What is Costco Wholesale's operating cash flow?

Costco Wholesale (COST) reported operating cash flow of $11.13B in Q1 2026.

How has Costco Wholesale's operating cash flow changed year-over-year?

Costco Wholesale's operating cash flow increased by 17.6% year-over-year, from $9.47B to $11.13B.

What does operating cash flow mean?

Total cash generated by or used in core business operations — the single most important cash flow metric for assessing business health.

Costco Wholesale COST Operating Cash Flow

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$70.5B+11.6%

Gross profit$9.0B+9.7%

Operating income$2.8B+11.3%

Net income$2.2B+15.2%

EPS (diluted)$4.93+15.2%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$18.9B+36.9%

Total debt$8.1B-2.7%

Total equity$33.5B+23.5%

Total assets$86.4B+14.5%

Cash flow

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CapEx$4.2B+19.7%

Free cash flow$6.9B+16.3%

Valuation

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Market cap$422.43B-4.9%

Enterprise value$411.62B-6.2%

P/E47.8×-8.9×

P/S1.4×-0.2×

Profitability

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Gross margin12.9%+0.1pp

Operating margin3.8%+0.1pp

Net margin3%+0.1pp

FCF margin3.8%—

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity29.2%-2.9pp

Debt / equity0.2×-0.1×

Current ratio1.1×+0.1×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Costco Wholesale in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities.

The official record: Costco Wholesale’s 10-Q, filed June 3, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Costco Wholesale's operating cash flow?: Costco Wholesale (COST) reported operating cash flow of $11.13B in Q1 2026.
How has Costco Wholesale's operating cash flow changed year-over-year?: Costco Wholesale's operating cash flow increased by 17.6% year-over-year, from $9.47B to $11.13B.
What does operating cash flow mean?: Total cash generated by or used in core business operations — the single most important cash flow metric for assessing business health.