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Costco cash flow statement

In fiscal 2026, Costco's operations generated $15.82bn of cash; it spent $6.43bn on capital projects, leaving free cash flow of $9.38bn. It returned $2.46bn in dividends and $848m through buybacks.

Cash flow statement

US$ billions unless shown otherwise. Fiscal years, plus the last twelve months (LTM) when newer.

Fiscal year2010Aug 20102011Aug 20112012Sept 20122013Sept 20132014Aug 20142015Aug 20152016Aug 20162017Sept 20172018Sept 20182019Sept 20192020Aug 20202021Aug 20212022Aug 20222023Sept 20232024Sept 20242025Aug 20252026Aug 2026
Cash from operations2.83.23.13.44.04.33.36.75.86.48.99.07.411.111.313.315.8
Depreciation and amortisation0.80.90.90.91.01.11.31.41.41.51.61.81.92.12.22.42.7
Stock-based pay0.20.20.20.30.30.40.50.50.50.60.60.70.70.80.80.90.9
Capital spending1.11.31.52.12.02.42.62.53.03.02.83.63.94.34.75.56.4
Free cash flow1.71.91.61.42.01.90.64.22.83.46.15.43.56.76.67.89.4
Free cash flow after stock pay1.51.71.31.11.71.50.23.72.32.85.44.72.86.05.87.08.5
Dividends paid0.30.40.43.60.62.90.73.90.71.01.55.71.51.39.02.22.5
Share buybacks0.60.60.60.00.30.50.50.50.30.20.20.50.40.70.70.90.8

Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending. Free cash flow after stock pay also subtracts stock-based compensation, a real cost to shareholders that the cash flow statement adds back. Dividends, buybacks and shares issued are cash amounts for the period.

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Figures from Costco's SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q), retrieved October 20, 2026. How we read and check them: methodology and data sources. Not investment advice. Back to Costco.