Discontinued — last reported Q4 '25
Investing Cash Flow
InvestingCostco Wholesale Investing Cash Flow increased by 58.2% to -$1.40B in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 41.9%, from -$985.00M to -$1.40B.
Analysis
StatementCash Flow Statement
SectionInvesting
CategoryCapital Allocation
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ1 2007
Last reportedQ4 2025
How to read this metric
A large negative value is typical for growing companies, indicating they are spending more on assets and acquisitions than they are receiving from sales.
Detailed definition
The aggregate net change in cash resulting from all investing activities, including capital expenditures, business acqui...
Peer comparison
For tech giants, this is often the largest area of cash outflow after shareholder returns, driven by data center expansion.
Metric ID:
cf_net_cash_from_investingHistorical Data
15 periods
| Q2 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q4 '25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | -$2.38B | -$912.00M | -$1.39B | -$2.43B | -$1.06B | -$1.87B | -$3.15B | $0.00 | -$366.00M | -$1.75B | -$2.71B | -$985.00M | -$2.01B | -$3.34B | -$1.40B |
| QoQ Change | — | +61.7% | -52.7% | -74.3% | +56.5% | -76.4% | -68.7% | +100.0% | — | -378.7% | -54.5% | +63.6% | -103.8% | -66.6% | +58.2% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | -2.0% | -15.9% | -33.9% | -29.6% | — | +65.4% | +6.1% | +14.0% | -169.1% | -14.6% | -23.5% | -41.9% |
Range-$3.34B – $0.00
CAGR-14.1%
Avg YoY Growth-22.3%
Median YoY Growth-15.9%
Investing Cash Flow at Other Companies
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Costco Wholesale's investing cash flow?
- Costco Wholesale (COST) reported investing cash flow of -$1.40B in Q4 2025.
- How has Costco Wholesale's investing cash flow changed year-over-year?
- Costco Wholesale's investing cash flow decreased by 41.9% year-over-year, from -$985.00M to -$1.40B.
- What does investing cash flow mean?
- The total net amount of money spent on or received from long-term investments and business assets.