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COSTConsumer Defensive Discount Stores
Costco Wholesale Corporation’s revenue for fiscal 2026 (year ended August 2026) was $303.2 billion, up 10.1% from fiscal 2025.
- Revenue
- +11.1%
- EPS
- +14.8%
- Free cash flow
- +30.3%
- Total debt
- +6.46%
Quarter to August 2026, against a year earlier
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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 3.09%. 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 3.62% and above the Consumer Defensive sector median of 1.65%.
Free cash flow margin, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Free cash flow margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 3.09% | 0.24 |
| 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
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% |
| TBBB BBB Foods Inc. compare | 4.73% |
| DG Dollar General Corporation compare | 4.62% |
| TGT Target Corporation compare | 4.14% |
| COST Costco Wholesale Corporation | 3.09% |
| WMT Walmart Inc. compare | 1.86% |
| PSMT PriceSmart, Inc. compare | 1.75% |
| BJ BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. compare | 1.57% |
| Discount Stores industry median | 3.62% |
| Consumer Defensive sector median | 1.65% |
| Market median | 0.26% |
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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