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Costco Wholesale (COST) Cash from Operations (2016 - 2026)

Costco Wholesale filings provide 18 years of Cash from Operations readings, the most recent being 2996000000.0 for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Cash from Operations rose 9.02% to 2996000000.0 in Q1 2026 year-over-year; TTM through Feb 2026 was 15011000000.0, a 25.46% increase, with the full-year FY2025 number at 13335000000.0, up 17.6% from a year prior.
  • Cash from Operations hit 2996000000.0 in Q1 2026 for Costco Wholesale, down from 4688000000.0 in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Cash from Operations ranged from a high of 4688000000.0 in Q4 2025 to a low of 401000000.0 in Q1 2022.
  • Median Cash from Operations over the past 5 years was 2996000000.0 (2026), compared with a mean of 2797647058.82.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Cash from Operations: skyrocketed 955.26% in 2022 and later plummeted 77.1% in 2024.
  • Costco Wholesale's Cash from Operations stood at 2610000000.0 in 2022, then surged by 78.2% to 4651000000.0 in 2023, then decreased by 29.91% to 3260000000.0 in 2024, then soared by 43.8% to 4688000000.0 in 2025, then crashed by 36.09% to 2996000000.0 in 2026.
  • The last three reported values for Cash from Operations were 2996000000.0 (Q1 2026), 4688000000.0 (Q4 2025), and 3867000000.0 (Q3 2025) per Business Quant data.