Costco Wholesale Corp

NAS : COST
USA·Consumer Defensive·Retail - Defensive·Ordinary Shares
$989.11
−3.99 (−0.41%)Oct 16 close
Market Cap
$438.86B
Enterprise Value
$428.78B
P/E (TTM)
47.64
P/B
12.25
Net Cash / (Debt)
—
52-Week Range
$850 — $1,094
5-Year Range
$416 — $1,094
Avg Volume (3M)
2.06M
ListingsNASLTSLIMXTER
Dividend Yield (TTM)
0.56%
vs 5Y avg 0.58% · 10Y avg 0.76%
Dividend Yield (Forward)
0.59%
4 payments/yr (spacing)
Dividends / Share (TTM)
$5.54
Forward (annualized): $5.88
Payout Ratio (EPS, TTM)
26.7%
Payout Ratio (FCF, TTM)
26.2%
Dividend CAGR (3Y / 5Y / 10Y)
3Y13.2%5Y13.0%10Y12.5%
Consecutive Growth Years
21
as of 2025
Years Without a Cut
21
as of 2025
Total Shareholder Yield (TTM)
0.76%
Div 0.57% + Net buyback 0.20%

Growth, streak and CAGR figures exclude special dividends.

Upcoming dividend

$1.47 per share
TodayOct 18, 2026
Ex-dividendOct 30, 2026in 12 days
PaymentNov 13, 2026in 26 days

Own the stock before Oct 30, 2026 to receive this payment.

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)
0.8%
Dividends 0.6% + Net buybacks 0.2%
Net Buyback (TTM)
$848M
Gross $848M − Issuance $0
SBC (TTM)
$924M
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).

YearDPS (regular sum, USD)ChangeHikes
20255.06+12.4%1
20244.50+13.6%1
20233.96+13.5%1
20223.49+13.7%1
20213.07+11.6%1
20202.75+9.1%1
20192.52+14.0%1
20182.21+13.3%1
20171.95+11.4%1
20161.75+12.5%1
20151.56+13.1%1
20141.38+14.1%1
20131.21+13.1%1
20121.07+15.1%1
20110.925+16.4%1

Special dividends are excluded from these figures. Based on 90 regular payments.

Payment history (97 payments · 6 special)

