Costco Wholesale (COST) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026)

Costco Wholesale has reported FCF Margin for 18 years, with the latest figure at 0.63% in Q1 2026.

• For the quarter ending Q1 2026, FCF Margin fell 541.0% year-over-year to 0.63%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Feb 2026 stood at 2.4% (down 278.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 2.85%, down 153.0% from the prior year.
• FCF Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 0.63%, down from 6.58% in the prior quarter.
• The five-year high for FCF Margin was 7.7% in Q4 2023, with the low at 1.95% in Q1 2024.
• Historically, FCF Margin has averaged 3.31% across 5 years, with a median of 3.21% in 2024.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — FCF Margin surged 829 bps — and 2024, when it plunged 961 bps.
• Costco Wholesale's FCF Margin stood at 2.85% in 2022, then jumped by 170 bps to 7.7% in 2023, then tumbled by 58 bps to 3.21% in 2024, then soared by 105 bps to 6.58% in 2025, then plunged by 90 bps to 0.63% in 2026.
• The last three FCF Margin figures came in at 0.63% (Q1 2026), 6.58% (Q4 2025), and 1.76% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.