COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP /NEW (COST) Free cash flow
- Free cash flow · 12 months (USD): Value $8.81B; Formula and calculation Operating cash flow minus capital spending; distinct from the saved levered FCF quote figure. Period ending 2026-05-10..
- Price / free cash flow · 12 months: Value (m); Formula and calculation Market cap / trailing-year free cash flow; inverse of FCF yield before percent scaling. Period ending 2026-05-10..
- Free cash flow yield · 12 months: Value (m); Formula and calculation (Operating cash flow − capital spending) / current market cap. Period ending 2026-05-10..
- Free cash flow margin · 12 months: Value 3.00%; Formula and calculation (Operating cash flow − capital spending) / revenue. Period ending 2026-05-10..
Free cash flow
Overview →Financial period ending 2026-05-10; current quote (m). Amounts retain their stated periods and units.
| Metric | Value | Formula and calculation |
|---|---|---|
| Free cash flow · 12 months (USD) | $8.81B | Operating cash flow minus capital spending; distinct from the saved levered FCF quote figure. Period ending 2026-05-10. $15.00B − $6.19B ≈ $8.81B |
| Price / free cash flow · 12 months | (m) | Market cap / trailing-year free cash flow; inverse of FCF yield before percent scaling. Period ending 2026-05-10. Calculation unavailable: missing inputs remain (m). |
| Free cash flow yield · 12 months | (m) | (Operating cash flow − capital spending) / current market cap. Period ending 2026-05-10. Calculation unavailable: missing inputs remain (m). |
| Free cash flow margin · 12 months | 3.00% | (Operating cash flow − capital spending) / revenue. Period ending 2026-05-10. $8.81B ÷ $293.59B × 100 ≈ 3.00% |
| Free cash flow per share · 12 months | (m) | (Trailing-year operating cash flow − capital spending) / reported quarter-end common shares. Period ending 2026-05-10. Calculation unavailable: missing inputs remain (m). |
| Operating cash flow · 12 months | $15.00B | Cash generated by operating activities. Period ending 2026-05-10. |
| Operating cash flow / net income · 12 months | 1.70× | Operating cash flow / net income. Period ending 2026-05-10. $15.00B ÷ $8.84B ≈ 1.70× |
Calculation inputs
| Input | Amount with unit | Raw financial data |
|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | 15.00B USD | Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities · Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities, Continuing Operations |
| Capital spending | 6.19B USD | Payments to Acquire Property, Plant, and Equipment |
| Market cap | (m) | |
| Free cash flow | 8.81B USD | Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities · Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities, Continuing Operations · Payments to Acquire Property, Plant, and Equipment |
| Revenue | 293.59B USD | Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax |
| Quarter-end shares | (m) | Common Stock, Shares, Outstanding |
| Net income | 8.84B USD | Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Parent |
Calculated history
Changes compare with the next older row (previous quarter), unless explicitly labeled otherwise. Rolling 12-month growth compares two successive quarter-end rolling totals; it is not year-over-year growth.
| Period ending | Free cash flow | FCF per share | Operating cash flow | Capital spending (USD) | Market cap (USD) | Revenue (USD) | Quarter-end shares (shares) | Net income (USD) | Price / FCF | FCF yield | FCF margin | Cash conversion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-10 | $8.81B | (m) | $15.00B | $6.19B | (m) | $293.59B | (m) | $8.84B | (m) | (m) | 3.00% | 1.70× |
| 2026-02-15 | $9.10B | (m) | $15.01B | $5.91B | (m) | $286.26B | (m) | $8.55B | (m) | (m) | 3.18% | 1.76× |