As declaredΔ%TypeFrequencyDeclarationRecordPay date
2026-10-30$1.47–0.0%Cashquarterly2026-10-142026-10-302026-11-13
2026-07-24$1.47–0.0%Cashquarterly2026-07-082026-07-242026-08-07
2026-05-01$1.47–+13.1%Cashquarterly2026-04-152026-05-012026-05-15
2026-01-30$1.3–0.0%Cashquarterly2026-01-152026-01-302026-02-13
2025-10-31$1.3–0.0%Cashquarterly2025-10-152025-10-312025-11-14
2025-08-01$1.3–0.0%Cashquarterly2025-07-152025-08-012025-08-15
2025-05-02$1.3–+12.1%Cashquarterly2025-04-162025-05-022025-05-16
2025-02-07$1.16–0.0%Cashquarterly2025-01-232025-02-072025-02-21
2024-11-01$1.16–0.0%Cashquarterly2024-10-162024-11-012024-11-15
2024-07-26$1.16–0.0%Cashquarterly2024-07-102024-07-262024-08-09
2024-04-25$1.16–+13.7%Cashquarterly2024-04-102024-04-262024-05-10
2024-02-01$1.02–0.0%Cashquarterly2024-01-182024-02-022024-02-16
2023-12-27$15––Special (cash)—2023-12-142023-12-282024-01-12
2023-11-02$1.02–0.0%Cashquarterly2023-10-182023-11-032023-11-17
2023-08-24$1.02–0.0%Cashquarterly2023-08-092023-08-252023-09-08
2023-05-04$1.02–+13.3%Cashquarterly2023-04-192023-05-052023-05-19
2023-02-02$0.9–0.0%Cashquarterly2023-01-192023-02-032023-02-17
2022-10-27$0.9–0.0%Cashquarterly2022-10-122022-10-282022-11-10
2022-07-28$0.9–0.0%Cashquarterly2022-07-132022-07-292022-08-12
2022-04-28$0.9–+13.9%Cashquarterly2022-04-132022-04-292022-05-13
2022-02-03$0.79–0.0%Cashquarterly2022-01-202022-02-042022-02-18
2021-10-28$0.79–0.0%Cashquarterly2021-10-132021-10-292021-11-12
2021-07-29$0.79–0.0%Cashquarterly2021-07-132021-07-302021-08-13
2021-04-29$0.79–+12.9%Cashquarterly2021-04-142021-04-302021-05-14
2021-02-04$0.7–0.0%Cashquarterly2021-01-212021-02-052021-02-19
2020-12-01$10––Special (cash)—2020-11-162020-12-022020-12-11
2020-10-29$0.7–0.0%Cashquarterly2020-10-142020-10-302020-11-13
2020-07-30$0.7–0.0%Cashquarterly2020-07-152020-07-312020-08-14
2020-04-30$0.7–+7.7%Cashquarterly2020-04-152020-05-012020-05-15
2020-02-06$0.65–0.0%Cashquarterly2020-01-232020-02-072020-02-21
2019-10-31$0.65–0.0%Cashquarterly2019-10-182019-11-012019-11-15
2019-08-29$0.65–0.0%Cashquarterly2019-08-132019-08-302019-09-13
2019-05-09$0.65–+14.0%Cashquarterly2019-04-262019-05-102019-05-24
2019-02-07$0.57–0.0%Cashquarterly2019-01-242019-02-082019-02-22
2018-11-08$0.57–0.0%Cashquarterly2018-10-242018-11-092018-11-23
2018-08-30$0.57–0.0%Cashquarterly2018-08-172018-08-312018-09-14
2018-05-10$0.57–+14.0%Cashquarterly2018-04-242018-05-112018-05-25
2018-02-15$0.5–0.0%Cashquarterly2018-01-302018-02-162018-03-02
2017-11-16$0.5–0.0%Cashquarterly2017-10-302017-11-172017-12-01
2017-08-16$0.5–0.0%Cashquarterly2017-07-312017-08-182017-09-01
2017-05-10$0.5–+11.1%Cashquarterly2017-04-252017-05-122017-05-26
2017-05-08$7––Special (cash)—2017-04-252017-05-102017-05-26
2017-02-08$0.45–0.0%Cashquarterly2017-01-272017-02-102017-02-24
2016-11-02$0.45–0.0%Cashquarterly2016-10-122016-11-042016-11-18
2016-08-10$0.45–0.0%Cashquarterly2016-07-252016-08-122016-08-26
2016-04-27$0.45–+12.5%Cashquarterly2016-04-142016-04-292016-05-13
2016-02-10$0.4–0.0%Cashquarterly2016-01-292016-02-122016-02-26
2015-11-10$0.4–0.0%Cashquarterly2015-10-292015-11-132015-11-27
2015-08-12$0.4–0.0%Cashquarterly2015-07-272015-08-142015-08-28
2015-04-29$0.4–+12.7%Cashquarterly2015-04-172015-05-012015-05-15
