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

Costco Wholesale (COST) posted Cash from Financing Activities of -$730.0 million for Q1 2026, up 37.45% on a QoQ basis from -$1.2 billion in Q4 2025, and down 202.9% year-over-year from $709.4 million in Q1 2025.

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

Costco Wholesale's Cash from Financing Activities history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at -$730.0 million for 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 was -$730.0 million for Q1 2026 at Costco Wholesale, up from -$1.2 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Cash from Financing Activities topped out at -$241.0 million in Q1 2025 and bottomed at -$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 tumbled 1967.05% — and 2025, when it soared 96.69%.
  • Costco Wholesale's Cash from Financing Activities stood at -$863.0 million in 2022, then fell by 12.86% to -$974.0 million in 2023, then dropped by 22.48% to -$1.2 billion in 2024, then grew by 2.18% to -$1.2 billion in 2025, then jumped by 37.45% to -$730.0 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows COST's Cash from Financing Activities at -$730.0 million in Q1 2026, -$1.2 billion in Q4 2025, and -$1.6 billion in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Cash from Financing Activities (Qtr)
1 Walmart 862.66 Bn 858.28 Bn 42.63 Bn 2.33 Bn
2 Costco Wholesale 410.89 Bn 392.65 Bn 8.88 Bn -730.00 Mn
3 Target 61.06 Bn 57.53 Bn 7.38 Bn -1.64 Bn
4 Dollar General 25.36 Bn 24.22 Bn 3.32 Bn -684.81 Mn
5 Dollar Tree 22.75 Bn 21.75 Bn 1.83 Bn -100.90 Mn
6 BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings 11.75 Bn 11.72 Bn 1.03 Bn 26.26 Mn
7 Pricesmart 5.65 Bn 5.52 Bn 262.22 Mn 15.68 Mn
8 Bbb Foods 4.68 Bn 4.08 Bn 210.92 Mn -
9 Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings 4.00 Bn 3.70 Bn 310.92 Mn -33.58 Mn

Historic Data

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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
Nov 26, 2023 -974.00 Mn
Nov 26, 2023 -974.00 Mn