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Costco Wholesale CorporationCOST FCF Margin

Free cash flow as a percentage of revenue, showing how much of each sales dollar becomes cash.

FCF Margin

Latest: 2.9% (2026Q3)

Period Value
2020Q4 6.4%
2021Q1 4.1%
2021Q2 -1.2%
2021Q3 5.1%
2021Q4 2.9%
2022Q1 4.4%
2022Q2 -0.6%
2022Q3 0.7%
2022Q4 1.7%
2023Q1 2.9%
2023Q2 4.2%
2023Q3 1.3%
2023Q4 2.7%
2024Q1 6.2%
2024Q2 -0.5%
2024Q3 3.3%
2024Q4 1.7%
2025Q1 3.2%
2025Q2 2.5%
2025Q3 3.7%
2025Q4 2.2%
2026Q1 4.7%
2026Q2 2.5%
2026Q3 2.9%

Latest FCF Margin: 2.9% (2026Q3); −0.8 pp YoY.

Across the 47 quarters from 2015Q1 to 2026Q3, FCF Margin ranged from -2.8% in 2016Q4 to 7.6% in 2017Q1.

Chart and table show the latest 24 of 47 quarters.

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