Costco Wholesale (COST) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)
Costco Wholesale's Free Cash Flow came in at $2.48 billion for fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Aug 30, 2026), up 30.3% from $1.9 billion a year earlier.
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Costco Wholesale (COST) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Aug 30, 2026), Costco Wholesale's Free Cash Flow was $9.38 billion, up 19.7% from FY2025.
- Free Cash Flow carries a five-year compound annual growth rate of 11.8% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Going back by fiscal year, Free Cash Flow was $7.84 billion in FY2025 (+18.2%), $6.63 billion in FY2024 (-1.7%), $6.75 billion in FY2023 (+92.7%) and $3.5 billion in FY2022 (-34.8%).
- The five-year range for quarterly Free Cash Flow is -$322 million (fiscal Q2 2022) to $3.61 billion (fiscal Q1 2024).
- Year-over-year, Free Cash Flow increased in five of the last seven quarters, with growth averaging 13.6%.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Free Cash Flow over five years came in fiscal Q3 2024 (growth of 168.7%), and the weakest in fiscal Q3 2022 (a decline of 83.8%).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walmart | 954.32 Bn | 910.75 Bn | 49.13 Bn | 7.48 Bn |
| 2 | Costco Wholesale | 448.71 Bn | 371.99 Bn | 12.19 Bn | 2.48 Bn |
| 3 | Kroger | 40.15 Bn | 26.30 Bn | 7.86 Bn | - |
| 4 | Sysco | 39.64 Bn | 33.89 Bn | 4.13 Bn | 936.00 Mn |
| 5 | Dollar General | 30.10 Bn | 24.78 Bn | 3.68 Bn | 373.67 Mn |
| 6 | Caseys General Stores | 25.99 Bn | 23.99 Bn | 1.24 Bn | 189.68 Mn |
| 7 | Dollar Tree | 24.34 Bn | 20.96 Bn | 2.10 Bn | 675.20 Mn |
| 8 | US Foods Holding | 22.42 Bn | 22.22 Bn | 1.92 Bn | 355.00 Mn |
| 9 | Tractor Supply | 17.86 Bn | 17.02 Bn | 1.68 Bn | 328.91 Mn |
| 10 | Performance Food | 15.20 Bn | 14.98 Bn | 2.17 Bn | 223.60 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 30, 2026 | 2.48 Bn |
| May 10, 2026 | 2.04 Bn |
| Feb 15, 2026 | 1.71 Bn |
| Nov 23, 2025 | 3.16 Bn |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 1.90 Bn |
| May 11, 2025 | 2.33 Bn |
| Feb 16, 2025 | 1.61 Bn |
| Nov 24, 2024 | 2.00 Bn |
| Sep 1, 2024 | 1.38 Bn |
| May 12, 2024 | 1.94 Bn |
| Feb 18, 2024 | -300.00 Mn |
| Nov 26, 2023 | 3.61 Bn |
| Sep 3, 2023 | 2.17 Bn |
| May 7, 2023 | 721.00 Mn |
| Feb 12, 2023 | 2.30 Bn |
| Nov 20, 2022 | 1.55 Bn |
| Aug 28, 2022 | 1.25 Bn |
| May 8, 2022 | 373.00 Mn |
| Feb 13, 2022 | -322.00 Mn |
| Nov 21, 2021 | 2.20 Bn |
API Access
Costco Wholesale Free Cash Flow API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=free-cash-flow&ticker=COST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "free-cash-flow", "ticker": "COST", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=free-cash-flow&ticker=COST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();