Costco Wholesale COST
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At close: Aug 21, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Costco Wholesale (COST) Cash from Financing Activities (2009 - 2026)

Costco Wholesale's (COST) quarterly Cash from Financing Activities came in at -$730.0 million in Q1 2026, down 202.9% YoY from $709.4 million in Q1 2025, and up 37.45% on a QoQ basis from -$1.2 billion in Q4 2025.

Costco Wholesale (COST) Cash from Financing Activities (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Costco Wholesale (COST) has 18 years of Cash from Financing Activities data on file, last reported at -$730.0 million in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Cash from Financing Activities fell 202.9% year-over-year to -$730.0 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Feb 2026 was -$4.2 billion (down 7.35% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at -$3.8 billion, up 64.93% from the prior year.
  • Cash from Financing Activities improved to -$730.0 million in Q1 2026, from -$1.2 billion in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Cash from Financing Activities ranged from a high of -$241.0 million in Q1 2025 to a low of -$7.3 billion in Q1 2024.
  • A 5-year average of -$1.3 billion and a median of -$828.0 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Cash from Financing Activities.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Cash from Financing Activities plunged 1967.05% — and 2025, when it soared 96.69%.
  • Tracing COST's Cash from Financing Activities over 5 years: stood at -$863.0 million in 2022, then dropped by 12.86% to -$974.0 million in 2023, then decreased by 22.48% to -$1.2 billion in 2024, then advanced by 2.18% to -$1.2 billion in 2025, then surged by 37.45% to -$730.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three Cash from Financing Activities figures came in at -$730.0 million (Q1 2026), -$1.2 billion (Q4 2025), and -$1.6 billion (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Cash from Financing Activities (Qtr)
1 Walmart 824.27 Bn 813.54 Bn 44.69 Bn 2.33 Bn
2 Costco Wholesale 420.42 Bn 400.43 Bn 9.01 Bn -278.00 Mn
3 Target 74.99 Bn 71.45 Bn 7.38 Bn -1.64 Bn
4 Dollar General 27.11 Bn 25.76 Bn 3.41 Bn -153.77 Mn
5 Dollar Tree 25.75 Bn 24.74 Bn 1.83 Bn -100.90 Mn
6 BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings 12.37 Bn 12.34 Bn 1.03 Bn 26.26 Mn
7 Bbb Foods 6.05 Bn 5.36 Bn 250.62 Mn -
8 Pricesmart 5.24 Bn 4.92 Bn 262.22 Mn 15.68 Mn
9 Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings 4.63 Bn 4.38 Bn 275.96 Mn -57.95 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
May 10, 2026 -278.00 Mn
May 10, 2026 -278.00 Mn
Feb 15, 2026 -730.00 Mn
Feb 15, 2026 -730.00 Mn
Nov 23, 2025 -1.17 Bn
Nov 23, 2025 -1.17 Bn
Aug 31, 2025 -1.59 Bn
Aug 31, 2025 -1.59 Bn
May 11, 2025 -748.00 Mn
May 11, 2025 -748.00 Mn
Feb 16, 2025 -241.00 Mn
Feb 16, 2025 -241.00 Mn
Nov 24, 2024 -1.19 Bn
Nov 24, 2024 -1.19 Bn
Sep 1, 2024 -1.82 Bn
Sep 1, 2024 -1.82 Bn
May 12, 2024 -698.00 Mn
May 12, 2024 -698.00 Mn
Feb 18, 2024 -7.28 Bn
Feb 18, 2024 -7.28 Bn