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Costco Wholesale Corp (COST): Free Cash Flow

Operating cash flow minus capital expenditures for the same annual period and currency, computed by TickerFacts from the filed figures. A simple proxy, not a reported figure; a year without both inputs is left out.

$7.84B
Year ended 2025-08-31
$8.81B
Trailing 12 months to 2026-05-10
+30.8%
3-year compound annual growth
+5.3%
5-year compound annual growth
+15.3%
10-year compound annual growth
2008-08-31: $607.00M2009-08-30: $842.00M2010-08-29: $1.73B2011-08-28: $1.91B2012-09-02: $1.58B2013-09-01: $1.35B2014-08-31: $1.99B2015-08-30: $1.89B2016-08-28: $643.00M2017-09-03: $4.22B2018-09-02: $2.81B2019-09-01: $3.36B2020-08-30: $6.05B2021-08-29: $5.37B2022-08-28: $3.50B2023-09-03: $6.75B2024-09-01: $6.63B2025-08-31: $7.84B$7.84B
2008-08-31 Free Cash Flow (USD) 2025-08-31
Period endedFree Cash FlowChange YoYSource filing
2025-08-31$7.84B+18.2%2025-10-08, From 2024-09-02
2024-09-01$6.63B-1.7%2025-10-08, From 2023-09-04
2023-09-03$6.75B+92.7%2025-10-08, From 2022-08-29
2022-08-28$3.50B-34.8%2024-10-09, From 2021-08-30
2021-08-29$5.37B-11.3%2023-10-11, From 2020-08-31
2020-08-30$6.05B+80.2%2022-10-05, From 2019-09-02
2019-09-01$3.36B+19.7%2021-10-06, From 2018-09-03
2018-09-02$2.81B-33.6%2020-10-07, From 2017-09-04
2017-09-03$4.22B+556.9%2019-10-11, From 2016-08-29
2016-08-28$643.00M-66.0%2018-10-26, From 2015-08-31
2015-08-30$1.89B-5.0%2017-10-18, From 2014-09-01
2014-08-31$1.99B+47.0%2016-10-12, From 2013-09-02
2013-09-01$1.35B-14.1%2015-10-14, From 2012-09-03
2012-09-02$1.58B-17.3%2014-10-15, From 2011-08-29
2011-08-28$1.91B+10.6%2013-10-16, From 2010-08-30
2010-08-29$1.73B+104.9%2012-10-19, From 2009-08-31
2009-08-30$842.00M+38.7%2011-10-14, From 2008-09-01
2008-08-31$607.00Mn/a2010-10-18, From 2007-09-03

Free Cash Flow at similar companies

Companies with the same SEC industry code (Retail-Variety Stores), reporting in the same currency, closest in revenue. Each shows its own latest fiscal year, so period ends differ.

CompanyYear endedFree Cash FlowChange YoY
Costco Wholesale Corp (COST)2025-08-31$7.84B+18.2%
Walmart Inc. (WMT)2026-01-31$14.92B+17.9%
Target Corp (TGT)2026-01-31$2.83B-36.7%
Dollar General Corp (DG)2026-01-30$2.39B+41.9%
BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. (BJ)2026-01-31$328.01M+4.8%
Dollar Tree, Inc. (DLTR)2026-01-31$1.06B+18.4%
PriceSmart Inc (PSMT)2025-08-31$103.17M+164.2%
Five Below, Inc (FIVE)2026-01-31$411.69M+286.0%
Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc. (OLLI)2026-01-31$194.66M+82.1%

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