| 2025-11-23 | $9.00B | (m) | $14.76B | $5.76B | (m) | $280.39B | (m) | $8.30B | (m) | (m) | 3.21% | 1.78× |
| 2025-08-31 | $7.84B | (m) | $13.34B | $5.50B | (m) | $275.24B | (m) | $8.10B | (m) | (m) | 2.85% | 1.65× |
| 2025-05-11 | $7.32B | (m) | $12.43B | $5.11B | (m) | $268.78B | (m) | $7.84B | (m) | (m) | 2.72% | 1.58× |
| 2025-02-16 | $6.92B | (m) | $11.96B | $5.04B | (m) | $264.09B | (m) | $7.62B | (m) | (m) | 2.62% | 1.57× |
| 2024-11-24 | $5.01B | (m) | $9.95B | $4.93B | (m) | $258.81B | (m) | $7.58B | (m) | (m) | 1.94% | 1.31× |
| 2024-09-01 | $6.63B | (m) | $11.34B | $4.71B | (m) | $254.45B | (m) | $7.37B | (m) | (m) | 2.61% | 1.54× |
| 2024-05-12 | $7.42B | (m) | $12.11B | $4.69B | (m) | $253.69B | (m) | $7.17B | (m) | (m) | 2.92% | 1.69× |
| 2024-02-18 | $6.20B | (m) | $10.65B | $4.45B | (m) | $248.83B | (m) | $6.79B | (m) | (m) | 2.49% | 1.57× |
| 2023-11-26 | $8.80B | (m) | $13.11B | $4.31B | (m) | $245.65B | (m) | $6.52B | (m) | (m) | 3.58% | 2.01× |
| 2023-09-03 | $6.75B | (m) | $11.07B | $4.32B | (m) | $242.29B | (m) | $6.29B | (m) | (m) | 2.78% | 1.76× |
| 2023-05-07 | $5.82B | (m) | $9.85B | $4.03B | (m) | $235.44B | (m) | $6.00B | (m) | (m) | 2.47% | 1.64× |
| 2023-02-12 | $5.47B | (m) | $9.54B | $4.06B | (m) | $234.39B | (m) | $6.05B | (m) | (m) | 2.34% | 1.58× |
| 2022-11-20 | $2.85B | (m) | $6.74B | $3.89B | (m) | $231.03B | (m) | $5.88B | (m) | (m) | 1.23% | 1.15× |
| 2022-08-28 | $3.50B | (m) | $7.39B | $3.89B | (m) | $226.95B | (m) | $5.84B | (m) | (m) | 1.54% | 1.26× |
| 2022-05-08 | $4.10B | (m) | $7.83B | $3.73B | (m) | $217.54B | (m) | $5.65B | (m) | (m) | 1.88% | 1.39× |
| 2022-02-13 | $6.03B | (m) | $9.93B | $3.90B | (m) | $210.22B | (m) | $5.51B | (m) | (m) | 2.87% | 1.80× |
| 2021-11-21 | $5.82B | (m) | $9.57B | $3.75B | (m) | $203.08B | (m) | $5.17B | (m) | (m) | 2.87% | 1.85× |
| 2021-08-29 | $5.37B | (m) | $8.96B | $3.59B | (m) | $195.93B | (m) | $5.01B | (m) | (m) | 2.74% | 1.79× |
| 2021-05-09 | $6.91B | (m) | $10.26B | $3.35B | (m) | $186.64B | (m) | $4.73B | (m) | (m) | 3.70% | 2.17× |
| 2021-02-14 | $5.81B | (m) | $8.82B | $3.02B | (m) | $178.63B | (m) | $4.34B | (m) | (m) | 3.25% | 2.03× |
| 2020-11-22 | $6.42B | (m) | $9.41B | $2.99B | (m) | $172.93B | (m) | $4.32B | (m) | (m) | 3.71% | 2.18× |
| 2020-08-30 | $6.05B | (m) | $8.86B | $2.81B | (m) | $166.76B | (m) | $4.00B | (m) | (m) | 3.63% | 2.21× |
| 2020-05-10 | $3.94B | (m) | $6.91B | $2.97B | (m) | $160.88B | (m) | $3.71B | (m) | (m) | 2.45% | 1.86× |
| 2020-02-16 | $4.18B | (m) | $7.12B | $2.94B | (m) | $158.35B | (m) | $3.78B | (m) | (m) | 2.64% | 1.88× |
| 2019-11-24 | $3.30B | (m) | $6.28B | $2.98B | (m) | $154.67B | (m) | $3.74B | (m) | (m) | 2.13% | 1.68× |
| 2019-09-01 | $3.36B | (m) | $6.36B | $3.00B | (m) | $152.70B | (m) | $3.66B | (m) | (m) | 2.20% | 1.74× |
| 2019-05-12 | $2.57B | (m) | $5.62B | $3.04B | (m) | $149.62B | (m) | $3.60B | (m) | (m) | 1.72% | 1.56× |
| 2019-02-17 | $2.66B | (m) | $5.62B | $2.96B | (m) | $147.24B | (m) | $3.45B | (m) | (m) | 1.81% | 1.63× |
| 2018-11-25 | $3.07B | (m) | $5.95B | $2.88B | (m) | $144.84B | (m) | $3.26B | (m) | (m) | 2.12% | 1.82× |
| 2018-09-02 | $2.81B | (m) | $5.77B | $2.97B | (m) | $141.58B | (m) | $3.13B | (m) | (m) | 1.98% | 1.84× |
| 2018-05-13 | $3.36B | (m) | $6.05B | $2.69B | (m) | (m) | (m) | $3.01B | (m) | (m) | (m) | 2.01× |
| 2018-02-18 | $2.91B | (m) | $5.55B | $2.65B | (m) | (m) | (m) | $2.96B | (m) | (m) | (m) | 1.88× |
| 2017-11-26 | $3.28B | (m) | $5.94B | $2.65B | (m) | (m) | (m) | $2.77B | (m) | (m) | (m) | 2.14× |
| 2017-09-03 | $4.22B | (m) | $6.73B | $2.50B | (m) | (m) | (m) | $2.68B | (m) | (m) | (m) | 2.51× |
