Does COST pay a dividend?

Yes. Costco Wholesale Corporation pays a quarterly dividend, currently yielding 0.60% based on trailing twelve-month payments of $5.54 per share.

How much does COST pay in dividends?

$5.54 per share over the last twelve months, paid quarterly. Special and one-off distributions are excluded from that figure because they do not recur.

When is the next COST ex-dividend date?

No upcoming ex-dividend date is currently on record for COST. Dates appear here once the company declares them.

COST Dividend

Costco Wholesale Corporation

NASDAQConsumer DefensiveStockData as of August 12, 2026

Dividend yield: 0.60%
Annual dividend: $5.54
Payout ratio: 0.26
Frequency: Quarterly
Share price: $922.77
Market cap: $409B

Is COST a good dividend stock?

What the data shows. These are observations, not recommendations — see the disclaimer at the foot of the page.

Yield is below the market median0.60% against a median of 2.92%. A lower yield is common among companies that reinvest more of their earnings or whose shares have risen.
Dividend is comfortably coveredA payout ratio of 0.26 means roughly 26% of earnings go to the dividend, leaving room to keep paying through a weaker year.
No annual reduction on recordAcross 22 complete years of payment history, the total paid has never fallen year on year.
Raised for 21 consecutive yearsA long record of increases suggests both the cash generation to fund them and a management commitment to maintaining them. This figure is derived from payment history and is approximate.

COST dividend history

Annual dividend per share, 2004 to 2025.

Peak $5.20 in 2025Typical payment × payments that year, split-adjusted, excluding special and one-off distributions. Robust to duplicate records in the source data. The current year is omitted while incomplete.

Recent dividend payments

The last 40 dividend payments for COST, most recent first.
Ex-dividend date	Pay date	Amount	Type
July 24, 2026	August 7, 2026	$1.4700	Quarterly
May 1, 2026	May 15, 2026	$1.4700	Quarterly
January 30, 2026	February 13, 2026	$1.3000	Quarterly
October 31, 2025	November 14, 2025	$1.3000	Quarterly
August 1, 2025	August 15, 2025	$1.3000	Quarterly
May 2, 2025	May 16, 2025	$1.3000	Quarterly
February 7, 2025	February 21, 2025	$1.1600	Quarterly
November 1, 2024	November 15, 2024	$1.1600	Quarterly
July 26, 2024	August 9, 2024	$1.1600	Quarterly
April 25, 2024	May 10, 2024	$1.1600	Quarterly
February 1, 2024	February 16, 2024	$1.0200	Quarterly
December 27, 2023	January 12, 2024	$15.0000	Special
November 2, 2023	November 17, 2023	$1.0200	Quarterly
August 24, 2023	September 8, 2023	$1.0200	Quarterly
May 4, 2023	May 19, 2023	$1.0200	Quarterly
February 2, 2023	February 17, 2023	$0.9000	Quarterly
October 27, 2022	November 10, 2022	$0.9000	Quarterly
July 28, 2022	August 12, 2022	$0.9000	Quarterly
April 28, 2022	May 13, 2022	$0.9000	Quarterly
February 3, 2022	February 18, 2022	$0.7900	Quarterly
October 28, 2021	November 12, 2021	$0.7900	Quarterly
July 29, 2021	August 13, 2021	$0.7900	Quarterly
April 29, 2021	May 14, 2021	$0.7900	Quarterly
February 4, 2021	February 19, 2021	$0.7000	Quarterly
December 1, 2020	December 11, 2020	$10.0000	Special
October 29, 2020	November 13, 2020	$0.7000	Quarterly
July 30, 2020	August 14, 2020	$0.7000	Quarterly
April 30, 2020	May 15, 2020	$0.7000	Quarterly
February 6, 2020	February 21, 2020	$0.6500	Quarterly
October 31, 2019	November 15, 2019	$0.6500	Quarterly
August 29, 2019	September 13, 2019	$0.6500	Quarterly
May 9, 2019	May 24, 2019	$0.6500	Quarterly
February 7, 2019	February 22, 2019	$0.5700	Quarterly
November 8, 2018	November 23, 2018	$0.5700	Quarterly
August 30, 2018	September 14, 2018	$0.5700	Quarterly
May 10, 2018	May 25, 2018	$0.5700	Quarterly
February 15, 2018	March 2, 2018	$0.5000	Quarterly
November 16, 2017	December 1, 2017	$0.5000	Quarterly
August 16, 2017	September 1, 2017	$0.5000	Semi-Annual
May 10, 2017	May 26, 2017	$0.5000	Quarterly

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Frequently asked questions

Does COST pay a dividend?: Yes. Costco Wholesale Corporation pays a quarterly dividend, currently yielding 0.60% based on trailing twelve-month payments of $5.54 per share.
How much does COST pay in dividends?: $5.54 per share over the last twelve months, paid quarterly. Special and one-off distributions are excluded from that figure because they do not recur.
When is the next COST ex-dividend date?: No upcoming ex-dividend date is currently on record for COST. Dates appear here once the company declares them.