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WHOLE FOODS MARKET INC

EDGAR
Annual report (10-K) · filed 2017-11-17

102 filing records in this dataset, filed from 1996-05-17 to 2017-11-17. Reported financial figures are available; chart coverage varies by period.

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Latest quarter

Revenue

3.65 billion USD

2017 Q4 · USD

Exact inputs and evidence
  • Revenue: 3650000000 USD Source

Operating margin

-1.73%

2017 Q4 · %

Exact inputs and evidence
  • Operating Income: -63000000 USD Source
  • Revenue: 3650000000 USD Source

Operating cash flow

237 million USD

2017 Q4 · USD

Exact inputs and evidence
  • Operating Cash Flow: 1138000000 USD Source
  • Operating Cash Flow: 901000000 USD Source

Free cash flow

99 million USD

2017 Q4 · USD

Exact inputs and evidence
  • Operating Cash Flow: 1138000000 USD Source
  • Operating Cash Flow: 901000000 USD Source
  • Capital Expenditure: 646000000 USD Source
  • Capital Expenditure: 508000000 USD Source
Cash and cash equivalents
322 million USD Source
Exact value

322000000 USD

Long-term debt including current maturities
0 USD Source
Exact value

0 USD

Shares outstanding
100 shares Source
Exact value

100 shares

Reported share-count change

-100.00% · -318 million shares

Year-over-year change in reported shares. Splits, issuance and buybacks can affect this figure; it does not isolate employee compensation or economic dilution.

Exact inputs and evidence
  • 318323000 shares · 2016-09-25· Source
  • 100 shares · 2017-09-24· Source

Company performance

Up to ten complete financial years · consolidated figures

Includes later revisions to earlier periods. Annual charts exclude incomplete years.

Latest filing recorded: 2017-11-17.

Financial data available through: 2017-09-24.

Coverage by financial measure
  • Revenue: 10 of 11 periods available· newest 2017-09-24
  • Operating income: 10 of 11 periods available· newest 2017-09-24
  • Net income: 9 of 11 periods available· newest 2017-09-24
  • Operating cash flow: 10 of 11 periods available· newest 2017-09-24
  • Capital expenditure: 4 of 11 periods available· newest 2017-09-24
  • Total assets: 10 of 11 periods available· newest 2017-09-24
  • Total liabilities: 10 of 11 periods available· newest 2017-09-24
  • Current assets: 10 of 11 periods available· newest 2017-09-24
  • Current liabilities: 10 of 11 periods available· newest 2017-09-24
  • Cash and cash equivalents: 10 of 11 periods available· newest 2017-09-24
  • Long-term debt including current maturities: 2 of 11 periods available· newest 2013-09-29
  • Shares outstanding: 9 of 11 periods available· newest 2017-09-24

Coverage describes values retained in this snapshot. Missing values are not zero; loading limits are reported separately.

What changed year over year

Latest complete year compared with the corresponding period one year earlier. These are measured changes; they do not establish their business causes.

  • Revenue

    +1.9%

    Prior period

    USD 15.72 billion

    –

    Current period

    USD 16.03 billion

    –

    Exact inputs and evidence

    16030000000 − 15724000000 = 306000000 USD

    15724000000 USD · 2015-09-28 – 2016-09-25

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    16030000000 USD · 2016-09-26 – 2017-09-24

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  • Net income

    -51.7%

    Prior period

    USD 507 million

    –

    Current period

    USD 245 million

    –

    Exact inputs and evidence

    245000000 − 507000000 = -262000000 USD

    507000000 USD · 2015-09-28 – 2016-09-25

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    245000000 USD · 2016-09-26 – 2017-09-24

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  • Operating cash flow

    +2%

    Prior period

    USD 1.12 billion

    –

    Current period

    USD 1.14 billion

    –

    Exact inputs and evidence

    1138000000 − 1116000000 = 22000000 USD

    1116000000 USD · 2015-09-28 – 2016-09-25

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    1138000000 USD · 2016-09-26 – 2017-09-24

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  • Capital expenditure

    -9.8%

    Prior period

    USD 716 million

    –

    Current period

    USD 646 million

    –

    Exact inputs and evidence

    646000000 − 716000000 = -70000000 USD

    716000000 USD · 2015-09-28 – 2016-09-25

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    646000000 USD · 2016-09-26 – 2017-09-24

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Where revenue goes

How a period’s revenue divides into costs and what remains as profit. Items marked Derived are calculated by subtraction from reported figures.

