The table below shows COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP /NEW's cash flow statement line items across its last 6 fiscal years, exactly as reported in the company's audited annual filings. All figures are in US dollars; negative values appear in red.
Line item
FY 2026
FY 2025
FY 2024
FY 2023
FY 2022
FY 2021
Operating cash flow
$15.82B
$13.34B
$11.34B
$11.07B
$7.39B
$8.96B
Capital expenditure
$6.43B
$5.50B
$4.71B
$4.32B
$3.89B
$3.59B
Investing cash flow
-$6.38B
-$5.31B
-$4.41B
-$4.97B
-$3.92B
-$3.54B
Dividends paid
$2.46B
$2.18B
$9.04B
$1.25B
$1.50B
COST operating cash flow (10-K history)
COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP /NEW reported operating cash flow of $15.82B for fiscal year 2026. That is up 18.6% from $13.34B in fiscal 2025. Over the 10 fiscal years shown, operating cash flow grew from $6.73B (FY 2017) to $15.82B. Figures come from the company's audited annual reports as filed with the SEC.
