Costco Wholesale Corporation COST
915.68
5.34
0.59%
as of 1 Oct
- Market cap
- $403.5B
- P/E
- 44.1×
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Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST) Free cash flow margin
Costco Wholesale Corporation's free cash flow margin over the twelve months to 31 August 2026 was 3.10%. Over the past ten years it has ranged from 0.54% (fiscal 2016) to 3.63% (fiscal 2020); the current reading is higher than 83% of that period. That is below the Discount Stores industry median of 3.35% and above the Consumer Defensive sector median of 1.63%.
Free cash flow margin, annual
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Annual
| Period | Free cash flow margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 3.10% | 0.25 |
| FY2025 | 2.85% | 0.24 |
| FY2024 | 2.61% | (0.17) |
| FY2023 | 2.78% | 1.24 |
| FY2022 | 1.54% | (1.20) |
| FY2021 | 2.74% | (0.89) |
| FY2020 | 3.63% | 1.43 |
| FY2019 | 2.20% | 0.22 |
| FY2018 | 1.98% | (1.29) |
| FY2017 | 3.27% | 2.73 |
Against its own ten years
Low 0.54%
High 3.63%
Ten-year median
2.68%
Current reading's percentile
83
Free cash flow margin against peers
| Company | Free cash flow margin |
|---|---|
| DLTR Dollar Tree, Inc. compare | 9.85% |
| OLLI Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc. compare | 8.02% |
| DG Dollar General Corporation compare | 4.62% |
| TGT Target Corporation compare | 4.14% |
| TBBB BBB Foods Inc. compare | 3.59% |
| COST Costco Wholesale Corporation | 3.10% |
| WMT Walmart Inc. compare | 1.86% |
| BJ BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. compare | 1.57% |
| PSMT PriceSmart, Inc. compare | 1.45% |
| Discount Stores industry median | 3.35% |
| Consumer Defensive sector median | 1.63% |
| Market median | 0.00% |
What Free cash flow margin is
Free Cash Flow Margin tells an investor how much of each sale turns into cash the company keeps after paying for investment in its assets.
(Operating Cash Flow + Property, Plant, Equipment Change (Net) + Intangible Assets Change (Net)) ÷ Revenue
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