COST
Costco Wholesale Corp
NASDAQ: COST · CONSUMER DEFENSIVE · DISCOUNT STORES
$998.67
+0.47% today
Updated 2026-04-29
Market cap
$450.10B
P/E ratio
52.62
P/S ratio
1.57x
EPS (TTM)
$19.28
Dividend yield
0.52%
52W range
$842 – $1,061
Volume
1.8M
Costco Wholesale Corp (COST) Financial statements
SEC filings — annual and quarterly data.
Cash flow — annual
| Item | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | $1.83B | $2.08B | $2.18B | $2.09B | $2.78B | $3.20B | $3.06B | $3.44B | $3.98B | $4.29B | $3.29B | $6.73B | $5.77B | $6.36B | $8.86B | $8.96B | $7.39B | $11.07B | $11.34B | $13.34B |
| Capital expenditures | $1.21B | $1.39B | $1.60B | $1.25B | $1.05B | $1.29B | $1.48B | $2.08B | $1.99B | $2.39B | $2.65B | $2.50B | $2.97B | $3.00B | $2.81B | $3.59B | $3.89B | $4.32B | $4.71B | $5.50B |
| Depreciation | $515.28M | $566.38M | $653.08M | $728.00M | $795.00M | $855.00M | $908.00M | $946.00M | $1.03B | $1.13B | $1.25B | $1.37B | $1.44B | $1.49B | $1.65B | $1.78B | $1.90B | $2.08B | $2.24B | $2.43B |
| Stock-based comp | $107.40M | $-34.19M | $166.00M | $181.00M | $190.00M | $207.00M | $241.00M | $285.00M | $327.00M | $394.00M | $459.00M | $514.00M | $544.00M | $595.00M | $619.00M | $665.00M | $724.00M | $774.00M | $818.00M | $860.00M |
| Free cash flow | $614.72M | $690.71M | $577.60M | $842.00M | $1.73B | $1.91B | $1.58B | $1.35B | $1.99B | $1.89B | $643.00M | $4.22B | $2.81B | $3.36B | $6.05B | $5.37B | $3.50B | $6.75B | $6.63B | $7.84B |
| Investing cash flow | $-1.15B | $-655.31M | $-1.72B | $-1.10B | $-2.02B | $-1.18B | $-1.24B | $-2.25B | $-2.09B | $-2.48B | $-2.35B | $-2.37B | $-2.95B | $-2.87B | $-3.89B | $-3.54B | $-3.92B | $-4.97B | $-4.41B | $-5.31B |
| Financing cash flow | $-1.23B | $-164.63M | $-613.00M | $-439.00M | $-719.00M | $-1.28B | $-2.28B | $44.00M | $-786.00M | $-2.32B | $-2.42B | $-3.22B | $-1.28B | $-1.15B | $-1.15B | $-6.49B | $-4.28B | $-2.61B | $-10.76B | $-3.77B |
| Dividends paid | $230.21M | $245.74M | $265.03M | $296.00M | $338.00M | $389.00M | $446.00M | $3.56B | $584.00M | $2.87B | $746.00M | $3.90B | $689.00M | $1.04B | $1.48B | $5.75B | $1.50B | $1.25B | $9.04B | $2.18B |
| Share repurchases | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Debt repayment | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Net change in cash | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $-806.00M | — | — | — |