Costco Wholesale Quarterly Cash Flow Statement
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Costco Wholesale free cash flow
In the quarter ended Aug 30, 2026, Costco Wholesale generated $4.68 billion of operating cash flow and spent $2.21 billion on capital expenditures. That left free cash flow of $2.48 billion, a free-cash-flow margin of 2.6% of revenue. Free cash flow was up 30.3% from the prior year's $1.90 billion.
Costco Wholesale returned $245.0 million to shareholders through share repurchases, equal to 10% of free cash flow.
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Costco Wholesale cash flow statement (quarterly)
| Quarter (USD) | Q4 20262026-08-30 | Q3 20262026-05-10 | Q2 20262026-02-15 | Q1 20262025-11-23 | Q4 20252025-08-31 | Q3 20252025-05-11 | Q2 20252025-02-16 | Q1 20252024-11-24 | Q4 20242024-09-01 | Q3 20242024-05-12 | Q2 20242024-02-18 | Q1 20242023-11-26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Income | 3.00B | 2.19B | 2.04B | 2.00B | 2.61B | 1.90B | 1.79B | 1.80B | 2.35B | 1.68B | 1.74B | 1.59B |
| Net Income growth (YoY) | +14.87% | +15.19% | +13.81% | +11.29% | +10.88% | +13.21% | +2.58% | +13.15% | +8.98% | +29.11% | +18.89% | +16.50% |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 883.00M | 597.00M | 597.00M | 597.00M | 774.00M | 552.00M | 552.00M | 548.00M | 706.00M | 516.00M | 514.00M | 501.00M |
| Stock-Based Compensation | 153.00M | 119.00M | 166.00M | 486.00M | 140.00M | 106.00M | 151.00M | 463.00M | 132.00M | 106.00M | 136.00M | 444.00M |
| Change in Working Capital | 344.00M | 1.31B | -713.00M | 661.00M | 384.00M | 1.40B | -880.00M | 60.00M | -679.00M | 970.00M | -1.89B | 1.47B |
| Operating Cash Flow | 4.68B | 3.45B | 3.00B | 4.69B | 3.87B | 3.46B | 2.75B | 3.26B | 2.96B | 3.00B | 731.00M | 4.65B |
| Capital Expenditures | -2.21B | -1.41B | -1.29B | -1.53B | -1.97B | -1.13B | -1.14B | -1.26B | -1.58B | -1.06B | -1.03B | -1.04B |
| Investing Cash Flow | -2.22B | -1.59B | -1.17B | -1.40B | -1.97B | -1.34B | -1.02B | -985.00M | -1.70B | -954.00M | -1.39B | -366.00M |
| Dividends Paid | — | 0 | -577.00M | -577.00M | — | -515.00M | 0 | -515.00M | — | -515.00M | -7.11B | -905.00M |
| Share Repurchases | -245.00M | -184.00M | -209.00M | -210.00M | -280.00M | -211.00M | -205.00M | -207.00M | -216.00M | -162.00M | -160.00M | -162.00M |
| Debt Issued | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 498.00M |
| Financing Cash Flow | -1.18B | -278.00M | -730.00M | -1.17B | -1.59B | -748.00M | -241.00M | -1.19B | -1.82B | -698.00M | -7.28B | -974.00M |
| Net Change in Cash | 1.26B | 1.56B | 1.17B | 2.06B | 325.00M | 1.48B | 1.45B | 1.00B | -498.00M | 1.31B | -7.92B | 3.31B |
| Free Cash Flow | 2.48B | 2.04B | 1.71B | 3.16B | 1.90B | 2.33B | 1.61B | 2.00B | 1.38B | 1.94B | -300.00M | 3.61B |
This table shows 12 quarterly periods of Costco Wholesale's cash flow statement, from Q4 2026 back to Q1 2024, 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?