How much cash does Costco Wholesale generate?

Costco Wholesale (COST) generated $33.0B in operating cash flow over the trailing twelve months.

What is Costco Wholesale's free cash flow?

After $12.1B of capital expenditures, Costco Wholesale's free cash flow was $20.9B over the trailing twelve months, up 47.4% year over year.

Where does Costco Wholesale's cash flow data come from?

Every line is extracted from Costco Wholesale's SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q) and tagged in XBRL. Switch between quarterly, annual, and trailing-twelve-month views, or open any line for its full history and peer comparisons.

Costco Wholesale COST Cash Flow Statement

Income Statement Balance Sheet Cash Flow Ratios Segments

Quarterly Annual TTM

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	TTM Q3 '26	TTM Q2 '26	TTM Q1 '26	TTM Q4 '25	TTM Q3 '25
Net income	$8.84B+3.4%	$8.55B+3.0%	$8.3B+2.5%	$8.1B+3.3%	$7.84B+2.9%
Depreciation and amortization	——	——	——	——	——
Stock-based compensation	——	——	——	——	——
Change in inventories	$1.69B+254%	$478M+739%	$57M+110%	-$559M—	——
Change in accounts payable	——	——	——	——	——
Other working capital changes	——	——	——	——	——
Non-cash operating lease expense	——	——	——	——	——
Net cash from operating activities	——	——	——	——	——
Capital expenditures	——	——	——	——	——
Purchases of investments	——	——	——	——	——
Other investing activities	-$100M-38.9%	-$72M0.0%	-$72M+2.7%	-$74M-207%	$69M+32.7%
Net cash from investing activities	——	——	——	——	-$6.34B-11.2%
Dividends paid	$3.01B+4.3%	$2.88B+28.5%	$2.25B+2.8%	$2.18B—	——
Repurchases of common stock	——	——	——	——	——
Proceeds from issuance of debt	$595M+338%	$136M—	$0—	$0—	——
Repayments of debt	——	——	——	——	$1.08B0.0%
Payments for finance leases	——	——	——	——	——
Taxes paid for net share settlement	——	——	——	——	——
Net cash from financing activities	——	——	——	——	——
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	$140M0.0%	$140M+600%	$20M+233%	$6M+104%	-$163M+5.8%
Net increase (decrease) in cash	——	——	——	——	——
Interest paid	——	——	——	——	——
Income taxes paid	$3.06B+2.9%	$2.97B+7.9%	$2.76B-5.6%	$2.92B—	——
Other Noncash Income (Expense)	——	——	——	——	——
Payment for (Proceeds from) Other Investing Activity	-$100M-38.9%	-$72M0.0%	-$72M+2.7%	-$74M-207%	$69M+32.7%
Payments to Acquire Short-Term Investments	——	——	——	——	——
Finance Lease, Principal Payments	——	——	——	——	——
Proceeds from issuance of commercial paper and other short-term borrowings	——	——	——	——	——
Repayments of Short-Term Debt	——	——	——	——	——
Accrued payables for capital expenditures	——	——	——	——	——
Leased assets obtained in exchange for finance lease liabilities	——	——	——	——	——
Leased assets obtained in exchange for operating lease liabilities	——	——	——	——	——
Free cash flow	——	——	——	——	——

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Questions, answered.

How much cash does Costco Wholesale generate?: Costco Wholesale (COST) generated $33.0B in operating cash flow over the trailing twelve months.
What is Costco Wholesale's free cash flow?: After $12.1B of capital expenditures, Costco Wholesale's free cash flow was $20.9B over the trailing twelve months, up 47.4% year over year.
Where does Costco Wholesale's cash flow data come from?: Every line is extracted from Costco Wholesale's SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q) and tagged in XBRL. Switch between quarterly, annual, and trailing-twelve-month views, or open any line for its full history and peer comparisons.