Costco Wholesale (COST) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026)
Costco Wholesale (COST) reported FCF Margin of 2.59% for fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Aug 30, 2026), up 0.38 percentage points from 2.21% a year earlier.
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Costco Wholesale (COST) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Aug 30, 2026), Costco Wholesale posted FCF Margin of 3.09%, up 0.25 percentage points from FY2025.
- FCF Margin has a five-year change of +0.35 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- By fiscal year, FCF Margin came in at 2.85% in FY2025 (+0.24 pp), 2.61% in FY2024 (-0.18 pp), 2.78% in FY2023 (+1.24 pp) and 1.54% in FY2022 (-1.20 pp).
- Five-year quarterly FCF Margin spans a low of -0.62% in fiscal Q2 2022 and a high of 6.25% in fiscal Q1 2024.
- Year over year, FCF Margin gained in five of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.23 percentage points.
- The high point for year-over-year FCF Margin in five years was fiscal Q2 2023 (a gain of 4.79 percentage points); the low point was fiscal Q2 2024 (a drop of 4.68 percentage points).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walmart | 994.65 Bn | 951.08 Bn | 49.13 Bn | 3.98% |
| 2 | Costco Wholesale | 469.67 Bn | 392.95 Bn | 12.19 Bn | 2.59% |
| 3 | Kroger | 40.94 Bn | 27.09 Bn | 7.86 Bn | - |
| 4 | Sysco | 37.29 Bn | 29.21 Bn | 4.05 Bn | 0.83% |
| 5 | Dollar General | 29.72 Bn | 24.39 Bn | 3.68 Bn | 3.31% |
| 6 | Dollar Tree | 25.99 Bn | 22.61 Bn | 2.10 Bn | 13.80% |
| 7 | Caseys General Stores | 25.59 Bn | 23.59 Bn | 1.24 Bn | 3.34% |
| 8 | US Foods Holding | 23.41 Bn | 23.21 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 3.30% |
| 9 | Tractor Supply | 19.13 Bn | 18.28 Bn | 1.42 Bn | 0.35% |
| 10 | Performance Food | 17.28 Bn | 17.06 Bn | 2.19 Bn | -0.79% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 30, 2026 | 2.59% |
| May 10, 2026 | 2.89% |
| Feb 15, 2026 | 2.45% |
| Nov 23, 2025 | 4.70% |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 2.21% |
| May 11, 2025 | 3.68% |
| Feb 16, 2025 | 2.53% |
| Nov 24, 2024 | 3.21% |
| Sep 1, 2024 | 1.73% |
| May 12, 2024 | 3.31% |
| Feb 18, 2024 | -0.51% |
| Nov 26, 2023 | 6.25% |
| Sep 3, 2023 | 2.75% |
| May 7, 2023 | 1.34% |
| Feb 12, 2023 | 4.17% |
| Nov 20, 2022 | 2.85% |
| Aug 28, 2022 | 1.73% |
| May 8, 2022 | 0.71% |
| Feb 13, 2022 | -0.62% |
| Nov 21, 2021 | 4.37% |
API Access
Costco Wholesale FCF Margin API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=fcf-margin&ticker=COST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "fcf-margin", "ticker": "COST", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=fcf-margin&ticker=COST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();