2017 2016-09-26 – 2017-09-24

  • Revenue USD 16.03 billion 100% of revenue
  • Operating costs Derived USD 15.57 billion 97% of revenue
  • Operating income USD 459 million 2.9% of revenue
  • Tax, interest and other Derived USD 214 million 1.3% of revenue
  • Net income USD 245 million 1.5% of revenue

Cash

  • Operating cash flow USD 1.14 billion 7.1% of revenue
  • Capital expenditure USD 646 million 4% of revenue
  • Free cash flow Derived USD 492 million 3.1% of revenue

Share of revenue by period

  • Net income
  • Tax, interest and other
  • Operating costs
  • 2008 Not shown: operating income or net income is not reported.
  • 2009 96%
  • 2010 95%
  • 2011 95%
  • 2012 94%
  • 2013 93%
  • 2014 93%
  • 2015 94%
  • 2016 95%
  • 2017 97%
Values and sources
Revenue breakdown by annual reporting period
PeriodRevenueOperating costsOperating incomeTax, interest and otherNet incomeFree cash flowSource
2008 2007-10-01 – 2008-09-287953912000 7717674000 Derived 236238000 UnavailableUnavailableUnavailable
Source
2009 2008-09-29 – 2009-09-278031620000 7747271000 Derived 284349000 137545000 Derived 146804000 Unavailable
Source
2010 2009-09-28 – 2010-09-269005794000 8567819000 Derived 437975000 192142000 Derived 245833000 Unavailable
Source
2011 2010-09-27 – 2011-09-2510108000000 9560000000 Derived 548000000 205000000 Derived 343000000 Unavailable
Source
2012 2011-09-26 – 2012-09-3011699000000 10955000000 Derived 744000000 278000000 Derived 466000000 Unavailable
Source
2013 2012-10-01 – 2013-09-2912917000000 12034000000 Derived 883000000 332000000 Derived 551000000 Unavailable
Source
2014 2013-09-30 – 2014-09-2814194000000 13260000000 Derived 934000000 355000000 Derived 579000000 378000000 Derived
Source
2015 2014-09-29 – 2015-09-2715389000000 14528000000 Derived 861000000 325000000 Derived 536000000 278000000 Derived
Source
2016 2015-09-28 – 2016-09-2515724000000 14867000000 Derived 857000000 350000000 Derived 507000000 400000000 Derived
Source
2017 2016-09-26 – 2017-09-2416030000000 15571000000 Derived 459000000 214000000 Derived 245000000 492000000 Derived
Source

Amounts are exact, in USD.

Growth

Sales over time and how quickly they are changing.

Revenue

Revenue reported for each complete financial period.

USD 16B 2017
Revenue historyRevenue reported for each complete financial period. Values are shown by financial reporting period. Open Values and sources below for the exact observations and evidence.17.3B13.0B8.7B4.3B0.0200820132017
Values and sources
Revenue values and source evidence
PeriodSeriesValue(USD)Source evidence
2008Revenue7953912000
2009Revenue8031620000
2010Revenue9005794000
2011Revenue10108000000
2012Revenue11699000000
2013Revenue12917000000
2014Revenue14194000000
2015Revenue15389000000
2016Revenue15724000000
2017Revenue16030000000

Revenue growth

Change in revenue from the same financial period one year earlier.

1.9% 2017
Revenue growth historyChange in revenue from the same financial period one year earlier. Values are shown by financial reporting period. Open Values and sources below for the exact observations and evidence.17.0%12.7%8.5%4.2%0.0%200820132017
Values and sources
Revenue growth values and source evidence
PeriodSeriesValueSource evidence
2008Year over yearNo prior comparable period
2009Year over year1%
2010Year over year12.1%
2011Year over year12.2%
2012Year over year15.7%
2013Year over year10.4%
2014Year over year9.9%
2015Year over year8.4%
2016Year over year2.2%
2017Year over year1.9%

Profit and cash

How much revenue becomes profit, and how much cash operations generate.

Profit margins

Operating income, net income and free cash flow as a share of revenue.

Operating margin 2.9% 2017
Net margin 1.5% 2017
Free cash flow margin 3.1% 2017
Profit margins historyOperating income, net income and free cash flow as a share of revenue. Values are shown by financial reporting period. Open Values and sources below for the exact observations and evidence.7.4%5.5%3.7%1.8%0.0%200820132017
  • Operating margin
  • Net margin
  • Free cash flow margin
Values and sources
Profit margins values and source evidence
PeriodSeriesValueSource evidence
2008Operating margin3%
2009Operating margin3.5%
2010Operating margin4.9%
2011Operating margin5.4%
2012Operating margin6.4%
2013Operating margin6.8%
2014Operating margin6.6%
2015Operating margin5.6%
2016Operating margin5.5%
2017Operating margin2.9%
2008-09-28Net marginNot reported
2009Net margin1.8%
2010Net margin2.7%
2011Net margin3.4%
2012Net margin4%
2013Net margin4.3%
2014Net margin4.1%
2015Net margin3.5%
2016Net margin3.2%
2017Net margin1.5%
2008Free cash flow marginNot reported
2009Free cash flow marginNot reported
2010Free cash flow marginNot reported
2011Free cash flow marginNot reported
2012Free cash flow marginNot reported
2013Free cash flow marginNot reported
2014Free cash flow margin2.7%
2015Free cash flow margin1.8%
2016Free cash flow margin2.5%
2017Free cash flow margin3.1%

Operating cash flow

Cash generated by the company’s normal business operations.

