The table below shows COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP /NEW's cash flow statement by quarter, as reported in the company's quarterly filings. All figures are in US dollars; negative values appear in red.
Line item
Q4 2025
Q4 2024
Q4 2023
Q4 2022
Q4 2021
Q4 2020
Operating cash flow
$4.69B
$3.26B
$4.65B
$2.61B
$3.26B
$2.65B
Capital expenditure
$1.53B
$1.26B
$1.04B
$1.06B
$1.05B
$893.00M
Investing cash flow
-$1.40B
-$985.00M
-$366.00M
-$1.06B
-$912.00M
-$682.00M
Dividends paid
$577.00M
$515.00M
$905.00M
$400.00M
COST operating cash flow (10-K history)
COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP /NEW reported operating cash flow of $13.34B for fiscal year 2025. That is up 17.6% from $11.34B in fiscal 2024. Over the 10 fiscal years shown, operating cash flow grew from $3.98B (FY 2014) to $13.34B. Figures come from the company's audited annual reports as filed with the SEC.
