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Costco Wholesale

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Stock
Ticker: COST
COST

Price

Dividend metrics

Annual payout (TTM) 
$5.54
Yield (TTM) 
0.56%
Payout ratio 
26.69%
Payout frequency 
Quarterly
Dividend growth (3Y) 
13.18%
Next payment 
$1.47

Dividend history & forecast

$4.354

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Status

Ex-date

Pay Date

Yield

% Change

Amount

20270.66%+13.03%$6.454
Forecasted30.10.202713.11.20270.17%0%$1.662
Forecasted24.07.202707.08.20270.18%0%$1.662
Forecasted01.05.202715.05.20270.16%+13.08%$1.662
Forecasted30.01.202713.02.20270.15%-0.04%$1.469
20260.59%+12.85%$5.71
Announced30.10.202613.11.20260.15%0%$1.47
Paid24.07.202607.08.20260.16%0%$1.47
Paid01.05.202615.05.20260.14%+13.08%$1.47
Paid30.01.202613.02.20260.14%0%$1.30
20250.52%-74.05%$5.06
Paid31.10.202514.11.20250.14%0%$1.30
Paid01.08.202515.08.20250.14%0%$1.30
Paid02.05.202516.05.20250.13%+12.07%$1.30
Paid07.02.202521.02.20250.11%0%$1.16
20242.81%+392.42%$19.50
Paid01.11.202415.11.20240.13%0%$1.16
Paid26.07.202409.08.20240.14%0%$1.16
Paid25.04.202410.05.20240.16%+13.73%$1.16
Paid01.02.202416.02.20240.15%-93.2%$1.02
Paid27.12.202312.01.20242.23%+1,370.59%$15.00
20230.78%+13.47%$3.96
Paid02.11.202317.11.20230.19%0%$1.02
Paid24.08.202308.09.20230.21%0%$1.02
Paid04.05.202319.05.20230.21%+13.33%$1.02
Paid02.02.202317.02.20230.17%0%$0.90
20220.66%+13.68%$3.49
Paid27.10.202210.11.20220.18%0%$0.90
Paid28.07.202212.08.20220.17%0%$0.90
Paid28.04.202213.05.20220.16%+13.92%$0.90
Paid03.02.202218.02.20220.16%0%$0.79
20210.76%-75.92%$3.07
Paid28.10.202112.11.20210.17%0%$0.79
Paid29.07.202113.08.20210.18%0%$0.79
Paid29.04.202114.05.20210.21%+12.86%$0.79
Paid04.02.202119.02.20210.2%-93%$0.70
20203.53%+405.95%$12.75
Paid01.12.202011.12.20202.68%+1,328.57%$10.00
Paid29.10.202013.11.20200.19%0%$0.70
Paid30.07.202014.08.20200.21%0%$0.70
Paid30.04.202015.05.20200.23%+7.69%$0.70
Paid06.02.202021.02.20200.21%0%$0.65
20191.01%+14.03%$2.52
Paid31.10.201915.11.20190.22%0%$0.65
Paid29.08.201913.09.20190.24%0%$0.65
Paid09.05.201924.05.20190.27%+14.04%$0.65
Paid07.02.201922.02.20190.27%0%$0.57
20181.09%-75.31%$2.21
Paid08.11.201823.11.20180.25%0%$0.57
Paid30.08.201814.09.20180.26%0%$0.57
Paid10.05.201825.05.20180.3%+14%$0.57
Paid15.02.201802.03.20180.27%0%$0.50
20175.31%+411.43%$8.95
Paid16.11.201701.12.20170.31%0%$0.50
Paid16.08.201701.09.20170.33%0%$0.50
Paid10.05.201726.05.20170.29%-92.86%$0.50
Paid08.05.201726.05.20174.1%+1,455.56%$7.00
Paid08.02.201724.02.20170.28%0%$0.45
20161.22%-73.3%$1.75
Paid02.11.201618.11.20160.32%0%$0.45
Paid10.08.201626.08.20160.29%0%$0.45
Paid27.04.201613.05.20160.32%+12.5%$0.45
Paid10.02.201626.02.20160.29%0%$0.40
20154.64%+376.73%$6.555
Paid10.11.201527.11.20150.27%0%$0.40
Paid12.08.201528.08.20150.3%0%$0.40
Paid29.04.201515.05.20150.29%+12.68%$0.40
Paid11.02.201527.02.20150.24%-92.9%$0.355
Paid05.02.201527.02.20153.53%+1,308.45%$5.00
