Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST)
NASDAQ: COST · Real-Time Price · USD
978.14
+6.91 (0.71%)
At close: Feb 11, 2026, 4:00 PM EST
978.61
+0.47 (0.05%)
After-hours: Feb 11, 2026, 5:36 PM EST
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 | 8,302 | 8,099 | 7,843 | 7,621 | 7,576 | 7,367 | 7,173 | 6,794 | 6,517 | 6,292 | 6,000 | 6,051 | 5,884 | 5,844 | 5,646 | 5,513 | 5,165 | 5,007 | 4,726 | 4,344 |
Depreciation & Amortization | 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 | 1,727 | 1,707 |
Asset Writedown & Restructuring Costs | -117 | -117 | -9 | -9 | -9 | -9 | 54 | 350 | 374 | 495 | 362 | 184 | 160 | 39 | 118 | - | - | 144 | - | - |
Stock-Based Compensation | 883 | 860 | 852 | 852 | 837 | 818 | 817 | 805 | 816 | 774 | 761 | 757 | 738 | 724 | 721 | 718 | 712 | 665 | 661 | 663 |
Other Operating Activities | 373 | 303 | 323 | 232 | 198 | 315 | 297 | 337 | 418 | 412 | 511 | 388 | 357 | 448 | 499 | 646 | 637 | 358 | 507 | 409 |
Change in Inventory | -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 | -2,587 | -1,877 |
Change in Accounts Payable | 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 | 4,088 | 2,989 |
Change in Other Net Operating Assets | 1,283 | 801 | 1,159 | 1,476 | 602 | 741 | 875 | 194 | 287 | 172 | -254 | 534 | 681 | 549 | 630 | 1,343 | 876 | 1,057 | 1,138 | 590 |
Operating Cash Flow | 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 | 10,260 | 8,825 |
Operating Cash Flow Growth | 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% | 48.44% | 23.96% |
Capital Expenditures | -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 | -3,346 | -3,016 |
Cash Acquisitions | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -30 | -1,163 |
Investment in Securities | -36 | 113 | 99 | 417 | -64 | 320 | 102 | -491 | -28 | -685 | -581 | -288 | -141 | 24 | 214 | 104 | 90 | 115 | 90 | 350 |
Other Investing Activities | 72 | 74 | -36 | -41 | -30 | -19 | 56 | 79 | 53 | 36 | -27 | -39 | -26 | -48 | -71 | -95 | -105 | -62 | -35 | 1 |
Investing Cash Flow | -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 | -3,321 | -3,828 |
Short-Term Debt Issued | - | 816 | - | - | - | 928 | - | - | - | 917 | - | - | - | 53 | - | - | - | 41 | - | - |
Long-Term Debt Issued | - | - | - | - | - | 498 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Total Debt Issued | 683 | 816 | 916 | 915 | 917 | 1,426 | 1,376 | 1,319 | 1,530 | 917 | 545 | 452 | 82 | 53 | 174 | 80 | -40 | 41 | 138 | 4,129 |
Short-Term Debt Repaid | - | -862 | - | - | - | -920 | - | - | - | -935 | - | - | - | -6 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Long-Term Debt Repaid | - | -250 | - | - | - | -1,214 | - | - | - | -366 | - | - | - | -980 | - | - | - | -161 | - | - |
Total Debt Repaid | -920 | -1,112 | -2,137 | -2,116 | -2,092 | -2,134 | -1,074 | -1,128 | -1,421 | -1,301 | -964 | -773 | -1,119 | -986 | -1,089 | -914 | -94 | -161 | -1,355 | -2,050 |
Net Debt Issued (Repaid) | -237 | -296 | -1,221 | -1,201 | -1,175 | -708 | 302 | 191 | 109 | -384 | -419 | -321 | -1,037 | -933 | -915 | -834 | -134 | -120 | -1,217 | 2,079 |
Repurchase of Common Stock | -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 | -766 | -619 |
Common Dividends Paid | -2,245 | -2,183 | - | -1,544 | -1,996 | -2,386 | -8,979 | -2,208 | -1,756 | -1,251 | -1,596 | -1,548 | -1,548 | -1,498 | -1,399 | -1,358 | -1,358 | -5,748 | -1,239 | -1,216 |
Other Financing Activities | - | - | 5,111 | - | - | - | 93 | 30 | -87 | - | -939 | -1,048 | -870 | -1,050 | -5 | 172 | 104 | 188 | -35 | -83 |
Financing Cash Flow | -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 | -7,687 | -4,269 |
Foreign Exchange Rate Adjustments | 20 | 6 | 50 | -92 | -41 | 40 | -52 | -15 | 52 | 15 | -25 | -166 | -272 | -249 | -214 | -54 | -16 | 46 | 148 | 123 |
Net Cash Flow | 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 | -600 | 851 |
Free Cash Flow | 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 | 6,914 | 5,809 |
Free Cash Flow Growth | 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% | 75.26% | 39.04% |
Free Cash Flow Margin | 3.21% | 2.85% | 2.72% | 2.62% | 1.94% | 2.60% | 2.92% | 2.49% | 3.58% | 2.78% | 2.47% | 2.34% | 1.23% | 1.54% | 1.88% | 2.87% | 2.86% | 2.74% | 3.71% | 3.25% |
Free Cash Flow Per Share | 20.25 | 17.62 | 16.45 | 15.56 | 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 | 15.56 | 13.07 |
Cash Interest Paid | 105 | 106 | 120 | 122 | 121 | 129 | 129 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 129 | 131 | 133 | 145 | 153 | 147 | 149 | 149 | 151 | 142 |
Cash Income Tax Paid | 2,755 | 2,917 | 2,518 | 1,920 | 2,510 | 2,319 | 2,240 | 2,795 | 2,230 | 2,234 | 2,262 | 2,107 | 1,948 | 1,940 | 1,781 | 1,241 | 1,610 | 1,527 | 1,461 | 1,427 |
Levered Free Cash Flow | 7,170 | 5,899 | 5,910 | 5,604 | 3,042 | 4,468 | 5,245 | 3,955 | 6,953 | 5,458 | 4,378 | 4,128 | 1,921 | 2,355 | 3,297 | 5,377 | 687.63 | 4,342 | 6,462 | 5,317 |
Unlevered Free Cash Flow | 7,265 | 5,995 | 6,009 | 5,705 | 3,147 | 4,573 | 5,355 | 4,062 | 7,055 | 5,558 | 4,473 | 4,223 | 2,017 | 2,453 | 3,398 | 5,482 | 794.5 | 4,449 | 6,568 | 5,422 |
Change in Working Capital | 2,847 | 1,764 | 1,059 | 947 | -938 | 611 | 1,546 | 187 | 2,853 | 1,018 | 225 | 206 | -2,310 | -1,563 | -1,016 | 1,226 | 1,246 | 1,003 | 2,639 | 1,702 |
Updated Nov 23, 2025. Source: S&P Global Market Intelligence. Standard template. Financial Sources.