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

Costco Wholesale (COST) has disclosed Net Cash Flow for 18 consecutive years, with $1.1 billion as the latest value for Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Net Cash Flow fell 26.2% year-over-year to $1.1 billion, compared with a TTM value of $4.9 billion through Feb 2026, up 46.17%, and an annual FY2025 reading of $4.2 billion, up 210.82% over the prior year.
  • Net Cash Flow was $1.1 billion for Q1 2026 at Costco Wholesale, down from $2.1 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Net Cash Flow topped out at $3.3 billion in Q4 2023 and bottomed at -$7.9 billion in Q1 2024.
  • Average Net Cash Flow over 5 years is $282.5 million, with a median of $1.1 billion recorded in 2024.
  • Peak annual rise in Net Cash Flow hit 382.98% in 2024, while the deepest fall reached 490.31% in 2024.
  • Year by year, 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.
  • Business Quant data shows Net Cash Flow for COST at $1.1 billion in Q1 2026, $2.1 billion in Q4 2025, and $306.0 million in Q3 2025.