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
Costco Wholesale Corporation's free cash flow for fiscal 2026 was $9.4B, up 19.8% from $7.8B in fiscal 2025. Over the past ten years it has ranged from $643.0M (fiscal 2016) to $9.4B (fiscal 2026) — the current reading is the highest in ten years. Costco Wholesale Corporation ranks 2nd of 10 Discount Stores companies by free cash flow.
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Annual
| Period | Free cash flow | Change |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | $9.4B | 19.82% |
| FY2025 | $7.8B | 18.22% |
| FY2024 | $6.6B | (1.72%) |
| FY2023 | $6.7B | 92.66% |
| FY2022 | $3.5B | (34.80%) |
| FY2021 | $5.4B | (11.25%) |
| FY2020 | $6.1B | 80.20% |
| FY2019 | $3.4B | 19.71% |
| FY2018 | $2.8B | (33.59%) |
| FY2017 | $4.2B | 556.92% |
Quarterly
| Period | Free cash flow | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 2026 | $2.5B | 22.05% |
| May 2026 | $2.0B | 19.27% |
| Feb 2026 | $1.7B | (46.02%) |
| Nov 2025 | $3.2B | 66.33% |
| 46 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
Low $643.0M
High $9.4B
Ten-year median
$4.8B
Current reading's percentile
100
Free cash flow against peers
| Company | Free cash flow |
|---|---|
| WMT Walmart Inc. compare | $13.7B |
| COST Costco Wholesale Corporation | $9.4B |
| TGT Target Corporation compare | $4.5B |
| DG Dollar General Corporation compare | $2.0B |
| DLTR Dollar Tree, Inc. compare | $2.0B |
| BJ BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. compare | $358.2M |
| OLLI Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc. compare | $223.9M |
| TBBB BBB Foods Inc. compare | $182.0M |
| PSMT PriceSmart, Inc. compare | $82.4M |
What Free cash flow is
Free Cash Flow tells an investor how much cash a company’s operations generate after paying for its investment in physical and intangible assets.
Operating Cash Flow + Property, Plant, Equipment Change (Net) + Intangible Assets Change (Net)
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