Costco Wholesale Corporation
COST 
NGS
Sector: Consumer Defensive
Industry: Discount Stores
721.86
USD
-0.87
(-0.12%)
Optionable: Yes Market Cap: 320,511 M 90-day average vol: 2,033,880
Previous close: 722.73 Open: 727.29 Bid: 720.02 Ask: 720.77
52 week range
476.75 787.08
Last updated: Friday 26th April 2024
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COST Cash Flow
Annual
| Aug-14 | Aug-15 | Aug-16 | Aug-17 | Aug-18 | Aug-19 | Aug-20 | Aug-21 | Aug-22 | Aug-23 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Increase) Decrease in inventories | -563 M | -890 M | -25 M | -894 M | -1,313 M | -536 M | -791 M | -1,892 M | -4,003 M | 1,228 M |
| (Increase) Decrease in other current assets | -63 M | -101 M | 269 M | -29 M | -49 M | 147 M | 104 M | 59 M | -37 M | |
| (Increase) Decrease in other working capital | 699 M | 557 M | 547 M | 807 M | 421 M | 623 M | 728 M | 1,057 M | 549 M | 172 M |
| (Increase) Decrease in payables | 529 M | 880 M | -1,532 M | 2,258 M | 1,561 M | 322 M | 2,261 M | 1,838 M | 1,891 M | -382 M |
| Acquisitions | -1,163 M | |||||||||
| Amortization of intangibles | 194 M | 286 M | 377 M | 412 M | ||||||
| CapitalExpenditureReported | 1,993 M | 2,393 M | 2,649 M | 2,502 M | 2,969 M | 2,998 M | 2,810 M | 3,588 M | 3,891 M | 4,323 M |
| Cash at beginning of period | 4,644 M | 5,738 M | 4,801 M | 3,379 M | 4,546 M | 6,055 M | 8,384 M | 12,277 M | 11,258 M | 10,203 M |
| Cash at end of period | 5,738 M | 4,801 M | 3,379 M | 4,546 M | 6,055 M | 8,384 M | 12,277 M | 11,258 M | 10,203 M | 13,700 M |
| Cash flow | 3,984 M | 4,285 M | 3,292 M | 6,726 M | 5,774 M | 6,356 M | 8,861 M | 8,958 M | 7,392 M | 11,068 M |
| CashFlowFromContinuingInvestingActivities | -2,093 M | -2,480 M | -2,345 M | -2,366 M | -2,947 M | -2,865 M | -3,891 M | -3,535 M | -3,915 M | -4,972 M |
| ChangeInAccountPayable | 529 M | 880 M | -1,532 M | 2,258 M | 1,561 M | 322 M | 2,261 M | 1,838 M | 1,891 M | -382 M |
| ChangeInPayablesAndAccruedExpense | 529 M | 880 M | -1,532 M | 2,258 M | 1,561 M | 322 M | 2,261 M | 1,838 M | 1,891 M | -382 M |
| ChangeInWorkingCapital | 602 M | 446 M | -741 M | 2,142 M | 620 M | 556 M | 2,302 M | 1,062 M | -1,563 M | 1,018 M |
| CommonStockDividendPaid | -584 M | -2,865 M | -746 M | -3,904 M | -689 M | -1,038 M | -1,479 M | -5,748 M | -1,706 M | -1,251 M |
| CommonStockPayments | -334 M | -481 M | -486 M | -469 M | -328 M | -247 M | -196 M | -496 M | -439 M | -676 M |
| Depreciation | 1,029 M | 1,127 M | 1,255 M | 1,370 M | 1,437 M | 1,492 M | 1,645 M | 1,781 M | 1,900 M | 2,077 M |
| Depreciation unreconciled | 1,029 M | 1,127 M | 1,255 M | 1,370 M | 1,437 M | 1,492 M | 1,839 M | 2,067 M | 2,277 M | 2,489 M |
| DepreciationAndAmortization | 1,029 M | 1,127 M | 1,255 M | 1,370 M | 1,437 M | 1,492 M | 1,839 M | 2,067 M | 2,277 M | 2,489 M |
| Effect of exchange rate changes | -11 M | -418 M | 50 M | 25 M | -37 M | -15 M | 70 M | 46 M | -249 M | 15 M |
| ExcessTaxBenefitFromStockBasedCompensation | -84 M | -86 M | -74 M | -38 M | ||||||
| FinancingCashFlow | -786 M | -2,324 M | -2,419 M | -3,218 M | -1,281 M | -1,147 M | -1,147 M | -6,488 M | -4,283 M | -2,614 M |
| Free cash flow | 1,991 M | 1,892 M | 643 M | 4,224 M | 2,805 M | 3,358 M | 6,051 M | 5,370 M | 3,501 M | 6,745 M |
| IncomeTaxPaidSupplementalData | 869 M | 1,186 M | 953 M | 1,185 M | 1,204 M | 1,187 M | 1,052 M | 1,527 M | 1,940 M | 2,234 M |
| InterestPaidSupplementalData | 109 M | 117 M | 123 M | 131 M | 143 M | 141 M | 124 M | 149 M | 145 M | 125 M |
| Issuance of debt | -35 M | -45 M | 81 M | -236 M | 80 M | 210 M | 137 M | 41 M | 47 M | -18 M |
| IssuanceOfDebt | 82 M | 1,124 M | -1,103 M | 1,346 M | -86 M | 209 M | 792 M | -94 M | -929 M | -384 M |
