Costco Wholesale Corporation
Consumer DefensiveNASDAQ:COST · NASDAQ Global Select
+$2.31 today
Vol 0.78M · Avg 1.99M
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Cash Flow Statement
Annual data · 5 periods
| Metric | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 | FY2019 | FY2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Income | $8.1B +9.9% | $7.4B +17.1% | $6.3B +6.4% | $5.9B +16.5% | $5.1B | $487.6M | $476.4M | $465.2M |
| Depreciation & Amortization | $2.4B +8.4% | $2.2B +7.7% | $2.1B +9.3% | $1.9B +6.7% | $1.8B | $374.2M | $1.2B | $631.8M |
| Deferred Income Tax | $0 | $0 | $0 +100.0% | -$37.0M -162.7% | $59.0M | $1.4B | -$1.5B | $304.2M |
| Stock-Based Compensation | $860.0M +5.1% | $818.0M +5.7% | $774.0M +6.9% | $724.0M +8.9% | $665.0M | $489.0M | $354.6M | -$1.6B |
| Change in Working Capital | $1.8B +188.7% | $611.0M -40.0% | $1.0B +165.1% | -$1.6B -255.8% | $1.0B | $350.4M | -$1.6B | $1.5B |
| Accounts Receivables | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $592.6M | $1.3B | $626.2M |
| Inventory | $559.0M +127.0% | -$2.1B -268.4% | $1.2B +130.7% | -$4.0B -111.6% | -$1.9B | $1.0B | $1.2B | $1.1B |
| Accounts Payables | $404.0M -79.2% | $1.9B +607.3% | -$382.0M -120.2% | $1.9B +2.9% | $1.8B | $948.2M | -$1.5B | $433.0M |
| Other Working Capital | $801.0M +8.1% | $741.0M +330.8% | $172.0M -68.7% | $549.0M -48.1% | $1.1B | $567.4M | $1.3B | $601.0M |
| Other Non-Cash Items | $186.0M -39.2% | $306.0M -66.3% | $907.0M +100.2% | $453.0M +22.1% | $371.0M | $1.4B | -$1.5B | $300.0M |
| Operating Cash Flow | $13.3B +17.6% | $11.3B +2.4% | $11.1B +49.7% | $7.4B -17.5% | $9.0B | $7.2B | $8.9B | $10.5B |
| Capital Expenditures | -$5.5B -16.7% | -$4.7B -9.0% | -$4.3B -11.1% | -$3.9B -8.4% | -$3.6B | $664.0M | $1.4B | $697.6M |
| Acquisitions (Net) | $0 | $0 | $0 +100.0% | -$842.0M | $0 | $937.0M | $1.1B | $1.3B |
| Purchases of Investments | -$1.0B +30.1% | -$1.5B +9.4% | -$1.6B -44.7% | -$1.1B +15.8% | -$1.3B | $444.2M | $1.4B | $1.3B |
| Sales of Investments | $1.1B -36.3% | $1.8B +91.0% | $937.0M -18.2% | $1.1B -20.8% | $1.4B | $822.2M | $318.2M | -$1.5B |
| Other Investing Activities | $74.0M +489.5% | -$19.0M -152.8% | $36.0M +175.0% | -$48.0M +22.6% | -$62.0M | $616.4M | $370.0M | $1.2B |
| Investing Cash Flow | -$5.3B -20.5% | -$4.4B +11.3% | -$5.0B -4.5% | -$4.8B -34.6% | -$3.5B | $4.8B | $6.4B | $5.1B |
| Debt Repayment | -$296.0M +58.2% | -$708.0M -84.4% | -$384.0M +52.0% | -$800.0M -566.7% | -$120.0M | $680.8M | $759.2M | $1.1B |
| Common Stock Issued | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $778.8M | $946.8M | $812.4M |
| Common Stock Repurchased | -$903.0M -29.0% | -$700.0M -3.6% | -$676.0M -54.0% | -$439.0M +11.5% | -$496.0M | $351.8M | -$1.6B | $1.5B |
| Dividends Paid | -$2.2B +75.9% | -$9.0B -622.7% | -$1.3B +16.5% | -$1.5B +73.9% | -$5.7B | $535.2M | $613.6M | $692.0M |
| Other Financing Activities | -$393.0M -24.8% | -$315.0M -4.0% | -$303.0M +57.0% | -$704.0M -467.7% | -$124.0M | -$1.6B | $1.3B | $1.1B |
| Financing Cash Flow | -$3.8B +64.9% | -$10.8B -311.8% | -$2.6B +24.0% | -$3.4B +47.0% | -$6.5B | $12.2B | $13.9B | -$15.5B |
| Effect of Forex Changes | $6.0M -85.0% | $40.0M +166.7% | $15.0M +106.0% | -$249.0M -641.3% | $46.0M | $1.3B | $1.1B | $990.2M |
| Net Change in Cash | $4.3B +212.2% | -$3.8B -208.5% | $3.5B +431.5% | -$1.1B -3.5% | -$1.0B | $3.2B | $4.9B | $6.5B |
| Free Cash Flow | $7.8B +18.2% | $6.6B -1.7% | $6.7B +92.7% | $3.5B -34.8% | $5.4B | $8.6B | -$16.8B | $11.1B |
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Does COST generate free cash flow?
Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST) generated $7.84B of free cash flow in fiscal 2025.
How much operating cash flow does COST produce?
Operating cash flow was $13.34B, before capital expenditures of $5.50B.
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