COST
NasdaqCOSTCO WHOLESALE CORP /NEW
Consumer Staples, Consumer Staples Merchandise Retail
$947.82
close 7 Aug 2026
-4.14%
52-week change
$420.37B
market cap
$844.06
$1,096.50
52-week range
Current payment
Indicated dividend yield0.62%
Yield, 5-year average0.62%
Last regular payment$1.47
FrequencyQuarterly
Annualised$5.88
Record
Growth streak20*
Years paying21*
Latest raise+13.08%
Raised on1 May 2026
2008–09 change+10.62%*
Growth & payout
1-year+12.44%*
3-year+13.18%*
5-year+12.97%*
10-year+12.52%*
20-year+12.92%*
Dividends per share by year
Calendar years, split-adjusted
period to 6 May 2004
Recent payments
| Ex-date | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 24 Jul 2026 | $1.47 | Regular |
| 1 May 2026 | $1.47 | Regular |
| 30 Jan 2026 | $1.30 | Regular |
| 31 Oct 2025 | $1.30 | Regular |
| 1 Aug 2025 | $1.30 | Regular |
| 2 May 2025 | $1.30 | Regular |
| 7 Feb 2025 | $1.16 | Regular |
| 1 Nov 2024 | $1.16 | Regular |
| 26 Jul 2024 | $1.16 | Regular |
| 25 Apr 2024 | $1.16 | Regular |
| 1 Feb 2024 | $1.02 | Regular |
| 27 Dec 2023 | $15.00 | Special |
| 2 Nov 2023 | $1.02 | Regular |
| 24 Aug 2023 | $1.02 | Regular |
| 4 May 2023 | $1.02 | Regular |
| 2 Feb 2023 | $0.9000 | Regular |
| 27 Oct 2022 | $0.9000 | Regular |
| 28 Jul 2022 | $0.9000 | Regular |
| 28 Apr 2022 | $0.9000 | Regular |
| 3 Feb 2022 | $0.7900 | Regular |
| 28 Oct 2021 | $0.7900 | Regular |
| 29 Jul 2021 | $0.7900 | Regular |
| 29 Apr 2021 | $0.7900 | Regular |
| 4 Feb 2021 | $0.7000 | Regular |
| 1 Dec 2020 | $10.00 | Special |
| 29 Oct 2020 | $0.7000 | Regular |
| 30 Jul 2020 | $0.7000 | Regular |
| 30 Apr 2020 | $0.7000 | Regular |
| 6 Feb 2020 | $0.6500 | Regular |
| 31 Oct 2019 | $0.6500 | Regular |
| 29 Aug 2019 | $0.6500 | Regular |
| 9 May 2019 | $0.6500 | Regular |
| 7 Feb 2019 | $0.5700 | Regular |
| 8 Nov 2018 | $0.5700 | Regular |
| 30 Aug 2018 | $0.5700 | Regular |
| 10 May 2018 | $0.5700 | Regular |
| 15 Feb 2018 | $0.5000 | Regular |
| 16 Nov 2017 | $0.5000 | Regular |
| 16 Aug 2017 | $0.5000 | Regular |
| 10 May 2017 | $0.5000 | Regular |
Special payments are flagged by an auditable heuristic: a payment at least twice its larger neighbour. Regular-only metrics exclude them.