Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST)
NASDAQ: COST · Real-Time Price · USD
961.60
+9.06 (0.95%)
Jun 29, 2026, 10:31 AM EDT - Market open
Costco Cash Flow Statement
Financials in millions USD. Fiscal year is September - August.
Millions USD. Fiscal year is Sep - Aug.
Fiscal Quarter | Q3 2026 | Q2 2026 | 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 |
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Period Ending | May '26 May 10, 2026 | Feb '26 Feb 15, 2026 | 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 |
Net Income | 8,838 | 8,549 | 8,302 | 8,099 | 7,843 | 7,621 | 7,576 | 7,367 | 7,173 | 6,794 | 6,517 | 6,292 | 6,010 | 6,080 | 5,934 | 5,915 | 5,731 | 5,592 | 5,243 | 5,079 |
Depreciation & Amortization | 2,565 | 2,520 | 2,475 | 2,426 | 2,358 | 2,322 | 2,284 | 2,237 | 2,219 | 2,175 | 2,131 | 2,077 | 1,990 | 1,949 | 1,915 | 1,900 | 1,858 | 1,829 | 1,809 | 1,781 |
Stock-Based Compensation | 911 | 898 | 883 | 860 | 852 | 852 | 837 | 818 | 817 | 805 | 816 | 774 | 761 | 757 | 738 | 724 | 721 | 718 | 712 | 665 |
Other Adjustments | 245 | 305 | 223.5 | 114 | 242 | 232 | 241 | 306 | 351 | 687 | 808 | 907 | 995 | 668 | 576 | 414 | 450 | 492 | 484 | 414 |
Changes in Inventories | -656 | 138 | -57 | 559 | -1,262 | -2,005 | -3,225 | -2,068 | -1,199 | -1,046 | 581 | 1,228 | 1,226 | 168 | -1,980 | -4,003 | -3,994 | -2,734 | -2,072 | -1,892 |
Changes in Accounts Payable | 2,298 | 1,593 | 1,621 | 404 | 1,162 | 1,476 | 1,685 | 1,938 | 1,870 | 1,039 | 1,985 | -382 | -747 | -496 | -1,011 | 1,891 | 2,348 | 2,617 | 2,442 | 1,838 |
Changes in Other Operating Activities | 794 | 970 | 1,283 | 801 | 1,159 | 1,476 | 602 | 741 | 875 | 194 | 287 | 172 | -254 | 534 | 681 | 549 | 630 | 1,343 | 876 | 1,057 |
Operating Cash Flow | 15,000 | 15,011 | 14,763 | 13,335 | 12,426 | 11,965 | 9,948 | 11,339 | 12,106 | 10,648 | 13,109 | 11,068 | 9,849 | 9,535 | 6,744 | 7,392 | 7,826 | 9,932 | 9,569 | 8,958 |
Operating Cash Flow Growth | 20.71% | 25.46% | 48.40% | 17.60% | 2.64% | 12.37% | -24.11% | 2.45% | 22.92% | 11.67% | 94.38% | 49.73% | 25.85% | -4.00% | -29.52% | -17.48% | -23.72% | 12.54% | 1.73% | 1.09% |
Capital Expenditures | -6,194 | -5,912 | -5,760 | -5,498 | -5,109 | -5,040 | -4,934 | -4,710 | -4,689 | -4,447 | -4,306 | -4,323 | -4,026 | -4,060 | -3,893 | -3,891 | -3,726 | -3,900 | -3,750 | -3,588 |
Purchases of Investments | -935 | -933 | -976 | -1,028 | -1,036 | -1,096 | -1,517 | -1,470 | -1,682 | -1,945 | -1,569 | -1,622 | -1,480 | -1,192 | -1,116 | -1,121 | -1,117 | -1,272 | -1,316 | -1,331 |
Proceeds from Sale of Investments | 899 | 899 | 940 | 1,141 | 1,135 | 1,513 | 1,453 | 1,790 | 1,784 | 1,454 | 1,541 | 937 | 899 | 904 | 975 | 1,145 | 1,331 | 1,376 | 1,406 | 1,446 |
Other Investing Activities | 102 | 74 | 72 | 74 | -36 | -41 | -30 | -19 | 56 | 79 | 53 | 36 | -27 | -39 | -26 | -48 | -71 | -95 | -105 | -62 |
Investing Cash Flow | -6,128 | -5,872 | -5,724 | -5,311 | -5,046 | -4,664 | -5,028 | -4,409 | -4,531 | -4,859 | -4,281 | -4,972 | -4,634 | -4,387 | -4,060 | -3,915 | -3,583 | -3,891 | -3,765 | -3,535 |
Short-Term Debt Issued | 659 | 582 | 683 | 816 | 916 | 915 | 917 | 928 | 878 | 821 | 1,032 | 917 | 545 | 452 | 42 | 53 | - | 68 | -39 | 42 |