2015-02-11$0.355–0.0%Cashquarterly2015-01-292015-02-132015-02-27
2015-02-05$5––Special (cash)—2015-01-302015-02-092015-02-27
2014-11-12$0.355–0.0%Cashquarterly2014-10-282014-11-142014-11-28
2014-07-09$0.355–0.0%Cashquarterly2014-06-222014-07-112014-07-25
2014-05-14$0.355–+14.5%Cashquarterly2014-04-292014-05-162014-05-30
2014-02-12$0.31–0.0%Cashquarterly2014-01-302014-02-142014-02-28
2013-11-13$0.31–0.0%Cashquarterly2013-10-292013-11-152013-11-29
2013-08-07$0.31–0.0%Cashquarterly2013-07-212013-08-092013-08-23
2013-05-15$0.31–+12.7%Cashquarterly2013-04-302013-05-172013-05-31
2013-02-06$0.275–0.0%Cashquarterly2013-01-242013-02-082013-02-22
2012-12-06$7––Special (cash)—2012-11-282012-12-102012-12-18
2012-11-14$0.275–0.0%Cashquarterly2012-10-302012-11-162012-11-30
2012-08-08$0.275–0.0%Cashquarterly2012-07-242012-08-102012-08-24
2012-05-23$0.275–+14.6%Cashquarterly2012-05-102012-05-252012-06-08
2012-02-08$0.24–0.0%Cashquarterly2012-01-272012-02-102012-02-24
2011-11-08$0.24–0.0%Cashquarterly2011-10-262011-11-112011-11-25
2011-08-03$0.24–0.0%Cashquarterly2011-07-192011-08-052011-08-19
2011-05-11$0.24–+17.1%Cashquarterly2011-04-272011-05-132011-05-27
2011-02-09$0.205–0.0%Cashquarterly2011-01-282011-02-112011-02-25
2010-10-27$0.205–0.0%Cashquarterly2010-10-082010-10-292010-11-12
2010-08-04$0.205–0.0%Cashquarterly2010-07-212010-08-062010-08-20
2010-05-05$0.205–+13.9%Cashquarterly2010-04-232010-05-072010-05-21
2010-02-10$0.18–0.0%Cashquarterly2010-01-292010-02-122010-02-26
2009-10-21$0.18–0.0%Cashquarterly2009-10-092009-10-232009-11-06
2009-08-12$0.18–0.0%Cashquarterly2009-07-282009-08-142009-08-28
2009-05-13$0.18–+12.5%Cashquarterly2009-04-292009-05-152009-05-29
2009-02-11$0.16–0.0%Cashquarterly2009-01-292009-02-132009-02-27
2008-11-12$0.16–0.0%Cashquarterly2008-10-312008-11-142008-11-28
2008-08-06$0.16–0.0%Cashquarterly2008-07-242008-08-082008-08-22
2008-05-14$0.16–+10.3%Cashquarterly2008-04-302008-05-162008-05-30
2008-02-13$0.145–0.0%Cashquarterly2008-01-312008-02-152008-02-29
2007-11-28$0.145–0.0%Cashquarterly2007-11-142007-11-302007-12-14
2007-07-25$0.145–0.0%Cashquarterly2007-07-112007-07-272007-08-24
2007-04-25$0.145–+11.5%Cashquarterly2007-04-122007-04-272007-05-18
2007-02-12$0.13–0.0%Cashquarterly2007-02-052007-02-142007-02-28
2006-11-15$0.13–0.0%Cashquarterly2006-11-062006-11-172006-12-01
2006-07-28$0.13–0.0%Cashquarterly2006-07-182006-08-012006-08-25
2006-05-08$0.13–+13.0%Cashquarterly2006-04-252006-05-102006-05-26
2006-02-07$0.115–0.0%Cashquarterly2006-01-272006-02-092006-02-24
2005-11-16$0.115–0.0%Cashquarterly2005-11-082005-11-182005-12-02
2005-08-03$0.115–0.0%Cashquarterly2005-07-282005-08-052005-08-26
2005-05-04$0.115–+15.0%Cashquarterly2005-03-252005-05-062005-05-27
2005-02-04$0.1–0.0%Cashquarterly2004-12-242005-02-082005-02-25
2004-11-03$0.1–0.0%Cashquarterly2004-10-272004-11-052004-11-26
2004-07-21$0.1–0.0%Cashquarterly2004-07-122004-07-232004-08-27
2004-05-06$0.1––Cashquarterly2004-04-282004-05-102004-05-31
1989-05-24$0.3518$1.5–Special (cash)—1989-05-051989-05-311989-07-28

Splits (4)

DateRatioCumulative
1984-06-132:1×17.0576 to today
1986-02-042:1×8.5288 to today
1993-10-222.13:1×4.2644 to today
2000-01-142:1×2 to today