Costco Wholesale Cash Flow Statement
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Costco Wholesale free cash flow
In fiscal 2026, Costco Wholesale generated $15.82 billion of operating cash flow and spent $6.43 billion on capital expenditures. That left free cash flow of $9.38 billion, a free-cash-flow margin of 3.1% of revenue. Free cash flow was up 19.7% from the prior year's $7.84 billion.
Costco Wholesale returned $3.31 billion to shareholders: $2.46 billion in dividends and $848.0 million in share repurchases, equal to 35% of free cash flow. Free cash flow covered dividend payments 3.8 times.
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Costco Wholesale cash flow statement (annual)
| Fiscal year (USD) | FY 20262026-08-30 | FY 20252025-08-31 | FY 20242024-09-01 | FY 20232023-09-03 | FY 20222022-08-28 | FY 20212021-08-29 | FY 20202020-08-30 | FY 20192019-09-01 | FY 20182018-09-02 | FY 20172017-09-03 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Income | 9.23B | 8.10B | 7.37B | 6.29B | 5.92B | 5.08B | 4.06B | 3.70B | 3.18B | 2.71B |
| Net Income growth (YoY) | +13.92% | +9.94% | +17.09% | +6.37% | +16.46% | +25.13% | +9.58% | +16.51% | +17.13% | +14.23% |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 2.67B | 2.43B | 2.24B | 2.08B | 1.90B | 1.78B | 1.65B | 1.49B | 1.44B | 1.37B |
| Stock-Based Compensation | 924.00M | 860.00M | 818.00M | 774.00M | 724.00M | 665.00M | 619.00M | 595.00M | 544.00M | 514.00M |
| Change in Working Capital | 1.60B | 963.00M | -130.00M | 846.00M | -2.11B | -54.00M | 1.47B | -214.00M | 248.00M | 1.36B |
| Operating Cash Flow | 15.82B | 13.34B | 11.34B | 11.07B | 7.39B | 8.96B | 8.86B | 6.36B | 5.77B | 6.73B |
| Capital Expenditures | -6.43B | -5.50B | -4.71B | -4.32B | -3.89B | -3.59B | -2.81B | -3.00B | -2.97B | -2.50B |
| Investing Cash Flow | -6.38B | -5.31B | -4.41B | -4.97B | -3.92B | -3.54B | -3.89B | -2.87B | -2.95B | -2.37B |
| Dividends Paid | -2.46B | -2.18B | -9.04B | -1.25B | -1.50B | -5.75B | -1.48B | -1.04B | -689.00M | -3.90B |
| Share Repurchases | -848.00M | -903.00M | -700.00M | -676.00M | -439.00M | -496.00M | -196.00M | -247.00M | -328.00M | -469.00M |
| Debt Issued | 496.00M | 0 | 498.00M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.99B | 298.00M | 0 | 3.78B |
| Debt Repaid | -69.00M | -103.00M | -1.08B | -75.00M | -800.00M | -94.00M | -3.20B | -89.00M | -86.00M | -2.20B |
| Financing Cash Flow | -3.35B | -3.77B | -10.76B | -2.61B | -4.28B | -6.49B | -1.15B | -1.15B | -1.28B | -3.22B |
| Net Change in Cash | 6.05B | 4.25B | -3.79B | 3.50B | -1.05B | -1.02B | 3.89B | 2.33B | 1.51B | 1.17B |
| Free Cash Flow | 9.38B | 7.84B | 6.63B | 6.75B | 3.50B | 5.37B | 6.05B | 3.36B | 2.81B | 4.22B |
This table shows 10 annual periods of Costco Wholesale's cash flow statement, from FY 2026 back to FY 2017, across 14 line items including net income, depreciation & amortization, stock-based compensation. Values in USD; B = billions, M = millions. Fiscal periods follow COST's reporting calendar. What is a cash flow statement?