Short-Term Debt Repaid | -617 | -538 | -668 | -862 | -918 | -900 | -941 | -920 | -874 | -824 | -1,031 | -935 | -509 | -439 | -39.5 | -6 | - | - | - | - |
Net Short-Term Debt Issued (Repaid) | 42 | 44 | 15 | -46 | -2 | 15 | -24 | 8 | 4 | -3 | 1 | -18 | 36 | 13 | 2.5 | 47 | - | 68 | -39 | 42 |
Long-Term Debt Issued | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 498 | 498 | 498 | 498 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Long-Term Debt Repaid | -172 | - | - | -103 | - | - | - | -1,077 | - | - | - | -75 | -75 | - | - | -800 | -894 | - | - | -94 |
Net Long-Term Debt Issued (Repaid) | -172 | - | - | -103 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -579 | 498 | 498 | 498 | -75 | -75 | - | - | -800 | -894 | - | - | -94 |
Repurchase of Common Stock | -1,245 | -1,271 | -1,267 | -1,296 | -1,233 | -1,203 | -1,157 | -1,015 | -1,028 | -1,007 | -991 | -979 | -936 | -914 | -852 | -802 | -743 | -785 | -809 | -808 |
Net Common Stock Issued (Repurchased) | -1,245 | -1,271 | -1,267 | -1,296 | -1,233 | -1,203 | -1,157 | -1,015 | -1,028 | -1,007 | -991 | -979 | -936 | -914 | -852 | -802 | -743 | -785 | -809 | -808 |
Common Dividends Paid | -2,307 | -2,822 | -2,245 | -2,183 | -1,544 | -1,544 | -8,651 | -9,041 | -8,979 | -8,863 | -1,756 | -1,251 | -1,596 | -1,548 | -1,548 | -1,498 | -1,399 | -1,358 | -5,788 | -5,748 |
Other Financing Activities | -86 | -86 | -149 | -147 | -142 | -139 | -74 | -137 | -200 | -292 | -495 | -384 | -93 | -202 | -24 | -1,438 | -234 | -57 | -125 | 121 |
Financing Cash Flow | -3,768 | -4,238 | -3,749 | -3,775 | -3,998 | -3,948 | -10,983 | -10,764 | -9,612 | -9,649 | -2,725 | -2,614 | -3,890 | -3,831 | -4,307 | -4,283 | -3,062 | -2,805 | -6,627 | -6,488 |
Effect of Exchange Rate Changes on Cash and Cash Equivalents | 6 | 126 | 20 | 6 | 50 | -92 | -48.5 | 40 | -52 | - | - | 15 | -25 | -166 | -272 | -249 | -214 | - | - | 46 |
Net Cash Flow | 5,110 | 5,027 | 5,310 | 4,255 | 3,432 | 3,261 | -6,104 | -3,794 | -2,089 | -3,875 | 6,155 | 3,497 | 1,300 | 1,151 | -1,895 | -1,055 | 967 | 3,182 | -839 | -1,019 |
Free Cash Flow | 8,806 | 9,099 | 9,003 | 7,837 | 7,317 | 6,925 | 5,014 | 6,629 | 7,417 | 6,201 | 8,803 | 6,745 | 5,823 | 5,475 | 2,851 | 3,501 | 4,100 | 6,032 | 5,819 | 5,370 |
Free Cash Flow Growth | 20.35% | 31.39% | 79.56% | 18.22% | -1.35% | 11.68% | -43.04% | -1.72% | 27.37% | 13.26% | 208.77% | 92.66% | 42.02% | -9.23% | -51.01% | -34.80% | -40.70% | 3.84% | -9.33% | -11.25% |
FCF Margin | 3.00% | 3.18% | 3.21% | 2.85% | 2.72% | 2.62% | 1.94% | 2.61% | 2.92% | 2.49% | 3.58% | 2.78% | 2.47% | 2.34% | 1.23% | 1.54% | 1.88% | 2.87% | 2.87% | 2.74% |
Free Cash Flow Per Share | 19.81 | 20.47 | 20.24 | 17.62 | 16.45 | 15.57 | 11.27 | 14.90 | 16.68 | 13.95 | 19.81 | 15.18 | 13.10 | 12.31 | 6.41 | 7.87 | 9.22 | 13.57 | 13.09 | 12.09 |
Levered Free Cash Flow | 7,515 | 7,902 | 7,879 | 6,642 | 6,149 | 5,865 | 3,964 | 4,934 | 6,751 | 5,204 | 7,694 | 4,971 | 4,150 | 4,159 | 1,599 | 1,537 | 1,868 | 4,736 | 4,431 | 4,151 |
Unlevered Free Cash Flow | 7,249 | 7,517 | 7,531 | 6,465 | 5,897 | 5,568 | 3,650 | 5,161 | 5,826 | 4,282 | 6,843 | 4,787 | 4,042 | 4,059 | 1,599 | 2,326 | 2,814 | 4,751 | 4,559 | 4,296 |