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COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP /NEW Free Cash Flow 2008-2026 | COST

Annual FY2008–FY2025 · quarterly through Q3 FY2026

Latest annual · FY2025

$7.84B

+18.2%YoY vs FY2024Source: 10-KFY2025

From $607.0M in FY2008 to $7.84B in FY2025: 12.9× in 17 years.

By quarter▲▼ vs a year before
Fiscal yearQ1Q2Q3Q4
FY26$3.2B+58.4%$1.7B+6.0%$2.0B−12.6%Not reported
FY25$2.0B−44.7%$1.6B+637.0%$2.3B+20.2%$1.9B+37.7%
FY24$3.6B+132.5%−$300M−113.0%$1.9B+168.7%$1.4B−36.3%
FY23$1.6B−29.5%$2.3B+814.9%$721M+93.3%$2.2B+73.9%
FY22$2.2B+25.6%−$322M+39.8%$373M−83.8%$1.2B−32.4%
Share24%19%20%37%

Shaded by size: darkest is the largest quarter shown; ringed is the latest reported; a dash marks a quarter with no separate figure. Each quarter sits by its period-end date. Share: its typical part of the fiscal year.

Key Statistics

Trend DirectionStable
CAGR

+5.3%

FY2020
$6.05B
FY2025
$7.84B

5 years selected · on the chart

Free Cash Flow History

Year-over-year comparison from 10-K annual reports

  1. $7.84B
YoY changeLargest recent move+556.9%in FY17Latest +18.2%

1 older move runs past ±150% (largest +556.9%); point at, tap or drag across the bars to read one.

Free Cash Flow, period by period

PeriodValueChangeSource
FY2025$7.84B+18.2%10-K
FY2024$6.63B−1.7%10-K
FY2023$6.75B+92.7%10-K
FY2022$3.50B−34.8%10-K
FY2021$5.37B−11.3%10-K
FY2020$6.05B+80.2%10-K
FY2019$3.36B+19.7%10-K
FY2018$2.81B−33.6%10-K
FY2017$4.22B+556.9%10-K
FY2016$643.0M−66.0%10-K
FY2015$1.89B−5.0%10-K
FY2014$1.99B+47.0%10-K
FY2013$1.35B−14.1%10-K
FY2012$1.58B−17.3%10-K
FY2011$1.91B+10.6%10-K
FY2010$1.73B+104.9%10-K
FY2009$842.0M+38.7%10-K
FY2008$607.0M—10-K

What is COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP /NEW's current free cash flow?

COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP /NEW (COST) annual free cash flow for 2025 was $7.84B, a 18.22% increase from 2024. COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP /NEW free cash flow for the quarter ending May 10, 2026 was $2.04B.

What was COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP /NEW's free cash flow in 2024?

COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP /NEW annual free cash flow for 2024 was $6.63B, a 1.72% decline from 2023.

What was COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP /NEW's free cash flow in 2023?

COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP /NEW annual free cash flow for 2023 was $6.75B, a 92.66% increase from 2022.

What is COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP /NEW's 5-year free cash flow CAGR?

COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP /NEW free cash flow grew at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 5.31% from FY2020 to FY2025, going from $6.05B to $7.84B over 5 years.

Company
COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP /NEW
Ticker
COST
Sector
Consumer
Industry
Retail-Variety Stores