Company: Costco Wholesale Corporation
Ticker: COST
Form: 10-K
Filed: 2025-10-08
Fiscal Period: {"fp": "FY", "fy": 2025}

Question: What was Costco Wholesale Corporation's operating cash flow in fiscal year 2025?
Question Type: value_lookup

Concept: NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities
Answer (Numeric): 13335.0
Answer (Display): $13,335 million
Unit: USD millions

Evidence:
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