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

Costco Wholesale has reported FCF Payout Ratio for 18 years, with the latest figure at 1.31 in Q1 2026.

• For the quarter ending Q1 2026, FCF Payout Ratio changed N/A year-over-year to 1.31; the trailing twelve-month figure through Feb 2026 stood at 0.41 (up 264.08% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 0.28, down 65.69% from the prior year.
• FCF Payout Ratio for Q1 2026 stood at 1.31, up from 0.13 in the prior quarter.
• The five-year high for FCF Payout Ratio was 1.31 in Q1 2026, with the low at 6.25 in Q1 2024.
• Historically, FCF Payout Ratio has averaged 0.28 across 5 years, with a median of 0.18 in 2022.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — FCF Payout Ratio jumped 599.69% — and 2025, when it slumped 971.23%.
• Costco Wholesale's FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.26 in 2022, then slipped by 21.01% to 0.2 in 2023, then rose by 26.81% to 0.26 in 2024, then plunged by 49.52% to 0.13 in 2025, then soared by 909.11% to 1.31 in 2026.
• The last three FCF Payout Ratio figures came in at 1.31 (Q1 2026), 0.13 (Q4 2025), and 0.76 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.