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Costco Wholesale (COST) FCF Payout Ratio (2016 - 2026)

Costco Wholesale filings provide 18 years of FCF Payout Ratio readings, the most recent being 1.31 for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, FCF Payout Ratio changed N/A to 1.31 in Q1 2026 year-over-year; TTM through Feb 2026 was 0.41, a 264.08% increase, with the full-year FY2025 number at 0.28, down 65.69% from a year prior.
  • FCF Payout Ratio hit 1.31 in Q1 2026 for Costco Wholesale, up from 0.13 in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, FCF Payout Ratio ranged from a high of 1.31 in Q1 2026 to a low of 6.25 in Q1 2024.
  • Median FCF Payout Ratio over the past 5 years was 0.18 (2022), compared with a mean of 0.28.
  • Biggest five-year swings in FCF Payout Ratio: soared 599.69% in 2022 and later crashed 971.23% in 2025.
  • Costco Wholesale's FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.26 in 2022, then decreased by 21.01% to 0.2 in 2023, then increased by 26.81% to 0.26 in 2024, then plummeted by 49.52% to 0.13 in 2025, then surged by 909.11% to 1.31 in 2026.
  • The last three reported values for FCF Payout Ratio were 1.31 (Q1 2026), 0.13 (Q4 2025), and 0.76 (Q3 2025) per Business Quant data.