Costco Wholesale COST Cash Flow Statement (2009-2026)

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Reported Financials

Costco Wholesale Quarterly Cash Flow Statement

Periods 70 quarters
Latest May 2026

Costco Wholesale reported cash from operations of $3449.00M and free cash flow of $2036.00M for the quarter ended May 2026, down 0.3% year over year. This cash flow statement covers 70 quarters of results from Feb 2009 through May 2026, standardized by Business Quant from the company’s SEC filings.

Cash Flow Statement Feb2009 May2009 Aug2009 Nov2009 Feb2010 May2010 Aug2010 Nov2010 Feb2011 May2011 Aug2011 Nov2011 Feb2012 May2012 Sep2012 Nov2012 Feb2013 May2013 Sep2013 Nov2013 Feb2014 May2014 Aug2014 Nov2014 Feb2015 May2015 Aug2015 Nov2015 Feb2016 May2016 Aug2016 Nov2016 Feb2017 May2017 Sep2017 Nov2017 Feb2018 May2018 Sep2018 Nov2018 Feb2019 May2019 Sep2019 Nov2019 Feb2020 May2020 Aug2020 Nov2020 Feb2021 May2021 Aug2021 Nov2021 Feb2022 May2022 Aug2022 Nov2022 Feb2023 May2023 Sep2023 Nov2023 Feb2024 May2024 Sep2024 Nov2024 Feb2025 May2025 Aug2025 Nov2025 Feb2026 May2026
Operating Activities
Net Income
1,694.00M1,345.00M1,320.00M1,372.00M1,878.00M1,364.00M1,466.00M1,302.00M2,160.00M1,589.00M1,743.00M1,681.00M2,354.00M1,798.00M1,788.00M1,903.00M2,610.00M2,001.00M2,035.00M2,192.00M
Share-based CompensationStock Comp.
115.00M388.00M128.00M90.00M118.00M402.00M147.00M94.00M131.00M444.00M136.00M106.00M132.00M463.00M151.00M106.00M140.00M486.00M166.00M119.00M
Deferred Taxes
-75.00M2.00M13.00M-13.00M35.00M2.00M16.00M4.00M
Gains from Equity InvestmentsGains Equity
Cash from OperationsCash from Ops.
2,940.00M3,258.00M401.00M1,227.00M2,506.00M2,610.00M3,192.00M1,541.00M3,725.00M4,651.00M731.00M2,999.00M2,958.00M3,260.00M2,748.00M3,460.00M3,867.00M4,688.00M2,996.00M3,449.00M
Depreciation, Depletion & Amortization
Depreciation & Amortization (CF)Dep. & Amort.
559.00M432.00M436.00M431.00M601.00M447.00M470.00M472.00M688.00M501.00M514.00M516.00M706.00M548.00M552.00M552.00M774.00M597.00M597.00M597.00M
Change in Working Capital
Change in InventoryChange Inventory
361.00M2,760.00M-438.00M1,311.00M370.00M737.00M-2586.00M253.00M368.00M1,384.00M-959.00M406.00M1,237.00M2,541.00M-2179.00M-337.00M-584.00M3,157.00M-2374.00M457.00M
Change in Account PayablesChange Payables
582.00M3,389.00M-2419.00M796.00M125.00M487.00M-1904.00M545.00M490.00M2,854.00M-2850.00M1,376.00M558.00M2,601.00M-3059.00M1,062.00M-200.00M3,818.00M-3087.00M1,767.00M
Other Working Capital ChangesOther WC Changes
-113.00M-283.00M-445.00M211.00M-32.00M-415.00M-298.00M999.00M-458.00M-530.00M-205.00M318.00M-324.00M-391.00M-1079.00M635.00M34.00M-873.00M-766.00M811.00M
Investing Activities
Capital ExpendituresCapex
1,094.00M1,055.00M723.00M854.00M1,259.00M1,057.00M890.00M820.00M1,556.00M1,040.00M1,031.00M1,062.00M1,577.00M1,264.00M1,137.00M1,131.00M1,966.00M1,526.00M1,289.00M1,413.00M
Sales of Property, Plant and EquipmentPP&E (Sale)
Acquisitions
Cash from Investing ActivitiesCash from Investing
-1155.00M-912.00M-481.00M-1035.00M-1487.00M-1057.00M-808.00M-1282.00M-1825.00M-366.00M-1386.00M-954.00M-1703.00M-985.00M-1022.00M-1336.00M-1968.00M-1398.00M-1170.00M-1592.00M
Financing Activities
Other financing activitiesOther financing
355.00M4.00M1.00M482.00M301.00M1.00M1.00M292.00M21.00M2.00M389.00M1.00M2.00M1.00M357.00M1.00M3.00M
Cash from Financing ActivitiesCash from Financing
-719.00M-839.00M-828.00M-676.00M-1940.00M-863.00M-352.00M-735.00M-664.00M-974.00M-7276.00M-698.00M-1816.00M-1193.00M-241.00M-748.00M-1593.00M-1167.00M-730.00M-278.00M
Debt Issuance and Repayment
Current Debt
187.00M-46.00M36.00M-89.00M
Change in Capital Stock
Net Equity Issued and RepurchasedNet Equity Issued
Dividend Payments
Dividends Paid - Common and PrefferdDiv Paid (Total)
698.00M350.00M351.00M797.00M400.00M399.00M452.00M905.00M7,107.00M515.00M514.00M515.00M515.00M1,153.00M577.00M577.00M
Additional items
Exchange Rate EffectFX Effect
-34.00M-14.00M-24.00M-142.00M-69.00M-37.00M82.00M-1.00M-29.00M15.00M-38.00M63.00M-81.00M-36.00M104.00M19.00M-67.00M70.00M-16.00M
Change in Cash
1,032.00M1,493.00M-932.00M-626.00M-990.00M653.00M2,114.00M-477.00M1,207.00M3,311.00M-7916.00M1,309.00M-498.00M1,001.00M1,449.00M1,480.00M325.00M2,056.00M1,166.00M1,563.00M
Free Cash FlowFCF
1,846.00M2,203.00M-322.00M373.00M1,247.00M1,553.00M2,302.00M721.00M2,169.00M3,611.00M-300.00M1,937.00M1,381.00M1,996.00M1,611.00M2,329.00M1,901.00M3,162.00M1,707.00M2,036.00M
Net Cash FlowNCF
1,066.00M1,507.00M-908.00M-484.00M-921.00M690.00M2,032.00M-476.00M1,236.00M3,311.00M-7931.00M1,347.00M-561.00M1,082.00M1,485.00M1,376.00M306.00M2,123.00M1,096.00M1,579.00M

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