Costco Wholesale annual free cash flow
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Costco Wholesale Free Cash Flow (FCF) History (COST)
Costco Wholesale reported $7.84B in free cash flow for fiscal 2025, an increase of 18.22% from the previous fiscal year, with a free cash flow margin of 2.85%.
View full Costco Wholesale company overviewCostco Wholesale free cash flow by year
| Fiscal year | Period ended | Free cash flow | Change | Growth | FCF margin |
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| 2025 | 2025-08-31 | $7.84B | $1.21B | +18.22% | +2.85% |
| 2024 | 2024-09-01 | $6.63B | −$116.0M | −1.72% | +2.61% |
| 2023 | 2023-09-03 | $6.75B | $3.24B | +92.66% | +2.78% |
| 2022 | 2022-08-28 | $3.50B | −$1.87B | −34.80% | +1.54% |
| 2021 | 2021-08-29 | $5.37B | −$681.0M | −11.25% | +2.74% |
| 2020 | 2020-08-30 | $6.05B | $2.69B | +80.20% | +3.63% |
| 2019 | 2019-09-01 | $3.36B | $553.0M | +19.71% | +2.20% |
| 2018 | 2018-09-02 | $2.81B | −$1.42B | −33.59% | +1.98% |
| 2017 | 2017-09-03 | $4.22B | $3.58B | +556.92% | +3.27% |
| 2016 | 2016-08-28 | $643.0M | −$1.25B | −66.01% | +0.54% |
| 2015 | 2015-08-30 | $1.89B | −$99.0M | −4.97% | +1.63% |
| 2014 | 2014-08-31 | $1.99B | $637.0M | +47.05% | +1.77% |
| 2013 | 2013-09-01 | $1.35B | −$223.0M | −14.14% | +1.29% |
| 2012 | 2012-09-02 | $1.58B | −$331.0M | −17.35% | +1.59% |
| 2011 | 2011-08-28 | $1.91B | $183.0M | +10.61% | +2.15% |
| 2010 | 2010-08-29 | $1.73B | $883.0M | +104.87% | +2.21% |
| 2009 | 2009-08-30 | $842.0M | $235.0M | +38.71% | +1.18% |
| 2008 | 2008-08-31 | $607.0M | — | — | +0.84% |
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| Fiscal quarter | Period ended | Free cash flow | Change | YoY growth | FCF margin |
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| Q3 2026 | 2026-05-31 | $2.04B | — | — | +2.89% |
| Q3 2026 | 2026-05-10 | $2.04B | — | — | +2.89% |
| Q2 2026 | 2026-02-28 | $1.71B | $96.0M | +5.96% | +2.45% |
| Q2 2026 | 2026-02-15 | $1.71B | $96.0M | +5.96% | +2.45% |
| Q1 2026 | 2025-11-23 | $3.16B | $1.17B | +58.42% | +4.70% |
| Q4 2025 | 2025-08-31 | $1.90B | $520.0M | +37.65% | +2.21% |
| Q3 2025 | 2025-05-31 | $2.33B | $392.0M | +20.24% | +3.68% |
| Q3 2025 | 2025-05-11 | $2.33B | $392.0M | +20.24% | +3.68% |
| Q2 2025 | 2025-02-16 | $1.61B | $1.91B | — | +2.53% |
| Q1 2025 | 2024-11-24 | $2.00B | −$1.61B | −44.72% | +3.21% |
| Q4 2024 | 2024-09-01 | $1.38B | −$788.0M | −36.33% | +1.73% |
| Q3 2024 | 2024-05-12 | $1.94B | $1.22B | +168.65% | +3.31% |
| Q2 2024 | 2024-02-18 | −$300.0M | −$2.60B | — | −0.51% |
| Q1 2024 | 2023-11-26 | $3.61B | $2.06B | +132.52% | +6.25% |
| Q4 2023 | 2023-09-03 | $2.17B | $922.0M | +73.94% | +2.75% |
| Q3 2023 | 2023-05-07 | $721.0M | $348.0M | +93.30% | +1.34% |
| Q2 2023 | 2023-02-12 | $2.30B | $2.62B | — | +4.17% |
| Q1 2023 | 2022-11-20 | $1.55B | −$650.0M | −29.51% | +2.85% |
| Q4 2022 | 2022-08-28 | $1.25B | −$599.0M | −32.45% | +1.73% |
| Q3 2022 | 2022-05-08 | $373.0M | −$1.93B | −83.82% | +0.71% |
| Q2 2022 | 2022-02-13 | −$322.0M | $213.0M | — | −0.62% |
| Q1 2022 | 2021-11-21 | $2.20B | $449.0M | +25.60% | +4.37% |
| Q4 2021 | 2021-08-29 | $1.85B | −$1.54B | −45.55% | +2.95% |
| Q3 2021 | 2021-05-09 | $2.31B | $1.10B | +92.08% | +5.09% |
| Q2 2021 | 2021-02-14 | −$535.0M | −$609.0M | — | −1.20% |
| Q1 2021 | 2020-11-22 | $1.75B | $367.0M | +26.46% | +4.06% |
| Q4 2020 | 2020-08-30 | $3.39B | $2.11B | +164.02% | +6.35% |
| Q3 2020 | 2020-05-10 | $1.20B | −$233.0M | −16.26% | +3.22% |
| Q2 2020 | 2020-02-16 | $74.0M | $880.0M | — | +0.19% |
