Costco Wholesale Corp
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Cash Flow
Costco Wholesale Corp (COST) by the numbers: income statement, balance sheet and cash flow, by year or by quarter. In the most recent period (Q3 26), "Operating Cash Flow" came in at 4,692 million $. Tick rows to compare them in a chart.
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| Line item | Q4 16 | Q1 17 | Q2 17 | Q3 17 | Q4 17 | Q1 18 | Q2 18 | Q3 18 | Q4 18 | Q1 19 | Q2 19 | Q3 19 | Q4 19 | Q1 20 | Q2 20 | Q3 20 | Q4 20 | Q1 21 | Q2 21 | Q3 21 | Q4 21 | Q1 22 | Q2 22 | Q3 22 | Q4 22 | Q1 23 | Q2 23 | Q3 23 | Q4 23 | Q1 24 | Q2 24 | Q3 24 | Q4 24 | Q1 25 | Q2 25 | Q3 25 | Q4 25 | Q1 26 | Q2 26 | Q3 26 | LTM* |
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| 2,793 | 493 | 1,606 | 1,834 | 2,006 | 109 | 2,105 | 1,554 | 2,177 | -219 | 2,105 | 2,293 | 2,102 | 619 | 1,898 | 4,242 | 2,647 | 38 | 3,333 | 2,940 | 3,258 | 401 | 1,227 | 2,506 | 2,610 | 3,192 | 1,541 | 3,725 | 4,651 | 731 | 2,999 | 2,958 | 3,260 | 2,748 | 3,460 | 3,867 | 4,688 | 2,996 | 3,449 | 4,692 | 15,825 | |
| 297 | 312 | 320 | 441 | 335 | 344 | 327 | 431 | 331 | 352 | 336 | 473 | 369 | 389 | 382 | 505 | 404 | 416 | 402 | 559 | 432 | 436 | 431 | 601 | 447 | 470 | 472 | 688 | 501 | 514 | 516 | 706 | 548 | 552 | 552 | 774 | 597 | 597 | 597 | 883 | 2,674 | |
| 211 | 111 | 82 | 110 | 234 | 112 | 85 | 113 | 270 | 119 | 93 | 113 | 301 | 118 | 89 | 111 | 341 | 122 | 87 | 115 | 388 | 128 | 90 | 118 | 402 | 147 | 94 | 131 | 444 | 136 | 106 | 132 | 463 | 151 | 106 | 140 | 486 | 166 | 119 | 153 | 924 | |
| – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 195 | 377 | 590 | 202 | 162 | 257 | 523 | 171 | 297 | 297 | 561 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 1,771 | -488 | 513 | 375 | 793 | -1,013 | 901 | -12 | 834 | -1,605 | 762 | 418 | 516 | -867 | 579 | 1,970 | 669 | -1,516 | 1,516 | 334 | 912 | -1,536 | -726 | -213 | 165 | 980 | -707 | 580 | 2,000 | -1,686 | 652 | -355 | 451 | 199 | 764 | 350 | 1,534 | 53 | 499 | 1,534 | 3,620 | |
| 667 | 516 | 540 | 779 | 820 | 508 | 585 | 1,056 | 730 | 587 | 672 | 1,009 | 715 | 545 | 698 | 852 | 893 | 573 | 1,028 | 1,094 | 1,055 | 723 | 854 | 1,259 | 1,057 | 890 | 820 | 1,556 | 1,040 | 1,031 | 1,062 | 1,577 | 1,264 | 1,137 | 1,131 | 1,966 | 1,526 | 1,289 | 1,413 | 2,207 | 6,435 | |
| -655 | -397 | -498 | -816 | -785 | -373 | -694 | -1,095 | -737 | -434 | -774 | -920 | -630 | -470 | -1,850 | -941 | -682 | -355 | -1,343 | -1,155 | -912 | -481 | -1,035 | -2,329 | -1,057 | -808 | -3,147 | -4,972 | -366 | -1,386 | -954 | -1,703 | -985 | -1,022 | -1,336 | -1,968 | -1,398 | -1,170 | – | -2,226 | – | |
| 198 | – | 198 | 3,508 | 220 | 220 | 219 | 250 | 501 | – | 251 | 286 | 573 | – | 287 | 619 | 310 | 4,430 | 310 | 698 | 350 | 350 | 351 | 797 | 400 | 400 | 399 | 452 | 905 | 7,107 | 515 | 514 | 515 | 515 | 515 | 1,153 | 577 | 577 | 0.0 | 1,304 | 2,458 | |
| -122 | -68 | -46 | -233 | -124 | -60 | -54 | -90 | -32 | -117 | -46 | -52 | -30 | -47 | -34 | -85 | -80 | -106 | -181 | -129 | -37 | -78 | -139 | -185 | -141 | -143 | -162 | -230 | -162 | -160 | -162 | -216 | -207 | -205 | -211 | -280 | -210 | -209 | -184 | -245 | -848 | |
| – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 68 | 134 | -86 | -724 | -89 | 99 | -41 | -41 | -278 | -278 | 387 | – | – | -1,085 | -82 | -35 | -20 | -159 | -23 | 57 | -91 | – | – | |
| -660 | -165 | -1,316 | -1,077 | -58 | -690 | -266 | -267 | -700 | -49 | -397 | -1.0 | -836 | -1,392 | 2,999 | -1,918 | -700 | -4,650 | -419 | -719 | -839 | -828 | -676 | -1,098 | -863 | -352 | -735 | -664 | -974 | -7,276 | -698 | -1,816 | -1,193 | -241 | -748 | -1,593 | -1,167 | -730 | -278 | -1,180 | -3,355 | |
| 1,426 | -61 | -206 | 8.0 | 1,143 | -908 | 1,096 | 178 | 723 | -698 | 933 | 1,371 | 643 | -1,241 | 3,040 | 1,451 | 1,313 | -4,953 | 1,589 | 1,032 | 1,493 | -932 | -626 | -990 | 653 | 2,114 | -477 | 1,207 | 3,311 | -7,916 | 1,309 | -498 | 1,001 | 1,449 | 1,480 | 325 | 2,056 | 1,166 | 1,563 | 1,261 | 6,046 | |
| 2,126 | -23 | 1,066 | 1,055 | 1,186 | -399 | 1,520 | 498 | 1,447 | -806 | 1,433 | 1,284 | 1,387 | 74 | 1,200 | 3,390 | 1,754 | -535 | 2,305 | 1,846 | 2,203 | -322 | 373 | 1,247 | 1,553 | 2,302 | 721 | 2,169 | 3,611 | -300 | 1,937 | 1,381 | 1,996 | 1,611 | 2,329 | 1,901 | 3,162 | 1,707 | 2,036 | 2,485 | 9,390 |
LTM = last twelve months (sum of the four most recent quarters).
Showing the most recent 40 periods — older statements are on file for this stock.
Data as of: October 8, 2026 · Source: fundamental data & SEC filings (annual and quarterly reports, 10-K/10-Q)
Note: pure fact-based analysis, not investment advice and not a solicitation to buy or sell. All figures without guarantee.