Discontinued — last reported Q4 '25
Financing Cash Flow
FinancingCostco Wholesale Financing Cash Flow increased by 46.5% to -$1.17B in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 2.2%, from -$1.19B to -$1.17B.
Analysis
StatementCash Flow Statement
SectionFinancing
CategoryLeverage
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ1 2007
Last reportedQ4 2025
How to read this metric
A negative value (outflow) typically indicates the company is returning capital to shareholders or paying down debt, while a positive value indicates it is raising external capital.
Detailed definition
The total net flow of cash resulting from transactions with the company's owners and creditors. It aggregates activities...
Peer comparison
Highly profitable tech firms often show large negative financing cash flows due to aggressive share buyback programs.
Metric ID:
cf_net_cash_from_financingHistorical Data
14 periods
| Q2 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q4 '25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | -$5.77B | -$839.00M | -$1.67B | -$2.34B | -$863.00M | -$1.22B | -$1.95B | -$974.00M | -$8.25B | -$8.95B | -$1.19B | -$1.43B | -$2.18B | -$1.17B |
| QoQ Change | — | +85.5% | -98.7% | -40.6% | +63.2% | -40.8% | -60.5% | +50.1% | -747.0% | -8.5% | +86.7% | -20.2% | -52.2% | +46.5% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | +59.4% | -2.9% | +27.1% | +16.8% | -12.9% | -579.0% | -358.9% | -22.5% | +82.6% | +75.6% | +2.2% |
Range-$8.95B – -$839.00M
CAGR-38.8%
Avg YoY Growth-64.8%
Median YoY Growth+2.2%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Costco Wholesale's financing cash flow?
- Costco Wholesale (COST) reported financing cash flow of -$1.17B in Q4 2025.
- How has Costco Wholesale's financing cash flow changed year-over-year?
- Costco Wholesale's financing cash flow increased by 2.2% year-over-year, from -$1.19B to -$1.17B.
- What does financing cash flow mean?
- The total amount of money moving in or out of the company to pay for its funding, including debt and shares.