USD 1.1B 2017
Operating cash flow historyCash generated by the company’s normal business operations. Values are shown by financial reporting period. Open Values and sources below for the exact observations and evidence.1.2B921.8M614.5M307.3M0.0200820132017
Values and sources
Operating cash flow values and source evidence
PeriodSeriesValue(USD)Source evidence
2008Operating cash flow334992000
2009Operating cash flow587721000
2010Operating cash flow585285000
2011Operating cash flow755000000
2012Operating cash flow920000000
2013Operating cash flow1009000000
2014Operating cash flow1088000000
2015Operating cash flow1129000000
2016Operating cash flow1116000000
2017Operating cash flow1138000000

Free cash flow

Operating cash flow minus capital expenditure for the same period and unit.

USD 492M 2017
Free cash flow historyOperating cash flow minus capital expenditure for the same period and unit. Values are shown by financial reporting period. Open Values and sources below for the exact observations and evidence.531.4M398.5M265.7M132.8M0.0200820132017
Values and sources
Free cash flow values and source evidence
PeriodSeriesValue(USD)Source evidence
2008Free cash flowUnavailable
2009Free cash flowUnavailable
2010Free cash flowUnavailable
2011Free cash flowUnavailable
2012Free cash flowUnavailable
2013Free cash flowUnavailable
2014Free cash flow378000000
2015Free cash flow278000000
2016Free cash flow400000000
2017Free cash flow492000000

Balance sheet

Liabilities and short-term ability to meet obligations at each period end.

Liabilities to assets

Total liabilities as a share of total assets.

48.6% 2017
Liabilities to assets historyTotal liabilities as a share of total assets. Values are shown by financial reporting period. Open Values and sources below for the exact observations and evidence.60%45%30%15%0%200820132017
Values and sources
Liabilities to assets values and source evidence
PeriodSeriesValueSource evidence
2008Liabilities / assets55.5%
2009Liabilities / assets46.1%
2010Liabilities / assets40.5%
2011Liabilities / assets30.3%
2012Liabilities / assets28.2%
2013Liabilities / assets30%
2014Liabilities / assets33.6%
2015Liabilities / assets34.3%
2016Liabilities / assets49.2%
2017Liabilities / assets48.6%

Current assets to current liabilities

Current assets divided by current liabilities.

1.58× 2017
Current assets to current liabilities historyCurrent assets divided by current liabilities. Values are shown by financial reporting period. Open Values and sources below for the exact observations and evidence.2.32×1.74×1.16×0.58×0.00×200820132017
Values and sources
Current assets to current liabilities values and source evidence
PeriodSeriesValueSource evidence
2008Current assets / current liabilities0.93×
2009Current assets / current liabilities1.54×
2010Current assets / current liabilities1.55×
2011Current assets / current liabilities1.65×
2012Current assets / current liabilities2.15×
2013Current assets / current liabilities1.82×
2014Current assets / current liabilities1.4×
2015Current assets / current liabilities1.23×
2016Current assets / current liabilities1.47×
2017Current assets / current liabilities1.58×

Cash generation

Compare reported profit with operating cash and capital spending. Free cash flow is calculated as operating cash flow minus capital expenditure when both exact, consolidated amounts match the same period and unit.

Cash generation by annual reporting period
PeriodNet incomeOperating cash flowCapital expenditureFree cash flow
2008 2007-10-01 – 2008-09-28
Unavailable Not reported for this period.
USD 334.99 million
Exact value

Exact value: 334992000 USD

2007-10-01 – 2008-09-28: 334992000 USD Inspect Operating Cash Flow Open source
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Unavailable Not reported for this period.
Unavailable

Free cash flow cannot be calculated because Capital expenditure is unavailable for this period.

2009 2008-09-29 – 2009-09-27
USD 146.8 million
Exact value

Exact value: 146804000 USD

2008-09-29 – 2009-09-27: 146804000 USD Inspect Net Income Open source
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USD 587.72 million
Exact value

Exact value: 587721000 USD

2008-09-29 – 2009-09-27: 587721000 USD Inspect Operating Cash Flow Open source
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Unavailable Not reported for this period.
Unavailable

Free cash flow cannot be calculated because Capital expenditure is unavailable for this period.

2010 2009-09-28 – 2010-09-26
USD 245.83 million
Exact value

Exact value: 245833000 USD

2009-09-28 – 2010-09-26: 245833000 USD Inspect Net Income Open source
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USD 585.29 million
Exact value

Exact value: 585285000 USD

2009-09-28 – 2010-09-26: 585285000 USD Inspect Operating Cash Flow Open source
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Unavailable Not reported for this period.
Unavailable

Free cash flow cannot be calculated because Capital expenditure is unavailable for this period.

