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Costco Wholesale Corporation

Costco Wholesale CorporationCOST Free Cash Flow

Operating cash flow less capital expenditures — the cash a business keeps after funding itself.

Free Cash Flow

Latest: $2.48B (Q4 FY2026)

Period Value
Q1 FY2021 $1.75B
Q2 FY2021 −$535M
Q3 FY2021 $2.31B
Q4 FY2021 $1.85B
Q1 FY2022 $2.20B
Q2 FY2022 −$322M
Q3 FY2022 $373M
Q4 FY2022 $1.25B
Q1 FY2023 $1.55B
Q2 FY2023 $2.30B
Q3 FY2023 $721M
Q4 FY2023 $2.17B
Q1 FY2024 $3.61B
Q2 FY2024 −$300M
Q3 FY2024 $1.94B
Q4 FY2024 $1.38B
Q1 FY2025 $2.00B
Q2 FY2025 $1.61B
Q3 FY2025 $2.33B
Q4 FY2025 $1.90B
Q1 FY2026 $3.16B
Q2 FY2026 $1.71B
Q3 FY2026 $2.04B
Q4 FY2026 $2.48B

Latest Free Cash Flow: $2.48B (Q4 FY2026); +30.7% YoY; +13.3% CAGR since Q1 FY2015 (11.75y).

Across the 48 quarters from Q1 FY2015 to Q4 FY2026, Free Cash Flow ranged from −$1.02B in Q4 FY2016 to $3.61B in Q1 FY2024.

Chart and table show the latest 24 of 48 quarters.

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