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

Costco Wholesale's Free Cash Flow history spans 18 years, with the latest figure at $439.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • For Q1 2026, Free Cash Flow fell 88.59% year-over-year to $439.0 million; the TTM value through Feb 2026 reached $6.9 billion, down 49.8%, while the annual FY2025 figure was $7.8 billion, 29.62% down from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow reached $439.0 million in Q1 2026 per COST's latest filing, down from $4.4 billion in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Free Cash Flow ranged from a high of $5.9 billion in Q3 2024 to a low of -$1.5 billion in Q3 2025.
  • Average Free Cash Flow over 5 years is $2.1 billion, with a median of $1.9 billion recorded in 2024.
  • Peak YoY movement for Free Cash Flow: skyrocketed 1416.15% in 2023, then plummeted 126.83% in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Free Cash Flow shows it stood at $1.6 billion in 2022, then soared by 186.41% to $4.4 billion in 2023, then plummeted by 55.13% to $2.0 billion in 2024, then soared by 121.94% to $4.4 billion in 2025, then tumbled by 90.09% to $439.0 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for COST's Free Cash Flow are $439.0 million (Q1 2026), $4.4 billion (Q4 2025), and -$1.5 billion (Q3 2025).