NASDAQ:COST | Free Cash Flow | COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP /NEW

Free cash flow is operating cash flow less capital expenditure. FCF / net income requires positive matching-period earnings.

Available history
2008-08-31 to 2025-11-23
Data captured

Historical Free Cash Flow

DateOperating cash flowCapital expenditureFree cash flowFCF / net income
2025-11-23$4.69B$1.53B$3.16B158.02%
2025-08-31$3.87B$1.97B$1.9B72.84%
2024-11-24$3.26B$1.26B$2B111.01%
2024-09-01$2.96B$1.58B$1.38B58.67%
2023-11-26$4.65B$1.04B$3.61B227.25%
2023-09-03$3.73B$1.56B$2.17B100.42%
2022-11-20$2.61B$1.06B$1.55B113.86%
2022-08-28$2.51B$1.26B$1.25B66.76%
2021-11-21$3.26B$1.06B$2.2B166.39%
2021-08-29$2.94B$1.09B$1.85B110.54%
2020-11-22$2.65B$893M$1.75B150.43%
2020-08-30$4.24B$852M$3.39B244.06%
2019-11-24$2.1B$715M$1.39B164.34%
2019-09-01$2.29B$1.01B$1.28B117.05%
2019-05-12$672M
2019-02-17$587M
2018-11-25$2.18B$730M$1.45B188.66%
2018-09-02$1.55B$1.06B$498M47.75%
2018-05-13$585M
2018-02-18$508M
2017-11-26$2.01B$820M$1.19B185.31%
2017-09-03$1.83B$779M$1.06B114.80%
2017-05-07$540M
2017-02-12$516M
2016-11-20$2.79B$667M$2.13B390.09%
2016-08-28-$169M$849M-$1.02B-130.68%
2016-05-08$461M
2016-02-14$624M
2015-11-22$811M$715M$96M20.00%
2015-08-30$1.03B$805M$223M29.07%
2015-05-10$421M
2015-02-15$612M
2014-11-23$1.13B$555M$573M115.52%
2014-08-31$842M$567M$275M39.45%
2014-05-11$405M
2014-02-16$447M
2013-11-24$939M$574M$365M85.88%
2013-09-01$563M$704M-$141M-22.85%
2013-05-12$436M
2013-02-17$455M
2012-11-25$1.1B$488M$614M147.60%
2012-09-02$730M$580M$150M24.63%
2012-05-06$268M
2012-02-12$289M
2011-11-20$664M$343M$321M100.31%
2011-08-28$941M$472M$469M98.12%
2011-05-08$278M
2011-02-13$234M
2010-11-21$720M$306M$414M132.69%
2010-08-29$611M$411M$200M46.30%
2010-05-09$138M
2010-02-14$193M
2009-11-22$751M$313M$438M164.66%
2008-11-23-$15M$375M-$390M-148.29%

Annual Free Cash Flow

DateOperating cash flowCapital expenditureFree cash flowFCF / net income
2025-08-31$13.34B$5.5B$7.84B96.77%
2024-09-01$11.34B$4.71B$6.63B89.98%
2023-09-03$11.07B$4.32B$6.75B107.20%
2022-08-28$7.39B$3.89B$3.5B59.91%
2021-08-29$8.96B$3.59B$5.37B107.25%
2020-08-30$8.86B$2.81B$6.05B151.20%
2019-09-01$6.36B$3B$3.36B91.77%
2018-09-02$5.77B$2.97B$2.81B89.50%
2017-09-03$6.73B$2.5B$4.22B157.67%
2016-08-28$3.29B$2.65B$643M27.36%
2015-08-30$4.29B$2.39B$1.89B79.60%
2014-08-31$3.98B$1.99B$1.99B96.74%
2013-09-01$3.44B$2.08B$1.35B66.41%
2012-09-02$3.06B$1.48B$1.58B92.28%
2011-08-28$3.2B$1.29B$1.91B130.51%
2010-08-29$2.78B$1.06B$1.73B132.39%
2009-08-30$2.09B$1.25B$842M77.53%
2008-08-31$2.21B$1.6B$607M47.31%