Costco Wholesale (COST) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)

Costco Wholesale has reported Free Cash Flow for 18 years, with the latest figure at $439.0 million in Q1 2026.

• For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Free Cash Flow fell 88.59% year-over-year to $439.0 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Feb 2026 stood at $6.9 billion (down 49.8% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $7.8 billion, down 29.62% from the prior year.
• Free Cash Flow for Q1 2026 stood at $439.0 million, down from $4.4 billion in the prior quarter.
• The five-year high for Free Cash Flow was $5.9 billion in Q3 2024, with the low at -$1.5 billion in Q3 2025.
• Historically, Free Cash Flow has averaged $2.1 billion across 5 years, with a median of $1.9 billion in 2024.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Free Cash Flow soared 1416.15% — and 2024, when it slumped 126.83%.
• Costco Wholesale's Free Cash Flow stood at $1.6 billion in 2022, then jumped by 186.41% to $4.4 billion in 2023, then plunged by 55.13% to $2.0 billion in 2024, then jumped by 121.94% to $4.4 billion in 2025, then tumbled by 90.09% to $439.0 million in 2026.
• The last three Free Cash Flow figures came in at $439.0 million (Q1 2026), $4.4 billion (Q4 2025), and -$1.5 billion (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.