Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST)
NASDAQ: COST · Real-Time Price · USD
993.36
+7.34 (0.74%)
Feb 24, 2026, 10:32 AM EST - Market open
Costco Cash Flow Statement
Financials in millions USD. Fiscal year is September - August.
Millions USD. Fiscal year is Sep - Aug.
Fiscal Quarter | Q1 2026 | Q4 2025 | Q3 2025 | Q2 2025 | Q1 2025 | Q4 2024 | Q3 2024 | Q2 2024 | Q1 2024 | Q4 2023 | Q3 2023 | Q2 2023 | Q1 2023 | Q4 2022 | Q3 2022 | Q2 2022 | Q1 2022 | Q4 2021 | Q3 2021 | Q2 2021 |
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Period Ending | Nov '25 Nov 23, 2025 | Aug '25 Aug 31, 2025 | May '25 May 11, 2025 | Feb '25 Feb 16, 2025 | Nov '24 Nov 24, 2024 | Sep '24 Sep 1, 2024 | May '24 May 12, 2024 | Feb '24 Feb 18, 2024 | Nov '23 Nov 26, 2023 | Sep '23 Sep 3, 2023 | May '23 May 7, 2023 | Feb '23 Feb 12, 2023 | Nov '22 Nov 20, 2022 | Aug '22 Aug 28, 2022 | May '22 May 8, 2022 | Feb '22 Feb 13, 2022 | Nov '21 Nov 21, 2021 | Aug '21 Aug 29, 2021 | May '21 May 9, 2021 | Feb '21 Feb 14, 2021 |
Net Income | 2,001 | 2,610 | 1,903 | 1,788 | 1,798 | 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 |
Depreciation & Amortization | 597 | 774 | 552 | 552 | 548 | 706 | 516 | 514 | 501 | 688 | 472 | 470 | 447 | 601 | 431 | 436 | 432 | 559 | 402 | 416 |
Asset Writedown & Restructuring Costs | - | -117 | - | - | - | -9 | - | - | - | 54 | 296 | 24 | 121 | -79 | 118 | - | - | - | - | - |
Stock-Based Compensation | 486 | 140 | 106 | 151 | 463 | 132 | 106 | 136 | 444 | 131 | 94 | 147 | 402 | 118 | 90 | 128 | 388 | 115 | 87 | 122 |
Other Operating Activities | 70 | 110 | 135 | 58 | - | 130 | 44 | 24 | 117 | 112 | 84 | 105 | 111 | 211 | -39 | 74 | 202 | 262 | 108 | 65 |
Change in Inventory | -3,157 | 584 | 337 | 2,179 | -2,541 | -1,237 | -406 | 959 | -1,384 | -368 | -253 | 2,586 | -737 | -370 | -1,311 | 438 | -2,760 | -361 | -51 | 1,100 |
Change in Accounts Payable | 3,818 | -200 | 1,062 | -3,059 | 2,601 | 558 | 1,376 | -2,850 | 2,854 | 490 | 545 | -1,904 | 487 | 125 | 796 | -2,419 | 3,389 | 582 | 1,065 | -2,594 |
Change in Other Net Operating Assets | 873 | -34 | -635 | 1,079 | 391 | 324 | -318 | 205 | 530 | 458 | -999 | 298 | 415 | 32 | -211 | 445 | 283 | 113 | 502 | -22 |
Operating Cash Flow | 4,688 | 3,867 | 3,460 | 2,748 | 3,260 | 2,958 | 2,999 | 731 | 4,651 | 3,725 | 1,541 | 3,192 | 2,610 | 2,506 | 1,227 | 401 | 3,258 | 2,940 | 3,333 | 38 |
Operating Cash Flow Growth | 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% | -30.69% | 75.61% | -93.86% |
Capital Expenditures | -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 | -1,094 | -1,028 | -573 |
Investment in Securities | 145 | -100 | -194 | 113 | 294 | -114 | 124 | -368 | 678 | -332 | -469 | 95 | 21 | -228 | -176 | 242 | 186 | -38 | -286 | 228 |
Other Investing Activities | -17 | 98 | -11 | 2 | -15 | -12 | -16 | 13 | -4 | 63 | 7 | -13 | -21 | - | -5 | - | -43 | -23 | -29 | -10 |
Investing Cash Flow | -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 | -1,155 | -1,343 | -355 |