2011 2010-09-27 – 2011-09-25
USD 343 million
Exact value

Exact value: 343000000 USD

2010-09-27 – 2011-09-25: 343000000 USD Inspect Net Income Open source
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USD 755 million
Exact value

Exact value: 755000000 USD

2010-09-27 – 2011-09-25: 755000000 USD Inspect Operating Cash Flow Open source
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Unavailable Not reported for this period.
Unavailable

Free cash flow cannot be calculated because Capital expenditure is unavailable for this period.

2012 2011-09-26 – 2012-09-30
USD 466 million
Exact value

Exact value: 466000000 USD

2011-09-26 – 2012-09-30: 466000000 USD Inspect Net Income Open source
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USD 920 million
Exact value

Exact value: 920000000 USD

2011-09-26 – 2012-09-30: 920000000 USD Inspect Operating Cash Flow Open source
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Unavailable Not reported for this period.
Unavailable

Free cash flow cannot be calculated because Capital expenditure is unavailable for this period.

2013 2012-10-01 – 2013-09-29
USD 551 million
Exact value

Exact value: 551000000 USD

2012-10-01 – 2013-09-29: 551000000 USD Inspect Net Income Open source
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USD 1.01 billion
Exact value

Exact value: 1009000000 USD

2012-10-01 – 2013-09-29: 1009000000 USD Inspect Operating Cash Flow Open source
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Unavailable Not reported for this period.
Unavailable

Free cash flow cannot be calculated because Capital expenditure is unavailable for this period.

2014 2013-09-30 – 2014-09-28
USD 579 million
Exact value

Exact value: 579000000 USD

2013-09-30 – 2014-09-28: 579000000 USD Inspect Net Income Open source
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USD 1.09 billion
Exact value

Exact value: 1088000000 USD

2013-09-30 – 2014-09-28: 1088000000 USD Inspect Operating Cash Flow Open source
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USD 710 million
Exact value

Exact value: 710000000 USD

2013-09-30 – 2014-09-28: 710000000 USD Inspect Capital Expenditure Open source
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USD 378 million
Calculation and evidence

1088000000 − 710000000 USD

Exact free cash flow: 378000000 USD

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2015 2014-09-29 – 2015-09-27
USD 536 million
Exact value

Exact value: 536000000 USD

2014-09-29 – 2015-09-27: 536000000 USD Inspect Net Income Open source
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USD 1.13 billion
Exact value

Exact value: 1129000000 USD

2014-09-29 – 2015-09-27: 1129000000 USD Inspect Operating Cash Flow Open source
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USD 851 million
Exact value

Exact value: 851000000 USD

2014-09-29 – 2015-09-27: 851000000 USD Inspect Capital Expenditure Open source
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USD 278 million
Calculation and evidence

1129000000 − 851000000 USD

Exact free cash flow: 278000000 USD

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2016 2015-09-28 – 2016-09-25
USD 507 million
Exact value

Exact value: 507000000 USD

2015-09-28 – 2016-09-25: 507000000 USD Inspect Net Income Open source
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USD 1.12 billion
Exact value

Exact value: 1116000000 USD

2015-09-28 – 2016-09-25: 1116000000 USD Inspect Operating Cash Flow Open source
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USD 716 million
Exact value

Exact value: 716000000 USD

2015-09-28 – 2016-09-25: 716000000 USD Inspect Capital Expenditure Open source
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USD 400 million
Calculation and evidence

1116000000 − 716000000 USD

Exact free cash flow: 400000000 USD

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2017 2016-09-26 – 2017-09-24
USD 245 million
Exact value

Exact value: 245000000 USD

2016-09-26 – 2017-09-24: 245000000 USD Inspect Net Income Open source
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USD 1.14 billion
Exact value

Exact value: 1138000000 USD

2016-09-26 – 2017-09-24: 1138000000 USD Inspect Operating Cash Flow Open source
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USD 646 million
Exact value

Exact value: 646000000 USD

2016-09-26 – 2017-09-24: 646000000 USD Inspect Capital Expenditure Open source
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USD 492 million
Calculation and evidence

1138000000 − 646000000 USD

Exact free cash flow: 492000000 USD

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Capital expenditure uses the canonical mapped positive-spending convention. A missing, ambiguous, incompatible, or negative-sign input is left blank. Values use the latest reported version.

Dataset coverage and company identifiers

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102 filings · 2,515 latest values · 2,515 originally reported values

Dataset published . Source filing dates and reporting periods are shown separately.

Identifiers: 0000865436, 865436, edgar:865436

Also known as WHOLE FOODS MARKET INC