Costco Wholesale Corporation
COST21 yrs growthConsumer Defensive · Stock · quarterly payer
$984.47
Add to PortfolioForward Yield
0.61%
Annual Dividend
$5.88
Payout Ratio
27%
5-Yr Growth
13.2%
Ex-Date
May 1, 2026
Frequency
Quarterly
Dividend Growth
Total dividends per share by year
What is COST?
Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST) is a Consumer Defensive company that pays a quarterly dividend currently yielding about 0.61%. Below is its full dividend history, growth record and key data for income investors.
Advantages
- 21 consecutive years of dividend growth
- Comfortable payout ratio (27.01%)
- 13.2% 5-yr dividend growth rate
Risks
- Single-stock concentration risk — diversify
Key Data
- Dividend Yield
- 0.61%
- Payout Ratio
- 27%
- Annual Dividend
- $5.88
- 5-Yr Avg Growth
- 13.2%
- Ex-Dividend Date
- May 1, 2026
- Years of Growth
- 21
- Frequency
- quarterly
- Beta
- 0.91
- Market Cap
- $436.6B
- P/E Ratio
- 49.4
Frequently Asked Questions
Dividend History
| Ex-Date | Pay Date | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 2026 | — | $1.4700 | regular |
| Jan 30, 2026 | — | $1.3000 | regular |
| Oct 31, 2025 | — | $1.3000 | regular |
| Aug 1, 2025 | — | $1.3000 | regular |
| May 2, 2025 | — | $1.3000 | regular |
| Feb 7, 2025 | — | $1.1600 | regular |
| Nov 1, 2024 | — | $1.1600 | regular |
| Jul 26, 2024 | — | $1.1600 | regular |
| Apr 25, 2024 | — | $1.1600 | regular |
| Feb 1, 2024 | — | $1.0200 | regular |
| Dec 27, 2023 | — | $15.0000 | regular |
| Nov 2, 2023 | — | $1.0200 | regular |
| Aug 24, 2023 | — | $1.0200 | regular |
| May 4, 2023 | — | $1.0200 | regular |
Income Calculator
At $5.88 / yr per share
Per payment (quarterly)$147.00
Annual$588.00
Monthly avg$49.00
