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Costco Wholesale (COST) Free Cash Flow (2016 - 2026)

Costco Wholesale (COST) has disclosed Free Cash Flow for 18 consecutive years, with $4.3 billion as the latest value for Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Free Cash Flow rose 678.04% year-over-year to $4.3 billion, compared with a TTM value of $17.0 billion through Feb 2026, up 239.82%, and an annual FY2025 reading of $13.1 billion, up 98.25% over the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow was $4.3 billion for Q1 2026 at Costco Wholesale, up from $3.2 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Free Cash Flow topped out at $7.2 billion in Q3 2025 and bottomed at -$1.6 billion in Q3 2024.
  • Average Free Cash Flow over 5 years is $2.3 billion, with a median of $2.3 billion recorded in 2023.
  • The sharpest move saw Free Cash Flow skyrocketed 814.91% in 2023, then plummeted 172.43% in 2024.
  • Year by year, Free Cash Flow stood at $1.6 billion in 2022, then soared by 186.41% to $4.4 billion in 2023, then crashed by 31.29% to $3.1 billion in 2024, then increased by 3.47% to $3.2 billion in 2025, then skyrocketed by 35.58% to $4.3 billion in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows Free Cash Flow for COST at $4.3 billion in Q1 2026, $3.2 billion in Q4 2025, and $7.2 billion in Q3 2025.