Costco Wholesale (COST) Cash from Operations (2009 - 2026)

Costco Wholesale (COST) posted Cash from Operations of 2996000000.0 for Q1 2026, down 36.09% on a QoQ basis from 4688000000.0 in Q4 2025, and up 9.02% year-over-year from 2748000000.0 in Q1 2025.

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

Costco Wholesale's Cash from Operations history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 2996000000.0 for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Cash from Operations rose 9.02% year-over-year to 2996000000.0 in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Feb 2026 was 15011000000.0 (up 25.46% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 13335000000.0, up 17.6% from the prior year.
  • Cash from Operations was 2996000000.0 for Q1 2026 at Costco Wholesale, down from 4688000000.0 in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Cash from Operations topped out at 4688000000.0 in Q4 2025 and bottomed at 401000000.0 in Q1 2022.
  • A 5-year average of 2797647058.82 and a median of 2996000000.0 in 2026 frame the typical range for Cash from Operations.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Cash from Operations surged 955.26% — and 2024, when it sank 77.1%.
  • Costco Wholesale's Cash from Operations stood at 2610000000.0 in 2022, then surged by 78.2% to 4651000000.0 in 2023, then declined by 29.91% to 3260000000.0 in 2024, then soared by 43.8% to 4688000000.0 in 2025, then plunged by 36.09% to 2996000000.0 in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows COST's Cash from Operations at 2996000000.0 in Q1 2026, 4688000000.0 in Q4 2025, and 3867000000.0 in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Cash from Operations (Qtr)
1 Walmart 862.66 Bn 858.28 Bn 42.63 Bn 4.74 Bn
2 Costco Wholesale 410.89 Bn 392.65 Bn 8.88 Bn 3.00 Bn
3 Target 61.06 Bn 57.53 Bn 7.38 Bn 716.00 Mn
4 Dollar General 25.36 Bn 24.22 Bn 3.32 Bn 815.68 Mn
5 Dollar Tree 22.75 Bn 21.75 Bn 1.83 Bn 644.00 Mn
6 BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings 11.75 Bn 11.72 Bn 1.03 Bn 139.96 Mn
7 Pricesmart 5.65 Bn 5.52 Bn 262.22 Mn 58.92 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 182.37 Mn

Historic Data

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Feb 15, 2026 3.00 Bn
Feb 15, 2026 3.00 Bn
Nov 23, 2025 4.69 Bn
Nov 23, 2025 4.69 Bn
Aug 31, 2025 3.87 Bn
Aug 31, 2025 3.87 Bn
May 11, 2025 3.46 Bn
May 11, 2025 3.46 Bn
Feb 16, 2025 2.75 Bn
Feb 16, 2025 2.75 Bn
Nov 24, 2024 3.26 Bn
Nov 24, 2024 3.26 Bn
Sep 1, 2024 2.96 Bn
Sep 1, 2024 2.96 Bn
May 12, 2024 3.00 Bn
May 12, 2024 3.00 Bn
Feb 18, 2024 731.00 Mn
Feb 18, 2024 731.00 Mn
Nov 26, 2023 4.65 Bn
Nov 26, 2023 4.65 Bn