Costco Wholesale (COST) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026)

Costco Wholesale (COST) has reported FCF Payout Ratio for 18 consecutive years, with 0.34 the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

• For the quarter ending Q1 2026, FCF Payout Ratio changed N/A year-over-year to 0.34; the trailing twelve-month figure through May 2026 stood at 0.26 (up 24.15% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 0.28, down 79.58% from the prior year.
• FCF Payout Ratio grew to 0.34 in Q1 2026 per COST's latest filing, from 0.18 in the prior quarter.
• Across five years, FCF Payout Ratio topped out at 0.94 in Q2 2022 and bottomed at 23.69 in Q1 2024.
• Historically, FCF Payout Ratio has averaged 1.33 across 5 years, with a median of 0.26 in 2024.
• The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: FCF Payout Ratio surged 599.69% in 2022, then plunged 67.39% in 2023.
• Over 5 years, FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.26 in 2022, then retreated by 2.7% to 0.25 in 2023, then gained by 2.95% to 0.26 in 2024, then fell by 29.28% to 0.18 in 2025, then jumped by 85.24% to 0.34 in 2026.
• According to Business Quant data, FCF Payout Ratio over the past three periods registered 0.34, 0.18, and 0.61 for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.