# Costco Wholesale (COST) — Dividends

COST · NASDAQ · Stock

Canonical page: https://www.lighthorse.io/tickers/cost/dividends

## Dividend summary

| Metric | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Frequency | quarterly |
| Trailing 12 months | $5.54 |
| Forward yield | 0.57% |
| Growth streak | 3 years |

Costco pays a quarterly dividend of $1.47 per share. Its next payment is already declared, with an [ex-date](/instructions/learning/ex-dividend-date) of October 30, 2026 and a pay date of November 13, 2026. The most recent paid dividend went ex on July 24, 2026 and was paid on August 7, 2026. Over the trailing twelve months, it paid $5.54 per share, a [yield](/instructions/learning/dividend-yield) of about 0.57% at a share price of $978.01.

Costco has raised its dividend once a year, with the payment that goes ex-dividend in late April or early May. The rate went from $0.65 to $0.70 in 2020, then to $0.79 in 2021, $0.90 in 2022, $1.02 in 2023, $1.16 in 2024, $1.30 in 2025 and $1.47 in 2026. Since 2021, each raise has been about 12% to 14%. There were also two unusually large payments: $10 per share in December 2020 and $15 in December 2023. Excluding those, regular payments by year rose from $2.75 in 2020 to $5.06 in 2025. The company has increased its dividend for three consecutive years.

If the pattern holds, the payment after the declared one would go ex-dividend in late January or early February 2027. Past raises have come with the spring payment.

## Payment history

| Ex-date | Pay date | Amount per share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 30, 2026 | Nov 13, 2026 | $1.47 |
| Jul 24, 2026 | Aug 7, 2026 | $1.47 |
| May 1, 2026 | May 15, 2026 | $1.47 |
| Jan 30, 2026 | Feb 13, 2026 | $1.30 |
| Oct 31, 2025 | Nov 14, 2025 | $1.30 |
| Aug 1, 2025 | Aug 15, 2025 | $1.30 |
| May 2, 2025 | May 16, 2025 | $1.30 |
| Feb 7, 2025 | Feb 21, 2025 | $1.16 |
| Nov 1, 2024 | Nov 15, 2024 | $1.16 |
| Jul 26, 2024 | Aug 9, 2024 | $1.16 |
| Apr 25, 2024 | May 10, 2024 | $1.16 |
| Feb 1, 2024 | Feb 16, 2024 | $1.02 |
| Dec 27, 2023 | Jan 12, 2024 | $15.00 |
| Nov 2, 2023 | Nov 17, 2023 | $1.02 |
| Aug 24, 2023 | Sep 8, 2023 | $1.02 |
| May 4, 2023 | May 19, 2023 | $1.02 |
| Feb 2, 2023 | Feb 17, 2023 | $0.90 |
| Oct 27, 2022 | Nov 10, 2022 | $0.90 |
| Jul 28, 2022 | Aug 12, 2022 | $0.90 |
| Apr 28, 2022 | May 13, 2022 | $0.90 |

## Frequently Asked Questions

### Does Costco Wholesale (COST) pay a dividend?

Yes. Costco Wholesale pays a quarterly dividend; the most recent payment was $1.47 per share.

### What is COST's dividend yield?

Costco Wholesale paid $5.54 per share over the trailing twelve months, a yield of 0.57% at the last price of $978.01. [Click here to learn more](https://www.lighthorse.io/instructions/learning/dividend-yield)

### When is COST's next ex-dividend date?

Costco Wholesale's next ex-dividend date is Oct 30, 2026, payable on Nov 13, 2026.

### What is the difference between ex and payment dates?

An ex-date is the cutoff day for ownership, the payment date is when the distribution actually happens. [Click here to learn more](https://www.lighthorse.io/instructions/learning/ex-dividend-date)

### Has COST been raising its dividend?

Yes — Costco Wholesale has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive calendar years.

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Dividend amounts and dates are supplied by third parties and may be revised. Declaring, raising, cutting or suspending a dividend is entirely at the issuer’s discretion, and scheduled dates are estimates until declared. A past record of payments does not mean future payments will be made. Nothing here suggests trading around a distribution.

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