SuperworthCostco Wholesale free cash flow COST
Cash from operations less capital spending, by quarter and over the last twelve months, from 2008.
- Last 12 months, to Aug 30, 2026
- $9.4B
- Latest quarter, Q4 FY26
- $2.5B
- +30% on a year earlier
- Fiscal year 2026
- $9.4B
- +20% on the year before
Costco Wholesale's free cash flow was $9.4B over the twelve months to Aug 30, 2026, up 20% on a year earlier.
In its latest quarter, Q4 FY26, it was $2.5B, up 30% on the same quarter a year before.
Over the five fiscal years to FY2026 it grew 12% a year on average.
Free cash flow over time
Fiscal year by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Free cash flow | Change |
|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | $9.4B | +20% |
| FY2025 | $7.8B | +18% |
| FY2024 | $6.6B | −2% |
| FY2023 | $6.7B | +93% |
| FY2022 | $3.5B | −35% |
| FY2021 | $5.4B | −11% |
| FY2020 | $6.1B | +80% |
| FY2019 | $3.4B | +20% |
| FY2018 | $2.8B | −34% |
| FY2017 | $4.2B | +557% |
| FY2016 | $643M | −66% |
| FY2015 | $1.9B | −5% |
| FY2014 | $2B | +47% |
| FY2013 | $1.4B | −14% |
| FY2012 | $1.6B | −17% |
Each fiscal year is the twelve months to its fourth quarter.
Quarter by quarter
| Quarter | Ended | Free cash flow | On a year earlier | Last 12 months |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 FY26 | $2.5B | +30% | $9.4B | |
| Q3 FY26 | $2B | −13% | $8.8B | |
| Q2 FY26 | $1.7B | +6% | $9.1B | |
| Q1 FY26 | $3.2B | +58% | $9B | |
| Q4 FY25 | $1.9B | +38% | $7.8B | |
| Q3 FY25 | $2.3B | +20% | $7.3B | |
| Q2 FY25 | $1.6B | n/a | $6.9B | |
| Q1 FY25 | $2B | −45% | $5B | |
| Q4 FY24 | $1.4B | −36% | $6.6B | |
| Q3 FY24 | $1.9B | +169% | $7.4B | |
| Q2 FY24 | −$300M | −113% | $6.2B | |
| Q1 FY24 | $3.6B | +133% | $8.8B |
Against its peers
Companies in Consumer Defensive nearest Costco Wholesale's size, closest first, today.
| Company | Free cash flow yield |
|---|---|
| COSTCostco Wholesale | 2.1% |
| KOCoca-Cola | 3.6% |
| PGProcter & Gamble | n/m |
| PMPhilip Morris International | n/m |
| WMTWalmart | 1.4% |
| PEPPepsiCo | 5.7% |
| MOAltria | 7.3% |
| MNSTMonster Beverage | 2.3% |
| MDLZMondelez International | 3.8% |
| CLColgate-Palmolive | 5.1% |
| TGTTarget | 6.4% |
| Peer median | 4.5% |
What the free cash flow tells you
Cash from operations minus capital spending. The cash the company could hand back or reinvest.
Seasonal and lumpy quarter to quarter. The TTM view is the one to trust.
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Valuation data, not investment advice. Prices as of . Reported figures come from the company's filings with the SEC.