,5413,1922,6102,5061,2274013,258
Operating Cash Flow Growth (YoY)
21.13%-0.32%9.03%43.80%30.73%15.37%275.92%-29.91%-20.59%94.61%-77.10%78.20%48.64%25.59%696.01%-19.89%-14.76%-63.19%955.26%23.08%

Investing Activities

Fiscal Quarter
Q4 2026Q3 2026Q2 2026Q1 2026Q4 2025Q3 2025Q2 2025Q1 2025Q4 2024Q3 2024Q2 2024Q1 2024Q4 2023Q3 2023Q2 2023Q1 2023Q4 2022Q3 2022Q2 2022Q1 2022
Period Ending
Aug '26 May '26 Feb '26 Nov '25 Aug '25 May '25 Feb '25 Nov '24 Sep '24 May '24 Feb '24 Nov '23 Sep '23 May '23 Feb '23 Nov '22 Aug '22 May '22 Feb '22 Nov '21
Capital Expenditures
-2,207-1,413-1,289-1,526-1,966-1,131-1,137-1,264-1,577-1,062-1,031-1,040-1,556-820-890-1,057-1,259-854-723-1,055
Investment in Securities
-41-196115145-100-194113294-114124-368678-332-4699521-228-176242186
Other Investing Activities
30174-1798-112-15-12-1613-4637-13-21--5--43
Investing Cash Flow
-2,218-1,592-1,170-1,398-1,968-1,336-1,022-985-1,703-954-1,386-366-1,825-1,282-808-1,057-1,487-1,035-481-912

Financing Activities

Fiscal Quarter
Q4 2026Q3 2026Q2 2026Q1 2026Q4 2025Q3 2025Q2 2025Q1 2025Q4 2024Q3 2024Q2 2024Q1 2024Q4 2023Q3 2023Q2 2023Q1 2023Q4 2022Q3 2022Q2 2022Q1 2022
Period Ending
Aug '26 May '26 Feb '26 Nov '25 Aug '25 May '25 Feb '25 Nov '24 Sep '24 May '24 Feb '24 Nov '23 Sep '23 May '23 Feb '23 Nov '22 Aug '22 May '22 Feb '22 Nov '21
Short-Term Debt Issued
-------133---144---29----
Long-Term Debt Issued
-----------498--------
Total Debt Issued
590323136-20024623713330024523964225018845029-1229580-
Short-Term Debt Repaid
--------194----173----77----
Long-Term Debt Repaid
----23----21----84----60----
Total Debt Repaid
-221-414-79-23-359-266-272-215-1,384-245-248-257-324-299-541-13713-108-887-
Net Debt Issued (Repaid)
369-9157-23-159-20-35-82-1,084--9385-74-111-91-108-109-13-807-
Repurchase of Common Stock
-245-187-210-567-281-213-206-596-218-183-160-454-231-162-144-442-188-140-82-392
Common Dividends Paid
-1,304--577-577-1,153-515--515--7,170-452-905-452-399--400-797-351--350
Other Financing Activities
--------6,141---93-63-11787-846-17261-97
Financing Cash Flow
-1,180-278-730-1,167-1,593-748-241-1,193-1,816-698-7,276-974-664-735-352-863-1,940-676-828-839

Net Cash Flow

Fiscal Quarter
Q4 2026Q3 2026Q2 2026Q1 2026Q4 2025Q3 2025Q2 2025Q1 2025Q4 2024Q3 2024Q2 2024Q1 2024Q4 2023Q3 2023Q2 2023Q1 2023Q4 2022Q3 2022Q2 2022Q1 2022
Period Ending
Aug '26 May '26 Feb '26 Nov '25 Aug '25 May '25 Feb '25 Nov '24 Sep '24 May '24 Feb '24 Nov '23 Sep '23 May '23 Feb '23 Nov '22 Aug '22 May '22 Feb '22 Nov '21
Foreign Exchange Rate Adjustments
-25-1670-6719104-36-8163-3815--29-182-37-69-142-24-14
Net Cash Flow
1,2611,5631,1662,0563251,4801,4491,001-4981,309-7,9163,3111,207-4772,114653-990-626-9321,493

Free Cash Flow

Fiscal Quarter
Q4 2026Q3 2026Q2 2026Q1 2026Q4 2025Q3 2025Q2 2025Q1 2025Q4 2024Q3 2024Q2 2024Q1 2024Q4 2023Q3 2023Q2 2023Q1 2023Q4 2022Q3 2022Q2 2022Q1 2022
Period Ending
Aug '26 May '26 Feb '26 Nov '25 Aug '25 May '25 Feb '25 Nov '24 Sep '24 May '24 Feb '24 Nov '23 Sep '23 May '23 Feb '23 Nov '22 Aug '22 May '22 Feb '22 Nov '21
Free Cash Flow
2,4772,0361,7073,1621,9012,3291,6111,9961,3811,937-3003,6112,1697212,3021,5531,247373-3222,203
Free Cash Flow Growth (YoY)
30.30%-12.58%5.96%58.42%37.65%20.24%--44.72%-36.33%168.66%-132.52%73.94%93.30%--29.50%-32.45%-83.82%-25.60%
Free Cash Flow Margin
2.59%2.89%2.45%4.70%2.21%3.69%2.53%3.21%1.73%3.31%-0.51%6.25%2.75%1.34%4.17%2.85%1.73%0.71%-0.62%4.37%
Free Cash Flow Per Share
5.574.583.847.114.285.243.624.493.104.35-0.688.134.881.625.183.492.800.84-0.724.96
Levered Free Cash Flow
356.752,1901,2752,931558.381,9261,7551,659569.631,620-806.883,0851,347271.132,1911,590267.3879.5582,024
Unlevered Free Cash Flow
384.882,2101,2962,952587.131,9481,7781,683600.251,645-781.253,1091,382293.632,2121,611297.38101.3880.52,048

Additional Metrics

Fiscal Quarter
Q4 2026Q3 2026Q2 2026Q1 2026Q4 2025Q3 2025Q2 2025Q1 2025Q4 2024Q3 2024Q2 2024Q1 2024Q4 2023Q3 2023Q2 2023Q1 2023Q4 2022Q3 2022Q2 2022Q1 2022
Period Ending
Aug '26 May '26 Feb '26 Nov '25 Aug '25 May '25 Feb '25 Nov '24 Sep '24 May '24 Feb '24 Nov '23 Sep '23 May '23 Feb '23 Nov '22 Aug '22 May '22 Feb '22 Nov '21
Cash Interest Paid
252784325261144392810523924105243261264
Cash Income Tax Paid
1,1047197772391,269850397401870252987210791807422214819652263206
Change in Working Capital
234499531,534350764199451-355652-1,6862,000580-707980165-213-726-1,536912
SEC Filings: 10-K · 10-Q