| Net cash from financing activities | -786 M | -2,324 M | -2,419 M | -3,218 M | -1,281 M | -1,147 M | -1,147 M | -6,488 M | -4,283 M | -2,614 M |
| Net cash from investing activities | -2,093 M | -2,480 M | -2,345 M | -2,366 M | -2,947 M | -2,865 M | -3,891 M | -3,535 M | -3,915 M | -4,972 M |
| Net cash from operating activities | 3,984 M | 4,285 M | 3,292 M | 6,726 M | 5,774 M | 6,356 M | 8,861 M | 8,958 M | 7,392 M | 11,068 M |
| Net change in cash & cash equivalents | 1,094 M | -937 M | -1,422 M | 1,167 M | 1,509 M | 2,329 M | 3,893 M | -1,065 M | -806 M | 3,497 M |
| Net income from continuing operations | 2,088 M | 2,409 M | 2,376 M | 2,714 M | 3,179 M | 3,704 M | 4,059 M | 5,079 M | 5,915 M | 6,292 M |
| NetBusinessPurchaseAndSale | -1,163 M | |||||||||
| NetCommonStockIssuance | -334 M | -481 M | -486 M | -469 M | -328 M | -247 M | -196 M | -496 M | -439 M | -676 M |
| NetInvestmentPropertiesPurchaseAndSale | -100 M | -87 M | 304 M | 136 M | 22 M | 133 M | 82 M | 53 M | -24 M | -649 M |
| NetInvestmentPurchaseAndSale | -100 M | -87 M | 304 M | 136 M | 22 M | 133 M | 82 M | 53 M | -24 M | -649 M |
| NetIssuancePaymentsOfDebt | 82 M | 1,124 M | -1,103 M | 1,346 M | -86 M | 209 M | 792 M | -94 M | -929 M | -384 M |
| NetLongTermDebtIssuance | 117 M | 1,124 M | -1,103 M | 1,582 M | -86 M | 209 M | 792 M | -94 M | -976 M | -366 M |
| NetPPEPurchaseAndSale | -1,993 M | -2,393 M | -2,649 M | -2,502 M | -2,969 M | -2,998 M | -2,810 M | -3,588 M | -3,891 M | -4,323 M |
| Other financing charges net | 50 M | -102 M | -84 M | -191 M | -178 M | -71 M | -264 M | -150 M | -1,209 M | -303 M |
| Other investing changes net | -3 M | -20 M | 27 M | 30 M | 4 M | -4 M | 30 M | -62 M | -48 M | 36 M |
| Other non-cash items | 265 M | 303 M | 402 M | 500 M | 538 M | 604 M | 661 M | 750 M | 763 M | 1,269 M |
| Payment of cash dividends | 584 M | 2,865 M | 746 M | 3,904 M | 689 M | 1,038 M | 1,479 M | 5,748 M | 1,706 M | 1,251 M |
| ProceedsFromStockOptionExercised | 38 M | |||||||||
| Purchase of Float term investments | -2,503 M | -1,501 M | -1,432 M | -1,279 M | -1,060 M | -1,094 M | -1,626 M | -1,331 M | -1,121 M | -1,622 M |
| Purchase of property plant & equipment | -1,993 M | -2,393 M | -2,649 M | -2,502 M | -2,969 M | -2,998 M | -2,810 M | -3,588 M | -3,891 M | -4,323 M |
| Purchase of short term investments | 117 M | 1,125 M | 185 M | 3,782 M | 298 M | 3,992 M | ||||
| PurchaseOfInvestment | -2,503 M | -1,501 M | -1,432 M | -1,279 M | -1,060 M | -1,094 M | -1,626 M | -1,331 M | -1,121 M | -1,622 M |
| PurchaseOfPPE | -1,993 M | -2,393 M | -2,649 M | -2,502 M | -2,969 M | -2,998 M | -2,810 M | -3,588 M | -3,891 M | -4,323 M |
| Repayment of debt | -1000000.0 | -1,288 M | -2,200 M | -86 M | -89 M | -3,200 M | -94 M | -976 M | -366 M | |
| RepaymentOfDebt | -103 M | -52 M | -1,394 M | -2,200 M | -86 M | -89 M | -3,200 M | -94 M | -982 M | -1,301 M |
| Repurchase of capital stock | -334 M | -481 M | -486 M | -469 M | -328 M | -247 M | -196 M | -496 M | -439 M | -676 M |
| Revenue per share | 194 M | 286 M | 377 M | 412 M | ||||||
| Sale of short term investments | 2,406 M | 1,434 M | 1,709 M | 1,385 M | 1,078 M | 1,231 M | 1,678 M | 1,446 M | 1,145 M | 937 M |
| SaleOfInvestment | 2,406 M | 1,434 M | 1,709 M | 1,385 M | 1,078 M | 1,231 M | 1,678 M | 1,446 M | 1,145 M | 937 M |
| ShortTermDebtIssuance | 68 M | 51 M | 106 M | -236 M | 80 M | 210 M | 137 M | 41 M | 53 M | 917 M |
| ShortTermDebtPayments | -103 M | -51 M | -106 M | -6 M | -935 M | |||||
| StockBasedCompensation | 327 M | 394 M | 459 M | 514 M | 544 M | 595 M | 619 M | 665 M | 724 M | 774 M |
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