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

Costco Wholesale filings provide 18 years of Net Cash Flow readings, the most recent being $1.1 billion for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Net Cash Flow fell 26.2% to $1.1 billion in Q1 2026 year-over-year; TTM through Feb 2026 was $4.9 billion, a 46.17% increase, with the full-year FY2025 number at $4.2 billion, up 210.82% from a year prior.
  • Net Cash Flow hit $1.1 billion in Q1 2026 for Costco Wholesale, down from $2.1 billion in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Net Cash Flow ranged from a high of $3.3 billion in Q4 2023 to a low of -$7.9 billion in Q1 2024.
  • Median Net Cash Flow over the past 5 years was $1.1 billion (2024), compared with a mean of $282.5 million.
  • The widest YoY moves for Net Cash Flow: up 382.98% in 2024, down 490.31% in 2024.
  • Costco Wholesale's Net Cash Flow stood at $690.0 million in 2022, then surged by 379.86% to $3.3 billion in 2023, then plummeted by 67.32% to $1.1 billion in 2024, then skyrocketed by 96.21% to $2.1 billion in 2025, then plummeted by 48.37% to $1.1 billion in 2026.
  • The last three reported values for Net Cash Flow were $1.1 billion (Q1 2026), $2.1 billion (Q4 2025), and $306.0 million (Q3 2025) per Business Quant data.