Short-Term Debt Issued | - | - | - | - | 133 | - | - | - | 144 | - | - | - | 29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Long-Term Debt Issued | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 498 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Total Debt Issued | - | 200 | 246 | 237 | 133 | 300 | 245 | 239 | 642 | 250 | 188 | 450 | 29 | -122 | 95 | 80 | - | -1 | 1 | -40 |
Short-Term Debt Repaid | - | - | - | - | -194 | - | - | - | -173 | - | - | - | -77 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Long-Term Debt Repaid | -23 | - | - | - | -21 | - | - | - | -84 | - | - | - | -60 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Total Debt Repaid | -23 | -359 | -266 | -272 | -215 | -1,384 | -245 | -248 | -257 | -324 | -299 | -541 | -137 | 13 | -108 | -887 | - | -94 | 67 | -67 |
Net Debt Issued (Repaid) | -23 | -159 | -20 | -35 | -82 | -1,084 | - | -9 | 385 | -74 | -111 | -91 | -108 | -109 | -13 | -807 | - | -95 | 68 | -107 |
Repurchase of Common Stock | -567 | -281 | -213 | -206 | -596 | -218 | -183 | -160 | -454 | -231 | -162 | -144 | -442 | -188 | -140 | -82 | -392 | -129 | -182 | -106 |
Common Dividends Paid | -577 | -1,153 | -515 | - | -515 | - | -7,170 | -452 | -905 | -452 | -399 | - | -400 | -797 | -351 | - | -350 | -698 | -310 | - |
Other Financing Activities | - | - | - | - | - | 6,141 | - | - | - | 93 | -63 | -117 | 87 | -846 | -172 | 61 | -97 | 203 | 5 | -7 |
Financing Cash Flow | -1,167 | -1,593 | -748 | -241 | -1,193 | -1,816 | -698 | -7,276 | -974 | -664 | -735 | -352 | -863 | -1,940 | -676 | -828 | -839 | -719 | -419 | -4,650 |
Foreign Exchange Rate Adjustments | -67 | 19 | 104 | -36 | -81 | 63 | -38 | 15 | - | -29 | -1 | 82 | -37 | -69 | -142 | -24 | -14 | -34 | 18 | 14 |
Net Cash Flow | 2,056 | 325 | 1,480 | 1,449 | 1,001 | -498 | 1,309 | -7,916 | 3,311 | 1,207 | -477 | 2,114 | 653 | -990 | -626 | -932 | 1,493 | 1,032 | 1,589 | -4,953 |
Free Cash Flow | 3,162 | 1,901 | 2,329 | 1,611 | 1,996 | 1,381 | 1,937 | -300 | 3,611 | 2,169 | 721 | 2,302 | 1,553 | 1,247 | 373 | -322 | 2,203 | 1,846 | 2,305 | -535 |
Free Cash Flow Growth | 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% | -45.55% | 92.08% | - |
Free Cash Flow Margin | 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% | 2.94% | 5.09% | -1.20% |
Free Cash Flow Per Share | 7.11 | 4.28 | 5.24 | 3.62 | 4.49 | 3.10 | 4.35 | -0.68 | 8.13 | 4.88 | 1.62 | 5.18 | 3.49 | 2.80 | 0.84 | -0.72 | 4.96 | 4.15 | 5.19 | -1.20 |
Cash Interest Paid | 43 | 25 | 26 | 11 | 44 | 39 | 28 | 10 | 52 | 39 | 24 | 10 | 52 | 43 | 26 | 12 | 64 | 51 | 20 | 14 |
Cash Income Tax Paid | 239 | 1,269 | 850 | 397 | 401 | 870 | 252 | 987 | 210 | 791 | 807 | 422 | 214 | 819 | 652 | 263 | 206 | 660 | 112 | 632 |
Levered Free Cash Flow | 2,931 | 558.38 | 1,926 | 1,755 | 1,659 | 569.63 | 1,620 | -806.88 | 3,085 | 1,347 | 271.13 | 2,191 | 1,590 | 267.38 | 79.5 | 58 | 2,024 | 1,209 | 2,160 | -4,706 |
Unlevered Free Cash Flow | 2,952 | 587.13 | 1,948 | 1,778 | 1,683 | 600.25 | 1,645 | -781.25 | 3,109 | 1,382 | 293.63 | 2,212 | 1,611 | 297.38 | 101.38 | 80.5 | 2,048 | 1,242 | 2,185 | -4,681 |
Change in Working Capital | 1,534 | 350 | 764 | 199 | 451 | -355 | 652 | -1,686 | 2,000 | 580 | -707 | 980 | 165 | -213 | -726 | -1,536 | 912 | 334 | 1,516 | -1,516 |
Updated Nov 23, 2025. Source: S&P Global Market Intelligence. Standard template. Financial Sources.