Costco Wholesale Corp (COST) operating KPIs
COSTNasdaqRetail-Variety StoresFiscal year ends August 30
Financials through Q4 FY2026, quarter ended Aug 30, 2026Last filing: 10-K on Oct 7, 2026Score 17/3057% above fair value
$1012.28+16.20 (+1.63%)
Close on Oct 30, 2026Market cap $448.93BP/E 48.8Yield 0.55%
Costco Wholesale net cash provided by operating activities ($M)
Form 10-Q / 10-K Balance Sheets & Statements of Cash Flows
Latest, FY2026
15,817
Period ended Aug 30, 2026
Change on a year earlier
+18.6%
13,335 in FY2025
History
19 years
Since FY2008
Sources
17
Documents cited below
Annual history
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| Period | Ended | Net cash provided by operating activities ($M) | Year on year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | Aug 30, 2026 | 15,817 | +18.6% | Form 10-K (filed 2026-10-07) ↗ |
| FY2025 | Aug 31, 2025 | 13,335 | +17.6% | Form 10-K (filed 2025-10-08) ↗ |
| FY2024 | Sep 1, 2024 | 11,339 | +2.4% | Form 10-K (filed 2024-10-09) ↗ |
| FY2023 | Sep 3, 2023 | 11,068 | +49.7% | Form 10-K (filed 2023-10-11) ↗ |
| FY2022 | Aug 28, 2022 | 7,392 | -17.5% | Form 10-K (filed 2022-10-05) ↗ |
| FY2021 | Aug 29, 2021 | 8,958 | +1.1% | Form 10-K (filed 2021-10-06) ↗ |
| FY2020 | Aug 30, 2020 | 8,861 | +39.4% | Form 10-K (filed 2020-10-07) ↗ |
| FY2019 | Sep 1, 2019 | 6,356 | +10.1% | Form 10-K (filed 2019-10-11) ↗ |
| FY2018 | Sep 2, 2018 | 5,774 | -14.2% | Form 10-K (filed 2018-10-26) ↗ |
| FY2017 | Sep 3, 2017 | 6,726 | +104.3% | Form 10-K (filed 2017-10-18) ↗ |
| FY2016 | Aug 28, 2016 | 3,292 | -23.2% | Form 10-K (filed 2016-10-12) ↗ |
| FY2015 | Aug 30, 2015 | 4,285 | +7.6% | Form 10-K (filed 2015-10-14) ↗ |
| FY2014 | Aug 31, 2014 | 3,984 | +15.9% | Form 10-K (filed 2014-10-15) ↗ |
| FY2013 | Sep 1, 2013 | 3,437 | +12.4% | Form 10-K (filed 2013-10-16) ↗ |
| FY2012 | Sep 2, 2012 | 3,057 | -4.4% | Form 10-K (filed 2012-10-19) ↗ |
| FY2011 | Aug 28, 2011 | 3,198 | +15.0% | Form 10-K (filed 2011-10-14) ↗ |
| FY2010 | Aug 29, 2010 | 2,780 | +32.9% | Form 10-K (filed 2010-10-18) ↗ |
| FY2009 | Aug 30, 2009 | 2,092 | -5.2% | Form 10-K (filed 2010-10-18) ↗ |
| FY2008 | Aug 31, 2008 | 2,206 | – | Form 10-K (filed 2010-10-18) ↗ |
Breakdown
What makes up net cash provided by operating activities
- Cash and cash equivalents (period end)20,207 · FY2026
- Short-term investments (period end)1,094 · FY2026
- Merchandise inventories (period end)19,324 · FY2026
- Receivables, net (period end)3,959 · FY2026
- Accounts payable (period end)22,591 · FY2026
- Accrued salaries and benefits (period end)5,641 · FY2026
- Accrued self-insurance liabilities (period end)2,157 · FY2026
- Total stockholders' equity (period end)35,803 · FY2026
Cite this data
StockData. (2026). Costco Wholesale Net cash provided by operating activities ($M), annual FY2008–FY2026 [Data set]. Compiled from Costco Wholesale SEC filings and investor materials. https://stockdatahq.com/stocks/cost/kpis/ocf-total
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