Growth Metrics

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

Costco Wholesale's Cash from Operations history spans 18 years, with the latest figure at 2996000000.0 for Q1 2026.

  • For Q1 2026, Cash from Operations rose 9.02% year-over-year to 2996000000.0; the TTM value through Feb 2026 reached 15011000000.0, up 25.46%, while the annual FY2025 figure was 13335000000.0, 17.6% up from the prior year.
  • Cash from Operations reached 2996000000.0 in Q1 2026 per COST's latest filing, 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.
  • Average Cash from Operations over 5 years is 2797647058.82, with a median of 2996000000.0 recorded in 2026.
  • Peak YoY movement for Cash from Operations: soared 955.26% in 2022, then crashed 77.1% in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Cash from Operations shows it 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.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for COST's Cash from Operations are 2996000000.0 (Q1 2026), 4688000000.0 (Q4 2025), and 3867000000.0 (Q3 2025).