Costco Wholesale (COST) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)
Costco Wholesale's (COST) quarterly Free Cash Flow came in at $4.3 billion in Q1 2026, up 678.04% YoY from $551.0 million in Q1 2025, and up 35.58% on a QoQ basis from $3.2 billion in Q4 2025.
Costco Wholesale (COST) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Costco Wholesale (COST) has 18 years of Free Cash Flow data on file, last reported at $4.3 billion in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Free Cash Flow rose 678.04% year-over-year to $4.3 billion in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Feb 2026 was $17.0 billion (up 78.68% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $13.1 billion, up 18.01% from the prior year.
- Free Cash Flow rose to $4.3 billion in Q1 2026, from $3.2 billion in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Free Cash Flow ranged from a high of $7.2 billion in Q3 2025 to a low of -$322.0 million in Q1 2022.
- A 5-year average of $2.8 billion and a median of $3.0 billion in 2024 frame the typical range for Free Cash Flow.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Free Cash Flow slumped 83.82% — and 2023, when it soared 814.91%.
- Tracing COST's Free Cash Flow over 5 years: stood at $1.6 billion in 2022, then jumped by 186.41% to $4.4 billion in 2023, then tumbled by 31.29% to $3.1 billion in 2024, then climbed by 3.47% to $3.2 billion in 2025, then surged by 35.58% to $4.3 billion in 2026.
- The last three Free Cash Flow figures came in at $4.3 billion (Q1 2026), $3.2 billion (Q4 2025), and $7.2 billion (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
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Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Free Cash Flow (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walmart | 824.27 Bn | 813.54 Bn | 44.69 Bn | -1.95 Bn |
| 2 | Costco Wholesale | 420.42 Bn | 400.43 Bn | 9.01 Bn | 2.04 Bn |
| 3 | Target | 74.99 Bn | 71.45 Bn | 7.38 Bn | -319.00 Mn |
| 4 | Dollar General | 27.11 Bn | 25.76 Bn | 3.41 Bn | 364.58 Mn |
| 5 | Dollar Tree | 25.75 Bn | 24.74 Bn | 1.83 Bn | 391.50 Mn |
| 6 | BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings | 12.37 Bn | 12.34 Bn | 1.03 Bn | -42.05 Mn |
| 7 | Bbb Foods | 6.05 Bn | 5.36 Bn | 250.62 Mn | 394,057.66 |
| 8 | Pricesmart | 5.24 Bn | 4.92 Bn | 262.22 Mn | 3.20 Mn |
| 9 | Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings | 4.63 Bn | 4.38 Bn | 275.96 Mn | 20.03 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| May 10, 2026 | 2.04 Bn |
| May 10, 2026 | 2.04 Bn |
| Feb 15, 2026 | 4.29 Bn |
| Feb 15, 2026 | 4.29 Bn |
| Nov 23, 2025 | 3.16 Bn |
| Nov 23, 2025 | 3.16 Bn |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 7.21 Bn |
| Aug 31, 2025 | 7.21 Bn |
| May 11, 2025 | 2.33 Bn |
| May 11, 2025 | 2.33 Bn |
| Feb 16, 2025 | 551.00 Mn |
| Feb 16, 2025 | 551.00 Mn |
| Nov 24, 2024 | 3.06 Bn |
| Nov 24, 2024 | 3.06 Bn |
| Sep 1, 2024 | 2.94 Bn |
| Sep 1, 2024 | 2.94 Bn |
| May 12, 2024 | 2.96 Bn |
| May 12, 2024 | 2.96 Bn |
| Feb 18, 2024 | 790.00 Mn |
| Feb 18, 2024 | 790.00 Mn |