| Q1 2020 | 2019-11-24 | $1.39B | −$60.0M | −4.15% | +3.74% |
| Q4 2019 | 2019-09-01 | $1.28B | $786.0M | +157.83% | +2.70% |
| Q3 2019 | 2019-05-12 | $1.43B | −$87.0M | −5.72% | +4.12% |
| Q2 2019 | 2019-02-17 | −$806.0M | −$407.0M | — | −2.28% |
| Q1 2019 | 2018-11-25 | $1.45B | $261.0M | +22.01% | +4.13% |
| Q4 2018 | 2018-09-02 | $498.0M | −$557.0M | −52.80% | +1.12% |
| Q3 2018 | 2018-05-13 | $1.52B | $454.0M | +42.59% | +4.70% |
| Q2 2018 | 2018-02-18 | −$399.0M | −$376.0M | — | −1.21% |
| Q1 2018 | 2017-11-26 | $1.19B | −$940.0M | −44.21% | +3.73% |
| Q4 2017 | 2017-09-03 | $1.05B | $2.07B | — | +2.49% |
| Q3 2017 | 2017-05-07 | $1.07B | −$332.0M | −23.75% | +3.69% |
| Q2 2017 | 2017-02-12 | −$23.0M | −$190.0M | — | −0.08% |
| Q1 2017 | 2016-11-20 | $2.13B | $2.03B | +2114.58% | +7.57% |
| Q4 2016 | 2016-08-28 | −$1.02B | −$1.24B | — | −2.78% |
| Q3 2016 | 2016-05-08 | $1.40B | $590.0M | +73.02% | +5.22% |
| Q2 2016 | 2016-02-14 | $167.0M | −$121.0M | −42.01% | +0.59% |
| Q1 2016 | 2015-11-22 | $96.0M | −$477.0M | −83.25% | +0.35% |
| Q4 2015 | 2015-08-30 | $223.0M | −$52.0M | −18.91% | +0.62% |
| Q3 2015 | 2015-05-10 | $808.0M | −$277.0M | −25.53% | +3.10% |
| Q2 2015 | 2015-02-15 | $288.0M | $22.0M | +8.27% | +1.05% |
| Q1 2015 | 2014-11-23 | $573.0M | $208.0M | +56.99% | +2.13% |
| Q4 2014 | 2014-08-31 | $275.0M | $416.0M | — | +0.77% |
| Q3 2014 | 2014-05-11 | $1.08B | $172.0M | +18.84% | +4.21% |
| Q2 2014 | 2014-02-16 | $266.0M | $298.0M | — | +1.01% |
| Q1 2014 | 2013-11-24 | $365.0M | −$249.0M | −40.55% | +1.46% |
| Q4 2013 | 2013-09-01 | −$141.0M | −$291.0M | — | −0.43% |
| Q3 2013 | 2013-05-12 | $913.0M | $98.0M | +12.02% | +3.79% |
| Q2 2013 | 2013-02-17 | −$32.0M | −$323.0M | — | −0.13% |
| Q1 2013 | 2012-11-25 | $614.0M | $293.0M | +91.28% | +2.59% |
| Q4 2012 | 2012-09-02 | $150.0M | −$319.0M | −68.02% | +0.47% |
| Q3 2012 | 2012-05-06 | $815.0M | $282.0M | +52.91% | +3.65% |
| Q2 2012 | 2012-02-12 | $291.0M | −$201.0M | −40.85% | +1.27% |
| Q1 2012 | 2011-11-20 | $321.0M | −$93.0M | −22.46% | +1.48% |
| Q4 2011 | 2011-08-28 | $469.0M | $269.0M | +134.50% | +1.66% |
| Q3 2011 | 2011-05-08 | $533.0M | −$138.0M | −20.57% | +2.58% |
| Q2 2011 | 2011-02-13 | $492.0M | $76.0M | +18.27% | +2.36% |
| Q1 2011 | 2010-11-21 | $414.0M | −$24.0M | −5.48% | +2.15% |
| Q4 2010 | 2010-08-29 | $200.0M | — | — | +0.83% |
| Q3 2010 | 2010-05-09 | $671.0M | — | — | +3.77% |
| Q2 2010 | 2010-02-14 | $416.0M | −$153.0M | −26.89% | +2.22% |
| Q1 2010 | 2009-11-22 | $438.0M | $828.0M | — | +2.53% |
| Q2 2009 | 2009-02-15 | $569.0M | — | — | +3.38% |
| Q1 2009 | 2008-11-23 | −$390.0M | — | — | −2.38% |
Costco Wholesale free cash flow growth trends
Over the last five reported fiscal years, free cash flow grew from $6.05B to $7.84B, a compound annual growth rate of 5.31%. Costco Wholesale's latest reported quarter, Q3 2026, generated $2.04B in free cash flow.
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What free cash flow means
Free cash flow is the cash a company generates from operations after capital expenditures. Positive FCF can fund dividends, buybacks, debt repayment, or reinvestment; negative FCF means capital spending exceeded operating cash flow for that period.
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How free cash flow is calculated
TickerStat calculates free cash flow as reported operating cash flow minus capital expenditures. FCF margin equals free cash flow divided by revenue. Fiscal periods can differ from calendar years, so the tables include exact period-end dates.
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