20141.26%+14.11%$1.375
Paid12.11.201428.11.20140.29%0%$0.355
Paid09.07.201425.07.20140.33%0%$0.355
Paid14.05.201430.05.20140.34%+14.52%$0.355
Paid12.02.201428.02.20140.3%0%$0.31
20131.18%-92%$1.205
Paid13.11.201329.11.20130.28%0%$0.31
Paid07.08.201323.08.20130.29%0%$0.31
Paid15.05.201331.05.20130.31%+12.73%$0.31
Paid06.02.201322.02.20130.3%-98.04%$0.275
201216.78%+1,528.65%$15.07
Paid06.12.201218.12.201215.47%+4,990.91%$14.00
Paid14.11.201230.11.20120.31%0%$0.275
Paid08.08.201224.08.20120.32%0%$0.275
Paid23.05.201208.06.20120.36%+14.58%$0.275
Paid08.02.201224.02.20120.32%0%$0.24
20111.29%+16.35%$0.925
Paid08.11.201125.11.20110.32%0%$0.24
Paid03.08.201119.08.20110.34%0%$0.24
Paid11.05.201127.05.20110.33%+17.07%$0.24
Paid09.02.201125.02.20110.31%0%$0.205
20101.49%+13.57%$0.795
Paid27.10.201012.11.20100.35%0%$0.205
Paid04.08.201020.08.20100.4%0%$0.205
Paid05.05.201021.05.20100.39%+13.89%$0.205
Paid10.02.201026.02.20100.34%0%$0.18
20091.56%+12%$0.70
Paid21.10.200906.11.20090.34%0%$0.18
Paid12.08.200928.08.20090.41%0%$0.18
Paid13.05.200929.05.20090.42%+12.5%$0.18
Paid11.02.200927.02.20090.39%0%$0.16
20081.11%+10.62%$0.625
Paid12.11.200828.11.20080.35%0%$0.16
Paid06.08.200822.08.20080.27%0%$0.16
Paid14.05.200830.05.20080.25%+10.34%$0.16
Paid13.02.200829.02.20080.24%0%$0.145
20071.05%+11.88%$0.565
Paid28.11.200714.12.20070.24%0%$0.145
Paid25.07.200724.08.20070.26%0%$0.145
Paid25.04.200718.05.20070.29%+11.54%$0.145
Paid12.02.200728.02.20070.25%0%$0.13
20061.06%+13.48%$0.505
Paid15.11.200601.12.20060.27%0%$0.13
Paid28.07.200625.08.20060.28%0%$0.13
Paid08.05.200626.05.20060.26%+13.04%$0.13
Paid07.02.200624.02.20060.25%0%$0.115
20051.08%+48.33%$0.445
Paid16.11.200502.12.20050.26%0%$0.115
Paid03.08.200526.08.20050.29%0%$0.115
Paid04.05.200527.05.20050.3%+15%$0.115
Paid04.02.200525.02.20050.24%0%$0.10
20040.8%-$0.30
Paid03.11.200426.11.20040.23%0%$0.10
Paid21.07.200427.08.20040.27%0%$0.10
Paid06.05.200431.05.20040.3%-$0.10

Frequently asked questions

Costco Wholesale's dividends are paid out in February, May, August, and November.
On a quarterly basis.
The dividend yield is currently 0.56% and distributions have increased by 13.18% in the last 3 years.
The last payment was made on 07.08.2026.
If you had Costco Wholesale in your securities account on 24.07.2026, you received the distribution.
Costco Wholesale paid out a dividend of $5.06 in 2025.
Costco Wholesale paid out a dividend of $19.50 in 2024.
To receive the next dividend, Costco Wholesale must be booked in the securities account on 30.10.2026.
On 13.11.2026, $1.47 per share is to be paid out as a dividend.

Dividend growth 

The dividend growth is -74.05% based on the previous financial year. The average dividend growth over the last 5 years is -16.88%.

1 Year

Negative growth-74.05%

3 Year

Strong growth13.18%

5 Year

Negative growth-16.88%

10 Year

Negative growth-2.555%

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