| 2017-05-07 | $2.15B | (m) | $4.72B | $2.57B | (m) | (m) | (m) | $2.54B | (m) | (m) | (m) | 1.86× |
| 2017-02-12 | $2.48B | (m) | $4.98B | $2.49B | (m) | (m) | (m) | $2.38B | (m) | (m) | (m) | 2.09× |
| 2016-11-20 | $2.67B | (m) | $5.27B | $2.60B | (m) | (m) | (m) | $2.42B | (m) | (m) | (m) | 2.18× |
| 2016-08-28 | $643.00M | (m) | $3.29B | $2.65B | (m) | (m) | (m) | $2.35B | (m) | (m) | (m) | 1.40× |
| 2016-05-08 | $1.88B | (m) | $4.49B | $2.60B | (m) | (m) | (m) | $2.34B | (m) | (m) | (m) | 1.92× |
| 2016-02-14 | $1.29B | (m) | $3.86B | $2.56B | (m) | (m) | (m) | $2.31B | (m) | (m) | (m) | 1.67× |
| 2015-11-22 | $1.42B | (m) | $3.97B | $2.55B | (m) | (m) | (m) | $2.36B | (m) | (m) | (m) | 1.68× |
| 2015-08-30 | $1.89B | (m) | $4.29B | $2.39B | (m) | (m) | (m) | $2.38B | (m) | (m) | (m) | 1.80× |
| 2015-05-10 | $1.94B | (m) | $4.10B | $2.15B | (m) | (m) | (m) | $2.31B | (m) | (m) | (m) | 1.78× |
| 2015-02-15 | $2.22B | (m) | $4.36B | $2.14B | (m) | (m) | (m) | $2.26B | (m) | (m) | (m) | 1.93× |
| 2014-11-23 | $2.20B | (m) | $4.17B | $1.97B | (m) | (m) | (m) | $2.13B | (m) | (m) | (m) | 1.96× |
| 2014-08-31 | $1.99B | (m) | $3.98B | $1.99B | (m) | (m) | (m) | $2.06B | (m) | (m) | (m) | 1.94× |
| 2014-05-11 | $1.57B | (m) | $3.71B | $2.13B | (m) | (m) | (m) | $1.98B | (m) | (m) | (m) | 1.87× |
| 2014-02-16 | $1.40B | (m) | $3.56B | $2.16B | (m) | (m) | (m) | $1.96B | (m) | (m) | (m) | 1.81× |
| 2013-11-24 | $1.10B | (m) | $3.27B | $2.17B | (m) | (m) | (m) | $2.05B | (m) | (m) | (m) | 1.60× |
| 2013-09-01 | $1.35B | (m) | $3.44B | $2.08B | (m) | (m) | (m) | $2.04B | (m) | (m) | (m) | 1.69× |
| 2013-05-12 | $1.65B | (m) | $3.60B | $1.96B | (m) | (m) | (m) | $2.03B | (m) | (m) | (m) | 1.77× |
| 2013-02-17 | $1.55B | (m) | $3.34B | $1.79B | (m) | (m) | (m) | $1.96B | (m) | (m) | (m) | 1.70× |
| 2012-11-25 | $1.87B | (m) | $3.50B | $1.63B | (m) | (m) | (m) | $1.80B | (m) | (m) | (m) | 1.94× |
| 2012-09-02 | $1.58B | (m) | $3.06B | $1.48B | (m) | (m) | (m) | $1.71B | (m) | (m) | (m) | 1.79× |
| 2012-05-06 | $1.90B | (m) | $3.27B | $1.37B | (m) | (m) | (m) | $1.58B | (m) | (m) | (m) | 2.07× |
| 2012-02-12 | $1.61B | (m) | $3.00B | $1.38B | (m) | (m) | (m) | $1.52B | (m) | (m) | (m) | 1.98× |
| 2011-11-20 | $1.81B | (m) | $3.14B | $1.33B | (m) | (m) | (m) | $1.47B | (m) | (m) | (m) | 2.14× |
| 2011-08-28 | $1.91B | (m) | $3.20B | $1.29B | (m) | (m) | (m) | $1.46B | (m) | (m) | (m) | 2.19× |
| 2011-05-08 | $1.64B | (m) | $2.87B | $1.23B | (m) | (m) | (m) | $1.42B | (m) | (m) | (m) | 2.03× |
| 2011-02-13 | $1.78B | (m) | $2.87B | $1.09B | (m) | (m) | (m) | $1.40B | (m) | (m) | (m) | 2.05× |
| 2010-11-21 | $1.70B | (m) | $2.75B | $1.05B | (m) | (m) | (m) | $1.35B | (m) | (m) | (m) | 2.04× |
| 2010-08-29 | $1.73B | (m) | $2.78B | $1.05B | (m) | (m) | (m) | $1.30B | (m) | (m) | (m) | 2.13× |
| 2010-05-09 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2010-02-14 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2009-11-22 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2009-08-30 | $842.00M | (m) | $2.09B | $1.25B | (m) | (m) | (m) | $1.09B | (m) | (m) | (m) | 1.93× |
| 2009-05-10 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2009-02-15 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2008-11-23 | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) | (m) |
| 2008-08-31 | $607.00M | (m) | $2.21B | $1.60B | (m) | (m) | (m) | $1.28B | (m) | (m) | (m) | 1.72× |
(m) means missing inputs. Historical market-based ratios use the saved close on or immediately before period ending and that period’s reported shares; current quotes are not substituted. Five-year projections repeat historical CAGR, not analyst forecasts.
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