Costco Wholesale Corp
LTS : 0I47USA·Consumer Defensive·Retail - Defensive·Ordinary Shares
$992.44
−27.32 (−2.71%)Oct 16 closeMarket Cap
$440.30B
Enterprise Value
$431.22B
P/E (TTM)
53.19
P/B
14.54
Net Cash / (Debt)
$10.07B
52-Week Range
$848 — $1,087
5-Year Range
$410 — $1,087
Avg Volume (3M)
6.01K
Dividend Yield (TTM)
0.26%
vs 5Y avg 0.56% · 10Y avg 0.39%
Dividend Yield (Forward)
0.52%
4 payments/yr (spacing)
Dividends / Share (TTM)
$2.60
Forward (annualized): $5.20
Payout Ratio (EPS, TTM)
27.0%
Payout Ratio (FCF, TTM)
25.4%
Dividend CAGR (3Y / 5Y / 10Y)
3Y13.2%5Y29.3%10Y—
Consecutive Growth Years
5
as of 2025
Years Without a Cut
5
as of 2025
Total Shareholder Yield (TTM)
0.86%
Div 0.65% + Net buyback 0.21%
Growth, streak and CAGR figures exclude special dividends.
Dividends per share
Cash dividends, split-adjusted · USD
Payout ratio
Dividends per share ÷ diluted EPS and ÷ free cash flow per share, by fiscal year.
Dividend yield
Trailing-twelve-month dividends ÷ month-end price.
Capital returns
Net buybacks = repurchases − stock issuance, fiscal-year cash flows. SBC shown for dilution context.
Total Shareholder Yield (TTM)
0.9%
Dividends 0.6% + Net buybacks 0.2%
Net Buyback (TTM)
$910M
Gross $910M − Issuance $0
SBC (TTM)
$898M
Share-based compensation, dilution driver
Net share-count change % / yr
Annual dividend growth
Dividend growth is decelerating (12.4% latest vs 13.6% 3-yr avg).
| Year | DPS (regular sum, USD) | Change | Hikes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5.06 | +12.4% | 1 | |
| 2024 | 4.50 | +13.6% | 1 | |
| 2023 | 3.96 | +13.5% | 1 | |
| 2022 | 3.49 | +13.7% | 1 | |
| 2021 | 3.07 | +119.3% | 1 | |
| 2020 | 1.40 | — | 0 |
Special dividends are excluded from these figures. Based on 23 regular payments.
Payment history (25 payments · 2 special)
| Δ% | Type | Frequency | Declaration | Record | Pay date | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-30 | $1.3 | 0.0% | Cash | quarterly | - | 2026-01-30 | 2026-02-13 |
| 2025-10-31 | $1.3 | 0.0% | Cash | quarterly | - | 2025-10-31 | 2025-11-14 |
| 2025-08-01 | $1.3 | 0.0% | Cash | quarterly | - | 2025-08-01 | 2025-08-15 |
| 2025-05-02 | $1.3 | +12.1% | Cash | quarterly | - | 2025-05-02 | 2025-05-16 |
| 2025-02-07 | $1.16 | 0.0% | Cash | quarterly | - | 2025-02-07 | 2025-02-21 |
| 2024-11-01 | $1.16 | 0.0% | Cash | quarterly | - | 2024-11-01 | 2024-11-15 |
| 2024-07-26 | $1.16 | 0.0% | Cash | quarterly | - | 2024-07-26 | 2024-08-09 |
| 2024-04-25 | $1.16 | +13.7% | Cash | quarterly | - | 2024-04-26 | 2024-05-10 |
| 2024-02-01 | $1.02 | 0.0% | Cash | quarterly | - | 2024-02-02 | 2024-02-16 |
| 2023-12-27 | $15 | – | Special | — | - | 2023-12-28 | 2024-01-12 |
| 2023-11-02 | $1.02 | 0.0% | Cash | quarterly | - | 2023-11-03 | 2023-11-17 |
| 2023-08-24 | $1.02 | 0.0% | Cash | quarterly | - | 2023-08-25 | 2023-09-08 |
| 2023-05-04 | $1.02 | +13.3% | Cash | quarterly | - | 2023-05-05 | 2023-05-19 |
| 2023-02-02 | $0.9 | 0.0% | Cash | quarterly | - | 2023-02-03 | 2023-02-17 |
| 2022-10-27 | $0.9 | 0.0% | Cash | quarterly | - | 2022-10-28 | 2022-11-10 |
| 2022-07-28 | $0.9 | 0.0% | Cash | quarterly | - | 2022-07-29 | 2022-08-12 |
| 2022-04-28 | $0.9 | +13.9% | Cash | quarterly | - | 2022-04-29 | 2022-05-13 |
| 2022-02-03 | $0.79 | 0.0% | Cash | quarterly | - | 2022-02-04 | 2022-02-18 |
| 2021-10-28 | $0.79 | 0.0% | Cash | quarterly | - | 2021-10-29 | 2021-11-12 |
| 2021-07-29 | $0.79 | 0.0% | Cash | quarterly | - | 2021-07-30 | 2021-08-13 |
| 2021-04-29 | $0.79 | +12.9% | Cash | quarterly | - | 2021-04-30 | 2021-05-14 |
| 2021-02-04 | $0.7 | 0.0% | Cash | quarterly | - | 2021-02-05 | 2021-02-19 |
| 2020-12-01 | $10 | – | Special | — | - | 2020-12-02 | 2020-12-11 |
| 2020-10-29 | $0.7 | 0.0% | Cash | quarterly | - | 2020-10-30 | 2020-11-13 |
| 2020-07-30 | $0.7 | – | Cash | quarterly | - | 2020-07-31 | 2020-08-14 |
No splits on record.